Eric Shea

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.

Eric Shea
Born	(1960-02-14) February 14, 1960 (age 65) Los Angeles County, California, U.S.
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

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.

External links

• Eric Shea at IMDb