David Selby (born February 5 1941 in Morgantown, West Virginia) is an American character actor, perhaps best known for playing Quentin Collins from 1968-1971 on the ABC-TV cult serial Dark Shadows, and Richard Channing on the long-running night-time CBS soap opera Falcon Crest.
He appeared in the theatrical film Night of Dark Shadows, released in 1971 after the cancellation of Dark Shadows. A year before joining Falcon Crest in 1982, he played the villainous Michael Tyronne on the final season of NBC primetime serial Flamingo Road.
His movie credits include White Squall, D3: The Mighty Ducks and Raise the Titanic.
His writing credits include the plays Lincoln and James and Final Assault as well as the poetry collections My Mother's Autumn and Happenstance.