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 David Graf was a Lancaster, Ohio native. He was a graduate of Lancaster High School in 1968. He went on to attend college at Otterbein University where he graduated in 1972 as a theater major. He attended Ohio State University grad school until 1975 when he dropped out to pursue an acting career in New York City. He broke into the movies with Four Friends (1981). David never forgot his roots. He always returned to Lancaster each year in October for the Fairfield County Fair. It was his way of keeping in touch. In a tragic coincidence, David passed away at the same age and condition that his father did. David is survived by his wife of 17 years, Kathryn Graf, two sons, Daniel and Sean; mother and brother who reside in Zanesville, Ohio.
Bio:
David Graf was a Lancaster, Ohio native. He was a graduate of Lancaster High School in 1968. He went on to attend college at Otterbein University where he graduated in 1972 as a theater major. He attended Ohio State University grad school until 1975 when he dropped out to pursue an acting career in New York City. He broke into the movies with Four Friends (1981). David never forgot his roots. He always returned to Lancaster each year in October for the Fairfield County Fair. It was his way of keeping in touch. In a tragic coincidence, David passed away at the same age and condition that his father did. David is survived by his wife of 17 years, Kathryn Graf, two sons, Daniel and Sean; mother and brother who reside in Zanesville, Ohio.
Tivia:
As a struggling actor in 1979, he won $10,000 on The $10,000 Pyramid (1973) (then renamed "The $20,000 Pyramid"). with the help of celebrity player Patty Duke. As a celebrity, he played on The $100,000 Pyramid (1985), competing against Patty Duke twice during the weeks of October 21-25, 1985 and February 1-5, 1988.His funeral was attended by all the main cast members from the Police Academy movies.Was a skilled saxophone player.There is a history of heart trouble in Graf's family. He died of a sudden heart attack at a family wedding. He was 9 days short of his 51st birthday. His father and grandfather also died of sudden heart attacks; both were 51 years old.Graf's widow, Kathryn, with whom he had two sons, wrote a stark, one-woman play chronicling her life after his death, "Surviving David".In October 2000, Graf made a rare public appearance at the "Ray and Sharon Courts, Hollywood Collectors Show" in North Hollywood. California, with other Police Academy cast members. Graf appeared in all seven films in the Police Academy franchise.Appeared in both the first and last scenes of the "Police Academy" film series.He was to known to get along very well with all of his costars and always made time to greet fans and answer any questions they had about Police Academy (1984) or any of his other work.Attended Otterbein College in Westerville, Ohio.Disliked attending celebrity conventions such as ComicCon and rarely made appearances at such events. Nonetheless he always maintained a professional and gracious demeanor when he participated in conventions.Rarely turned down any roles that were ever offered to him. As a character actor his work was sometimes inconsistent in terms of roles offered so he always accepted opportunities for small parts in theatrical and TV films as well as guest spots in multiple TV series. He sometimes simultaneously worked on two or three projects at a time to support his family.Had a fear of heights.Was friends with Bob Saget whom he co-starred with in the TV movie Father and Scout (1994).Though he played military veterans or active military personnel in a lot of movies and television series, he never served in the military in real life.Was cast as Sam the Butcher in The Brady Bunch Movie (1995) at the insistence of Gary Cole who played Mike Brady and who was a close friend of his family. His widow Kathryn revealed in a 2019 35th anniversary interview for Police Academy (1984) that while she has since thrown away some props from that franchise that belonged to her late husband she did in fact keep all of the aprons and props he used in this film from Sam's Butcher Shop because she was such a fan of The Brady Bunch (1969).According to his widow Kathryn, Jack Nicholson was a big fan of Graf and his work.According to his widow Kathryn in a 35th anniversary interview for Police Academy (1984) after David's funeral and burial took place in Ohio in April 2001 and upon returning to the family's Los Angeles home Kathryn had a life celebration for David at home with many family friends and co-stars who had worked with him over the years. She was surprised that at the time of the party paparazzi surrounded her home trying to take pictures and ask questions about David's death as David was known to be a character actor and not a huge leading star that paparazzi's usually track down. |
| Name: |
David Graf |
Type: |
Actor (IMDB) |
| Area: |
All World |
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IMDB |
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Business scope: |
Actor |
| Products for sale: |
Actor |
| Last update: |
2024-07-01 07:12:16 |
| Height: |
6' 3' (1.91 m) |
| Biography: |
David Graf was a Lancaster, Ohio native. He was a graduate of Lancaster High School in 1968. He went on to attend college at Otterbein University where he graduated in 1972 as a theater major. He attended Ohio State University grad school until |
| Trivia: |
As a struggling actor in 1979, he won $10,000 on The $10,000 Pyramid (1973) (then renamed "The $20,000 Pyramid"). with the help of celebrity player Patty Duke. As a celebrity, he played on The $100,000 Pyramid (1985), competing against Patty Duke twice during the weeks of October 21-25, 1985 and February 1-5, 1988.His funeral was attended by all the main cast members from the Police Academy movies.Was a skilled saxophone player.There is a history of heart trouble in Graf's family. He died of a sudden heart attack at a family wedding. He was 9 days short of his 51st birthday. His father and grandfather also died of sudden heart attacks; both were 51 years old.Graf's widow, Kathryn, with whom he had two sons, wrote a stark, one-woman play chronicling her life after his death, "Surviving David".In October 2000, Graf made a rare public appearance at the "Ray and Sharon Courts, Hollywood Collectors Show" in North Hollywood. California, with other Police Academy cast members. Graf appeared in all seven films in the Police Academy franchise.Appeared in both the first and last scenes of the "Police Academy" film series.He was to known to get along very well with all of his costars and always made time to greet fans and answer any questions they had about Police Academy (1984) or any of his other work.Attended Otterbein College in Westerville, Ohio.Disliked attending celebrity conventions such as ComicCon and rarely made appearances at such events. Nonetheless he always maintained a professional and gracious demeanor when he participated in conventions.Rarely turned down any roles that were ever offered to him. As a character actor his work was sometimes inconsistent in terms of roles offered so he always accepted opportunities for small parts in theatrical and TV films as well as guest spots in multiple TV series. He sometimes simultaneously worked on two or three projects at a time to support his family.Had a fear of heights.Was friends with Bob Saget whom he co-starred with in the TV movie Father and Scout (1994).Though he played military veterans or active military personnel in a lot of movies and television series, he never served in the military in real life.Was cast as Sam the Butcher in The Brady Bunch Movie (1995) at the insistence of Gary Cole who played Mike Brady and who was a close friend of his family. His widow Kathryn revealed in a 2019 35th anniversary interview for Police Academy (1984) that while she has since thrown away some props from that franchise that belonged to her late husband she did in fact keep all of the aprons and props he used in this film from Sam's Butcher Shop because she was such a fan of The Brady Bunch (1969).According to his widow Kathryn, Jack Nicholson was a big fan of Graf and his work.According to his widow Kathryn in a 35th anniversary interview for Police Academy (1984) after David's funeral and burial took place in Ohio in April 2001 and upon returning to the family's Los Angeles home Kathryn had a life celebration for David at home with many family friends and co-stars who had worked with him over the years. She was surprised that at the time of the party paparazzi surrounded her home trying to take pictures and ask questions about David's death as David was known to be a character actor and not a huge leading star that paparazzi's usually track down. |
| Job title: |
Actor |
| Others works: |
Video trailer for "Police Academy" VHS repricing. (1988)
For Atlanta, Georgia's Superstation TBS, co-hosted the "Dinner and a Movie" recipe/commentary short between the commercials and the scheduled feature presentation (1999). O |
| Spouse: |
Kathryn Graf (November 5, 1983 - April 7, 2001) (his death, 2 children) |
| Children: |
Daniel GrafSean Graf |
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