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Eric Shea

Eric Shea

Eric Shea (born February 14, 1960), is an American actor. A professional child actor, active from age six through seventeen, he is best known for his roles in the blockbuster feature films Yours, Mine and Ours (1968) 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 both voiced Linus van Pelt for the Peanuts TV animation specials in the 1960s and 1970s, respectively.

Known for

When Every Day Was the Fourth of July
When Every Day Was the Fourth of July
1978 • Red Doyle
The Whiz Kid and the Carnival Caper
The Whiz Kid and the Carnival Caper
1976
The Secret of the Pond
The Secret of the Pond
1975 • Joey
Smile
Smile
1975 • Little Bob
The Castaway Cowboy
The Castaway Cowboy
1974 • Booton 'Little Maca' MacAvoy
Houston, We've Got a Problem
Houston, We've Got a Problem
1974 • Mikey 'Mike' Matthews
The Whiz Kid and the Mystery at Riverton
1974 • Alvin Fernald
Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies
Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies
1973 • Roger Walford

Full filmography

Smile
Smile
1975 • Little Bob
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The Castaway Cowboy
The Castaway Cowboy
1974 • Booton 'Little Maca' MacAvoy
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Houston, We've Got a Problem
Houston, We've Got a Problem
1974 • Mikey 'Mike' Matthews
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The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
1970 • Boy outside saloon (uncredited)
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Gaily, Gaily
Gaily, Gaily
1969 • Virgil Harvey
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Yours, Mine and Ours
Yours, Mine and Ours
1968 • Phillip North
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Eric Shea – Biography, Known For & Filmography