Doug McKeon (born June 10, 1966) is an American actor who first achieved notability as a
child actor
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.
Early life and career
McKeon was born on June 10, 1966, in
Pompton Plains, New Jersey, and raised in
Oakland, New Jersey, where he attended
Indian Hills High School.
McKeon performed in the television series ''
The Edge of Night
''The Edge of Night'' is an American television mystery crime drama series and soap opera, created by Irving Vendig and produced by Procter & Gamble Productions.
It debuted on CBS on April 2, 1956, and ran as a live broadcast on that netwo ...
''. He acted in the films ''
Uncle Joe Shannon'' (for which he was nominated for a
Golden Globe Award), ''
On Golden Pond'', ''
Night Crossing
''Night Crossing'' is a 1982 British-American drama film starring John Hurt, Jane Alexander and Beau Bridges. The film is based on the true story of the Strelzyk and Wetzel families, who on September 16, 1979, attempted to escape from East Germa ...
'' and ''
Mischief
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''.
Selected filmography
References
Bibliography
* Holmstrom, John. ''The Moving Picture Boy: An International Encyclopaedia from 1895 to 1995''. Norwich, Michael Russell, 1996, p. 360.
External links
Doug McKeon's official website*
Doug McKeonat
Fandango
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Doug McKeonat filmreference.com
1966 births
Living people
American male film actors
American male television actors
American male child actors
American male screenwriters
Male actors from New Jersey
People from Oakland, New Jersey
People from Pequannock Township, New Jersey
University of Southern California alumni
20th-century American male actors
21st-century American male actors
Film directors from New Jersey
Screenwriters from New Jersey
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