# David Landsberg > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/David_Landsberg > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/David_Landsberg.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Landsberg > Source revision: 1356411912 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) American actor, writer, and producer (1944–2018) David Landsberg Born (1944-09-03)September 3, 1944 Died August 5, 2018(2018-08-05) (aged 73) **David Landsberg** (September 3, 1944 – August 5, 2018) was an American actor, writer, and producer. He was sometimes credited as **Dave Landsburg**. He both acted in and co-wrote several comedies throughout the 1980s. ## Early life David Landsberg was born in [Brooklyn](/source/Brooklyn), [New York City](/source/New_York_City), [New York](/source/New_York_(state)).[1] His parents were Arthur and Sylvia Lansberg, who had two sons, David and his older brother Joseph.[2] David attended [Plainedge High School](/source/Plainedge_High_School) in [North Massapequa, New York](/source/North_Massapequa%2C_New_York),[1] and attended what was [Hofstra College](/source/Hofstra_College) for two years before serving in the [Signal Corps](/source/Signal_Corps) of the US Army [in Vietnam](/source/Vietnam_War) from 1966 to 1968.[2] He graduated from the [University of Maryland](/source/University_of_Maryland) in 1970 with a degree in business and marketing.[1] ## Career Landsberg co-starred and co-wrote the 1986 action-comedy *[Detective School Dropouts](/source/Detective_School_Dropouts)* with [Lorin Dreyfuss](/source/Lorin_Dreyfuss). In 1987 they teamed up again for *[Dutch Treat](/source/Dutch_Treat)*. Both films flopped at the [box office](/source/Box_office).[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] He acted in the films *[Shoot the Moon](/source/Shoot_the_Moon)* with [Albert Finney](/source/Albert_Finney) and [Diane Keaton](/source/Diane_Keaton), *[Loose Shoes](/source/Loose_Shoes)* with [Bill Murray](/source/Bill_Murray), *[Love at First Bite](/source/Love_at_First_Bite)* with [George Hamilton](/source/George_Hamilton_(actor)) and [Arte Johnson](/source/Arte_Johnson), and *[Skatetown, U.S.A.](/source/Skatetown%2C_U.S.A.)* with [Patrick Swayze](/source/Patrick_Swayze) and [Dorothy Stratten](/source/Dorothy_Stratten). His television credits include a regular role on NBC's *[C.P.O. Sharkey](/source/C.P.O._Sharkey)* and the voice of Woody on [Hanna-Barbera](/source/Hanna-Barbera)'s animated series *[The Buford Files](/source/Buford_and_the_Galloping_Ghost)*, as well as guest-starring roles on *[The Love Boat](/source/The_Love_Boat)*, *[Fantasy Island](/source/Fantasy_Island)*, *[Eight Is Enough](/source/Eight_Is_Enough)*, and *[Hart to Hart](/source/Hart_to_Hart)*, as well as the voice for Mr. Griff in the [Playhouse Disney](/source/Playhouse_Disney) series *[Stanley](/source/Stanley_(2001_TV_series))*. Landsberg was an executive producer and writer on such series as *[Cosby](/source/Cosby_(TV_series))*, *[Herman's Head](/source/Herman's_Head)*, *[Daddy's Girls](/source/Daddy's_Girls_(1994_TV_series))*,[3] and *[Love Boat: The Next Wave](/source/Love_Boat%3A_The_Next_Wave)*. In 2010, he wrote the screenplay for *Sex Tax: Based on a True Story*. ## Personal life and death Landsberg was married to Jean Hunt from 1966 until their divorce in 1987.[2] They had a daughter, Caryn O'Neill and a son, Daniel Landsberg.[2][1] Landsberg died at age 73[2] on August 5, 2018, at [Cedars-Sinai Medical Center](/source/Cedars-Sinai_Medical_Center) in [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles) from complications that arose from surgery for [esophageal cancer](/source/Esophageal_cancer) and is interred at [Riverside National Cemetery](/source/Riverside_National_Cemetery) in [Riverside, California](/source/Riverside%2C_California).[1] ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-HR-obit_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-HR-obit_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-HR-obit_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-HR-obit_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-HR-obit_1-4) Barnes, Mike (August 8, 2018). ["David Landsberg, 'CPO Sharkey' Actor and 'Cosby' Writer, Dies at 73"](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/david-landsberg-dead-cpo-sharkey-actor-cosby-writer-was-73-1132698). *[The Hollywood Reporter](/source/The_Hollywood_Reporter)*. Retrieved April 20, 2020. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-newsday_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-newsday_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-newsday_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-newsday_2-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-newsday_2-4) Lovece, Frank (August 10, 2018). ["David Landsberg, actor, screenwriter, producer, dies at 73"](https://www.newsday.com/entertainment/tv/david-landsberg-obituary-e46086). *[Newsday](/source/Newsday)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20180809185524/https://www.newsday.com/entertainment/tv/david-landsberg-obituary-1.20378179) from the original on August 9, 2018. Retrieved April 16, 2019. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Sandler, Adam (September 21, 1994). ["Daddy's Girls - TV Reviews"](https://web.archive.org/web/20121108202955/https://variety.com/review/VE1117903148?refCatId=32). *[Variety](/source/Variety_(magazine))*. Archived from [the original](https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117903148?refCatId=32) on November 8, 2012. Retrieved April 16, 2019. ## External links - [David Landsberg](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0485126/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) - [David Landsberg](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/1008721-david_landsberg) at [Rotten Tomatoes](/source/Rotten_Tomatoes) Authority control databases International ISNI VIAF WorldCat National United States --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [David Landsberg](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Landsberg) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Landsberg?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). 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