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Post by Gordon on Apr 24, 2017 21:04:10 GMT -5
Just been wondering about the baby and child who played John Curtis. Was that the same boy the whole time? Did he do any acting after The Waltons?
Cindy's baby, too... Did that child grow into an actress?
I get curious about how babies and small children are cast in shows. I usually assume they belong to other members of the production, so it makes it easier to keep them well-behaved on set.
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Post by Brenda on Apr 24, 2017 21:48:09 GMT -5
John Curtis was played by twins, Michael and Matthew Reed. They appeared in 52 episodes beginning with the 1978 episode Spring Fever. They continued to play the part until the series ended in 1981 with the episode The Revel, then they appeared in 3 of the special movies. They were born on April 4, 1977.
Virginia was played by twins Claire and Elizabeth Schoene who were born April 11, 1979. They appeared in 8 episodes from 1980 to 1981. Virginia was played by Angel Rhoades in 3 of the movies that were made after the series ended.
This information came from the IMDB.
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Post by ForeverWaltons on Apr 24, 2017 21:55:01 GMT -5
Just been wondering about the baby and child who played John Curtis. Was that the same boy the whole time? Did he do any acting after The Waltons? Cindy's baby, too... Did that child grow into an actress? I get curious about how babies and small children are cast in shows. I usually assume they belong to other members of the production, so it makes it easier to keep them well-behaved on set.
Angel Rhoades played Ben and Cindy's daughter, Virginia, in the following three Waltons made for TV movies:
A Wedding on Walton's Mountain (aired 2/22/1982).
Mother's Day on Walton's Mountain (aired 5/09/1982).
A Day for Thanks on Walton's Mountain (aired 11/22/1982).
Michael and Marshall Reed are twin brothers born on 4/04/1977. They both played Curt and Mary Ellen's son John Curtis, from 1978 till 1981 when the Waltons series ended.
I met all three of them in 2012 at the Waltons Reunion in California. I got their autographs. Angel's mother was with her. You can tell they are mother and daughter as they look a lot alike. Michael and Marshall Reed's mother was with them too. Their mother told me that she heard about a casting call for twins and took her sons to it. That's how they got the job playing John Curtis.
I met Angel again in October 2013 at Carolyn Grinnell's Waltons Reunion in Lynchburg, Virginia. She is a very nice and sweet person.
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Post by ForeverWaltons on Apr 24, 2017 21:56:30 GMT -5
John Curtis was played by twins, Michael and Matthew Reed. They appeared in 52 episodes beginning with the 1978 episode Spring Fever. They continued to play the part until the series ended in 1981 with the episode The Revel, then they appeared in 3 of the special movies. They were born on April 4, 1977. Virginia was played by twins Claire and Elizabeth Schoene who were born April 11, 1979. They appeared in 8 episodes from 1980 to 1981. Virginia was played by Angel Rhoades in 3 of the movies that were made after the series ended. This information came from the IMDB.
Brenda - I was looking up my info and typing it up while you were posting this. 
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Post by nedandres on Apr 24, 2017 22:51:39 GMT -5
I think John Curtis was played by David Friedman in the first three post-series TV movies. He also played Jason Carter in the last season of "Little House on the Prairie" when the titled switched to "Little House: A New Beginning." I don't know what happened to the Marshall twins, whose real last name was Effertz, that they did not continue appearing in the movies. The character disappeared from the movies filmed in the 1990s, for unknown reasons.
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Post by Brenda on Apr 25, 2017 7:15:25 GMT -5
I think John Curtis was played by David Friedman in the first three post-series TV movies. He also played Jason Carter in the last season of "Little House on the Prairie" when the titled switched to "Little House: A New Beginning." I don't know what happened to the Marshall twins, whose real last name was Effertz, that they did not continue appearing in the movies. The character disappeared from the movies filmed in the 1990s, for unknown reasons. You are correct, Ned. I had forgotten that David Friedman played that role in the three movies. |
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Post by Brenda on Apr 25, 2017 7:23:31 GMT -5
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Post by Honeybee on Apr 25, 2017 16:27:17 GMT -5
John Curtis was played by twins, Michael and Matthew Reed. They appeared in 52 episodes beginning with the 1978 episode Spring Fever. They continued to play the part until the series ended in 1981 with the episode The Revel, then they appeared in 3 of the special movies. They were born on April 4, 1977. Virginia was played by twins Claire and Elizabeth Schoene who were born April 11, 1979. They appeared in 8 episodes from 1980 to 1981. Virginia was played by Angel Rhoades in 3 of the movies that were made after the series ended. This information came from the IMDB. Don't you mean, the twin girls born on April 11, 1979. |
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Post by Brenda on Apr 25, 2017 16:34:00 GMT -5
John Curtis was played by twins, Michael and Matthew Reed. They appeared in 52 episodes beginning with the 1978 episode Spring Fever. They continued to play the part until the series ended in 1981 with the episode The Revel, then they appeared in 3 of the special movies. They were born on April 4, 1977. Virginia was played by twins Claire and Elizabeth Schoene who were born April 11, 1979. They appeared in 8 episodes from 1980 to 1981. Virginia was played by Angel Rhoades in 3 of the movies that were made after the series ended. This information came from the IMDB. Don't you mean, the twin girls born on April 11, 1979. Yes, it was a typo. I'll fix it. |
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Post by dee on May 1, 2017 20:19:08 GMT -5
What happened to Virginia and what happened to their son ? On one of the specials they gave the impression that they had
died
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Post by Brenda on May 2, 2017 9:32:45 GMT -5
What happened to Virginia and what happened to their son ? On one of the specials they gave the impression that they had died That's a question that no one really knows the answer to. In "A Waltons Thanksgiving Reunion" (1993), we learn that Virginia has died. There is no mention of their son Charlie who was born in the 1982 movie "Mother's Day on Walton's Mountain." It's as if he never existed. |
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Post by aresalz on May 2, 2017 11:49:57 GMT -5
What happened to Virginia and what happened to their son ? On one of the specials they gave the impression that they had died That's a question that no one really knows the answer to. In "A Waltons Thanksgiving Reunion" (1993), we learn that Virginia has died. There is no mention of their son Charlie who was born in the 1982 movie "Mother's Day on Walton's Mountain." It's as if he never existed. No guarantee on this one, but somewhere along the line I got the impression Virginia supposedly drowned. |
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Post by dee on May 2, 2017 11:58:38 GMT -5
Could that be why they moved to town
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Post by nedandres on May 2, 2017 21:01:28 GMT -5
I tried to post this last night but kept getting an error message. Sorry. Anyway, here it is for the record!
That has been one of "the questions" on this forum over the years, and there are various threads that address it. In short, there is no explanation other than that the producers did not think that anyone would remember about those child characters (WRONG!) even though some of the actors did question the matter directly. Virginia was said to have died, her brother Charlie simply disappeared with no reason given, and Mary Ellen's son John Curtis was said to be with his father, whatever that means. Mary Ellen also had more children, which "Mother's Day on Walton's Mountain" said was impossible, and her second husband Jonesy was also missing in action. Quite confusing. Erin and Jason also had children, Erin with ex-husband Paul Northridge, who was not in the 1990s TV reunion movies, and Jason with Toni, quite a quiver full. Don't remember exactly how many.
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Post by leta on Jan 4, 2018 7:19:12 GMT -5
okay... I’ve looked everywhere for the answer to this ... Season 6 Episode 9 ‘The First Casualty’. John Curtis is an infant .. who was the infant actor in this episode? - I believe it aired November ‘77
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