David's Little House Star Profiles and Trivia

Very interesting info.

John Bennett Perry was born in Williamstown, Massachusetts, the son of Maria Schaefer-Bennett and Alton L. Perry. He attended college at St. Lawrence University, where he was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity.[1] He married twice. His first wife was Suzanne Langford, a former press secretary to Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, with whom he fathered Matthew Perry. Perry and Langford divorced before Matthew's first birthday. He has a daughter, Mia Perry, born 1986, with his second and current wife, Debbie.
His stage credit includes the 1967 musical Now Is The Time For All Good Men.

Perry is well known for playing the clean-shaven "sailor" in the Old Spice commercials of the 1970s and 1980s. He has appeared in numerous films and television programs, including Independence Day, George of the Jungle, The West Wing, L.A. Law, Days of our Lives, Little House on the Prairie, 240-Robert, Falcon Crest, Murder, She Wrote and Magnum, P.I.. He also portrayed General Douglas MacArthur in Farewell to the King.
In the 1978-79 TV season, he and Stephanie Edwards co-hosted EveryDay, a syndicated daytime talk/variety series that also featured Murray Langston, Tom Chapin and Anne Bloom. He and Edwards were both nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Host or Hostess in a Talk, Service or Variety Series.

He appeared alongside his son (portraying his father) in the 1997 movie Fools Rush In, and in the episode "My Unicorn" of the sitcom Scrubs. He also appeared in an episode of Friends, "The One with Rachel's New Dress", playing the father of Rachel Green's boyfriend Joshua.

HE IS THE FATHER OF MATTHEW PERRY OF "FRIENDS" FAME

THE AFTERMATH 1977 (CENTER)



JOHN WITH HIS SON MATTHEW

ADAM GUNN (BIRTHDATE UNKNOWN)
APPEARED IN FOUR LITTLE HOUSE EPISODES IN 1978
THERES NO PLACE LIKE HOME - JEB STANDISH
THE WINOKA WARRIORS - JEB STANDISH
AS LONG AS WERE TOGETHER - JEB STANDISH
I REMEMBER, I REMEMBER - HAROLD WATSON
IN 1981 HE PLAYED YOUNG MICHAEL MYERS IN HALLOWEEN II. HE ALSO APPEARED IN TRAPPER JOHN MD, CHIPS, AND PLAYED DAVID IN FALLEN ANGEL, A MADE FOR TV MOVIE.
YOUNG MICHAEL MYERS IN 1981 WAS HIS LAST DOCUMENTED APPEARANCE ON FILM.

JEB STANDISH (MR STANDISH'S SON) WINOKA WARRIORS


HAROLD WATSON IN I REMEMBER, I REMEMBER (TALKING TO CAROLYN AFTER CHARLES GETS A WHIPPIN)

MIKE LOOKINLAND (BORN 1960) APPEARED IN ONE LITTLE HOUSE EPISODE.
TIMES OF CHANGE - 1977 AS THE BOY ON THE TRAIN
HE IS BEST KNOWN FOR HIS ROLE AS BOBBY BRADY ON THE BRADY BUNCH.
BOBBY ALSO KISSED A GIRL ON THE BRADY BUNCH BY THE NAME OF MELISSA SUE ANDERSON IN THE EPISODE "NEVER TOO YOUNG" IN 1973.
MIKE AND MELISSA WERE BOTH RAISED IN THE (LDS) MORMON CHURCH.
HE APPEARED ALONGSIDE PAUL NEWMAN AND JENNIFER JONES IN THE 1974 MOVIE
THE TOWERING INFERNO.
HIS LAST ACTING APPEARANCE WAS IN 2000 IN "GROWING UP BRADY".
MIKE OFFERING A SANDWICH TO MELISSA - TIMES OF CHANGE

MELISSA WITH MIKE ON THE BRADY BUNCH

MAKING EYES AT MARY

Keep it up Dave, I'm enjoying this!

MARTHA NIX (WADE)
BORN IN ORANGE COUNTY CA. IN 1967
PLAYED IN TWO LITTLE HOUSE EPISODES
GAMBINI THE GREAT - 1981 - AMY CASSIDY
THE SOUND OF CHILDREN - 1979 - HOLLY
PLAYED JANET BARNES IN DAYS OF OUR LIVES
WAS IN 18 EPISODES OF THE WALTONS.
OTHER PROGRAMS SHE WAS IN INCLUDED SILVER SPOONS, SAFE AT HOME, ARCHIE BUNKERS PLACE, ITS YOUR MOVE AND ALOHA PARADISE.
HER LAST APPEARANCE WAS IN 1986 AS CAROLINE FORD IN SAFE AT HOME.
SHE IS AN AUTHOR AND SPEAKER AND CREATED 'QUARTER BLUE" WITH A GOAL OF
STOPPING CHILDHOOD ABUSE. SHE WROTE AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY IN 2011 THAT DETAILED
HER SEXUAL ABUSE WHILE EXPERIENCING SUCCESS AS A CHILD ACTOR.

MARTHA NIX WADE TODAY

MARTHA OFFERING ALBERT A COOKIE IN THE SOUND OF CHILDREN

THE BASKET ALBERT TRIED TO PALM OFF ON HOLLY

Wow they have had some interesting stories.

Too many we have lost....these were children of the 70's/80's too.

Who did Martha play on the Waltons, Dave? Jim Bob's g/friend?

TRACIE SAVAGE WAS BORN IN ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN ON NOVEMBER 7TH, 1962
SHE APPEARED IN 10 EPISODES OF LITTLE HOUSE AS CHRISTY KENNEDY
FOUR EYES, EBENEZER SPRAGUE,FOUNDERS DAY TO NAME A FEW.
SHE ALSO APPEARED IN FRIDAY THE 13TH PART 3, HERES BOOMER, HAPPY DAYS,
FAMILY, MY THREE SONS AND MOD SQUAD. HER LAST ROLE WAS IN MONK, A TV PROGRAM
IN WHICH SHE PLAYED A REPORTER.
SHE ORIGINALLY AUDITIONED FOR THE ROLE OF LAURA INGALLS ON LITTLE HOUSE.
SINCE SEPTEMBER OF 1991, SHE HAS BEEN THE AFTERNOON DRIVE ANCHOR FOR KFWB, AN ALL NEWS RADIO STATION IN LOS ANGELES, CA.
SHE WAS CALLED TO THE STAND DURING THE OJ SIMPSON TRIAL TO REVEAL HER CONFIDENTIAL SOURCES AND WAS THREATENED WITH JAIL TIME BY JUDGE ITO. MORE RECENTLY, SHE HAS APPEARED AS AN ANCHOR ON THE INTERNET TELEVISION NETWORK PJTV. SHE WON 2 EMMY AWARDS AND 4 GOLDEN MIKE AWARDS.

TRACIE SAVAGE TODAY

Gin wrote:

Wow they have had some interesting stories.

Too many we have lost....these were children of the 70's/80's too.

Who did Martha play on the Waltons, Dave? Jim Bob's g/friend?

HERES YOUR ANSWER GIN: (WALTONS)
Other characters were added as the show neared the end of
its run. Leslie Winston (1979-1981) played Cindy, Ben's wife,
and Lisa Harrison (1979-1981) portrayed Jason's girlfriend,
Toni. Peggy Rea (1979-1981) joined the show as Olivia's cousin,
Rose Burton, to help care for the Walton household. She brought
along her granddaughter, Serena, played by Martha Nix, and her
grandson, Jeffrey, played by Keith Coogan. William Schallert
(1980-1981) played Rose's husband-to-be, Stanley Perkins.

Okay....I see it now. Loved little sassy Serena. Thx...Dave.

Hermione Baddeley was a very successful actress that was born in
Broseley,Shropshire, England on Nov. 13th, 1906.
She was nominated for an Oscar for her portaryal of Simone
Signoret's best friend in "Room At The Top" in 1959. It was the shortest
role ever to be nominated for an academy award. 2 minutes and twenty seconds.
Best known for her roles as Mrs Naugatuck in the TV sitcom Maude, for which she won
a Golden Globe Award in 1976, and Kezia Horn on Little House on The Prairie.
She was in over 100 Movies and TV shows before her death in 1986 at the age of 79.
She appeared in three episodes of Little House. She Played Kezia Horn in all three.
The Lake Kezia Monster - 1974
The Handyman - 1977
Castoffs - 1977
She appeared in over 45 episodes of Maude.
She also appeared in the Movies Mary Poppins and Unsinkable Molly Brown, to name a few.

WITH ALBERT, LAURA AND ANDY AFTER RIDDING THE HOUSE OF THE OLESONS...

DON "RED" BARRY WAS A SUPPORTING ACTOR THAT WAS IN OVER 246 MOVIES AND TV SHOWS. HE WAS BORN ON JAN 11, 1912 IN HOUSTON. TEXAS. HE APPEARED IN SIX EPISODES OF LITTLE HOUSE, PRIMARILY KNOWN AS THE TOWN BIGGOT, JUD LARABEE.
HE NOT ONLY SHOWED DISMAY FOR BLACK PEOPLE IN BLIND JOURNEY, BUT ALSO DISPLAYED BIGOTRY WHEN ALBERT BEFRIENDED MR. SINGERMAN IN THE CRAFTSMAN.
HE WAS ACCUSED OF BURNING JONATHAN GARVEY'S BARN DOWN IN "BARN BURNER". HE SOLD THE GOAT TO LAURA IN "FRED" AS RUFE PARSONS.
HE APPEARED IN CHIPS, THE QUEST, POLICE WOMAN, THE ROOKIES AND CHARLIES ANGELS TO NAME A FEW. HIS APPEARANCES ON TELEVISION ARE ENDLESS.
AFTER HAVING A DISPUTE WITH HIS WIFE IN 1980, HE COMMITTED SUICIDE IN NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA. HE WAS 68 YEARS OLD.

LITTLE HOUSE APPEARANCES:
FRED - 1976 - RUFE PARSONS
THE WOLVES - 1977 - JUD LARABEE
BLIND JOURNEY 1 & 2 - 1978 - JUD LARABEE
THE CRAFTSMAN - 1979 - JUD LARABEE
BARN BURNER - 1979 - JUD LARABEE

NOT HAPPY ABOUT SAMSON'S ARRIVAL (BLIND JOURNEY)

Goodness. Some of these have terrible endings.
I don't think he could play a kind man. He was good at playing a cruel one though. I loved how Mrs. Oleson told him off in Blind Journey.

De'voreaux White - Birthdate Unknown
Appeared in 30 TV movies and films.
Roles in Die Hard, Highway To Heaven, Hill Street Blues, TJ Hooker,
Blues Brothers, Diff'rnt Strokes, Places in the Heart, and Quincy MD.
Still active today. Latest project is the movie Sandbar now in post production.
You may remember him as the boy stuck in the water closet when the blind school was burning down.
Was in 6 episodes of Little House (Credited as D. White)
Annabelle - 1979 - Roscue
May We Make Them Proud 1&2 - 1980 - James
To See The Light 1&2 - 1980 - Jason
Make A Joyful Noise - 1981 - Gideon
WATCHING THE BLIND SCHOOL BURN


RECENT PHOTO

Nice looking man. Its great when they've continued their acting careers. That was some episode!

HARRIET GIBSON WAS AN ACTRESS WHO
WAS BORN IN WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, IOWA
ON JUNE 14TH, 1915
SHE ACTED IN 11 PROJECTS AND WAS ON BEWITCHED
AND THE RED SKELTON SHOW IN 1970
SHE APPEARED IN ONE LITTLE HOUSE EPISODE
ANNABELLE - 1979 - ANNABELLE
SHE PASSED AWAY IN 1989 AT THE AGE OF 74 IN LOS ANGELES

NELS HUGS HIS SISTER - ANNABELLE


LAURA'S ACTUAL FIRST KISS FROM ALMANZO IN ANNABELLE - SHE WAS IN CLOWN MAKEUP

HARRIET GIBSON. Very touching performance that she did on Little House. Memorable episode.

Davetucson wrote:

De'voreaux White - Birthdate Unknown

Annabelle - 1979 - Roscue
May We Make Them Proud 1&2 - 1980 - James
To See The Light 1&2 - 1980 - Jason
Make A Joyful Noise - 1981 - Gideon

I didn't realize he had so many names. Not sure why they couldn't keep his name consistent, but I always just thought it was James. Does anyone remember if they ever referred to him by the other names?

Davetucson wrote:

HARRIET GIBSON WAS AN ACTRESS WHO
WAS BORN IN WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, IOWA
ON JUNE 14TH, 1915
SHE ACTED IN 11 PROJECTS AND WAS ON BEWITCHED
AND THE RED SKELTON SHOW IN 1970

I'll have to look for her in Bewitched. That's Erin's favorite show right now.

WENDY SCHALL IS AN AMERICAN ACTRESS WHO WAS
BORN IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS IN JULY OF 1954. SHE HAS MADE OVER
66 APPEARANCES, MOSTLY ON TELEVISION. HER MOST RECENT APPEARANCE
WAS ON "AMERICAN DAD" AS FRANCINE SMITH/PATRICIA, A SERIES THAT RAN FROM
2005-2012. OTHER APPEARANCES INCLUDE FRIENDS, STARTREK, MURDER SHE WROTE, NORTHERN EXPOSURE TO NAME A FEW.
HER FATHER IS RICHARD SCHAAL, AN ACTOR , WHO WAS MARRIED TO VALERIE HARPER
WHO WAS WENDY'S STEPMOTHER UNTIL THEIR SEPERATION.
RICHARD SCHALL APPEARED IN SEVERAL EPISODES OF THE MARY TYLER MOORE SHOW, BOB NEWHART, RHODA AND PHYLLIS.
SHE WAS ON ONE EPISODE OF LITTLE HOUSE
ANNABELLE - 1979 - CHRISTIE NORTON
SHE PLAYED THE GIRL THAT WAS AFTER ALMANZO THAT LAURA THREW WATER ON AT
THE CIRCUS.
STILL ACTIVE TODAY IN THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY
AT THE CIRCUS WITH ALMANZO

WENDY TODAY

WENDY'S DAD - RICHARD SCHAAL

Eric Shea was born Valentines Day, 1960.
He began his acting career at the age of 6 and appeared in numerous television shows and movies. He played Robin in the 1972 blockbuster "The Poseidon Adventure". He also appeared in Batman, Gunsmoke, The Flying Nun, Brady Bunch and Walt Disney's wonderful World of Color. His brothers, Christopher and Stephen both voiced Linus van Pelt for the Peanuts animation specials in the 60's and 70's. He made over 27 appearances on television in a host of programs. Last appearance was in 1978 in "When Everyday Was The Fourth of July". In May 0f 2006 he was working as an electrical contractor.
ERIC WAS ON TWO EPISODES OF LITTLE HOUSE
BUNNY - 1976 - JASON
THE TALKING MACHINE - 1976 - JASON

AS JASON IN THE TALKING MACHINE

WITH THE POSEIDEN ADVENTURE CAST (RECENT) FAR RIGHT

Ike Eisenmann was born in Houston, Texas in July of 1962.
He was an actor in over 56 titles of movies and TV shows.
For all you Texas folks, his father, Albert Eisenmann was "Cadet Don" on a childrens show in Houston, Texas Channel 13, KTRK.
Ike played opposite Kim Richards in Walt Disney's "Escape To Witch Mountain."
In 2009 he once again appeared with Kim in "Race To Witch Mountain".
He is the older brother of actor Al Eisenmann, Uncle of actor Stone Eisenmann and
Uncle of actress Hannah Eisenmann. He appeared in Star Trek, Dragnet, Fantasy Island, TJ Hooker and The Jeffersons to name a few. He has also directed, written and edited sveral projects. You may remember him as the son of the family Harriet Olsen called illiterate that led to one of Charles's best sermons in the church.
Currently, he mainly does behind the scenes production work.
Ike was in 3 Little House Episodes
Harriets Happenings - 1978 - Eric Schiller
Centennial - 1976 - Victor Pyatakov
Bless All The Dear Children - 1984 - Uncredited.
At The Spelling Bee in Harriets Happenings

With Kim Richards in 2009

Its so nice to see them today and know they are doing well. Ike has had alot of work. So glad he is now directing.

MELORA HARDIN WAS BORN IN JUNE OF 1967, IN HOUSTON TEXAS. SHE HAS BEEN IN OVER 93 MOVIES AND TV SHOWS. HER LATEST ROLE HAS BEEN IN "THE WEDDING BAND" TV SERIES AS ROXIE RUTHERFORD. SHE HAS APPEARED IN CSI MIAMI, THE OFFICE, LIGHTS OUT, MONK, THE DIVISION, TO NAME A FEW. SHE IS STILL CURRENTLY ACTIVE.
SHE APPEARED IN TWO LITTLE HOUSE EPISODES. HER FATHER, JERRY HARDIN, ALSO AN ACTOR APPEARED IN ONE. SHE IS EASY TO REMEMBER, SHE TOOK THE WALK UP TO THE KEEPSAKE TREE WITH ALBERT.
LOOK BACK TO YESTERDAY - 1983 - MICHELE PIERSON
THE REINCARNATION OF NELLIE - 1981 - BELINDA STEVENS

SHE HAS AN INTERESTING BLOG: http://www.melora.com/

I DONT KNOW WHO THAT GUY IS SHE'S SITTING NEXT TO

HER DAD, JERRY HARDIN IN MORTAL MISSION - HE STOLE THE ANTHRAX MEDICINE (HANK SLADE)

MELORA TODAY - ALBERT WOULD BE PROUD!

MELORA SINGS THE NATIONAL ANTHEM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CU6_tFStwvg

David Friedman was born in June of 1973 in Los Angeles, Ca.
He acted in over 17 programs before retiring at the ripe old age of 12.
He went to college in the San Diego area and became a marketing consultant.
He appeared in Waltons, CHiPs, Highway to Heaven and St. Elsewhere to name
a few. He was nominated for a Young Artist Award 3 times. Twice for LHOTP and once
for Mama's Family.
He appeared in 19 episodes of Little House. He played JASON Carter in all 19.

Kissing Amy (Shonda Wimple) at the Keepsake Tree. (Look Back To Yesterday)


Closing Scene of "The Last Summer" - 1983