David Berkowitz

Acting

David Berkowitz

Born

1953-06-01 (73)

Place of birth

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Known for

Acting

Credits

15 titles

David Berkowitz was born as Richard David Falco. His mother had him out of wedlock when she had an affair with a married real-estate agent named Joseph Klineman. Her husband Tony Falco had left her a few years before that. His mother gave him up for adoption to Nathan and Pearl Berkowitz who named him David Berkowitz Chicago. Being rejected by his birth mother caused David to develop an inferiority complex especially with women and thought he was unappealing to them. He worked as a postman and a security guard. In 1974 he 'heard voices' in his head that ordered him to kill. Berkowitz began to blame these voices on his neighbor Sam Carr's black Labrador that kept him up at night by its barkin…

Known for

The Sons of Sam: A Descent into Darkness poster
7.0

The Son of Sam case grew into a lifelong obsession for journalist Maury Terry, who became convinced that the murders were linked to a Satanic cult.

The Sons of Sam: A Descent into Darkness

2021

Conversations with a Killer: The Son of Sam Tapes poster
7.3

Mixing present-day interviews with previously unheard recordings, this true-crime series examines serial killer David Berkowitz's mark on 1970s New York.

Conversations with a Killer: The Son of Sam Tapes

2025

Son of Sam: The Hunt for a Killer poster
6.8

A shocking serial murder case terrorized New York 40 years ago. Surviving victims, families of the deceased, and the detectives who worked on the case recount their stories.

Son of Sam: The Hunt for a Killer

2017

Born to Kill? poster
7.7

Born To Kill is a British true crime television series, made by Twofour Productions. Each episode is an in-depth look at the childhood, and formative years of serial killers., in an attempt to find out whether the individuals were born killers, or created by the environments they found themselves in.

Born to Kill?

2005

The Lost Tapes poster
10.0

Encounter the Pearl Harbor attacks, the L.A. riots, the Son of Sam murders and Patty Hearst's kidnapping the way they unfolded on TVs and radios across America. We present these shocking events from the 20th century, not through traditional journalistic reportage, but in real-time, as they were covered by national and local news broadcasts. This footage, much of which has not been seen in decades, gives an intimacy and immediacy to stories we thought we knew but will now rediscover through a unique perspective.

The Lost Tapes

2016

The Killing of America poster
7.2

A documentary of the decline of America, composed of archival material and exclusive footage, carnage, madness, and mayhem with an unapologetic sincerity on the factual depiction of violence in the industrialized nation of the United States. Featuring a juxtaposition of detailed accounts of terrible acts, brutal behavior, and interviews from experts and convicted killers alike.

The Killing of America

1981

Film credits

2010s · 3 titles

Undated · 1 titles

Series credits