Eric Shea

Eric Shea
Born (1960-02-14) February 14, 1960 (age 64)
Los Angeles County, California, United States
OccupationActor
Years active1966–2007
RelativesStephen and Christopher (brothers)

Eric Shea (born February 14, 1960) is an American former child actor. Active from age six through seventeen, 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.

Shea's brothers Christopher and Stephen each 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 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
 Anna and the King Louis Owens
1976-77
 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

  • Holmstrom, John. The Moving Picture Boy: An International Encyclopaedia from 1895 to 1995. Norwich, Michael Russell, 1996, p. 331.