Eric Scott (actor)
Eric Scott | |
|---|---|
 Scott in 2012 | |
| Born | Eric Scott Magat October 20, 1958 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1971–2011 |
| Spouses |
Cynthia Ullman Wolfen
(m. 2000) |
Eric Scott (born Eric Scott Magat; October 20, 1958, in Los Angeles, California, United States) is an American actor who is best known for his role as Ben Walton, which he first played in the television film The Homecoming: A Christmas Story (1971) and then in the series it inspired, The Waltons.
Early life
[edit]Scott's father was a mail carrier, and his mother was his guardian on the set of The Waltons.[1] He has an older brother, Alan, and a younger brother, Dana. As a child he appeared in several television commercials, and had roles in Medical Center, The Interns, Bewitched, Lancer, The Doris Day Show, The Young Rebels,[2] and in the film The Million Dollar Duck.[3]
Personal life
[edit]Scott is of the Jewish faith.[4]
He was briefly married to actress Karey Louis. His second marriage was to Theresa Fargo, the mother of his daughter Ashley, until her death from acute myelomonocytic leukemia on November 5, 1992. Fargo developed the disease during her pregnancy.[5] Ashley was delivered by cesarean section one month early so that Fargo could begin chemotherapy, but Fargo died two days after the birth of her child.[4]
In March 2000, Scott married Cynthia (Cindy) Ullman Wolfen. They have a daughter, Emma, born in 2001, and a son, Jeremy, who was born in 2004.[6]
Today, Scott owns Chase Messengers, a parcel delivery service, in Encino, California.[7] He stated that being rejected from auditions as a child was a good preparation for working in sales.[3]
Filmography
[edit]1960s
[edit]- Lancer (1969)
1970s
[edit]- The Homecoming: A Christmas Story (1971)
- Medical Center (1971)
- Bewitched (1971)
- The Million Dollar Duck (1971)
- The Waltons (1972–1981)
- Celebrity Bowling (1973, self)
- Which Mother Is Mine? (1979)
- Family Feud (1979)
1980s
[edit]- The Loch Ness Horror (1981)
- A Day for Thanks on Walton's Mountain (1982)
- Mother's Day on Waltons Mountain (1982)
- A Wedding on Walton's Mountain (1982)
- The Fall Guy (1985)
1990s
[edit]- A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion (1993)
- A Walton Wedding (1995)
- Defying Gravity (1997)
- A Walton Easter (1997)
2000s
[edit]- TV total (2004)
References
[edit]- ^ Scott, Vernon, 'The Waltons' Eric Scott Is Just a Normal 16-year-old, Tulsa World, November 30, 1975, page 142
- ^ Mailbag, The Kansas City Star, August 18, 1974, page 119
- ^ a b Huser, Mary Ann, Actor learns to cope with real-life tragedy, Simi Valley Star, December 4, 1994, page 8
- ^ a b A Walton Family Tragedy, People, February 1, 1993, pages 79-84
- ^ "Life After the Waltons". People.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- ^ "Eric Scott". Angelfire.com. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- ^ "Where are the Waltons?". Americanprofile.com. 10 February 2008. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
External links
[edit]- Eric Scott at IMDb
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
