Eric Shea (born February 14, 1960) is an American former child actor. Active from age 6 through 17, he is best known for his roles in the feature films Yours, Mine and Ours (1968), Smile (1975), 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.
Eric Shea | |
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| Born | February 14, 1960 Los Angeles County, California, United States |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1966–2007 |
| Relatives | Stephen and Christopher (brothers) |
Shea's brothers Christopher and Stephen each voiced Linus van Pelt for the Peanuts TV animation specials in the 1960s and 1970s, respectively.
Filmography
edit| Film | |||
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| 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 | 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 | |
| 1978 | When Every Day Was the Fourth of July | Red Doyle | TV movie |
| Television | |||
| Year | Television | Role | Notes |
1972
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Anna and the King | Louis Owens | |
1976-77
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Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman | Little Garth | |
| 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, Parts 1 & 2 (co-starring Jodie Foster) | |
| 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, Parts 1 & 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, Parts 1 & 2 |
| Little House on the Prairie | Jason | "The Talking Machine" | |
| "Bunny" | |||
| 2006 | Inside Edition | Himself | Episode dated 11 May 2006 |
Bibliography
edit- Holmstrom, John. The Moving Picture Boy: An International Encyclopaedia from 1895 to 1995. Norwich, Michael Russell, 1996, p. 331.