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Willie Aames

American actor Willie Aames, born Albert William Upton, was born on July 15, 1960 in Orange County, California, USA) is an actor best known for the roles of Buddy Lembeck on Charles in Charge and Tommy Bradford on Eight is Enough.

Aames is the youngest the four Upton children, with two brothers and one sister. He attended Edison High School in Huntington Beach, CA and was in both the choir and the Madrigal Ensemble.

Aames began his career by making guest appearances on television in 1969. He appeared in the television move Unwed Father in 1974. In 1975, he was cast in Irwin Allen's adventure series The Swiss Family Robinson along with a young Helen Hunt. In 1977, Aames was cast to play Tommy Bradford, a rebellious teenager in the popular television series Eight Is Enough. The instant stardom, along with his curly hair, slim physique, and handsome face, made him a popular teen idol. In 1979, Aames made his feature-film debut as Kenny Stevens in Scavenger Hunt. After the cancellation of Eight Is Enough in 1981, Aames appeared in several movies, including Zapped (1982) with Scott Baio. In 1984, Baio and Aames returned to television in the series Charles in Charge. Aames is probably best remembers as Buddy, the irresponsible friend to Baio’s character Charles. While filming Charles in Charge, Aames continued to appear in various films and television shows including Goma-2 (1984) and An Eight is Enough Wedding (1989).

In 1984, Aames’ five-year marriage Victoria Averbach ended in divorce. In 1984 while filming Rocky Road, he met Maylo McCaslin and in 1986, the two were married. Aames continued to battle with cocaine and depression throughout the 1980’s and became notorious in Hollywood for his erratic behavior. By the time Charles in Charge was canceled in 1990, he had cleaned up his act, become a born-again Christian.

In 1991, Aames and McCaslin, along their daughter and his son from his first marriage, decided to move to Kansas City. There he became a producer and director of videos and commercials. In the mid-'90s, he began starring as an evangelical superhero in the Bibleman series of youth-oriented videos. Aames is also involved in Bugtime Adventures, another evangelic child-oriented series.

Aames and his family relocated to Portland, where he is very involved with Pamplin Entertainment Group and devoted to spreading his religious/family values.

Actor - filmography

• "Bugtime Adventures" (2006) TV Series .... Narrator

• "Bible Man" (2004) TV Series .... Bibleman

• The Missy Files (2003) (V)

• An Eight Is Enough Wedding (1989) (TV) .... Tommy Bradford

• Eight Is Enough: A Family Reunion (1987) (TV) .... Tommy Bradford

• "Charles in Charge" .... Buddy Lembeck (5 episodes, 1984-1990)
  • Amityville (1987) TV Episode .... Buddy Lembeck
  • Her Brother's Keeper (1987) TV Episode .... Buddy Lembeck
  • Meet Grandpa (1985) TV Episode .... Buddy Lembeck
  • Extracurricular Activity (1984) TV Episode .... Buddy Lembeck
  • Pilot (1984) TV Episode .... Buddy Lembeck

• "Blacke's Magic" .... Eric Wilson (1 episode, 1986)
  • The Revenge of the Esperanza (1986) TV Episode .... Eric Wilson

• Inferno in diretta (1985) .... Tommy Allo

• Goma-2 (1984) .... Chema

• "The Edge of Night" (1956) TV Series .... Robbie Hamlin (unknown episodes, 1983)

• "Dungeons & Dragons" (1983) TV Series .... Hank the Ranger (unknown episodes)

• The Tom Swift and Linda Craig Mystery Hour (1983) (TV) .... Tom Swift

• "The Love Boat" .... Danny - Doc's Nephew (1 episode, 1982)
  • Audition, The/The Groupies/Doc's Nephew (1982) TV Episode .... Danny - *Doc's Nephew

• Zapped! (1982) .... Peyton Nichols

• Paradise (1982) .... David

• Scavenger Hunt (1979) .... Kenny Stevens

• "Eight Is Enough" (1977) TV Series .... Tommy Bradford (unknown episodes, 1977-1981)

• "Family" .... T.J. Latimer (6 episodes, 1976-1977)
  • Labors of Love (1977) TV Episode .... T.J. Latimer
  • Change of Heart (1977) TV Episode .... T.J. Latimer
  • The First Time (1977) TV Episode .... T.J. Latimer
  • Best Friends (1977) TV Episode .... T.J. Latimer
  • Jury Duty: Part 2 (1976) TV Episode .... T.J. Latimer (1 more)

• "Little House on the Prairie" .... Seth (1 episode, 1977)
  • Injun Kid (1977) TV Episode .... Seth

• "Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II" (1976) TV Series .... Young Wesley Jordache (unknown episodes, 1976)

• "Swiss Family Robinson" .... Fred Robinson (1 episode, 1975-1976)
  • Jean LaFitte: Part 1 (????) TV Episode .... Fred Robinson

• "Medical Center" .... Eric / ... (3 episodes, 1971-1975)
  • Torment (1975) TV Episode
  • The Enemies (1974) TV Episode .... Jeff
  • The Nowhere Child (1971) TV Episode .... Eric

• "We'll Get By" (1975) TV Series .... Kenny Platt (unknown episodes)

• The Family Nobody Wanted (1975) (TV) .... Donny

• "The Waltons" .... Danny Comley (1 episode, 1975)
  • The Beguiled (1975) TV Episode .... Danny Comley

• "Adam-12" .... Billy Ray / ... (2 episodes, 1971-1974)
  • Credit Risk (1974) TV Episode .... Billy Ray
  • Extortion (1971) TV Episode .... Little Boy

• "Disneyland" .... Jeff Peterson (1 episode, 1974)
  • Runaway on the Rogue River (1974) TV Episode .... Jeff Peterson

• "Benjamin Franklin" (1974) (mini) TV Series .... Benjamin Franklin (12 years old)

• Doctor Dan (1974) (TV) .... Adam Morgan

• Unwed Father (1974) (TV) .... Gum

• Pssst! Hammerman's After You! (1974) (TV)

• Runaway on Rogue River (1974) (TV) .... Jeff Peterson

• "Adam's Rib" (1 episode, 1973)
  • Katey at the Bat (1973) TV Episode

• "Gunsmoke" .... Andy / ... (2 episodes, 1971-1973)
  • A Quiet Day in Dodge (1973) TV Episode (as Willie Ames) .... Andy
  • P.S. Murry Christmas (1971) TV Episode .... Tom

• Frankenstein (1973) (TV) .... William Frankenstein

• "The Courtship of Eddie's Father" .... Harold O'Brien / ... (4 episodes, 1971-1972)
  • Time for a Change (1972) TV Episode .... Harold O'Brien
  • In the Eye of the Beholder (1972) TV Episode .... Harold O'Brien
  • The Karate Story (1972) TV Episode .... Harold O'Brien
  • To Catch a Thief (1971) TV Episode .... Scott

• "Cannon" .... Macklin Boy (1 episode, 1972)
  • A Flight of Hawks (1972) TV Episode .... Macklin Boy
• "The Odd Couple" .... Leonard (1 episode, 1971)
  • Win One for Felix (1971) TV Episode .... Leonard

Director - filmography

• "Bible Man" (2004) TV Series

• The Missy Files (2003) (V)

Writer - filmography

• "Bible Man" (2004) TV Series (writer)

• The Missy Files (2003) (V)

Soundtrack - filmography

• Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star (2003) ("Child Stars on Your Television")

Self - filmography

• "E! True Hollywood Story" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2000-2006)
  • Charles in Charge (2006) TV Episode .... Himself
  • Eight Is Enough (2000) TV Episode .... Himself

• 20 Greatest Celebreality Moments (2006) (TV) .... Himself

• "Celebrity Fit Club" (2005) TV Series .... Himself (Season 2) (unknown episodes)

• "Hollywood Squares" .... Himself (5 episodes, 2003)
  • Episode dated 12 September 2003 (2003) TV Episode .... Himself
  • Episode dated 11 September 2003 (2003) TV Episode .... Himself
  • Episode dated 10 September 2003 (2003) TV Episode .... Himself
  • Episode dated 9 September 2003 (2003) TV Episode .... Himself
  • Episode dated 8 September 2003 (2003) TV Episode .... Himself

• Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star (2003) .... Himself

• Child Stars: Then and Now (2003) (TV) .... Himself

• Circus of the Stars #14 (1989) (TV) .... Himself (Performer--Human Cannonball)

• Circus of the Stars #10 (1985) (TV) .... Himself - Performer

• Battle of the Network Stars IX (1980) (TV) .... Himself (ABC Team)

• Battle of the Network Stars VII (1979) (TV) .... Himself (ABC Team)

Archive Footage

• "100 Greatest Teen Stars" (2006) (mini) .... Teen Star nº 36

References

All Media Guide, LLC Portions of content provided by All Movie Guide ®, a trademark of All Media Guide, LLC; Copyright © 2006; http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movies/filmography.html?p_id=33

BibleMan Zone; Thomas Nelson, Inc; Copyright © 2006; http://www.bibleman.com/

Starpulse.com™; Copy right © 1999-2006; http://www.starpulse.com/Actors/Aames,_Willie/Biography/

Lightning Bug Flix; Copyright © 2005; http://www.bugtime.com/williwaames.html

Christian News Northwest; http://www.cnnw.com/articles/articles11-00.html

Internet Movie Database Inc.; Copyright © 1990-2006; http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000714/

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