Eric Shea is an American

United States

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 actor. A professional child actor

Child actor

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 since the age of six, he is best known for his roles in the feature films Yours, Mine and Ours

Yours, Mine and Ours (1968 film)

For the remake of this film starring Dennis Quaid and Rene Russo see Yours, Mine and Ours Yours, Mine and Ours is a 1968 film, directed by Melville Shavelson and starring Lucille Ball, Henry Fonda and Van Johnson...

, The Poseidon Adventure, Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies

Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies

Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies is a 1973 adventure-comedy film, with a story by Steven Spielberg. The film centers on a stunt pilot and his son as they fly around the United States in the 1920s, and their adventures along the way.-Background:Steven Spielberg had developed the story of a flyer...

, and The Castaway Cowboy

The Castaway Cowboy

The Castaway Cowboy is a 1974 adventure film released by Walt Disney Productions starring James Garner, Vera Miles, Eric Shea, and Robert Culp about a Texas rancher who gets shanghaied, then jumps ship and finds himself washed ashore in Hawaii. Filmed on location in Hawaii, the movie was directed...

, as well as for his numerous guest-starring appearances throughout the 1960s and 1970s on such popular television series as Batman

Batman (TV series)

Batman is an American television series, based on the DC comic book character of the same name. It stars Adam West as Batman and Burt Ward as Robin — two crime-fighting heroes who defend Gotham City. It aired on the American Broadcasting Company network for three seasons from January 12, 1966 to...

, Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

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, The Flying Nun

The Flying Nun

The Flying Nun is an American sitcom produced by Screen Gems for ABC based on the 1965 book The Fifteenth Pelican, by Tere Rios, which starred Sally Field as Sister Bertrille...

, Nanny and the Professor

Nanny and the Professor

Nanny and the Professor is a U.S. fantasy situation comedy created by AJ Carothers and Thomas L. Miller for 20th Century Fox Television. During pre-production, the proposed title was Nanny Will Do. The series first aired as a mid-season replacement on January 21, 1970, on ABC and was last telecast...

, The Brady Bunch

The Brady Bunch

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, Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color, and Little House on the Prairie

Little House on the Prairie (TV series)

Little House on the Prairie is an American Western drama television series, starring Michael Landon and Melissa Gilbert, about a family living on a farm in Walnut Grove, Minnesota, in the 1870s and 1880s. The show was an adaptation of Laura Ingalls Wilder's best-selling series of Little House books...

, among others.

Shea's brothers Christopher and Stephen

Stephen Shea

Stephen Shea is a former child actor most noted for voicing the character of Linus van Pelt in several animated Peanuts television specials, as well as in the feature-length animated film Snoopy Come Home. Shea was born on December 21, 1961, in Los Angeles, California...

 both voiced Linus van Pelt

Linus van Pelt

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 for the Peanuts

Peanuts

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TV animation specials in the 1960s and 1970s, respectively.

Filmography

Film
Year	Film	Role	Notes
1968	Yours, Mine and Ours Yours, Mine and Ours (1968 film) For the remake of this film starring Dennis Quaid and Rene Russo see Yours, Mine and Ours Yours, Mine and Ours is a 1968 film, directed by Melville Shavelson and starring Lucille Ball, Henry Fonda and Van Johnson...	Phillip North
1969	Gaily, Gaily Gaily, Gaily Gaily, Gaily is a 1969 comedy film directed by Norman Jewison. It is based on the Autobiographical novel by Ben Hecht and stars Beau Bridges, Melina Mercouri, Brian Keith, and George Kennedy....	Younger Brother
1972	The Poseidon Adventure	Robin Shelby
1973	Alvin the Magnificent		TV Movie
	Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies is a 1973 adventure-comedy film, with a story by Steven Spielberg. The film centers on a stunt pilot and his son as they fly around the United States in the 1920s, and their adventures along the way.-Background:Steven Spielberg had developed the story of a flyer...	Rodger Walford
1974	The Whiz Kid and the Mystery at Riverton	Alvin Fernald	TV Movie
	Houston, We've Got a Problem Houston, We've Got a Problem Houston, We've Got a Problem is a 1974 television film about the Apollo 13 spaceflight, directed by Lawrence Doheny and starring Ed Nelson in the role of NASA Flight Director Gene Kranz....	Mikey 'Mike' Matthews	TV Movie
	Bobby Parker and Company	Bobby (9 year old)	TV Movie
	The Castaway Cowboy The Castaway Cowboy The Castaway Cowboy is a 1974 adventure film released by Walt Disney Productions starring James Garner, Vera Miles, Eric Shea, and Robert Culp about a Texas rancher who gets shanghaied, then jumps ship and finds himself washed ashore in Hawaii. Filmed on location in Hawaii, the movie was directed...	Booton 'Little Maca' MacAvoy
1975	Smile Smile (1975 film) Smile is a 1975 film directed by American director Michael Ritchie, with a screenplay by Jerry Belson, about a beauty pageant in Santa Rosa, California. It stars Bruce Dern and Barbara Feldon and introduced a number of young actresses who later went on to greater success and recognition, such as...	Little Bob Freelander
1976	The Whiz Kid and the Carnival Caper	Alvin Fernald	TV Movie
1978	When Every Day Was the Fourth of July When Every Day Was the Fourth of July When Every Day Was the Fourth of July is a 1978 NBC television movie about a Jewish-American family in 1937 Bridgeport, Connecticut. Narrated in first person flashback, the story follows a 12-year-old boy and his family who find themselves defending the town "misfit" after he's accused of murder. ...	Red Doyle	TV Movie
Television
Year	Television	Role	Notes
1972	Anna and the King Anna and the King (TV series) Anna and the King is a short-lived sitcom broadcast in the United States by CBS as part of its 1972 fall lineup.-Overview:Anna and the King is a non-musical adaptation of the 1956 film of Rodgers and Hammerstein's The King and I, which was in turn based on the novel Anna and the King of Siam by...	Louis Owens
Guest Appearances
Year	Title	Role	Episodes
1966	Felony Squad Felony Squad Felony Squad is a half-hour television crime drama originally broadcast on the ABC network from September 12, 1966 to January 31, 1969, a span encompassing seventy-three episodes.-Overview:...	Mike Bradley	A Date with Terror
	Batman Batman (TV series) Batman is an American television series, based on the DC comic book character of the same name. It stars Adam West as Batman and Burt Ward as Robin — two crime-fighting heroes who defend Gotham City. It aired on the American Broadcasting Company network for three seasons from January 12, 1966 to...	Andy	Come Back, Shame
			It's How You Play the Game
1967	Gunsmoke Gunsmoke Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston. The stories take place in and around Dodge City, Kansas, during the settlement of the American West....	Billy Madison	Stranger in Town
1968		Mike Jarvis	The Money Store
	Here Come the Brides Here Come the Brides Here Come the Brides is an American comedy Western series from Screen Gems that aired on the ABC television network from September 25, 1968 to April 3, 1970...	Thorne	And Jason Makes Five
1969	Gunsmoke Gunsmoke Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston. The stories take place in and around Dodge City, Kansas, during the settlement of the American West....	Timmy Decker	The Intruder
1970	The Flying Nun The Flying Nun The Flying Nun is an American sitcom produced by Screen Gems for ABC based on the 1965 book The Fifteenth Pelican, by Tere Rios, which starred Sally Field as Sister Bertrille...	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 Nanny and the Professor Nanny and the Professor is a U.S. fantasy situation comedy created by AJ Carothers and Thomas L. Miller for 20th Century Fox Television. During pre-production, the proposed title was Nanny Will Do. The series first aired as a mid-season replacement on January 21, 1970, on ABC and was last telecast...	Franklin	The Human Element
1971		Rodney	The Human Fly
1972	The Brady Bunch The Brady Bunch The Brady Bunch is an American sitcom created by Sherwood Schwartz and starring Robert Reed, Florence Henderson, and Ann B. Davis. The series revolved around a large blended family...	Tommy Jamison	Cindy Brady, Lady
1973	Room 222 Room 222 Room 222 is an American comedy-drama television series produced by 20th Century Fox Television. The series aired on ABC from September 17, 1969, to January 11, 1974, for 112 episodes...	Tim	Someone Special
1974	Emergency! Emergency! Emergency! is an American television series that combines the medical drama and action-adventure genres. It was produced by Mark VII Limited and distributed by Universal Studios...	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 Adam-12 Adam-12 was a television police drama which followed two police officers of the Los Angeles Police Department, Pete Malloy and Jim Reed, as they patrolled the streets of Los Angeles in their patrol unit, 1-Adam-12. Created by Jack Webb who is known for creating Dragnet, the series captured a...	Gary Rogers	Teamwork
		Donnie	Lady Beware
1975	Shazam! Shazam! (TV series) Shazam! is a half-hour live-action television program produced by Filmation , based upon DC Comics' superhero Captain Marvel....	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 Little House on the Prairie (TV series) Little House on the Prairie is an American Western drama television series, starring Michael Landon and Melissa Gilbert, about a family living on a farm in Walnut Grove, Minnesota, in the 1870s and 1880s. The show was an adaptation of Laura Ingalls Wilder's best-selling series of Little House books...	Jason	The Talking Machine
			Bunny
2006	Inside Edition Inside Edition Inside Edition is a thirty-minute American television syndicated news program, first aired on CBS on October 9, 1988. It was originally similar to the programs Hard Copy and A Current Affair, but now more closely resembles a condensed version of breakfast television, exclusively with pre-recorded...	Himself	Episode dated 11 May 2006

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