David Harris (actor)
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David Harris also known as David D. Harris, is an American
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 television and film actor, most notable for his portrayal of Cochise, a young gang member, in the 1979 film The Warriors. He has appeared as a supporting actor in a number of films and television series, and commonly plays police officers and military personnel.

His first role came in the 1976 television film Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys, in which he co-starred as Haywood Patterson. He followed this up with a number of supporting roles until 1979, when he appeared as Cochise in The Warriors, the role for which he is best remembered. He also appeared in the Robert Redford
Robert Redford
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 film Brubaker
Brubaker
Brubaker is an American 1980 film about a prison in distress and the Warden Henry Brubaker who attempts to reform the system....

the following year. Throughout the 1980s, he appeared in a number of fairly high-profile films, and in the 1990s, he did mostly television work. His last film and television roles were both in 2001, but he lent his voice to The Warriors
The Warriors (video game)
The Warriors is a beat 'em up video game published by Rockstar Games. It was released on October 17, 2005 for PlayStation 2 and Xbox, and February 12, 2007 for PlayStation Portable. The game is based on the 1979 film, The Warriors...

video game in 2005, reprising his role as Cochise.

Film

Year Film Role Notes
1976 Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys Haywood Patterson TV film
1976 Secret Service Jonas TV film
1979 The Warriors Cochise
1980 Brubaker
Brubaker
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Duane Spivey
1980 Death Penalty Claudell TV film
1980 Attica T.J. TV film
1982 Benny's Place Ricky T TV film
1984 Purple Hearts
Purple Hearts (film)
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Hanes
1984 A Soldier's Story
A Soldier's Story
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Pvt. Smalls
1985 Badge of the Assassin Lester Bertram Day TV film
1986 Quicksilver
Quicksilver (film)
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Apache
1986 Fire with Fire Ben Halsey
1987 Under Cover Lucas
1987 Fatal Beauty
Fatal Beauty
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Raphael
1990 Operation Warzone Col. Harker
1993 Father & Son: Dangerous Relations Mario TV film
1994 In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance TV film
1995 Favorite Deadly Sins
Favorite Deadly Sins
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Robber #1 TV film
1997 Black Scorpion II: Aftershock
Black Scorpion II: Aftershock
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Heckler
1997 Form, Space & Murder Construction worker
2000 Dish Dogs
Dish Dogs
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Shane

Television

Year Show Role Notes
1977 Kojak
Kojak
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Bucky Norris 1 episode
1979 The White Shadow
The White Shadow
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Rollo 1 episode
1984–1986 Hill Street Blues
Hill Street Blues
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Darnell Karns/Bumphus 2 episodes
1985 North and South
North and South (TV miniseries)
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Priam Miniseries
1986 McGyver Luther 1 episode
1987 Vietnam War Story Harris 1 episode
1988 Crime Story
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1 episode
1988 In the Heat of the Night
In the Heat of the Night (TV series)
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Willy Jones 2 episodes
1988 Simon & Simon
Simon & Simon
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Travis Reese 1 episode
1989 The Equalizer
The Equalizer
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Hammer 1 episode
1990 Cop Rock
Cop Rock
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Nelson Pine 1 episode
1992–2001 NYPD Blue
NYPD Blue
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Officer Donny Simmons 10 episodes
1997 Mike Hammer, Private Eye
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Det. Artie Ushry 1 episode
1997 Profiler
Profiler (TV series)
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Det. Marcel Roubidoux 1 episode
1998 Pensacola: Wings of Gold
Pensacola: Wings of Gold
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Colonel LaCombe 1 episode
1999 Martial Law
Martial Law (TV series)
Martial Law was a TV crime drama that ran on CBS from 1998 to 2000, and was created by Carlton Cuse. The title character, Sammo Law, portrayed by Sammo Hung, was a Chinese law officer and martial arts expert who came to Los Angeles in search of a colleague and remains in the US.The show was a...

Arthur 1 episode
2000 Any Day Now 1 episode
2000 ER
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Fulton's Son 1 episode
2001 Philly
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Man #3 1 episode

Video games

Year Game Role Notes
2005 The Warriors
The Warriors (video game)
The Warriors is a beat 'em up video game published by Rockstar Games. It was released on October 17, 2005 for PlayStation 2 and Xbox, and February 12, 2007 for PlayStation Portable. The game is based on the 1979 film, The Warriors...

Cochise Voice

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