Ike Eisenmann
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Years active | 1972—2009 |
Ike Eisenmann (born July 21, 1962) is a former American actor, producer, and sound effects specialist who has been active in the entertainment industry since childhood.
Early life and education
Eisenmann was born in
Career
Having appeared on TV shows in the early 1970s, Ike Eisenmann first came to prominence as Tony, the brother of Tia (Kim Richards), in Walt Disney Productions' film Escape to Witch Mountain (1975) and its sequel, Return from Witch Mountain (1978). For Green Giant commercials in the 1970s and 1980s, he voiced the Little Green Sprout.[2] He also appeared in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) as engineering cadet Peter Preston, Chief Engineer Montgomery Scott's nephew.
Eisenmann starred in the NBC TV series
Eisenmann continued to appear in minor television roles as a teen, such as on the sitcom
Most recent work
During the early 2000s, Eisenmann's career was in
The 2009 Witch Mountain remake, Race to Witch Mountain, features Eisenmann in a cameo along with his original co-star Kim Richards.[6] Richards and Eisenmann appear in a scene together as a waitress and a sheriff, respectively.[6]
Filmography
- Green Giant (1972–1989, commercial)
- The Magical Mystery Trip Through Little Red's Head (1974) – Larry
- The Sky's the Limit (1975) – Three
- Escape to Witch Mountain (1975) – Tony Malone
- The Kansas City Massacre (1975, TV movie) – Jimmie Floyd
- The Amazing Cosmic Awareness of Duffy Moon (1976, ABC Afterschool Special) - Duffy Moon
- Banjo Hackett: Roamin’ Free(1976, TV movie) – Jubal Winner
- The Fantastic Journey (1977) - Scott Jordan
- Kit Carson and the Mountain Men (1977, TV movie) – Randy Benton
- Return from Witch Mountain (1978) – Tony
- The Bastard(1978, TV miniseries) – The Marquis de LaFayette
- Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell (1978, TV movie) – Charlie Barry
- Terror Out of the Sky (1978, TV movie) – Eric Mangus
- The Shadow of Fear (1979)
- Can You Feel It (1979) - Jackson Five
- The Formula (1980) – Tony
- Dreams Don't Die (1982, TV movie) – Danny Baker
- Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) – Midshipman Peter Preston
- Cross Creek (1983) – Paul
- Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984) – (English version, voice)
- GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords (1986) – Nick Burns (voice)
- Some Kind of Wonderful (1987) – Party Guest
- Angel of Fury (1992) – (voice)
- Pom Poko (1994) – Pom Poko (1994) – (English version, voice)
- Tom and Huck (1995) – Taverner
- The Blair Witch Mountain Project(2002) - Tony
- Howl's Moving Castle (2004) – (English version, voice)
- Race to Witch Mountain (2009) – Sheriff Anthony
References
- ^ "A little about Cadet Don". Bayou City History. 2009-02-06. Retrieved 2017-05-27.
- ^ Taylor, Heather. "The Story of Green Giant's Sprout". AdvertisingWeek360. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
- ^ "2nd time may be the charm for local digital animators". tribunedigital-orlandosentinel. Retrieved 2017-05-27.
- ^ "Ike Eisenmann". IMDb. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
- ^ "The Blair Witch Mountain Project (2002)". www.apocalypselaterfilm.com. Retrieved 2017-05-27.
- ^ a b "Two 'Witch Mountain' vets return: Actors who played kids in original are back for the remake". ComingSoon.net. 29 April 2008. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
Bibliography
- Holmstrom, John. The Moving Picture Boy: An International Encyclopaedia from 1895 to 1995. Norwich, Michael Russell, 1996, p. 340.
External links
- Ike Eisenmann at IMDb
- Ike Eisenmann at the TCM Movie Database