Actor
Eric Shea
Born February 14, 1960 in Los Angeles County, California, USA13 films
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.
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First watchThe Poseidon Adventure19727.2as Robin ShelbyWhen their ocean liner capsizes, a group of passengers struggle to survive and escape.View filmEssential films
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13 films as actor- 1978When Every Day Was the Fourth of JulyRed Doyle
- 1976The Whiz Kid and the Carnival Caper
- 1975The Secret of the PondJoey
- 1975SmileLittle Bob
- 1974The Castaway CowboyBooton 'Little Maca' MacAvoy
- 1974Houston, We've Got a ProblemMikey 'Mike' Matthews
- 1974The Whiz Kid and the Mystery at RivertonAlvin Fernald
- 1973Ace Eli and Rodger of the SkiesRoger Walford
- 1972The Poseidon AdventureRobin Shelby
- 1970The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico CountyBoy outside saloon (uncredited)
- 1970Menace on the MountainMark McIver
- 1969Gaily, GailyVirgil Harvey
- 1968Yours, Mine and OursPhillip North