David Schramm

David Schramm

Date of Birth: August 14, 1946
Date of Passing: March 28, 2020
Birthplace: Louisville, Kentucky
Obituary: Hollywood Reporter

David Schramm was an American actor of the stage and screen.

An English major at Western Kentucky University, Schramm moved to New York City on a graduate scholarship to Juilliard's drama school.

Perhaps best known for his role as Roy Biggins, a rival airline owner, on the television series Wings, Schramm would appear in all 172 episodes of that show.

David Schramm was an American actor of the stage and screen.

An English major at Western Kentucky University, Schramm moved to New York City on a graduate scholarship to Juilliard's drama school.

Perhaps best known for his role as Roy Biggins, a rival airline owner, on the television series Wings, Schramm would appear in all 172 episodes of that show.

He guest starred in a number of television series such as Working Girl, Max Monroe, Jake and the Fatman, Wiseguy, Miami Vice, The Equalizer, Spenser: For Hire, Another World, and the mini-series Kennedy.

Schramm’s big screen appearances include Let It Ride (1989), Johnny Handsome (1989), A Shock to the System (1990), and The Time of Your Life (1976).

Schramm died March 28, 2020, in New York, New York. He was 73.

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