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 various television series, including Batman, Gunsmoke, The Flying Nun, Nanny and the Professor, The Brady Bunch, and Little House on the Prairie.
Shea's brothers Christopher and Stephen Shea each voiced Linus van Pelt for the Peanuts TV animation specials in the 1960s and 1970s, respectively.
Filmography Film Year Film Role Notes1968Yours, Mine and OursPhillip North 1969Gaily, GailyYounger Brother 1972The Poseidon AdventureRobin Shelby1973Alvin the MagnificentTV movieAce Eli and Rodger of the SkiesRodger Walford 1974Houston, We've Got a ProblemMikey "Mike" Matthews TV movieBobby Parker and CompanyBobby (9 year old) TV movieThe Castaway CowboyBooton "Little Maca" MacAvoy1975SmileLittle Bob Freelander1978When Every Day Was the Fourth of JulyRed Doyle TV movie Television Year Television Role NotesAnna and the KingLouis Owens Mary Hartman, Mary HartmanLittle Garth Guest Appearances Year Title Role Episodes1966Felony SquadMike Bradley "A Date with Terror"BatmanAndy "Come Back, Shame""It's How You Play the Game"1967GunsmokeBilly Madison "Stranger in Town"1968Mike Jarvis "The Money Store"Here Come the BridesThorne"And Jason Makes Five"1969GunsmokeTimmy Decker "The Intruder"1970The Flying NunJoey "The Dumbest Kid in School"DisneylandMark McIver Menace on the Mountain, Parts 1 & 2(co-starring Jodie Foster)Nanny and the ProfessorFranklin "The Human Element"1971Rodney "The Human Fly"1972The Brady BunchTommy Jamison"Cindy Brady, Lady"1973Room 222Tim"Someone Special"1974Emergency!Clyde "The Hard Hours"Danny Freeman"I'll Fix It"DisneylandAlvin FernaldThe Whiz Kid and the Mystery at Riverton, Parts 1 & 2Adam-12Gary Rogers "Teamwork"Donnie "Lady Beware"1975Shazam!Corky"On Winning"1976DisneylandAlvin FernaldThe Whiz Kid and the Carnival Caper, Parts 1 & 2Little House on the PrairieJason"The Talking Machine""Bunny"2006Inside EditionHimselfEpisode dated 11 May 2006
Bibliography Holmstrom, John. The Moving Picture Boy: An International Encyclopaedia from 1895 to 1995. Norwich, Michael Russell, 1996, p. 331.
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