Sean Marshall (actor)

{{short description|American actor}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2020}} {{No footnotes|date=September 2022}} {{Infobox person |name=Sean Marshall | | |caption= |birth_name=  |birth_date=  |birth_place = |alma_mater = |death_date= |death_place= |occupation = Actor, singer |years_active= 1971–1980 }} '''Sean Marshall''' is an American former actor and singer.

== Career == He was in more than ten movies including ''[[The Deadly Trackers]]'', ''[[The New Adventures of Heidi]]'' and the Disney animated short film ''[[The Small One]]'', but he is most commonly known for playing the [[protagonist]] Pete in the 1977 [[Disney]] movie ''[[Pete's Dragon (1977 film)|Pete's Dragon]].''

He also starred in two television series ''[[The Fitzpatricks]]'' which aired in 1977–78 for 13 episodes and ''[[The MacKenzies of Paradise Cove]]'' which aired in 1979 for 6 episodes. Marshall was a guest star in many of the popular series of his time including ''[[Kung Fu (1972 TV series)|Kung Fu]]'', ''[[Emergency!]]'', ''[[Code R]]'', ''[[The Carol Burnett Show]]'' and ''[[Tony Orlando and Dawn (TV series)|Tony Orlando and Dawn]]'' to name a few. Marshall was also a prolific TV commercial, radio, print and stage actor during seven years in the entertainment industry.

==Filmography== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes |- | 1973 || ''[[Kung Fu (1972 TV series)|Kung Fu]]'' || Abel Lovitt || Episode: "The Stone" |- | 1973 || ''[[The Deadly Trackers]]'' || Kevin Kilpatrick || Feature film |- | 1974 || ''[[Little House on the Prairie (TV series)|Little House on the Prairie]]'' || Boy || Episode: "If I Should Wake Before I Die" |- | 1977|| ''[[ABC Weekend Special]]s'' || Joe Willie || Episode: "Valentine's Second Chance" |- | 1977 || ''[[Code R]]'' || Gary || Episode: "The Aliens" |- | 1977–78 || ''[[The Fitzpatricks]]'' || Max Fitzpatrick || Main cast (13 episodes) |- | 1977 || ''[[Pete's Dragon (1977 film)|Pete's Dragon]]'' || Pete || Feature film |- | 1978 || ''[[The MacKenzies of Paradise Cove|Stickin' Together]]'' || Michael MacKenzie || Television pilot (aka ''Wonderland Cove'') |- | 1978 || ''[[The New Adventures of Heidi]]'' || Peter || Television film |- | 1978 || ''[[The Small One]]'' || Boy (voice) || Animated short film |- | 1979 || ''[[The MacKenzies of Paradise Cove]]'' || Michael MacKenzie || Main cast (6 episodes) |- | 1980 || ''To Race the Wind'' || Wilson || Television film |}

==External links== *{{IMDb name|id=0551171|name=Sean Marshall}}

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