- Dick van Patten
Dick Van Patten (born December 9, 1928 in New York City, New York) is an American actor. He was the son of Josephine Rose Acerno, an Italian American, and Richard Byron Van Patten, who had distant Dutch ancestry from a great-grandfather. He is the older brother of actress Joyce Van Patten and uncle of Talia Balsam. He has been married to the former Patricia Poole since 1954 and is the father of three sons, all actors: Vincent Van Patten, Nels Van Patten, … - Willie Aames
Willie Aames (born Albert William Upton July 15, 1960 in Orange County, California, USA) is an actor best known for the roles of Buddy Lembeck on "Charles in Charge", Tommy Bradford on "Eight is Enough" and the voice of Hank on "Dungeons & Dragons", the cartoon. He also hosted a game show "The Krypton Factor" from 1990-91. He played the character of "Robbie Hamlin" on the ABC soap opera "Edge of Night". - Adam Rich
Adam Rich (born on October 12 1968) is an American actor born in Brooklyn, New York City. He is arguably best remembered for playing youngest son Nicholas Bradford on the 1970s television drama "Eight is Enough", for which he was nominated for three Young Artist Awards, winning two, and his stint on the short-lived Lorne Greene vehicle "Code Red". He made appearances on "The Love Boat", "Fantasy Island", … - Grant Goodeve
Grant Goodeve (born July 6, 1952) is an American actor and television host. He is best known for playing the role of David, the oldest son, on "Eight Is Enough", from 1977 to 1981. He is more recently known for his work on Home & Garden Television. - Lani O'Grady
Lani O'Grady, born Lanita Rose Agrati, was an American actor, and the sister of actor/musician Don Grady. Born in Walnut Creek, California, O'Grady is best-remembered for her role as Mary Bradford, the eldest sister from "Eight is Enough", and she reprised the character in both its television movie reunions. She also played guest roles on "Harry O", "The Love Boat" and other shows. Her last acting role was as Mrs. - Susan Richardson
Susan Richardson (born March 11, 1952 in Coatesville, Pennsylvania) is an American actress, best known for her role as Susan Bradford on the television series "Eight is Enough", which she played from 1977 to 1981. Richardson first started acting in plays in high school. She graduated from Coatesville Area Senior High School in 1970, and moved to Hollywood in 1971. In the six years between moving to the West Coast and being cast on "Eight is Enough", … - Diana Hyland
Diana Hyland (January 25, 1936 - March 27, 1977) was an Emmy Award-winning American actress best known for her TV appearances and occasional films. Born Diana Gentner in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, Hyland made her acting debut in 1955 in an episode of "Robert Montgomery Presents". Over the next decade she played numerous guest and supporting roles in various television series, including "The Twilight Zone", … - Laurie Walters
Laurie Walters (born January 8, 1947 in San Francisco, California) is a former television actress, arguably best known for playing Joanie Bradford on the television "dramedy" "Eight Is Enough", which aired from 1977 until 1981 on ABC. Walters was, by several years, the oldest actor of the eight actors playing the Bradford children, even though her character, Joanie Bradford, was the third-oldest child in the family. - Dianne Kay
Dianne Kay (born March 29, 1952 in Phoenix, Arizona) is an American actress best known for her role as Nancy Bradford in the ABC television show "Eight is Enough" (1977-1981; reunion movies in 1987 & 1989). Dianne also appeared in the "Flamingo Road" series pilot, and the short-lived series "Glitter". She currently lives in Los Angeles with her husband and son and is a full-time wife and stay-at-home mother. - Connie Needham
Connie Needham (born Constance Newton on December 5, 1959 in Anaheim, California) is an American actress, best known for her role as Elizabeth Bradford on the television series "Eight is Enough", which she played from 1977 to 1981. She also played a dancer in the initial stages of multiple sclerosis on the NBC drama "Fame". That episode, entitled "To Soar and Never Falter," won an Emmy award. - Mark Hamill
Mark Richard Hamill (born September 25, 1951) is an American actor. Hamill is best known for his portrayal of Luke Skywalker in the original "Star Wars" films, Colonel Christopher "Maverick" Blair in the Wing Commander franchise, and as the voice of The Joker in "Batman: The Animated Series". After the "Star Wars" films, Hamill worked on Broadway, as a voice actor in animation and computer and video games, … - Peter Horton
Peter Horton (born August 20, 1953) is an American actor and director. Born in Bellevue, Washington, he is best known for his role as Prof. Gary Shepherd on the popular television series "thirtysomething". During that time, in 1991, "People" magazine named him one of the "50 Most Beautiful People". He left the series in 1991 to pursue an interest in directing. As an actor, Horton appeared in a number of television shows including "St. - Kimberly Beck
Kimberly Beck (born January 9, 1956 in Glendale, California) is an American actress. Beck has starred in such movies as "Massacre at Central High", "Roller Boogie", and "Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter". Among her notable television credits are "Capitol" (as Kimberly Beck-Hilton), "Fantasy Island", "Westwind", "Dynasty", "Lucas Tanner" and "Peyton Place". - James Karen
James Karen (born November 28, 1923) is an American character actor of Broadway, film and television. Karen was born Jacob Karnofsky in Wilkes-Barre, Northeastern Pennsylvania to Russian-born Jewish immigrants Mae Freed and Joseph H. Karnofsky, a produce dealer. As a young man, Karen was encouraged to be an actor by U.S. Congressman Daniel J. Flood, who was an amateur thespian himself, recruiting him into a production at the Little Theatre of Wilkes-Barre. - Henderson Forsythe
Henderson Forsythe (September 11, 1917 - April 17, 2006) was an American actor. Born in Macon, Missouri, Henderson Forsythe was best known for his role as Dr. David Stewart #2 on the soap opera "As the World Turns", a role he played for 32 years, and for his work on the New York stage. - Thomas Braden
Thomas Wardell Braden (born 1918) is an American journalist. In 1940 he joined the British Army Office of Strategic Services (OSS). He moved to Washington DC and became part of a group of journalists known as the Georgetown Set. Braden joined the Central Intelligence Agency and in 1950 became head of International Organizations Division (IOD). His efforts focused on promoting anti-Communist elements in groups like AFL-CIO. - Missy Gold
Missy Gold (born Melissa Fisher, July 14, 1970 in Great Falls, Montana) is a former American actress. She is best known as portraying the Governor's daughter, "Katie", on the TV sitcom "Benson" (1979-1986). Missy was born one year behind her sister, Tracey, to Joe and Bonnie Fisher. In 1973, after her mother's remarriage to Harry Goldstein, … - John Shea
John Shea (born April 14, 1949 in North Conway, New Hampshire, USA) is an Emmy award winning American actor who has starred on television and in film. He is best known for his role as Lex Luthor in the 1990s TV series "Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman", and also starred in the short lived 1990s TV series "WIOU" as Hank Zaret. Later on in the 2000s he starred on the syndicated TV series "Mutant X" as Adam Kane. - Matt Robinson
Matthew Thomas "Matt" Robinson, Jr. was an American actor. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on New Year's Day in 1937, he was the first actor to portray the character of Gordon Robinson, on the long-running children's TV program "Sesame Street". When Sesame Street began in 1969, not only did Robinson play Gordon, but he also provided the voice of the puppet Roosevelt Franklin and also was one of the show's producers. He left the show in 1972. - Keith Coogan
Keith Coogan (b. January 13 1970, Palm Springs, California) is an American actor. His grandfather was Jackie Coogan. Coogan was born Keith Eric Mitchell, and began acting in 1975, then changed his name to "Keith Coogan" in 1986, just two years after the passing of his grandfather in 1984. He appeared in 1970s television shows like "The Waltons", "The Love Boat", "Fantasy Island", "Laverne and Shirley", "Mork & Mindy", … - Gil Grant
Gil Grant is a writer and producer who was worked on television shows such as "24" and "NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service". In 1995 he was hired to replace Michael Duggan as producer of "Earth 2" after the first season, however the series was cancelled by NBC before the production of season two began. He first began writing for the series "Eight is Enough" in 1977 and producing in 1982 with the series "The Powers of Matthew Star". - Beth Howland
Elizabeth "Beth" Howland (born May 28, 1941 in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American actress who has worked extensively on stage and television. Howland is best known for two of her major projects: playing Vera Louise Gorman-Novak on the TV show "Alice", inspired by the popular Martin Scorsese film "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore"; and originating the role of Amy in the original Broadway cast of Stephen Sondheim's "Company", … - Michael Talbott
Michael Talbott (born on February 2, 1955 in Waverly, Iowa) is an American actor who is perhaps best known for his co-starring role as Det. Stanley Switek in the 1980s cop show "Miami Vice". His other television credits include "M*A*S*H", "Sanford & Son", "The Jeffersons", "Eight is Enough" among other shows. - Fredric Lehne
Fredric Lehne also known as Fredric Lane is an American actor who has appeared in over 200 films, mini-series, and television shows as well as many stage productions including works by Shakespeare, Moliere and Ibsen on Broadway. He is perhaps best known for his role as US Marshal Edward Mars in ABC’s "Lost" and as INS agent Janus in the film "Men in Black". - Stacey Nelkin
Stacey Nelkin is an actress who has appeared in film and in television. She is well known for her role in the 1982 horror film "Halloween III: Season of the Witch" as Ellie Grimbridge. Her best-known TV role is on the soap opera "Generations" as Christy Russell in 1990. She also starred in the 1979 short-lived TV series "The Chisholms". Nelkin was scheduled to appear in the 1982 cult film "Blade Runner" as Mary, … - Daniel Selby
Daniel J. Selby (born June 3, 1965, Castro Valley, California, USA) is an American model, actor, singer, and author. Selby started out in California as a print model for clothing stores such as Mervyns and The Gap in 1970. He also took several minor acting roles, primarily for television series, such as "Night Gallery", "Police Woman" and "Eight is Enough" as well as several movie appearances. In 1976, his mother, who was a country singer, … - Keene Curtis
Keene Curtis (February 15, 1923 - October 13, 2002) was an American character actor. Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, Curtis made his film debut in the 1948 Orson Welles adaptation of "Macbeth". Additional film credits included "American Hot Wax", "Rabbit Test", "I.Q.", and "Heaven Can Wait". Curtis began his theatrical career in 1955 as a Broadway stage manager. - John Furey
John Furey is an actor who has starred in film and on television. He is best known for his role in the 1981 horror film "Friday the 13th Part 2" as Paul Holt. His most recent film is the 2005 movie "The Galindez File". John appeared on the soap opera "All My Children" as Lee Hawkins in 1998. John has made guest appearances on such TV shows as "Eight Is Enough", "CHiPs", "Queer as Folk", and "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation". - Peggy Pope
Peggy Pope is an American actress. She was born in Montclair, New Jersey. She has made her many acting appearances memorable — even in the smallest roles — beginning in 1966 with the television show "The Trials of O'Brien", starring Peter Falk and Elaine Stritch. Pope is most recognizable as "the old lush" (and later, recovered alcoholic) Margaret Foster in the 1980 movie "Nine to Five" starring Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, and Dabney Coleman. - Milt Kogan
Milt Kogan (born 1936 in Camden, New Jersey) is an American actor. He is best known for playing the desk sergeant, Officer Kogan, on the television series "Barney Miller" in 1975. He also made guest appearances on the television series "It Takes a Thief", "Mission: Impossible", "Ironside", "Sanford and Son", "Mannix", "The Law", "Cannon", "Police Story", "Kojak", "Eight Is Enough", … - A. Michael Baldwin
A. Michael Baldwin (born 1963) is an American actor, producer, and screenwriter. He is the son of Gerard Baldwin, a prominent actor in the 60's and 70's. He began acting in his teens in television series such as Eight is Enough and Sesame Street, and was also a member of the Teenage Drama Workshop at California State University. He is best known for his roles as Mike in the Phantasm films (except for Phantasm II). - Dana Kimmell
Dana Kimmell (born October 26, 1959) is an American actress who has starred in movies and on television. She played Dawn Marshall on "Texas" and appeared on "Days of our Lives" as Diane Parker from 1983-1984. Dana starred in some movies, her big role was in the 1982 horror classic "Friday the 13th Part 3" as Chris Higgins, and her other big role came in 1983 in the action movie "Lone Wolf McQuade" playing Chuck Norris's daughter Sally McQuade. - Susan Lanier
Susan Lanier is an American film and television actress. Born as Susan Jean Engledow in Dallas, Texas to Gene and Dorothy Lanier Engledow, she moved to New York City to pursue an acting career in 1967 where she attended New York University. After appearing in numerous off Broadway productions, TV commercials, and indie films in which she appeared as Jean Lanier, she relocated to Los Angeles in 1974. - Melinda O. Fee
Melinda O. Fee (b. October 7, 1942 in Los Angeles, California, USA) is an American actress who has starred in films and on television. Her first starring role was in the 1950s TV series "Love of Life". Most of Melinda's other TV roles were on soap operas like "Guiding Light" as Charlotte Waring Fletcher Bauer from 1970-1973, "Days of Our Lives" as Mary Anderson from 1981-1982, and "Santa Barbara" as Olivia Welles from 1987-1988, … - Sparky Marcus
Sparky Marcus (real name Marcus Issoglio) is an American actor born December 6 1967 in Hollywood, California. He had a prolific career as a child actor. Marcus was well-known for playing the role of the precocious child but also worked extensively as a voice actor for Hanna-Barbera throughout the 1980s. He started acting at five playing Shelby on "Sigmund and the Sea Monsters" (1973-1975). He also appeared on "The Nancy Walker Show" (1976), "Mary Hartman, … - Ralph Strait
Ralph Strait (July 8, 1936 - July 31, 1992) was an American actor who starred in film and on television. He is best known for his roll in the 1982 cult film "The Beastmaster" as Sacco, also that year he starred in the horror movie "Halloween III: Season of the Witch" as Buddy Kupfer, and that year he starred in "They Call Me Bruce?". He starred on the soap opera "Search for Tomorrow" as Dan Stone from 1985-1986. - Howard Witt
Howard Witt is an American character actor. He has appeared as a guest star in many television series including "Kojak", "The Bob Newhart Show", "Rhoda", "The Rockford Files", "Eight Is Enough", "WKRP in Cincinnati", "Alice", "Archie Bunker's Place" (as Sol Rabinowitz), "Hill Street Blues" (as Schwartz), "Taxi", "Remington Steele", "Murder, She Wrote", "St. - Enid Kent
Enid Kent played Nurse Bigelow, a recurring character in the television series M*A*S*H. Her acting credentials also include such TV series as Family Ties, CHiPs, Diff'rent Strokes, Eight Is Enough and L.A. Law. - Sandra Saxon Brice
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