David Bauer (actor)

David Bauer
Born	Herman Bernard Waldman (1917-03-06)March 6, 1917 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died	February 8 or 13, 1973; aged 55 London, England
Other names	Herman Waldman, David Wolfe
Alma mater	Washington University in St. Louis
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1941–1973
Spouses	Rose Cherub (m. 1946-?); Stella Tanner (m. 1960)
Children	1

David Bauer (born Herman Bernard Waldman,^[1] March 6, 1917^[2] – February 8 or 13, 1973^[3][4]) was an American film, television, and stage actor who, from November 1958 until his death, was based primarily in Britain.^[5][6]

Born in Chicago, Illinois to Leo Waldman and Ida Katz,^[2][7] Waldman attended Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, graduating in 1938.^[8] Aside from his Bachelor of Arts,^[9] Waldman was awarded the school's $75 Dramatic Club Prize^[10] and, more important, a scholarship to the Berkshire Playhouse in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, where he had a chance to meet, among others, Jane Wyatt, Edith Barrett and Sinclair Lewis, and to perform alongside such actors as Fred Stone, Jane Cowl and Eugenie Leontovich.^[11]

After serving in the army from 1943 to 1946, Waldman joined the Actors' Laboratory Theatre in Los Angeles,^[3] appearing that year in the west coast premiere of Harry Brown's A Sound of Hunting, wherein, according to Los Angeles Daily News critic David Hanna, Brown's sometimes "overdrawn" supporting characters managed to retain some "semblance of credulity [sic], thanks largely to the finesse of the men who play them. Michael Vincent and Herman Waldman carry the comedy burden with surety and excellent timing."^[12]

Waldman's radio credits include ongoing roles in Big Town^[13] and Those We Love^[14][15] and at least one appearance on the anthology series Favorite Story.^[16]

In the summer of 1948, by which time he had amassed more than 100 stage and radio credits (along with his first feature film^[17]), Waldman adopted the stage name David Wolfe, appearing in such films as The Undercover Man,^[18] 5 Fingers,^[19] Wait Till The Sun Shines, Nellie,^[20] and Salt of the Earth.^[21]

Following his appearance before the House Un-American Activities Committee, Wolfe was blacklisted; consequently, the professional alias underwent one last tweak, and, as of no later than the December 1956 New York Shakespeare Festival revival of Titus Andronicus, Waldman was being billed as David Bauer.^[1][22]

As David Bauer, he appeared in The Baron, The Champions (where he provided opening narration for each episode), The Avengers, Department S, Gideon's Way, Jason King, The Prisoner, The Protectors, Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased), The Saint, Strange Report, and Undermind.

He appeared in films such as Patton, Inspector Clouseau, Diamonds Are Forever, You Only Live Twice, and The Spy Who Came in from the Cold.

Bauer was married twice: to Rose Cherub from July 1946 until at least April 1950,^[7][23] and, from 1960 until his death, to British actress Stella Tanner, with whom he had one child,^[24][3][25] Santa Fe-based actress and disc jockey Alexa Bauer.^[26][27]

David Bauer died of a heart attack at his home in London on either the 8th or 13th of February 1973.^[3][4][28]

• North, Max (June 6, 1964). "Do You Prefer Villains to Nice Guys". Manchester Evening News. p. 3.

• David Bauer at IMDb
• David Bauer at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
• David Bauer at AllMovie