---
name: "David L. Crowley"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/david-l-crowley"
fi1m_id: "david-l-crowley"
imdb_id: "nm0189719"
tmdb_id: 16561
wikidata_id: "Q10264412"
roles: []
born: "26 March 1945"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 56
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-10-04T20:21:18.170914+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# David L. Crowley

## Identity

David L. Crowley

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/david-l-crowley
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** david-l-crowley
- **IMDb ID:** nm0189719
- **TMDB ID:** 16561
- **Wikidata ID:** Q10264412
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_L._Crowley, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10264412, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0189719/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/16561

Actor. Born 26 March 1945 in Lebanon.

## Details

- **Born:** 26 March 1945, Lebanon
- **Active:** 1982–1988
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_L._Crowley, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10264412, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0189719/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/16561

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*First Blood*](https://film.one/film/first-blood.md) (74)

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## Biography

David L. Crowley is a Lebanese-born American film and television actor. He began his screen career in 1979 with the film *Up River* and appeared in *Out of the Blue* and *Mr. Patman* the following year, also making his television debut in the CTV series *Huckleberry Finn and His Friends*.

Crowley is best known for playing Deputy Shingleton in the 1982 film *First Blood*. He had a recurring role as Lou Welch in the first two seasons of the television series *Babylon 5* (1994–1995) and guest-starred in numerous programmes including *MacGyver*, *Hill Street Blues*, *Dallas*, *Picket Fences* and *Knots Landing*. His film credits include *Cocktail* (1988), *The Beverly Hillbillies* (1993) and *The Grey Fox*. He retired from acting in 2004 after appearing in *The Practice*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Cocktail* (1988), Fi1m 38, as Doorman — [page](https://film.one/film/cocktail.md)
- *First Blood* (1982), Fi1m 74, as Deputy Shingleton — [page](https://film.one/film/first-blood.md)

## Complete filmography (36)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Agency* (2001), series, as Security Guard
- *The Guardian* (2001), series, as Larry Herman
- *Carmen: A Hip Hopera* (2001), as I.A. Agent
- *The Secret Life of Girls* (1999), as Policeman (as David Crowley)
- *The Practice* (1997), series, as Lawrence Kale
- *Men Behaving Badly* (1996), series, as Cop
- *Pacific Blue* (1996), series, Actor
- *JAG* (1995), series, as Maldone
- *Angel 4: Undercover* (1994), as Cop with Bagel
- *Babylon 5* (1994), series, as Lou Welch — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/babylon-5.md)
- *The Beverly Hillbillies* (1993), as Danforth
- *Judgment Night* (1993), as Rent-A-Cop #1
- *Dying to Love You* (1993), as Cop
- *Melrose Place* (1992), series, as Contractor
- *The Flash* (1990), as SWAT Captain
- *The Flash* (1990), series, as SWAT Captain
- *Impulse* (1990), as Trick in Car
- *The China Lake Murders* (1990), Actor
- *Roe vs. Wade* (1989), Actor
- *TV 101* (1988), series, as Coach Cassutt
- *Cocktail* (1988), as Doorman — Fi1m 38, [page](https://film.one/film/cocktail.md)
- *Star Trek: The Next Generation* (1987), series, as Workman — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-the-next-generation.md)
- *Blue City* (1986), as Bartender
- *Children of the Night* (1985), as Marty
- *MacGyver* (1985), series, as Eric
- *Amazing Stories* (1985), series, as David
- *Silence of the Heart* (1984), as Mourner
- *Calendar Girl Murders* (1984), as King
- *The Grey Fox* (1982), as Oregon Train Crew - Engineer
- *First Blood* (1982), as Deputy Shingleton — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/first-blood.md)
- *T. J. Hooker* (1982), series, as Strangler
- *Falcon Crest* (1981), series, as Harmon
- *Out of the Blue* (1981), as Anderson
- *Mr. Patman* (1981), as Orderly
- *Knots Landing* (1979), series, as Police Officer
- *Up River* (1979), as Jules

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