Originating from Toledo, Ohio, the youngest son of Farris and Lily David and nephew of Syrian Orthodox Metropolitan Samuel David, he entered the performing arts after studying with Lee Strasberg and becoming a member of the Actors Studio in 1962. His Broadway debut came as Scipio in Albert Camus’ Caligula under Sidney Lumet, followed by roles such as Pasquale in The Aspern Papers, Antipholus in th…
