David Chambler (TV Series)

"When my girls were born, that's when I finally figured out what it was to be a man... you know a real man. You protect them, you keep them safe. You just try to make them stronger until they can look out for themselves. But this here, I... I never counted on this."

- David to Philip regarding fatherhood and cancer.

David Chambler is a character first introduced in Season 4 of AMC's The Walking Dead.

Location Unknown
Little is known about David's life before or as the outbreak began apart from that he has two daughters Tara and Lilly, and young granddaughter Meghan, David was a war veteran and worked as a Gorbelli's food truck driver. At some point before the outbreak, he was diagnosed with Lung Cancer. When he first heard about the outbreak, he was working at picked up Meghan, Lilly and Tara and barricaded them inside the apartment that The Governor found them in.

"Live Bait"
When the outbreak first began, Lilly mentions to The Governor that David drove his food truck to pick-up his daughters and granddaughter from their work and school and the family was able to survive off of the non-perishable foods that were in David's truck at the time.

Following the apocalypse, David lives with his daughters Tara and Lilly, and his granddaughter, Meghan. He had lung cancer and he wasn't expected to live this long. He died in bed at home, and his daughters don`t know everyone turns, so he turns and attacks Tara. The Governor puts him down. After that, they bury his body, and leave.

Killed By
David had Stage 4 Lung Cancer, and was living off of oxygen tanks. Not long after, he died and soon reanimated. The Governor then used an oxygen tank to smash his head in, after he tried to bite Tara.
 * Lung Cancer (Alive)
 * The Governor (Zombified)

Killed Victims
This list shows the victims David has killed:
 * Possibly numerous counts of zombies.

Lilly Chambler
Lilly seemed to have cared for her father and took care of him when he was sick of lung cancer.

Tara Chambler
Tara is seen to be very protective of her father. When he dies, Tara is holding his hand, until he turns and tries to bite her.

Meghan Chambler
Lilly tells the Governor that David is the only one that can make Meghan smile. When his zombie is killed by the Governor, it causes Meghan to stop trusting The Governor.

Bill Jenkins
It can be assumed these two were good friends, as David referred to Bill as his "war buddy."

The Governor
David seems bond a relationship with Philip, especially when David asks Philip to get the board game and to kill his buddy, Bill.

Trivia

 * It was announced that Danny Vinson would portray Don, the casting call used for this character, on July 2, 2013 by SpoilerTV.
 * "Don is a “sometimes grumpy” man between the age of 50 and 70 years old who has a granddaughter."
 * He is one of the few people to have died of a natural cause.
 * The way he is put down is ironic, as Philip used the exact same oxygen tank that he had brought back that would have potentially kept him alive longer.
 * David was put down the exact same way his novel counterpart died.
 * It is possible that David served in the military alongside Bill Jenkins as he refers to him as his "war buddy" and a photo of them can be seen in uniform in Bill's apartment.