David W. Harper
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David W. Harper | |
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![]() Harper at The Waltons 40th Anniversary in 2012. | |
Born | David William Harper October 4, 1961 |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1971–2011 |
David William Harper (born October 4, 1961) is an American actor.
Harper began his acting career appearing as Jim Bob Walton, the second-youngest of seven siblings, in the made-for-television film The Homecoming: A Christmas Story (1971). When the film was turned into The Waltons television series in 1972, Harper reprised his role and remained with the series throughout its nine-season run.[1]
When The Waltons ended in 1981, Harper appeared in the television miniseries The Blue and the Gray and the theatrical film Fletch. Along with most of the other series regulars, Harper appeared in various Waltons reunion specials produced in the 1980s and 1990s.
Harper is not currently active in show business but does appear at such Waltons-related functions as collectible and memorabilia fairs. After working at a variety of jobs, he went to school to study business.[2]
Filmography[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1971 | The Homecoming: A Christmas Story | Jim-Bob Walton | TV movie |
1971-1981 | The Waltons | TV series, 212 episodes | |
1977 | Walking Tall | Driver of the Stolen Sheriff's Car | Uncredited |
1982 | The Blue and the Gray | James Hale | TV miniseries, 3 episodes |
1982 | A Wedding on Walton's Mountain | Jim-Bob Walton | TV movie |
1982 | Mother's Day on Walton's Mountain | ||
1982 | A Day for Thanks on Walton's Mountain | ||
1985 | Fletch | Teenager | |
1986 | 3:15 | Pay-Off guy | |
1993 | A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion | Jim-Bob Walton | TV movie |
1995 | A Walton Wedding | ||
1997 | A Walton Easter |
References[]
- ^ Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 1150. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.
- ^ Garver, Kathy; Ascher, Fred (2016). X Child Stars: Where Are They Now?. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 177. ISBN 9781630761141. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
External links[]
- 1961 births
- Living people
- American male film actors
- American male television actors
- People from Abilene, Texas
- American male child actors
- American film actor, 1960s birth stubs