David Dellinger (John Carroll Lynch) was a famous American pacifist who was part of the National Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam. During the convention, Dellinger encouraged protesters to stay seated and famously said, "Leave it to the Marshals to handle. This is being done for the whole world to see. Let them see who is committing the violence." Dellinger was known as one of the older protest leaders, in his 50s at the time of the demonstrations. Along with four other defendants — Rubin, Hoffman, Davis, and Hayden — he was found guilty of crossing state lines to incite a riot. Contempt citations issued by Judge Hoffman were voided for all but Dellinger, who told Hoffman "to do the courtesy not to interrupt me while I'm talking." He passed away in 2004.
