Steve Shaw (actor)

Steve Shaw (February 19, 1965[1] – December 5, 1990) was an American actor best known for playing Eric Fairgate in the television drama series Knots Landing.

Steve Shaw
Born(1965-02-19)February 19, 1965
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
DiedDecember 5, 1990(1990-12-05) (aged 25)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1976–1990

Life and career

One of Shaw's earliest acting appearances was Little House on the Prairie Season 3 Episode 22, Gold Country, as Sam Delano, the son of an Italian couple mining for gold. He made another appearance on the same series in a Season 5 episode entitled "The Odyssey" in which he played a character named Dylan Whittaker who has been diagnosed with terminal leukemia and wishes to see the Pacific Ocean before he dies. He also appeared in two episodes of The Waltons as George Simmons. Shaw appeared regularly in Knots Landing from 1979 to 1987, and thereafter made occasional return appearances until 1990.

Death

Shaw died on December 5, 1990 in a head-on traffic collision with a truck in Los Angeles. He was survived by his mother and grandparents; his father had died six months previously of a heart attack.[2]

Filmography
YearTitleRoleNotes
1976Having BabiesMark McNamaraTV movie
1977Raid on EntebbeJonathan SagerTV movie
1977Little House on the PrairieSam DelanoEpisode: "Gold Country"
1977Emergency!Earl RobinsonEpisode: "Limelight"
1978Barnaby JonesStevie SayersEpisodes: "Final Judgment" (Parts 1 & 2)
1978The President's MistressBoy at ZooTV movie
1978The WaltonsGeorge SimmonsEpisodes: "The Festival", "The Revelation"
1978ABC Afterschool SpecialsEarly McLarenEpisode: "It's a Mile from Here to Glory"
1978Child of GlassAlexander ArmsworthTV movie
1978Flying HighPhilTV movie
1978Three's CompanyAlbertEpisode: "The Crush"
1979CentennialPaul GarrettEpisode: "The Winds of Death"
1979Little House on the PrairieDylan WhittakerEpisode: "The Odyssey"
1979When Hell Was in SessionJim DentonTV movie
1979A Shining SeasonRon BellamyTV movie
1979–90Knots LandingEric Fairgate105 episodes

References
  1. "Steve Shaw". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on March 26, 2020.
  2. "Steve Shaw; Actor". Los Angeles Times. LOs Angeles, California. December 8, 1990. Archived from the original on March 26, 2020.
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