Eric Shea
| Eric Shea | |
|---|---|
| Born |
February 14, 1960 Los Angeles County, California, United States |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1966–present |
Eric Shea (born February 14, 1960), is an American actor. A professional child actor, active from age six through seventeen, he is best known for his roles in the blockbuster feature films Yours, Mine and Ours (1968) and The Poseidon Adventure (1972), as well as his numerous guest-starring appearances throughout the 1960s and 1970s on such popular television series as Batman, Gunsmoke, The Flying Nun, Nanny and the Professor, The Brady Bunch, and Little House on the Prairie, among others.
Shea's brothers Christopher and Stephen both voiced Linus van Pelt for the Peanuts TV animation specials in the 1960s and 1970s, respectively.
Filmography
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1968 | Yours, Mine and Ours | Phillip North | |
| 1969 | Gaily, Gaily | Younger Brother | |
| 1972 | The Poseidon Adventure | Robin Shelby | |
| 1973 | Alvin the Magnificent | TV Movie | |
| Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies | Rodger Walford | ||
| 1974 | The Whiz Kid and the Mystery at Riverton | Alvin Fernald | TV Movie |
| Houston, We've Got a Problem | Mikey 'Mike' Matthews | TV Movie | |
| Bobby Parker and Company | Bobby (9 year old) | TV Movie | |
| The Castaway Cowboy | Booton 'Little Maca' MacAvoy | ||
| 1975 | Smile | Little Bob Freelander | |
| 1976 | The Whiz Kid and the Carnival Caper | Alvin Fernald | TV Movie |
| 1978 | When Every Day Was the Fourth of July | Red Doyle | TV Movie |
| Television | |||
| Year | Television | Role | Notes |
| Anna and the King | Louis Owens | ||
| Guest Appearances | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Episodes |
| 1966 | Felony Squad | Mike Bradley | A Date with Terror |
| Batman | Andy | Come Back, Shame | |
| It's How You Play the Game | |||
| 1967 | Gunsmoke | Billy Madison | Stranger in Town |
| 1968 | Mike Jarvis | The Money Store | |
| Here Come the Brides | Thorne | And Jason Makes Five | |
| 1969 | Gunsmoke | Timmy Decker | The Intruder |
| 1970 | The Flying Nun | Joey | The Dumbest Kid in School |
| Disneyland | Mark McIver | Menace on the Mountain: Part 1 | |
| Menace on the Mountain: Part 2 | |||
| Nanny and the Professor | Franklin | The Human Element | |
| 1971 | Rodney | The Human Fly | |
| 1972 | The Brady Bunch | Tommy Jamison | Cindy Brady, Lady |
| 1973 | Room 222 | Tim | Someone Special |
| 1974 | Emergency! | Clyde | The Hard Hours |
| Danny Freeman | I'll Fix It | ||
| Disneyland | Alvin Fernald | The Whiz Kid and the Mystery at Riverton: Part 1 | |
| The Whiz Kid and the Mystery at Riverton: Part 2 | |||
| Adam-12 | Gary Rogers | Teamwork | |
| Donnie | Lady Beware | ||
| 1975 | Shazam! | Corky | On Winning |
| 1976 | Disneyland | Alvin Fernald | The Whiz Kid and the Carnival Caper: Part 1 |
| The Whiz Kid and the Carnival Caper: Part 2 | |||
| Little House on the Prairie | Jason | The Talking Machine | |
| Bunny | |||
| 2006 | Inside Edition | Himself | Episode dated 11 May 2006 |
Bibliography
- Holmstrom, John. The Moving Picture Boy: An International Encyclopaedia from 1895 to 1995. Norwich, Michael Russell, 1996, p. 331.
External links
- Eric Shea at the Internet Movie Database
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