Full Name Marcus Issoglio Name Sparky Marcus Years active 1973–1986 | Occupation Actor, voice actor Other names Sparkey Marcus Role Actor | |
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Born December 6, 1967 (age 56) ( 1967-12-06 ) Hollywood, California, USA Movies and TV shows Freaky Friday, The Bad News Bears, Banjo the Woodpile Cat, Mary Hartman - Mary Hart, Sigmund and the Sea Mon Similar People Meeno Peluce, Barbara Harris, Marc McClure, William Callaway, Joan Gerber Zodiac Sign Capricorn | ||
Sparky Marcus (born Marcus Issoglio; December 6, 1967) is a former American actor. He was born in Hollywood, California. He had a career as a child actor.
Contents
- Sparky Marcus Career Highlights Montage HD 03142021
- Career
- Voice acting
- Television guest appearances
- Film roles
- Filmography
- References
Sparky Marcus Career Highlights Montage [HD] (03/14/2021)
Career
Marcus was well known for playing the role of the precocious child but also worked extensively as a voice actor for Hanna-Barbera throughout the 1980s. He started acting at five playing Shelby on Sigmund and the Sea Monsters (1973–1975). He also appeared on The Nancy Walker Show (1976), Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (1976–77) (Marcus played child evangelist Jimmy Joe Jeeter, who died of electrocution in the bathtub), Grandpa Goes to Washington (1978), The Bad News Bears and Goodtime Girls (1980).
Voice acting
As a voice actor for cartoons he is probably best known for his role as Richie Rich from the Hanna Barbera series Richie Rich (1980–1982). He later had regular roles as a voice actor on Shirt Tales (1982–1984), Space Stars (1981), Saturday Supercade as the voice of Dexter on Space Ace (1984), Challenge of the GoBots (1984), The Puppy's Further Adventures (1983), The Reluctant Dragon (1981), Cabbage Patch Kids: First Christmas (1984), Banjo the Woodpile Cat (1979), CBS Library (1980–1982) and The Get-Along Gang (1984–86).
Television guest appearances
Marcus has also made several TV guest appearances, including Trapper John, M.D., Happy Days, WKRP in Cincinnati, What's Happening!!, Maude, Emergency!, The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries, The Bob Newhart Show, Eight Is Enough and Starsky and Hutch.
Film roles
Marcus also appeared in the feature films Freaky Friday (1976) and The Pinballs (1977), as well as in many TV movies, including The Stableboy's Christmas (1978) and Goldie and the Boxer (1979). His last movie role was a brief cameo as a bellboy in the 1983 Steve Martin comedy The Man with Two Brains.
Filmography
Actor
1984
Challenge of the GoBots (TV Series) as
Nick Burns
- The Gift (1985) - Nick Burns (voice)
- Return to Gobotron: Part 5 (1985) - Nick Burns (voice)
- The Fall of Gobotron: Part 3 (1985) - Nick Burns (voice)
- Gameworld (1985) - Nick Burns (voice)
- Scooter Enhanced (1985) - Nick Burns (voice)
- Dawn World (1985) - Nick Burns (voice)
- Genius and Son (1985) - Nick Burns (voice)
- The Final Conflict (1984) - Nick Burns (voice)
- Target Earth (1984) - Nick Burns (voice)
- Battle for Gobotron (1984) - Nick Burns (voice)
1984
The Get Along Gang (TV Series) as
Montgomery Moose / Randy Raccoon, Raccoon gang leader / Carnival owner / ...
- That's the Way the Cookie Crumbles/Snowbound Showdown (1984) - Montgomery Moose (voice)
- School's Out/The Bullies (1984) - Montgomery Moose (voice)
- Bingo's Pen Pal/Follow the Leader (1984) - Montgomery Moose (voice)
- The Get-Along Gang Minus One/Camp Get-Along (1984) - Montgomery Moose (voice)
- The Wrong Stuff/Uneasy Rider (1984) - Montgomery Moose (voice)
- Nose for News/The Lighthouse Pirates (1984) - Montgomery Moose (voice)
- Engineer Roary/Pick of the Litter (1984) - Montgomery Moose (voice)
- A Pinch of This, a Dash of That/Bingo's Tale (1984) - Montgomery Moose (voice)
- The Get-Along Gang Go Hollywood/Them's the Brakes (1984) - Montgomery Moose (voice)
- Woolma's Birthday/The Get-Along Detectives (1984) - Montgomery Moose / Randy Raccoon, Raccoon gang leader / Carnival owner (voice)
- Head in the Clouds/Hunt for the Beast (1984) - Montgomery Moose (voice)
- Caboose on the Loose/Montgomery's Mechanical Marvel (1984) - Montgomery Moose / Hermy the Robot (voice)
- Zipper's Millions/Half a Map Is Better Than None (1984) - Montgomery Moose / Captain / Rocco (grunt) (voice)
1984
Cabbage Patch Kids: First Christmas (TV Movie) as
Xavier Roberts (voice)
1984
Space Ace (TV Series) as
Dexter
- Infanto Fury (1984) - Dexter (voice)
- Three Ring Rampage (1984) - Dexter (voice)
- Calamity Kimmie (1984) - Dexter (voice)
- Spoiled Sports (1984) - Dexter (voice)
- The Phantom Shuttle (1984) - Dexter (voice)
- Wanted: Dexter! (1984) - Dexter (voice)
- Age Ray Riot (1984) - Dexter (voice)
- Frozen in Fear (1984) - Dexter (voice)
- Perilous Partners (1984) - Dexter (voice)
- Moon Missle Madness (1984) - Dexter (voice)
- Dangerous Decoy (1984) - Dexter (voice)
- Cosmic Camp Catastrophe (1984) - Dexter (voice)
- Cute Groots (1984) - Dexter (voice)
1980
Ri¢hie Ri¢h (TV Series) as
Richie Rich
- Computo (1983) - Richie Rich (voice)
- Mayda and the Monster (1983) - Richie Rich (voice)
- Irona Story (1983) - Richie Rich (voice)
- The Ends of the Earth/The Snowman Cometh (1983) - Richie Rich (voice)
- A Whale of a Tale/Rich No More (1983) - Richie Rich (voice)
- Richie Hood/The T.V. Phantom (1983) - Richie Rich (voice)
- Hard to Study/Gold Flame/Look Alike/Sky Hook (1982) - Richie Rich (voice)
- Dollar's Exercise/Richie's Cube/The Maltese Monkey/Everybody's Doing It (1982) - Richie Rich (voice)
- The Youth Maker/Robot Bug Guards/I Say You All/Boy of the Year (1982) - Richie Rich (voice)
- Richie Goes to Shirik/The Pie-Eyed Piper/Guard Dog/Giant Pearl (1982) - Richie Rich (voice)
- Shoe Biz/Sugar Bowl/Suavo/The Giant Ape Caper (1982) - Richie Rich (voice)
- Coin Flipper/Mayda Munny/Busy Butler/The Haunting of Castle Rich (1982) - Richie Rich (voice)
- The Midas Touch/Ball Room/Genie with the Light Brown Hair/Dignified Doggy (1982) - Richie Rich (voice)
- Born Flea/How Human/The Collector/Money Plant (1982) - Richie Rich (voice)
- Around the World on Eighty Cents/Treasure Chest/No Substitute for a Watch Dog/Gems/Robot Robber (1981) - Richie Rich (voice)
- Dog Gone/Treasure Chest/Carnival Man/Gems/The Day the Estate Stood Still (1981) - Richie Rich (voice)
- Money Talks/Treasure Chest/Mischief Movie/Gems/An Ordinary Day (1981) - Richie Rich (voice)
- Rich Mice/Treasure Chest/King Bee/Gems/Chilly Dog (1981) - Richie Rich (voice)
- A Special Talent/Treasure Chest/Villains Incorporated/Gems/Bye-Bye Baby (1981) - Richie Rich (voice)
- Voodoo Island/Treasure Chest/Tooth Is Stranger Than Friction/Gems/Butlering Made Easy (1981) - Richie Rich (voice)
- Richie of the Round Table/Treasure Chest/I Want My Mummy/Gems/Canine Cadet (1981) - Richie Rich (voice)
- Space Shark/Treasure Chest/The Chef's Watch Dog/Gems/Schoolhouse Romp (1981) - Richie Rich (voice)
- Baseball Dollar/Treasure Chest/The Sinister Sports Spectacular/Gems/It's No Giggling Matter (1981) - Richie Rich (voice)
- Cave Boy Richie/Treasure Chest/Young Irona/Gems/The Great Charity Train Robbery (1981) - Richie Rich (voice)
- Prankster Beware/Treasure Chest/Clothes Make the Butler/Gems/Phantom of the Movies (1981) - Richie Rich (voice)
- TV Dollar/Treasure Chest/Disappearing Dignitaries/Gems/The Most Unforgettable Butler (1981) - Richie Rich (voice)
- Wiped Out/Treasure Chest/Welcome Uncle Cautious/Gems/Disaster Master (1981) - Richie Rich (voice)
- Poor Little Richbillies/Treasure Chest: Admirers/Chowhound/Gems: Lunchbag/Mystery Mountain (1980) - Richie Rich (voice)
- Counterfeit Dollar/Treasure Chest: Gloria's Birthday/The Greatest Invention in the World/Gems: Small Tour/Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Bug (1980) - Richie Rich (voice)
- The Abominable Snow Plan/Treasure Chest/Miss Robot America/Gems/Constructo (1980) - Richie Rich (voice)
- Irona vs. Demona/Treasure Chest/Chef's Surprise/Gems/The Snow Bounders (1980) - Richie Rich (voice)
- The Kangaroo Hop/Treasure Chest/Car Wash/Gems/The Blur (1980) - Richie Rich (voice)
- Silence Is Golden/Treasure Chest/The Shocking Lady Strikes Again/Gems/Spring Cleaning (1980) - Richie Rich (voice)
- The Rare Scare/Treasure Chest/Kitty Sitter/Gems/Ones of Our Aircraft Carriers Is Missing (1980) - Richie Rich (voice)
- The Robotnappers/Treasure Chest/Piggy Bank Prank/Gems/Muscle Beach (1980) - Richie Rich (voice)
1983
Shirt Tales (TV Series) as
T.J. Tiger
- Mayhem on the Orient Express/The Cuckoo Count Caper (1983) - T.J. Tiger (voice)
- The Ghost Out West/Dinkel's Gift (1983) - T.J. Tiger (voice)
- Dinkel's Buddy/The Big Set-up (1983) - T.J. Tiger (voice)
- Saturday Night Shirt Tales/Kip's Toy Caper (1983) - T.J. Tiger (voice)
- T.J.'s Visit/Pleasure Valley (1983) - T.J. Tiger (voice)
- Brass Bogey/The Forbidden Island (1983) - T.J. Tiger (voice)
- Double Exposure/The Outer Space Connection (1983) - T.J. Tiger (voice)
- Kip's Dragon/Taj Mahal Tyg (1983) - T.J. Tiger (voice)
- The Rain, the Park and the Robot/Digger's Double (1983) - T.J. Tiger (voice)
- Bogey Goes Ape/Digger's Three Wishes (1983) - T.J. Tiger (voice)
1983
Saturday Supercade (TV Series) as
Dexter (segment 'Space Ace': 1984-1985) (voice)
1983
The Man with Two Brains as
Bellboy
1982
Trapper John, M.D. (TV Series) as
Richard Tobin
- The Peter Pan Syndrome (1982) - Richard Tobin
1981
Space Stars (TV Series) as
Dorno
- The Haunted Space Station (Space Ghost) (1981) - Dorno (voice)
- Eclipse Woman (Space Ghost) (1981) - Dorno (voice)
- City in Space (Space Ghost) (1981) - Dorno (voice)
- Time Chase (Space Ghost) (1981) - Dorno (voice)
- The Shadow People (Space Ghost) (1981) - Dorno (voice)
- The Toymaker (Space Ghost) (1981) - Dorno (voice)
- Space Spectre (Space Ghost) (1981) - Dorno (voice)
- The Starfly (Space Ghost) (1981) - Dorno (voice)
- The Antimatter Man (Space Ghost) (1981) - Dorno (voice)
- The Sorceress (Space Ghost) (1981) - Dorno (voice)
- Attack of the Space Sharks (Space Ghost) (1981) - Dorno (voice)
1980
The Ri¢hie Ri¢h/Scooby-Doo Show (TV Series) as
Richie Rich
- rr/Around the World on Eighty Cents/rr/No Substitute for a Watch Dog/rr/Robot Robber (1981) - Richie Rich (voice)
- Sopwith Scooby/Dog Gone/Tenderbigfoot/Carnival Man/Scooby and the Beanstalk/The Day the Estate Stood Still (1981) - Richie Rich (voice)
- Hardhat Scooby/Money Talks/Hothouse Scooby/Mischief Movie/Pigskin Scooby/An Ordinary Day (1981) - Richie Rich (voice)
- Scooby-Doo 2000/Rich Mice/Punk Rock Scooby/King Bee/Canine to Five/Chilly Dog (1981) - Richie Rich (voice)
- Backstage Scooby/A Special Talent/Scooby's House of Mystery/Villians Incorporated/Sweet Dreams Scooby/Bye-Bye Baby (1981) - Richie Rich (voice)
- Scooby Dooby Goo/Voodoo Island/Rickshaw Scooby/Tooth Is Stranger than Fiction/Scooby's Luck of the Irish/Butlering Made Easy (1981) - Richie Rich (voice)
- Scooby's Escape from Atlantis/Richie of the Round Table/Excalibur Scooby/I Want My Mummy/Scooby Saves the World/Canine Cadet (1981) - Richie Rich (voice)
- Scooby Nocchio/Space Shark/Lighthouse Keeper Scooby/The Chef's Watch Dog/Scooby's Roots/Schoolhouse Romp (1981) - Richie Rich (voice)
- The Invasion of the Scooby Snatchers/Baseball Dollar/Scooby Dooby Guru/The Sinsiter Sports Spectacular/Scooby and the Bandit/It's No Giggling Matter (1981) - Richie Rich (voice)
- A Fright at the Opera/Cave Boy Richie/Robot Ranch/Young Irona/Surprised Spies/The Great Charity Train Robbery (1981) - Richie Rich (voice)
- Dog Tag Scooby/Prankster Beware/Scooby at the Center of the World/Clothes Make the Butler/Scooby's Trip to Ahz/Phantom of the Movies (1981) - Richie Rich (voice)
- Way Out Scooby/T.V. Dollar/Strongman Scooby/Disappearing Dignitaries/Moonlight Madness/The Most Unforgetable Butler (1981) - Richie Rich (voice)
- Et Tu, Scoob?/Wiped Out/Soggy Bog Scooby/Welcome Uncle Cautious/Scooby Gumbo/Disaster Master (1981) - Richie Rich (voice)
- South Seas Scare/Mystery Mountain/Scooby's Swiss Miss/Poor Little Richbillies/Alaskan King Coward/Chowhound (1980) - Richie Rich (voice)
- Waxworld/The Greatest Invention in the World/Scooby in Wonderland/Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Bug/Scrappy's Birthday/Counterfeit Dollar (1980) - Richie Rich (voice)
- Scooby's Fun Zone/The Abominable Snow Plan/Swamp Witch/Miss Robot America/Sir Scooby and the Black Knight/Constructo (1980) - Richie Rich (voice)
- Scooby's Bull Fright/Irona Versus Demona/Scooby Ghosts West/Chef's Surprise/A Bungle in the Jungle/The Snow Bounders (1980) - Richie Rich (voice)
- Scooby's Three Ding-A-Ling Circus/The Kangaroo Hop/Scooby's Fantastic Island/Car Wash/Long John Scrappy/The Blur (1980) - Richie Rich (voice)
- Mummy's the Word/Silence Is Golden/Hang in There, Scooby/The Shocking Lady Strikes Again/Stuntman Scooby/Spring Cleaning (1980) - Richie Rich (voice)
- Scooby's Desert Dilemma/The Rare Scare/The Old Cat and Mouse Game/Kitty Sitter/Stowaways/One of Our Aircraft Carriers Is Missing (1980) - Richie Rich (voice)
- A Close Encounter with a Strange Kind/The Robotnappers/A Fit Night Out for Bats/Piggy Bank Prank/The Chinese Food Factory/Muscle Beach (1980) - Richie Rich (voice)
1981
ABC Weekend Specials (TV Series) as
Petey the Puppy / 'Rags II, The Funny Wonder Puppy'
- The Puppy Saves the Circus (1981) - Petey the Puppy / 'Rags II, The Funny Wonder Puppy' (voice)
1981
The Reluctant Dragon (Short) as
The Boy (voice)
1980
CBS Library (TV Series) as
The Boy / Melvin Spitznagle
- Misunderstood Monsters (1981) - The Boy (voice)
- The Incredible Book Escape (1980) - Melvin Spitznagle (voice)
1981
Aloha Paradise (TV Series)
- Sydney's Old Flame/Everett and The Wolf/Lurp's in Love (1981)
1981
Goldie and the Boxer Go to Hollywood (TV Movie) as
Petey
1979
The Bad News Bears (TV Series) as
Leslie Ogilvie
- The Good Life (1980) - Leslie Ogilvie
- The Headless Ghost of MacKintosh Manor (1980) - Leslie Ogilvie
- The Pride of the Bears (1980) - Leslie Ogilvie
- Double Play (1980) - Leslie Ogilvie
- Scrambled Eggs (1980) - Leslie Ogilvie
- Old Timers' Day (1980) - Leslie Ogilvie
- Matched Set (1980) - Leslie Ogilvie (credit only)
- Wedding Bells: Part 2 (1980) - Leslie Ogilvie
- Lights Out (1980) - Leslie Ogilvie
- The Birds, the Bees, and the Bears (1980) - Leslie Ogilvie
- Wedding Bells: Part 1 (1979) - Leslie Ogilvie
- First Base (1979) - Leslie Ogilvie
- Buttermaker Rides Again (1979) - Leslie Ogilvie
- Run Down (1979) - Leslie Ogilvie
- Fielder's Choice (1979) - Leslie Ogilvie
- Dance Fever (1979) - Leslie Ogilvie
- Save the Bears (1979) - Leslie Ogilvie
- Three's a Crowd (1979) - Leslie Ogilvie
- Men Will Be Boys (1979) - Leslie Ogilvie
- The Food Caper (1979) - Leslie Ogilvie
- Emily Loves Morris (1979) - Leslie Ogilvie
- Tanner's Bird (1979) - Leslie Ogilvie
- The Kelly Story (1979) - Leslie Ogilvie
- Nakedness Is Next to Godliness (1979) - Leslie Ogilvie
- Amanda Joins the Bears (1979) - Leslie Ogilvie
- Here Comes the Coach (1979) - Leslie Ogilvie
1980
The Furious Flycycle (Short) as
Melvin Spitznagle (voice)
1980
Happy Days (TV Series) as
Billy
- The Hucksters (1980) - Billy
1980
Goodtime Girls (TV Series) as
Skeeter
- Too Many Fiances (1980) - Skeeter
- Homefront (1980) - Skeeter
1979
Goldie and the Boxer (TV Movie) as
Petey (uncredited)
1979
Banjo the Woodpile Cat (TV Movie) as
Banjo (voice)
1979
WKRP in Cincinnati (TV Series) as
Arthur Carlson Jr.
- Young Master Carlson (1979) - Arthur Carlson Jr.
1979
What's Happening!! (TV Series) as
Danny
- First Class Coach (1979) - Danny
1978
Grandpa Goes to Washington (TV Series) as
Kevin Kelley, Jr / Kevin Kelley Jr. / Kevin Kelley Jr
- The Union Boys (1979) - Kevin Kelley Jr
- Grace (1979) - Kevin Kelley Jr.
- The Red Hot Gift (1978) - Kevin Kelley, Jr
- A Star Is Dead (1978) - Kevin Kelley, Jr
- The Leak (1978) - Kevin Kelley Jr
- The Senator's Widow (1978) - Kevin Kelley, Jr
- Kelley's Best Friend (1978) - Kevin Kelley, Jr
- Kelley at the Bat (1978) - Kevin Kelley, Jr
- Kelley Inherits Tony (1978) - Kevin Kelley Jr.
- Birthday Party (1978) - Kevin Kelley Jr.
- Pilot (1978) - Kevin Kelley Jr.
1978
Nate the Great Goes Undercover (Short)(voice)
1978
This Is the Life (TV Series) as
The Stableboy
- The Stableboy's Christmas (1978) - The Stableboy
1978
Maude (TV Series) as
Ian Harmon
- Arthur's Grandson (1978) - Ian Harmon
1976
The Nancy Walker Show (TV Series) as
Michael Futterman
- The Reunion (1977) - Michael Futterman
- The Partners (1977) - Michael Futterman
- Kenneth's Memoirs (1976) - Michael Futterman
- Terry's Depression (1976) - Michael Futterman
- Rival Agents (1976) - Michael Futterman
- Dear Dr. Dora (1976) - Michael Futterman
- Lorraine's Career (1976) - Michael Futterman
- A Matter of Principle (1976) - Michael Futterman
- The Anniversary: Part 2 (1976) - Michael Futterman
- The Anniversary: Part 1 (1976) - Michael Futterman
- The Babysitter (1976) - Michael Futterman
- The Affair (1976) - Michael Futterman
- The Homecoming (1976) - Michael Futterman
1977
The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (TV Series) as
Charles
- Will the Real Santa Claus-? (1977) - Charles
1975
ABC Afterschool Specials (TV Series) as
Thomas J. / Tootie / Brian Varner / ...
- The Pinballs (1977) - Thomas J.
- Very Good Friends (1977) - Tootie
- The Amazing Cosmic Awareness of Duffy Moon (1976) - Brian Varner (as Sparkey Marcus)
- The Skating Rink (1975) - Young Tuck
1977
The Bob Newhart Show (TV Series) as
Billy
- Carlin's New Suit (1977) - Billy
1977
Insight (TV Series) as
Jeffrey Drill
- Christmas 2025 (1977) - Jeffrey Drill
1977
Eight Is Enough (TV Series) as
Peter Manning
- Double Trouble (1977) - Peter Manning
1977
Instant Family (TV Movie) as
Alexander Beane
1977
Viva Knievel! as
Boy in Hospital (uncredited)
1976
Freaky Friday as
Ben Andrews
1976
Starsky and Hutch (TV Series) as
Tommy
- Nightmare (1976) - Tommy
1976
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (TV Series) as
Jimmy Joe Jeeter
1976
Emergency! (TV Series) as
Johnny Elder
- Grateful (1976) - Johnny Elder (uncredited)
1975
Friendly Persuasion (TV Movie) as
Little Jess
1975
Someone I Touched (TV Movie) as
Mathew
1975
The Last Day (TV Movie) as
Adam Spence
1974
Sigmund and the Sea Monsters (TV Series) as
Shelby
- You Can't Beat a Magic Carpet (1974) - Shelby
- Mother Makes Ten (1974) - Shelby
- One Way Whammy to Tahiti (1974) - Shelby
- Sheldon and the Nephew Sitters - Shelby
- Cry Uncle - Shelby
- The Haunted House - Shelby
Soundtrack
1979
Banjo the Woodpile Cat (TV Movie) (performer: "I'll Stick with You, Kid")
Archive Footage
2023
Stu's Show (Podcast Series)
- Bob Leszczak: Part Two (2023)
1982
The Magical World of Disney (TV Series) as
Ben Andrews
- Freaky Friday: Part 2 (1982) - Ben Andrews
- Freaky Friday: Part 1 (1982) - Ben Andrews
References
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