So where are THEY now?

[GrtGzu]

I'm talking about the other kids that Wally and Beaver knew - I know the girl who played Judi Hensler is a retired beautician, but where are these "kids" now?

- Penny
- Chopper
- Harry
- Johhny- the kid who was in military school who came to visit
- the new guy that Wally befriended who played the piano that everybody made fun of
- Alma
-Francis (sweater snatching queen)
-Charles

[JudgeGarth]

Chopper was played by Barry Gordon, He kept on acting ('A Thousand Clowns', 'Jack Benny', 'The New Dick Van Dyke Show', etc.) and also was a prominent voice actor. He was a long-running president of the Screen Actors Guild and has long been active in left-wing Democrat politics.

There, I've picked the easy one. Lol. I think the guy who played Dudley (the piano player) also has an extensive resume.

[GrtGzu]

Originally Posted by JudgeGarth

Chopper was played by Barry Gordon, He kept on acting ('A Thousand Clowns', 'Jack Benny', 'The New Dick Van Dyke Show', etc.) and also was a prominent voice actor. He was a long-running president of the Screen Actors Guild and has long been active in left-wing Democrat politics.

There, I've picked the easy one. Lol. I think the guy who played Dudley (the piano player) also has an extensive resume.

Thanks! Ya, I thought I saw Dudley(couldn't rememebr his name to save my life, lol) on a ep of Bachelor Father....

I guess the reason I'm asking is because last night I saw the Leave it To Beaver Movie that was made in 1997 and I just got to thinking about all the friends they had and what happened to those actors...I know Cheryl Holdridge died (my heart cracked in half), and I knew about the others but wanted to know about the "less significant" ones...

[Scrabjan1]

Ann Barnes who played Frances Hobbs was in a short lived TV series called Blondie where she would dance her way in and out of scenes. She made a few appearances like on LITB and My Three Sons. She tried her hand at singing and recorded Whispering Wind. She had a difficult childhood and suffered at the hands of abusive parents. She died in 2005 alone and Paul Petersen wrote a loving tribute to her. (Wikipedia)

[Zoneboy]

Originally Posted by Scrabjan1

Ann Barnes who played Frances Hobbs was in a short lived TV series called Blondie where she would dance her way in and out of scenes. She made a few appearances like on LITB and My Three Sons. She tried her hand at singing and recorded Whispering Wind. She had a difficult childhood and suffered at the hands of abusive parents. She died in 2005 alone and Paul Petersen wrote a loving tribute to her. (Wikipedia)

Link please.

[Scrabjan1]

Are you asking where I go this info on Ann Barnes....? Wikipedia.

[GrtGzu]

Originally Posted by Scrabjan1

Are you asking where I go this info on Ann Barnes....? Wikipedia.

Here's the link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann_barnes

OMG, that's a shame what happened to her....I remember watching Blondie when it was in reruns back in 1969 on Sun mornings...NOW I remember her!! Oh God, that's just AWFUL how she was treated.....Now I have to go back to PP's site and read that article he wrote about her and Tommy Bond - don't think I read it the first time I was there...

Thanks Scrabjan!

[Zoneboy]

Originally Posted by Scrabjan1

Are you asking where I go this info on Ann Barnes....? Wikipedia.

Nope, I asked you to link to it which is what we usually do around here when providing a source for information. Anyone can claim they read things on Wiki, IMDb, etc... but a link provides proof of the source.

I see that GrtGzu has already done this although it wasn't their place to do so.

[Jack1000]

Chopper (Barry Gordon) teamed up with Jerry Mathers again on The Dating Game cira 1966. Like the reincarnations, The "eligible bachelors" would be asked a series of questions and the team with the most points at the end of the game got to go on a date, (paid for by the producers) with a chaperone for the couple. Jerry outscored Barry! His date and he won a trip to England!

Jack

[GrtGzu]

Originally Posted by Zoneboy

Nope, I asked you to link to it which is what we usually do around here when providing a source for information. Anyone can claim they read things on Wiki, IMDb, etc... but a link provides proof of the source.

I see that GrtGzu has already done this although it wasn't their place to do so.

I was just trying to help...Sorry...

[Zoneboy]

Originally Posted by GrtGzu

I was just trying to help...Sorry...

That's ok and no apology necessary.

[MickeyMac]

Cant remember the actors name, but Harry made a few appearances on My Three Sons. Whats he done since then, I dont know.

[Scrabjan1]

Anyway thanks for the info and thanks GrtGzu for the link. I didn't know I had to put the link...I was just doing the foot notes thing. I'm going to check out Blondie on Youtube.

[Scrabjan1]

Charles Fredericks played by Bobby Mittelstaedt only appeared in LITB and Highway Patrol. He was an assistant professor in PA and later the dean of a business school at Arizona State.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0594120/b..._=nm_ov_bio_sm

[Torgo]

Originally Posted by GrtGzu

- the new guy that Wally befriended who played the piano that everybody

According to IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0370151/b..._=nm_ov_bio_sm

Jimmy Hawkins has released several It's A Wonderful Life related books (Jimmy played one of the Bailey children.)

And has produced a few TV projects, most recently the 2012 TV movie Smart Cookies.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0370151/#producerTV