Sean Marshall (actor)

Sean Edwin Marshall (born June 19, 1965 in Canoga Park, California) is an American former actor and singer who started acting in 1971 at the age of 6. 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 for which he earned a gold record.

Sean Marshall
Born
Sean Edwin Marshall

(1965-06-19) June 19, 1965
Canoga Park, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma materUnited States Merchant Marine Academy (1987)
OccupationActor, singer
Years active1971–1980

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, Emergency!, Code R, The Carol Burnett Show and Tony Orlando and Dawn to name a few. Marshall was also a prolific TV commercial, radio, print and stage actor during his short seven years in the entertainment industry.

In 1978, Marshall left the entertainment industry to pursue an education at Notre Dame College Preparatory. In 1983, he received a congressional appointment to the United States Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, New York. In 1987, he graduated with a B.S. in Marine Transportation and an officers appointment in the U.S. Maritime Service, and the U.S. Naval Reserve. He now lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1973Kung FuAbel LovittEpisode: "The Stone"
1973The Deadly TrackersKevin KilpatrickFeature film
1974Little House on the PrairieBoyEpisode: "If I Should Wake Before I Die"
1977ABC Weekend SpecialsJoe WillieEpisode: "Valentine's Second Chance"
1977Code RGaryEpisode: "The Aliens"
1977–78The FitzpatricksMax FitzpatrickMain cast (13 episodes)
1977Pete's DragonPeteFeature film
1978Stickin' TogetherMichael MacKenzieTelevision pilot (aka Wonderland Cove)
1978The New Adventures of HeidiPeterTelevision film
1978The Small OneBoy (voice)Animated short film
1979The MacKenzies of Paradise CoveMichael MacKenzieMain cast (6 episodes)
1980To Race the WindWilsonTelevision film


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