David's Little House Star Profiles and Trivia

No you did not, but he will be added.......

Loved that show, how he came around in the end. He guest-starred in Columbo also but he sang there.

Johnny Cash was born February 26, 1932, in Kingsland, Arkansas. He made his first single, "Hey Porter", for Sun Records in 1955. In 1958 he moved to Columbia Records. He had long periods of drug abuse during the 1960s, but later that decade he successfully fought his addiction with the help of singer June Carter Cash, whom he married in 1968. In 1971 he appeared in the western A Gunfight (1971) with Kirk Douglas. Cash made a few films but quite a few appearances on television, both in series and made-for-TV films, and was especially effective as a rural Southern sheriff in the 1930s determined to bring to justice a wealthy landowner who committed murder because he believed he was above the law, in Murder in Coweta County (1983) (TV), a drama based on a true story. In 1975 Cash wrote his autobiography, "Man In Black", which is now out of print. In the late 1980s he moved from Columbia Records to Mercury, then in the next decade moved again to American Recordings.

Among his biggest hit records was "I Walk the Line", "Ring of Fire" and "A Boy Named Sue".

He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 6320 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.

He acted in 25 titles from 1959 – 2003. His acting credits included Dr.Quinn, Medicine Woman, Walt Disney Wonderful World of Color, Last Days of Frank and Jesse James, North and South, Columbo,The Rebel, and Wagon Train to name a few.

After several years of ill health, he died of complications from diabetes on 12 September 2003, at 71 years of age, only a few months after the death of his beloved wife.

He and his wife, June Carter Cash, appeared in one Episode of Little House.
“The Collection” – 1976 – Caleb and Mattie Hodgekiss

Ken Berry was born in November of 1933 in Moline, Illinois. He acted in 56 titles from 1960 – 1999. Mostly on television.

Dancing and the military were a large part of Ken Berry's life. When he was 13 he attended a carnival at his grade school; the dancers impressed him so much that he decided that's what he wanted to do with his life. His parents were supportive, and his dad even booked Ken into variety type shows. At 16 Ken got to join the Horace Heidt Youth Opportunity Program. Ken toured towns all across the nation, and through the Air Force the troupe entertained in Germany, Ireland, England, UK and several other countries. Later, while serving in the army, Ken won a spot in Arlene Francis' "Talent Patrol" (1953) show. Ken also got into the All-Army talent contest and appeared on "The Ed Sullivan Show" (1948) (aka "The Ed Sullivan Show"). When Ken's army hitch was up in 1955, he took the advice of his sergeant in Atlanta, Leonard Nimoy, to move to California. In 1957 Ken enrolled in a school, Falcon Studios, on the GI Bill to study acting. He got a job at the Cabaret Theater for $11 a week (that is not a typo). From 1958 to 1964 he was with the "Billy Barnes Revue." Lucille Ball came to see the revue, and offered Ken a job at Desilu Studios for $50 a week. It was also through the Barnes Revue that Ken met dancer Jackie Joseph; they were married on May 29, 1960. Ken made the transition to TV, and the couple adopted a son, John Kenneth, in 1964, and a daughter, Jennifer Kate, in 1965. A successful screen test led to his breakout role in the classic sitcom "F Troop" (1965). Ken was the bashful, bumbling but good-hearted captain who was always resisting Wrangler Jane's advances (but why?). Though the show was only on for two seasons, it seems like a lot longer because of reruns. After "F Troop", toward the very end of the next TV season, Ken landed the role of a lifetime--taking over for Andy Griffith (FifenatorAlert)in the retooled "Mayberry R.F.D." (1968). The show was a hit with Ken in the lead and was still popular when it was canceled in the spring of 1971, when CBS axed all rural-oriented programming, a devastating blow personally and professionally to Ken. After "Mayberry"'s end, he appeared in an unsold "The Brady Bunch" (1969) spin-off pilot.

When work in TV got slow, Ken went on the road again, doing summer and winter stock. He kept hoping for a new series, and he got his wish with "Mama's Family" (1983). Since he played a married man in this series, he did not resist the advances of on-screen wife Dorothy Lyman (in fact, he seemed to be making up for lost time). The series aired for two seasons, then was canceled. Ken went back to doing theater productions. However, when "Mama's Family" was sold into syndication, more new episodes were going to be needed. From 1986 to 1990 it was a top-rated sitcom. Ken was about ready to retire - almost. He continued to get occasional TV roles, and tried theater again for a while (in 1993 he starred with Carol Burnett in the stage production of "From the Top"). Early in 1999 Ken ventured back into television with a guest spot. He enjoyed it. Old soldiers and entertainers never die - they just go into syndication.

Ken died on December 1st, 2018 in Burbank, California.He was 85.

He Was In One Little House Episode
"Annabelle" - 1979 -  London

In "Mama's Family" - 1983-1990 - 130 Episodes As Vinton Harper

In 2011

Red Buttons was born Aaron Chwatt[1] on February 5, 1919 in New York City to Jewish immigrants Sophie (née Baker) and Michael Chwatt. At sixteen years old, Chwatt got a job as an entertaining bellhop at Ryan's Tavern in City Island, Bronx. The combination of his red hair and the shiny buttoned bellhop uniform inspired orchestra leader Charles "Dinty" Moore to call him Red Buttons, the name under which he would later perform.

Later that same summer, Buttons worked on the Borscht Belt; his straight man was Robert Alda. In 1939, Buttons started working for Minsky's Burlesque; in 1941, José Ferrer chose Buttons to appear in a Broadway show The Admiral Had a Wife. The show was a farce set in Pearl Harbor, and it was due to open on December 8, 1941. It never did, as it was deemed inappropriate after the Japanese attack. In later years, Buttons would joke that the Japanese only attacked Pearl Harbor to keep him off Broadway.

In September 1942, Buttons made his Broadway debut in Vickie with Ferrer and Uta Hagen. Later that year, he appeared in the Minsky's show Wine, Women and Song; this was the last Burlesque show in New York City history, as the Mayor La Guardia administration closed it down. Buttons was on stage when the show was raided.

Drafted into the United States Army Air Forces, Buttons in 1943 appeared in the Army Air Forces Broadway show Winged Victory, along with several future stars, including Mario Lanza, John Forsythe, Karl Malden and Lee J. Cobb. A year later he appeared in Darryl F. Zanuck's movie version of Winged Victory, directed by George Cukor. Buttons also entertained troops in the European Theater in the same unit as Mickey Rooney.
After the war, Buttons continued to do Broadway shows. He also performed at Broadway movie houses with the Big Bands. In 1952, Buttons received his own variety series on television - The Red Buttons Show ran for three years, and achieved high levels of success. In 1953, he recorded and had a two-sided hit with Strange Things Are Happening/The Ho Ho Song, with both sides/songs essentially being the same.

His role in Sayonara was a dramatic departure from his previous work. In that film, co-starring with Marlon Brando, he played Joe Kelly, an American airman stationed in Kobe, Japan during the Korean War, who falls in love with Katsumi, a Japanese woman (played by Miyoshi Umeki), but is barred from marrying her by military rules intended to reassure the local populace that the U.S. presence is temporary. His portrayal of Kelly's calm resolve not to abandon the relationship and touching reassurance of Katsumi impressed audiences and critics alike; both he and Umeki won Academy Awards for the film.

After his Oscar-winning role, Buttons performed in numerous feature films, including the Africa adventure Hatari! with John Wayne, the war epic The Longest Day, the biopic Harlow, the disaster film The Poseidon Adventure, the dance-marathon drama They Shoot Horses, Don't They?, the family comedy Pete's Dragon, the disaster film When Time Ran Out with Paul Newman and the age-reversal comedy 18 Again! with George Burns.

In 1966, Buttons again starred in his own TV series, a spy spoof called The Double Life of Henry Phyfe, which ran for one season. Buttons also made many memorable guest television appearances on programs including The Eleventh Hour, Little House on the Prairie, It's Garry Shandling's Show, ER and Roseanne. His last regular role was as a homeless man on CBS' Knots Landing.

He became a nationally recognizable comedian, and his "Never Got A Dinner" routine was a standard of The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts for many years. He was number 71 on Comedy Central's list of the 100 Greatest Stand-Ups of All Time.
Buttons received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for television, located at 1651 Vine Street.

Buttons was married to actress Roxanne Arlen in 1947, but it soon ended in divorce. His next marriage was to Helayne McNorton, from December 8, 1949 until 1963. His last marriage was to Alicia Pratt, which lasted from January 27, 1964 until her death in March 2001. Buttons had two children, daughter Amy Buttons and son Adam Buttons. He was the advertising spokesman for the Century Village, Florida retirement community.
Buttons died of complications from high blood pressure on July 13, 2006 at his home in the Century City area of Los Angeles. He had been ill for some time and was with family members when he died at 87 years of age.

He was in over 82 productions from 1944 -2005. Some of his later roles included 5 episodes of ER where he played Jules ‘Ruby’ Rubidoux and 6 episodes of Knott’s Landing as Al Baker.

He Was In One Episode Of Little House as William ‘Willie’ O’Hara
Circus Man - 1975

With His Oscar for Sayonara Co-Starring With Marlon Brando

James Oliver Cromwell was born January 27, 1940 in Los Angeles. Some of his more notable roles are in Babe (1995), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award of Best Supporting Actor, Star Trek: First Contact (1996), L.A. Confidential (1997), The Green Mile (1999), The Sum of All Fears (2002), The Artist (2011) and in the television series Six Feet Under (2003–2005). He has been nominated for an Oscar, three Emmy Awards, and four Screen Actors Guild Awards during his career.

Cromwell was born in Los Angeles, California and was raised in Manhattan, New York. He is the son of actress Kay Johnson and actor, director, and producer John Cromwell, who was blacklisted during the McCarthy era. He was educated at The Hill School, Middlebury College and Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon University). Like his parents, he was drawn to the theater, performing in everything from Shakespeare to experimental plays.

Cromwell's first television performance was in a 1974 episode of The Rockford Files playing Terry. A few weeks later, he began a recurring role as Stretch Cunningham on All in the Family. In 1975, he took his first lead role on television as Bill Lewis in the short-lived Hot l Baltimore, and a year later he made his film debut in Neil Simon's classic detective spoof Murder by Death.

While Cromwell continued with regular television work throughout the 1980s, he made real inroads in film business for his supporting roles in the films Tank and Revenge of the Nerds. His starring roles in the 1990s critically acclaimed films Babe (1995), The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996), L.A. Confidential (1997), The Green Mile, and Snow Falling on Cedars (both 1999) were breakout roles for him, and made him more bankable in Hollywood. He also played Dr. Zefram Cochrane in Star Trek: First Contact (1996) and the Star Trek: Enterprise pilot Broken Bow (the Star Trek: Enterprise episode "In a Mirror, Darkly" later reused some of the First Contact footage). He has appeared on other Star Trek television series The Next Generation and Deep Space Nine, though not as Cochrane (his appearances on these shows predated his role in First Contact), he guest starred in episodes including "The Hunted", "Birthright" (Part I and II) and "Starship Down".

Cromwell also had additional success on television throughout his career. His role as newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst in the television film RKO 281 earned him an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Television Movie. The following year, he received his second Emmy Award nomination for playing Bishop Lionel Stewart on the NBC medical drama series ER. In 2004, he guest-starred as former President D. Wire Newman in the The West Wing episode "The Stormy Present". From 2003 to 2005, Cromwell played George Sibley in the HBO drama series Six Feet Under, which earned him his third Emmy Award nomination in 2003. Along with the rest of his castmates, he was also nominated for two Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Ensemble in a Drama Series in 2005 and 2006. The following year, Cromwell played Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh in The Queen (2006), that earned Helen Mirren an Academy Award for Best Actress. He also guest starred as Phillip Bauer, father of lead character Jack, in the sixth season of the Fox thriller drama series 24.

In October 2007, Cromwell played the lead role of James Tyrone Sr. in the Druid Theatre Company's production of Eugene O'Neill's Long Day's Journey into Night, at the Gaiety in Dublin as part of the Ulster Bank Dublin Theatre Festival's 50th Anniversary. That same year he received the King Vidor Memorial Award from the San Luis Obispo International Film Festival for his artistic achievements in film. More recently, Cromwell played George Herbert Walker Bush in Oliver Stone's W. (2008), that chronicles the rise to power of his son up until the 2003 invasion of Iraq. In an interview, Cromwell revealed that Stone had originally offered the role to Warren Beatty and Harrison Ford.

Cromwell is known for his tall stature; at 6 ft 7 in. , he is the tallest actor nominated for an Academy Award. His son John is also tall, standing at 6 ft 8 in.

He was married to Anne Ulvestad from 1976 to 1986. They had three children. He married his second wife, Julie Cobb, on May 29, 1986; that marriage ended in divorce in 2005. Julie Cobb was also married to Victor French from 1976 – 1978. (See page 11)

He played “Farley Webster” in one episode of Father Murphy – The Reluctant Runaaway in 1982.

He Was In One Episode of Little House
Laura Ingalls Wilder 1 & 2 as “Harve Miller” - 1980
Opposite Lucy Lee Flippen


In The Movie "Babe" - 1995

William Phelps Greer, III was born in July of 1936 in El Paso, Texas. He was credited as William Cort and Bill Cort.

He appeared on several television shows. His most notable is Dusty's Trail from the early 1970s. He also appeared on several other series including: The F.B.I, Little House on the Prairie, Starsky and Hutch, The Dukes of Hazzard, The Ropers, Lou Grant, One Day at a Time, Dynasty, Hart to Hart, Three's Company, The Golden Girls, The Bradys, Empty Nest, Dallas, and Three's a Crowd, among many others.
Cort always made his turn to films. He appeared briefly in 1990's Ghost, starring Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore; and Elivra: Mistress of the Dark in 1988. He would also appear on the shows Murder, She Wrote and Growing Pains.

He was in 69 productions from 1963 - 1993

He died at the age of 57 in 1993.

He Was On One Little House Episode
The Lord Is My Shepherd – 1974 – “Dr. Mayo”

In The "Rifleman"

I have NEVER made that connection of Madeleine Stowe being on Little House!! Thats just the wonder of all of theses extra bios Dave! I've been watching her in Revenge and love her. And she lives 41/2 hours from me! WOW!

The guest stars can be more interesting than the headliners.....
Amazing, but true!

Tall, blond and of rugged proportions, handsome actor Philip Carey started out as a standard 1950s film actor in westerns, war stories and crime yarns but didn't achieve full-fledged stardom until well past age 50 when he joined the daytime line-up as ornery Texas tycoon Asa Buchanan on the popular soap "One Life to Live" (1968) in 1979. He lived pretty much out of the saddle after that, enjoying the patriarchal role for nearly three decades.

He was born with the rather unrugged name of Eugene Carey on July 15, 1925, in Hackensack, New Jersey. Growing up on Long Island, he served with the Marine Corps during World War II and the Korean War. He attended (briefly) New York's Mohawk University and studied drama at the University of Miami where he met his college sweetheart, Maureen Peppler. They married in 1949 and went on to have three children: Linda, Jeffrey and Lisa Ann.

The 6'4" actor impressed a talent scout with his brawny good looks while appearing in the summer stock play "Over 21" in New England, and he was offered a contract with Warner Bros as a result. Billed as Philip Carey, he didn't waste any time toiling in bit parts, making his film debut billed fifth in the John Wayne submarine war drama Operation Pacific (1951). Phil could cut a good figure in military regalia and also showed strong stuff in film noir. A most capable co-star, he tended to be upstaged, however, by either a stronger name female or male star or by the action at hand. He was paired up with Frank Lovejoy in the McCarthy-era I Was a Communist for the FBI (1951), and Steve Cochran in the prison tale Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison (1951). Warner Bros. star Joan Crawford was practically the whole movie in the film noir This Woman Is Dangerous (1952) co-starring the equally overlooked David Brian and Dennis Morgan; Calamity Jane (1953) was a vehicle for Doris Day; and he donned his familiar cavalry duds in the background of Gary Cooper in the Civil War western Springfield Rifle (1952).

In 1953, Carey left Warner Bros. and signed up with Columbia Pictures where he was, more than not, billed as "Phil Carey." Here again he fell into the rather non-descript rugged mold as the stoic soldier or stolid police captain. He did find plenty of work, however, and was frequently top-billed. He battled the Sioux in The Nebraskan (1953); played a former subordinate member of the Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid gang who has to clear his name in Wyoming Renegades (1954); was a brute force to be reckoned with in They Rode West (1954); and had one of his standard movie roles (as an officer) in a better quality movie, Columbia's Pushover (1954), which spent more time promoting the debut of its starlet Kim Novak as the new Marilyn Monroe. Overshadowed by James Cagney and Jack Lemmon in Mister Roberts (1955) and by Van Heflin, young Joanne Woodward (in her movie debut) and villain Raymond Burr in the western Count Three and Pray (1955), Phil turned his durable talents more and more to TV in the late 1950s.

The man of action took on the role of Canadian-born Lt. Michael Rhodes on the series "Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers" (1956) alongside Warren Stevens. He eventually left Columbia studios to do a stint (albeit relatively short) playing Raymond Chandler's unflappable detective "Philip Marlowe" (1959). Most of the 60s and 70s, other than a few now-forgotten film adventures such as Black Gold (1962), The Great Sioux Massacre (1965) and Three Guns for Texas (1968), were spent either saddling up as a guest star on "The Rifleman" (1958), "Bronco" (1958), "The Virginian" (1962) and "Gunsmoke" (1955) or hard-nosing it on such crime series as "77 Sunset Strip" (1958), "Ironside" (1967), "McCloud" (1970), "Banacek" (1972) and "Felony Squad" (1966). He also played the regular role of a stern captain in the Texas Rangers western series "Laredo" (1965).

Phil was a spokesperson for Granny Goose potato chips commercials, and his deep voice served him well for many seasons as narrator of the nature documentary series "Untamed Frontier" (1967). One of his best-remembered TV guest appearances, however, was a change-of-pace role on the comedy "All in the Family" (1968) in which he played a vital, strapping blue-collar pal of Archie Bunker's whose manly man just happened to be a proud, astereotypical homosexual. His hilarious confrontational scene with a dumbfounded Archie in Kelsey's bar remains a classic.

Phil's brief regular role in the daytime soap "Bright Promise" (1969) in 1972 was just a practice drill for the regular role he would play in 1979 as Texas oilman Asa Buchanan in "One Life to Live" (1968). His popularity soared as the moneybags manipulator you loved to hate. Residing in Manhattan for quite some time as a result of the New York-based show, he played the role for close to three decades until diagnosed with lung cancer in January of 2006. Forced to undergo chemotherapy, he officially left the serial altogether in May of 2007, and his character "died" peacefully off-screen a few months later.

Divorced from his first wife, Phil married a much younger lady, Colleen Welch, in 1976 and had two children by her -- daughter Shannon (born 1980) and son Sean (born 1983). Phil lost his battle with cancer on February 6, 2009, at the age of 83.

He Was In One Little House Episode
“The Halloween Dream” – 1979 – Commander Kaiser

As Asa Buchanan in "One Life To Live"

John Larch, born in October of 1914 in Salem, Massachusetts, was an Instantly recognizable American character actor with bulbous nose and heavily lined face, who could convey integrity or menace to equal effect. He first came to prominence on radio as (Captain) Starr of Space (1953), using ray guns to combat Martians and alien queens. Beginning in 1953, Larch accumulated an impressive resume of TV series credits, spanning almost the entire spectrum of the best western, crime and science-fiction shows the 1950's and 60's had to offer. His authoritarian personality and demeanor generally typecast him as police officers, military men, attorneys and politicians. Quite a few of these turned out to be either corrupt or outright villains. Point in case, his performance as a tough hood in The Phenix City Story (1955), described by Bosley Crowther as "stinging" in "hard malevolence" (New York Times, September 3, 1955).

At his best, Larch was the nervous Mr. Fremont, father to the eminently dangerous Anthony (Bill Mumy) in the classic entry into "Twilight Zone" (1959), 'It's a Good Life'. In "The Invaders" (1967) episode 'Genesis', he was again excellent as police officer Greg Lucather, at first sceptical, but subsequently swayed by irrefutable evidence to help in David Vincent's quest. On the big screen, he is perhaps best remembered as Harry Callahan's Chief of Police in the original Dirty Harry (1971).
He was in 162 productions from 1953 – 1990. Portrayed Arlen Ward in seven episodes of the original “Dallas” series., and was in seven episodes of “Dynasty” as Gerald Wilson. He passed away in October of 2005 in Woodland Hills, Ca. at the age of 91.

In One Little House Episode – “A New Beginning” – 1980
As Arthur Mahoney
The Father of The Boy Who Beat Up Andy opposite John Dukakis

They Did A Number on Andy

Med Flory was born in August of 1926 in Logansport, Indiana. He played clarinet in the Ray Anthony Band.And was also the leader of leader and alto saxophone player in the group "Super Sax". He was a very recognizable character actor in in 89 productions, mostly on television, from 1961 through 1990.
Some of his credits included Adam 12, Riptide, Simon & Simon, Magnum P.I., Lou Grant, The Dukes Of hazard, Dallas, Police Woman, Gunsmoke, Mission Impossible, Bonanza, Mannix, Lassie, and Ironside to name a few.  

Update: Med Flory died on March 12th, 2014 at the age of 87

He Was In One Little House Episode
“A New Beginning" – 1980 – As Pete Rawlins
The Crooked Security Guard  (left)  

FIFEINATOR ALERT!

Hal Smith was born in Petoskey, Michigan, in August of 1916, but spent a significant part of his early years living in Massena, New York, graduating from the Massena High School class of 1936. His mother was a seamstress, and his father worked at the local Aluminum Company Of America factory. After graduation, Smith worked as a disc jockey and voice talent for WIBX Radio in Utica, New York from 1936-1943. After serving in the Special Services during World War II, he traveled to Hollywood and appeared in many television shows such as I Married Joan, The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet and The Red Skelton Show.

Smith's best remembered on-screen character was Otis Campbell, the town drunk on The Andy Griffith Show during most of the series' run from 1960 to 1968. He would often comically let himself into his regular jail cell using the key which was stored within reach of the two comfortable jail rooms. Hal Smith was the opposite of his character. According to longtime friends Andy Griffith and Don Knotts, he did not drink in real life. Otis stopped appearing in the show towards the end of the series due to concerns by the show's sponsors over the portrayal of excessive drinking. Smith appeared as Calver Weems in the 1966 Don Knotts comedy The Ghost and Mr. Chicken, playing essentially the same town drunk character as Otis.

Smith would play Otis one more time in the 1986 TV movie Return to Mayberry. In the TV movie, Otis is the town's ice cream truck driver and is reported to have been "sober for years". Smith later used his Otis Campbell character in commercial spots for the Mothers Against Drunk Driving organization and appeared as Otis in Alan Jackson's "Don't Rock the Juke Box" music video.

During the late 1960s, Smith also had a morning children's show at television station KTLA called The Pancake Man, sponsored by The International House of Pancakes. He reprised the Pancake Man role as "Kartoon King" in the 1971 episode of The Brady Bunch titled "The Winner".

Beginning in the late 1950s with such shows as The Huckleberry Hound Show and Quick Draw McGraw, Smith became one of the most prolific voice actors in Hollywood, eventually working with most of the major studios and production companies, such as Hanna-Barbera, Walt Disney, Warner Brothers, The Mirisch Corporation, and Sid and Marty Krofft, with voice roles in such shows as The Flintstones in which he mostly did the voices of Texas millionaires such as Fred's rich uncle Tex, Pink Panther, Winnie The Pooh, Mickey Mouse, Yogi Bear, and Looney Tunes.

In 1962, he voiced Taurus, the Scots-accented mechanic of the spaceship Starduster for the series Space Angel. According to the book: Space Patrol, missions of daring in the name of early television "It's rumored that Gene Roddenberry was a huge fan of the show and patterned Star Trek's engineer, Mr Scott, after McCloud's Scottish sidekick, Taurus". He also did voices for the Hong Kong Phooey show. In 1977, he was the voice of Grandpa Josiah in the cartoon TV special, Halloween Is Grinch Night. He was also very active with doing voices in 1980s; he was Sludge in the Smurfs television series and Goofy in Mickey's Christmas Carol. For Disney's DuckTales he did the voices of Scrooge McDuck's rival Flintheart Glomgold and the absent-minded scientist Gyro Gearloose.

Smith also voiced the Disney cartoon character Goofy after Pinto Colvig died in 1967. Additionally, he provided the voice of Owl in the three original Winnie the Pooh featurettes (Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree, Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day, and Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too) and The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh in 1977. In the 1960s, he was one of the most sought after voice actors in Hollywood. From 1959 till 1975, he provided the voices for Goliath, Davey's Dad and many other characters in Davey and Goliath. From 1960 to 1961, he was the voice of Elmer Fudd after Arthur Q. Bryan died. In 1963 he voiced Dr. Todd Goodheart, Belly Laguna and Dr. Von Upp in the Funny Company cartoon series. From 1964 to 1966, he was the voice of Yappee in the Hanna-Barbera cartoon shorts Yippee, Yappee and Yahooey. He was also the voice of Cosgoode Creeps, Asa Shanks, and Mr. Bluestone the Great/Phantom, in Scooby-Doo, Where are You!.
In 1981, he reprised his role as Owl and voiced Winnie-the-Pooh in the short Winnie the Pooh Discovers the Seasons, replacing Sterling Holloway, who had provided the voice of the character for many years. He then voiced the two characters in Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore in 1983, as well as Disney Channel's TV series Welcome to Pooh Corner. On the TV program The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh in 1988, Jim Cummings took over as Pooh while Smith continued playing Owl. The two voice actors sometimes rotated the voice of Winnie the Pooh. In 1991, Smith provided the voice of Philippe the Horse in the Disney film Beauty and the Beast. In 1994, he played some additional voices for The Land Before Time II: The Great Valley Adventure.

Starting in 1987 he was the voice of the main character John Avery Whittaker on the Focus on the Family radio drama Adventures in Odyssey. He was responsible for much of the cast joining the show after he signed on, and he continued recording episodes until a few weeks before his death, even while his health deteriorated. Additionally, he voiced dozens of other characters during the over 260 episodes he participated in.

Smith was also very active working in television commercials as various characters. He provided on screen promoting for 3 Musketeers, United Van Lines, Hickory Farms, Toyota, Green Giant, General Mills, Mattel, Pizza Hut, Chicken of the Sea, Ivory soap, Doctor Ross dog food, Pioneer Chicken, Bell Telephone Company, and hundreds of other companies. He acted in 256 titles from 1946 - 1994.

Smith was a long-time active member of Westwood Hills Congregational Church in Los Angeles. Smith was married to Vivian M. Angstadt from 1936 until her death in 1992. They had a son named Terry. On 28 January 1994, Smith died from a heart attack at the age of 77 in Los Angeles, California. Smith was survived by his son Terry (1950–1998). Smith is interred in the mausoleum at Woodlawn Cemetery in Santa Monica, California.

Ironically He Was a Drunk on The Andy Griffith Show and a Drunk on Little House
He was In One Episode Of Little House
"He Was Only Twelve Part One" - 1982 - Sherrif Trumble

As "Otis" Sitting in Jail in Mayberry

Harry Carey, Jr. was born Henry G. Carey in May of 1921 in Saugus, California, the son of actor Harry Carey (1878–1947) and actress Olive Fuller Golden (1896–1988). As a boy, he was nicknamed "Dobe", short for adobe, because of the color of his hair. He served with the United States Navy during World War II.

A respected character actor like his father, Carey appeared in several Westerns. He made four films with director Howard Hawks: Red River, which also featured his father (although they never shared a scene), Monkey Business, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, and Rio Bravo.
Carey made ten films with actor John Wayne, starting with Red River and ending with Cahill U.S. Marshal.

Carey collaborated frequently with director John Ford, a close friend, and became a regular in what was commonly called the John Ford Stock Company. He appeared in such notable Ford films as 3 Godfathers (1948), She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949), Wagon Master (1950), Rio Grande (1950), The Long Gray Line (1955); Mister Roberts (1955), The Searchers (1956), Two Rode Together (1961), and Cheyenne Autumn (1964). Carey wrote a book about his experiences working with Ford titled "Company of Heroes: My Life as an Actor in the John Ford Stock Company", published in 1994.

Between 1955 and 1957, Carey appeared as ranch counselor Bill Burnett in the serial Spin and Marty, seen on Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse Club.[1] In the 1960s, Carey appeared on such shows as Have Gun - Will Travel, The Legend of Jesse James, Wagon Train, Gray Ghost, Whispering Smith, Tombstone Territory, The Rounders, Bonanza, and Gunsmoke.
A DVD version of The Adventures of Spin & Marty was released in December 2005 as part of the Walt Disney Treasures series. Carey was interviewed by Leonard Maltin on the 50th anniversary of the series' debut as a DVD bonus feature.

In 1990, Carey appeared in the film Back to the Future Part III in a saloon scene set in 1885. In 1993, he made a cameo in the film Tombstone as Marshal Fred White.
Carey appeared in Tales from the Set, a series of video interviews in which he discussed various individuals with whom he worked. The series debuted in France at the Epona Festival, an event devoted to horses, in October 2007.

In 2009, Carey and his partner Clyde Lucas completed Trader Horn: The Journey Back, a remembrance of the 1931 adventure film featuring the elder Carey. The younger Carey accompanied his father to Africa for the filming, the first motion picture filmed in Africa by a major studio.

In recent years, Carey has attempted to produce a feature film called Comanche Stallion, a project which John Ford considered making in the early 1960s, based on the 1958 book by Tom Millstead.
In 156 productions from 1946 to 2005. He passed away on December 28th, 2012 at the age of 91.

He Was In One Little House Episode
“A New Beginning” – 1980 – As Sheriff Pike

In “Tombstone” Opposite Sam Elliott, Bill Paxton and Kurt Russell
As Marshall Fred White - 1993

Milton Selzer possessed one of TV's more identifiable mugs, he was here, there and everywhere in the 1960s and 1970s, playing a host of usually unsympathetic mobsters, gamblers, and crooks with a sad, almost pathetic quality in about every popular crime story offered, notably "The Untouchables" (1959), "The Fugitive" (1963), "Hawaii Five-O" (1968) and "Mission: Impossible" (1966). Always in demand with his trademark glum face, bulb nose and spoon-shaped ears, Selzer went on to enjoy a five-decade plus career.

Milton was born in Lowell, Massachusetts in 1918 but moved with his family while young to Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Graduating from Portsmouth High School in 1936, he studied at the University of New Hampshire before serving in World War II. Moving to New York, he trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Art and The New School in the 1940s and received his first big break with minor roles in the Broadway classical plays "Richard III", "Julius Caesar" and "Arms and the Man". In the late 1950s, Selzer turned to film and (especially) to TV's "Golden Age", making an early mark in solid ethnic roles (German, Arab, etc.)

He finally made a definitive move to Los Angeles in 1960. Occasional movies included The Last Mile (1959), The Young Savages (1961), Alfred Hitchcock's Marnie (1964), The Cincinnati Kid (1965), The Legend of Lylah Clare (1968), In Enemy Country (1968) and Lady Sings the Blues (1972), but it was the small screen that proved a sounder medium for him. With hundreds upon hundreds of guest parts to his credit, he also was called upon to play more upstanding gents including store-owners, judges and colonels on occasion, always offering a solid, authentic presence to every sound stage he set foot on.

In later years Selzer managed a few regular series roles including "Needles and Pins" (1973) and "The Famous Teddy Z" (1989). Broaching 80 years old, he officially retired in the late 1990s and passed away of pulmonary and stroke complications just shy of age 88 in Oxnard, California.

According to the book "Television Guest Stars: An Illustrated Chronicle for Performers of the Sixties and Seventies," Selzer is quite possible the record-holder for most prolific TV actor as he guest starred on more TV series than any other actor.196 titles from 1951 – 1995.

He Was In One Episode Of Little House
“A New Beginning” – 1980
As The Banker – Elija Pattman

A Very Versatile Actor – He Played a German
Officer in an Episode of “Rat Patrol” and an
Arab in Another Episode

Jennifer Marie Steffin was born in March of 1981 in West Covina (California, USA). She has a twin sister Michele Ann. As babies and toddlers they did some acting stuff, most important of which was on "Little House on the Prairie" television series and sequel movies.

Getting older, they left acting and started schooling. In 1999, they graduated from Montclair High School in Montclair (California, USA). During her high school years, Jennifer was a member of the swimming club and art club (she was its President in 1999).

After graduation, she moved to Rancho Cucamonga (California, USA) and has been working as a medical biller. Around 2004, she got married and became Jennifer Steffin-Cullens. Her children were born soon, daughter Deserae c.2005 and son Austyn c.2007. In 2010 she got divorced and has been upbringing the children on her own.
Actress (4 titles)

1986 North and South, Book II
Hope Hazard,at the age of 4

1984 Little House: Bless All the Dear Children
Rose Wilder(uncredited)

1984 Little House: The Last Farewell
Rose Wilder(uncredited)

1982-1983 Little House on the Prairie
Rose Wilder – 17 Episodes
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Michele Ann Steffin was born in March of 1981 in West Covina (California, USA). She has a twin sister Jennifer Marie. As babies and toddlers they did some acting stuff, most important of which was on "Little House on the Prairie" television series and sequel movies.

Getting older, they left acting and started schooling. In 1999, they graduated from Montclair High School in Montclair (California, USA). During her high school years, Michele was a member of the art club, student trainer, swim team, water polo and stats for girls varsity basketball.

After graduation, she moved to Ontario (California, USA) and worked as an auditor first, than a biller. In 2006, she started studying Human Resources at the Chaffey Community College in Rancho Cucamonga (California, USA).

Little House: Bless All the Dear Children
Rose Wilder

1984 Little House: The Last Farewell
Rose Wilder

1982-1983 Little House on the Prairie
Rose Wilder – 17 Episodes

In a Scene From "Home Again" Opposite Michael

How cute...
Dave, did you ever do the woman that worked at the orphanage who took care of the chldren. She told them of Albert being there when he ran away? She seemed so familiar.

I believe you are referring to Ketty Lester. If so, page 15.

No, not the woman at the blind school, but the sweet woman that worked with the orphans, she was in the one with Houston and the 2 boys, one didn't talk.
I think it's Elizabeth Hoffman..she was in "Sisters" but maybe she just looks like someone else.

loved "Mama's Family".Ken berry was good in that show.

Elizabeth Hoffman is an American actress born in February of 1927 in Corvallis, Oregon.
She appeared in 23 titles from 1981 to 1997. Her first television appearance was on Little House.

Her appearances in included Stargate, Dantes Peak, Sisters, Thirtysomething, Matlock, War and Remembrance as Eleanor Roosevelt, Winds of War as Eleanor Roosevelt, the A Team and Blue Thunder. She played Gail’s Mother in the movie “River Wild” opposite Kevin Bacon and Meryl Streep. You may also remember her in a recurring role as Judge Mary Russell on Matlock.

She was in 3 Episodes of Little House
All as Miss Mason – At the Orphanage
The Silent Cry – 1981
The Lost Ones Pt1 – 1981
The Reincarnation Of Nellie - 1981

A Scene From Silent Cry Opposite Dub Taylor

As Eleanor Roosevelt

I loved Matlock, Thirtysomething...that might have been another place I saw her.

Ivan Bonar was born in October of 1924 in Iowa. He was a character actor in 102 productions beginning with “Perry Mason” in 1958 through his last performance in the movie “Animal Behavior” in 1988. He died in December of 1988 at the age of 64 in Los Angeles. Some of his performances were on St. Elsewhere, Houston Knights Murder She Wrote, 26 episodes of Manhunt, Matlock, Quincy ME, Falcon Crest, Dallas, One episode of Father Murphy ( Outrageous Fortune) as Samuel Collier, Eight is Enough, Charlies Angels and the movie Earthquake to name a few. He was prolific on television as well as the silver screen.
He played a preacher in three episodes of Bonanza.

He Was In Six Episodes Of Little House
To Live with Fear: Part 1 (1977)
Dr. Mayes
To Live with Fear: Part 2 (1977)
Dr. Mayes
The Silent Cry (1980)
Mr. Case
The Lost Ones: Part 1 (1981)
Mr. Case
The Reincarnation of Nellie: Part 1 (1981)
Mr. Case
The Reincarnation of Nellie: Part 2 (1981)
Mr. Case
Scene From Silent Cry Telling Mr. Case She Wants Both Boys

Silent Cry - Both Boys Were Adopted - Who Do You Think Charles Was Thinking Of?

David Rose was well-known within the music industry but today remains one of the more obscure artists to ever have a number one single in the United States. He was an arranger, songwriter, pianist, and orchestra leader. He was the musical director for The Red Skelton Show for 21 years and would win two of his four Emmy Awards for his work with The Little House On The Prairie television series.

His climb to number one began during 1958 when he was scoring a TV show named Burlesque. At the end of the production process he wrote eight bars of background music for a stripper scene. A short time later he was in the studio recording an album of string music, for which he was known. He needed a brass section for one track and with some leftover time had the orchestra and brass improvise on his old eight bars of music from Burlesque. And there ended the journey of “The Stripper” for several years.

Nearly four years later he recorded a single of “Ebb Tide” from the movie Sweet Bird Of Youth. A flip side was needed, so “The Stripper” was resurrected.

Los Angeles disc jockey Robert Q. Lewis turned the record over as a gag. He asked for music requests and whenever a listener called in to request a song, he would play “The Stripper.” This went on for nearly an hour with the song being played over and over again. His gag helped start its journey toward the top of the Billboard Magazine Pop Singles Chart.

“The Stripper” is still recognizable today. Just think of someone slowly taking off their clothes to music and most people will think of this tune. It is a brass laden instrumental with crashing cymbals over a string foundation. It would become a highlight of Rose’s concerts for the rest of his life.

Sometimes music defines an era. If that is the case here, I missed a lot as a 12 year old. “The Stripper” may have only spent one week at number one but 50 years ago this week, it ruled the music world, and who knows what else.

I’m sure you all remember when Mr. Montague arrived on the scene and Jeb Carter took him to Sleepy Eye to buy a desk. While he was there, he dropped his shirts off at a Chinese laundry. The proprietor of the laundry had an assistant. Since that small part, Peter Kwong has gone on to many things in Hollywood.

Peter has been in the television and film industry for over 30 years. He graduated from CSU Sacramento in Theatre Arts and furthered his studies at the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco. On stage, screen and television, he has accumulated over a hundred credits. On the small screen you may have seen him in "Jag", "General Hospital", "My Wife and Kids", "The District", "Malcolm and Eddie", "Sisters", "Dynasty", and "Miami Vice" to name a few. Just back from filming in Bulgaria in Sci Fi Channel's "Fierce Dragon". His films include "Big Trouble in Little China", "Golden Child", "The Presidio", "Angel Town", "Never Too Young To Die", "Gleaming The Cube", "Brainsmasher: A Love Story", with Andrew Dice Clay. Peter has come full circle to the stage again, playing Dr. Haing S. Ngor in "The Survivor: A Cambodian Odyssey"; while utilizing his musical theater skills in "Mame" with the late Juliet Prowse.

He has served on the National Board of Directors of Screen Actors Guild - ten years, National Board of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, Local Los Angeles AFTRA Board, Chairman of the Committee for Racial Equality at Actors Equity Association, Vice-Chairs of the Ethnic Equal Opportunities and the Young Performers Committees of the Screen Actors Guild, and member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Now serving as Board of Governors - Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

His award-winning choreography has been touted as a blend of jazz, hip-hop and martial arts. His talents have won him an honorary membership to the Los Angeles Mime Guild. His passion for the dance has gotten him on music videos. He is a practitioner of Northern Shaolin Kung-fu which eventually branched off to more meditative and healing disciplines such as Chi Kung Meditation and currently teaches Tai Chi Chuan.

He Was In One Little House Episode
“Hello and Goodbye” - 1983
Employee of The Laundry (left)

Peter with Kyra Sedgewick at a Recent Emmy Award Function

As "Rain" - Big Trouble In Little China With Kurt Russell