Johnny Whitaker

John O. Whitaker, Jr., better known as Johnny, was a child actor and continues to work in show business. He was born on December 13, 1959 in Van Nuys, California 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, Johnny landed the role of Scotty Baldwin in the soap opera General Hospital. He then went on to star in a major feature film, The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming which also starred Brian Keith, an actor who would later play Johnny's uncle in the television series, Family Affair.

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December 13 - 1959 - Van Nuys, California - 1965 - General Hospital - The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming - Brian Keith - Family Affair

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Johnny landed the role of Jody Davis in Family Affair, a young boy living in a high-rise apartment in New York, New York. There along with television-sisters Anissa Jones and Kathy Garver, he charmed American audiences with his childish innocence. He went on to star in the Sid and Marty Krofft series "Sigmund and the Sea Monsters" as well as other films including Napoleon and Samantha.

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Family Affair - New York, New York - Anissa Jones - Kathy Garver - Sid and Marty Krofft - Sigmund and the Sea Monsters - Napoleon and Samantha

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