Johnny Whitaker
| Johnny Whitaker | |
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Johnny Whitaker, c. 1972.
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| Born |
John O. Whitaker, Jr. December 13, 1959 Van Nuys, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Brigham Young University |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1965–77, 1997–present |
| Spouse(s) | Symbria Wright (1984–1988) |
| Website | johnnywhitaker |
John Orson "Johnny" Whitaker, Jr. (born December 13, 1959) is an American actor notable for several performances for film and television during his childhood. The naturally redheaded Whitaker is best known for his role as Brian Keith's nephew, Jody Davis, on Family Affair from 1966 to 1971, originated the role of Scotty Baldwin on General Hospital in 1965, played the lead in Hallmark's 1969 The Littlest Angel, and portrayed the title character in the 1973 musical version of Tom Sawyer.
Whitaker was born in the Los Angeles district of Van Nuys, the fifth of eight children of Thelma and John O. Whitaker, Sr. and started his professional acting career at the age of three by appearing in a television commercial for a local used car dealer. In 1965, Whitaker originated the character of the young Scotty Baldwin in the soap opera General Hospital. In 1966, he acted in a major feature film, The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming, which also starred Brian Keith, the actor who would later play Whitaker's uncle in the television series Family Affair.
Family Affair aired from 1966 to 1971. It co-starred Whitaker playing the role of an orphaned boy named Jody Davis, living in a high-rise apartment in New York City with his twin sister Buffy (Anissa Jones) and older sister Cissy (Kathy Garver), his bachelor uncle Bill Davis (Brian Keith), and Bill's gentleman's gentleman, Mr. French (Sebastian Cabot). While a regular on the show, Whitaker also starred in the Hallmark Hall of Fame production The Littlest Angel and an episode of the long-running western The Virginian in 1969.
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