Grant Goodeve (born July 6, 1952) is an American actor and television host. He is best known for his role as David Bradford, the eldest son on

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television's ''

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'' from 1977 to 1981; he sang the theme song for the show, as well. More recent work includes stints on the

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cable channel, and voice roles such as the Engineer in the multiplayer video game ''

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'', and

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in '' Star Fox: Assault''.

Hollywood

Goodeve was born in

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, and moved to

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, in 1975. His sister is the writer

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. His earliest role was on a fifth-season episode of ''

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'' After a February 1977 screen test, he signed on as a cast member of ''

'', taking over a role played in the series' pilot episode by

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. When ''Eight Is Enough'' ended in 1981, Goodeve appeared in guest roles in series such as ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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'', among others. In 1983, he played a role in the television pilot ''The Night Watchman''. In the summer of 1984, Goodeve hosted the syndicated program ''

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''. In 1985–86, he played Michael James "Woody" Woodward on the

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''. In 1984 he co-starred in the

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'' Pigs vs. Freaks'' (a.k.a. ''Off Sides (Pigs vs. Freaks)''). He also made a number of appearances as a celebrity guest contestant on the "Pyramid" game shows in the late 1970s and 1980s. He reprised his ''Eight Is Enough'' role in two reunion movies during the late 1980s, and also appeared in several episodes of ''

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''. As the 1990s came to a close, he made an appearance on

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's hit series '' 7th Heaven'' as Captain Jack Smith. In 2000, Goodeve appeared as the host of Word Pictures' production ''Proving the Bible through Archeology''.

Pacific Northwest

Goodeve moved to the

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in 1989 with his wife and three children. Soon after, he began appearing in the recurring role of Rick Pedersen, an ill-fated

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, on the

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series '' Northern Exposure''. He also began contributing to

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's ''

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'', and began hosting that station's travel show ''Northwest Backroads'' in 1998. As of 2014, Grant had hosted it for 16 years. From 2000 to 2004, he hosted ''If Walls Could Talk'' and ''Homes of Our Heritage'' on

. He has worked as a voice actor for several video games, including the role of

in '' Star Fox: Assault'', the Engineer in ''

'', and various voices for '' F.E.A.R.''. He also lent his singing voice to

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' '' Twisted Christmas'' series of holiday CDs. He is active in his

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church in Seattle, engaging part-time in an itinerant music ministry in the region. In 2006, Goodeve appeared as George Bailey in Seattle's

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's production of '' It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play''. He returned to the Taproot stage in 2008's production of '' The Christmas Foundling'' as Old Jake. Goodeve also appears in the Amtrak Cascades safety video.

Filmography

TV series

Films

Video games

Discography

* ''The Wonder of It All'' (1996)

References

External links

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Grant Goodeve Grant Goodeve (born July 6, 1952) is an American actor and television host. He is best known for his role as David Bradford, the eldest son on ABC television's '' Eight Is Enough'' from 1977 to 1981; he sang the theme song for the show, as well. ...

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