Occupation Film actor Nephews Matthew Chapin Role Child actor | Name Michael Chapin Years active 1944-1959 Nieces Summer-Healy Chapin | |
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Born July 25, 1936 (age 87) ( 1936-07-25 ) Hollywood, California, United States Siblings Billy Chapin, Lauren Chapin Parents Roy Chapin, Marquerite Alice Barringer Movies Pride of the Blue Grass, Under California Stars, The Dakota Kid, Strange Bargain, Summer Stock Similar People Billy Chapin, Lauren Chapin, Terry Sanders, Charles Laughton, Robert Mitchum | ||
Michael Chapin (born July 25, 1936) is an American former child actor in film and television.
Born in Los Angeles, he began his screen career in 1944 when he appeared in The Fighting Sullivans. He continued with films such as It's a Wonderful Life and Under California Stars. Acting mostly in western pictures, he retired from show business in 1959.
Michael Chapin is the older brother of Billy Chapin and Lauren Chapin.
Filmography
Actor
1959
Men Into Space (TV Series) as
Lt. Rick Staab
- Space Trap (1959) - Lt. Rick Staab
1955
The Night of the Hunter as
Ruby's Boyfriend (uncredited)
1955
Fireside Theatre (TV Series)
- Murderer's Wife (1955)
1954
Pride of the Blue Grass as
Danny
1954
Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) as
George
- The Way I Feel (1954) - George
1952
Springfield Rifle as
Jamie Kearney (uncredited)
1952
Wagons West as
Ben Wilkins
1952
Wild Horse Ambush as
Red White
1951
Arizona Manhunt as
Red White
1951
The Dakota Kid as
Red White
1951
Wells Fargo Gunmaster as
Tommy Hines
1951
Buckaroo Sheriff of Texas as
Red White
1950
Summer Stock as
Boy (uncredited)
1950
The Lone Ranger (TV Series) as
Johnnie Williams
- The Star Witness (1950) - Johnnie Williams
1950
The Reformer and the Redhead as
Orphan (uncredited)
1949
Oboler Comedy Theatre (TV Series)
- Mr. Dydee (1949)
1949
Strange Bargain as
Roddy Wilson
1948
Night Wind as
Vinnie Jardine (uncredited)
1948
Under California Stars as
Ted Carver
1948
Call Northside 777 as
Frank Wiecek Jr. (uncredited)
1947
Heaven Only Knows as
Little Boy (uncredited)
1947
The Farmer's Daughter as
Boy (uncredited)
1947
Backlash as
Mike (uncredited)
1946
It's a Wonderful Life as
Young George's Friend (uncredited)
1946
Night Editor as
Doc Cochrane as a Boy (uncredited)
1946
Song of Arizona as
Cyclops
1945
The Corn Is Green as
Schoolboy (uncredited)
1944
The Fighting Sullivans as
Rival Boy (uncredited)
References
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