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David Osterhout(1944-2026)

  • Actor
  • Writer
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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David Osterhout was born on 20 November 1944 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Mean Streets (1973), Dude, Where's My Car? (2000) and She's All That (1999). He died on 10 January 2026 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornNovember 20, 1944
DiedJanuary 10, 2026(81)
BornNovember 20, 1944
DiedJanuary 10, 2026(81)
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Known for

Mean Streets (1973)
Mean Streets
7.1
  • Production Department
  • 1973
Jennifer Garner, Ashton Kutcher, Seann William Scott, Marla Sokoloff, and Sydney in Dude, Where's My Car? (2000)
Dude, Where's My Car?
5.5
  • Art Department(as Dave Osterhout)
  • 2000
Rachael Leigh Cook and Freddie Prinze Jr. in She's All That (1999)
She's All That
6.0
  • Art Department
  • 1999
Women in Cages (1971)
Women in Cages
5.0
  • Writer(as David R. Osterhout)
  • 1971

Credits

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Actor

  • Don't Answer the Phone! (1980)
    Don't Answer the Phone!
    4.8
    • Policeman
    • 1980
  • Kay Lenz and Stephen McHattie in Moving Violation (1976)
    Moving Violation
    5.5
    • Gas Station Attendant (as David R. Osterhout)
    • 1976
  • Mr. Sycamore (1975)
    Mr. Sycamore
    5.4
    • Officer Kelly
    • 1975
  • Group Marriage (1972)
    Group Marriage
    5.4
    • Customer
    • 1972
  • Boxcar Bertha (1972)
    Boxcar Bertha
    6.0
    • McIver #2 (as David R. Osterhout)
    • 1972
  • Monty Nash (1971)
    Monty Nash
    6.2
    TV Series
    • Joe Barry (as David Osterhaut)
    • 1971
  • Katherine Cannon, Joyce Williams, and Pegi Boucher in Private Duty Nurses (1971)
    Private Duty Nurses
    4.6
    • Hank Ibsen
    • 1971
  • Von Richthofen and Brown (1971)
    Von Richthofen and Brown
    6.0
    • Holzapfel
    • 1971
  • Gas! -Or- It Became Necessary to Destroy the World in Order to Save It. (1970)
    Gas! -Or- It Became Necessary to Destroy the World in Order to Save It.
    4.2
    • Texas Ranger
    • 1970
  • Bunny Allister, Charlene Jones, Angelique Pettyjohn, and David Westberg in The Curious Female (1969)
    The Curious Female
    4.2
    • Hinkly (as David R. Osterhout)
    • 1969
  • Lawrence P. Casey, Kevin Coughlin, and Jack Starrett in The Gay Deceivers (1969)
    The Gay Deceivers
    5.9
    • Stern
    • 1969

Writer

  • Kay Lenz and Stephen McHattie in Moving Violation (1976)
    Moving Violation
    5.5
    • screenplay
    • story (as David R. Osterhout, as David R. Osterhout)
    • 1976
  • Women in Cages (1971)
    Women in Cages
    5.0
    • story
    • screenplay (as David R. Osterhout, as David R. Osterhout)
    • 1971
  • Playpen
    • story & screenplay
    • 1971

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Separate Ways (1981)
    Separate Ways
    4.7
    • first assistant director (as David R. Osterhour)
    • 1981
  • Don't Answer the Phone! (1980)
    Don't Answer the Phone!
    4.8
    • assistant director
    • 1980
  • Van Nuys Blvd. (1979)
    Van Nuys Blvd.
    5.2
    • first assistant director
    • 1979
  • Peter Fonda and Kathleen Miller in Fighting Mad (1976)
    Fighting Mad
    5.8
    • first assistant director
    • 1976
  • Juanita Brown, Roberta Collins, Erica Gavin, Ella Reid, and Cheryl Smith in Caged Heat (1974)
    Caged Heat
    5.3
    • assistant director
    • 1974

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • David Osterhaut
  • Height
    • 6′ 7″ (2.01 m)
  • Born
    • November 20, 1944
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Died
    • January 10, 2026
    • Los Angeles, California, USA

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