David Doremus
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David Alan Doremus is a California
businessman who as a child actor
, primarily between 1970 and 1977, appeared as 12-year-old Hal Everett on ABC
's Nanny and the Professor
and as the teenager George "G.W." Haines for five years on CBS's The Waltons
.
According to the story line for Nanny and the Professor, Doremus is the oldest of three children of widowed college professor Harold Everett (played by Richard Long
, formerly on Bourbon Street Beat
, 77 Sunset Strip
, and The Big Valley
), who hired the Englishwoman
Phoebe Figalilly (Juliet Mills) as housekeeper and nanny. The character Hal is scientific-oriented and good at mechanical matters. Other costars were Trent Lehman
(1961–1982) as younger brother Butch and Kim Richards
as sister Prudence.
Nanny and the Professor aired from January 21, 1970, until December 27, 1971. It ran on Friday evenings sandwiched between two other popular programs, The Brady Bunch
and The Partridge Family
. Doremus also provided the voice of Hal Everett on a brief cartoon
version of Nanny and the Professor, which aired on ABC as the "Saturday Superstar Movie" in limited showings in 1972 and 1973.
In 1972, Doremus, at the age of fourteen, was cast as a boyfriend
of Erin Walton (Mary McDonough).The Thursday evening series was created by author
Earl Hamner, who also did the narration. It ran until 1981. Doremus appeared through November 10, 1977. In the episode "The First Casualty", his character died in a training accident
in the early phase of World War II
.
Doremus appeared on NBC
's Bonanza
in 1972. His last role was in 1981 as Chuck in the film Rivals on the USA network
. This film was also known as The Stranger at Jefferson High.
David Doremus is the son of Robert Alan Doremus (born 1935) and Judy Doremus. Before his first television roles, Doremus had already begun acting in television commercials at the age of seven. He once indicated that he wanted to attend the University of Southern California
and aspired to become a dentist
. Since 1980, Doremus has been in the mobile electronics
business. He is married to Erin Colleen Doremus (born 1959) and is the father of four children. A former resident of Glendale
, Doremus lives with his family in Palmdale
in Los Angeles County.
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
businessman who as a child actor
Child actor
The term child actor or child actress is generally applied to a child acting in motion pictures or television, but also to an adult who began his or her acting career as a child; to avoid confusion, the latter is also called a former child actor...
, primarily between 1970 and 1977, appeared as 12-year-old Hal Everett on ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
's Nanny and the Professor
Nanny and the Professor
Nanny and the Professor is a U.S. fantasy situation comedy created by AJ Carothers and Thomas L. Miller for 20th Century Fox Television. During pre-production, the proposed title was Nanny Will Do. The series first aired as a mid-season replacement on January 21, 1970, on ABC and was last telecast...
and as the teenager George "G.W." Haines for five years on CBS's The Waltons
The Waltons
The Waltons is an American television series created by Earl Hamner, Jr., based on his book Spencer's Mountain, and a 1963 film of the same name. The show centered on a family growing up in a rural Virginia community during the Great Depression and World War II. The series pilot was a television...
.
According to the story line for Nanny and the Professor, Doremus is the oldest of three children of widowed college professor Harold Everett (played by Richard Long
Richard Long (actor)
Richard Long was an American actor better known for his leading roles in several ABC television series, including The Big Valley, Nanny and the Professor and Bourbon Street Beat.-Early life:...
, formerly on Bourbon Street Beat
Bourbon Street Beat
Bourbon Street Beat is a private detective series which aired on the ABC network from 1959-1960 and featured Andrew Duggan as Cal Calhoun, Richard Long as Rex Randolph, Van Williams as Kenny Madison, and Arlene Howell as Melody Lee Mercer, the secretary at the New Orleans detective agency in which...
, 77 Sunset Strip
77 Sunset Strip
77 Sunset Strip is an hour-length American television private detective series created by Roy Huggins and starring Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., Roger Smith, and Edd Byrnes....
, and The Big Valley
The Big Valley
The Big Valley is an American television Western which ran on ABC from September 15, 1965, to May 19, 1969, which starred Barbara Stanwyck, as a California widowed mother. It was created by A.I. Bezzerides and Louis F. Edelman...
), who hired the Englishwoman
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
Phoebe Figalilly (Juliet Mills) as housekeeper and nanny. The character Hal is scientific-oriented and good at mechanical matters. Other costars were Trent Lehman
Trent Lehman
Trenton Lawson "Trent" Lehman was an American child actor, best known for his role as Butch Everett on Nanny and the Professor...
(1961–1982) as younger brother Butch and Kim Richards
Kim Richards
Kimberly "Kim" Richards is an American actress, former child actress, and television personality. She had roles in several Disney movies in the 1970s and later TV shows in the late 1970s and early 80s before returning to the screen with her sister Kyle Richards on Bravo's The Real Housewives of...
as sister Prudence.
Nanny and the Professor aired from January 21, 1970, until December 27, 1971. It ran on Friday evenings sandwiched between two other popular programs, The Brady Bunch
The Brady Bunch
The Brady Bunch is an American sitcom created by Sherwood Schwartz and starring Robert Reed, Florence Henderson, and Ann B. Davis. The series revolved around a large blended family...
and The Partridge Family
The Partridge Family
The Partridge Family is an American television sitcom about a widowed mother and her five children who embark on a music career. The series originally ran from September 25, 1970 until August 31, 1974, the last new episode airing on March 23, 1974, on the ABC network, as part of a Friday-night lineup...
. Doremus also provided the voice of Hal Everett on a brief cartoon
Cartoon
A cartoon is a form of two-dimensional illustrated visual art. While the specific definition has changed over time, modern usage refers to a typically non-realistic or semi-realistic drawing or painting intended for satire, caricature, or humor, or to the artistic style of such works...
version of Nanny and the Professor, which aired on ABC as the "Saturday Superstar Movie" in limited showings in 1972 and 1973.
In 1972, Doremus, at the age of fourteen, was cast as a boyfriend
Boyfriend
A boyfriend is a person's regular male companion in a romantic or sexual relationship, although normally not in long-term committed relationships, where other titles A boyfriend is a person's regular male companion in a romantic or sexual relationship, although normally not in long-term committed...
of Erin Walton (Mary McDonough).The Thursday evening series was created by author
Author
An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...
Earl Hamner, who also did the narration. It ran until 1981. Doremus appeared through November 10, 1977. In the episode "The First Casualty", his character died in a training accident
Accident
An accident or mishap is an unforeseen and unplanned event or circumstance, often with lack of intention or necessity. It implies a generally negative outcome which may have been avoided or prevented had circumstances leading up to the accident been recognized, and acted upon, prior to its...
in the early phase of World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
.
Doremus appeared on NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
's Bonanza
Bonanza
Bonanza is an American western television series that both ran on and was a production of NBC from September 12, 1959 to January 16, 1973. Lasting 14 seasons and 430 episodes, it ranks as the second longest running western series and still continues to air in syndication. It centers on the...
in 1972. His last role was in 1981 as Chuck in the film Rivals on the USA network
USA Network
USA Network is an American cable television channel launched in 1971. Once a minor player in basic cable, the network has steadily gained popularity because of breakout hits like Monk, Psych, Burn Notice, Royal Pains, Covert Affairs, White Collar, Monday Night RAW, Suits, and reruns of the various...
. This film was also known as The Stranger at Jefferson High.
David Doremus is the son of Robert Alan Doremus (born 1935) and Judy Doremus. Before his first television roles, Doremus had already begun acting in television commercials at the age of seven. He once indicated that he wanted to attend the University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
and aspired to become a dentist
Dentist
A dentist, also known as a 'dental surgeon', is a doctor that specializes in the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases and conditions of the oral cavity. The dentist's supporting team aides in providing oral health services...
. Since 1980, Doremus has been in the mobile electronics
Electronics
Electronics is the branch of science, engineering and technology that deals with electrical circuits involving active electrical components such as vacuum tubes, transistors, diodes and integrated circuits, and associated passive interconnection technologies...
business. He is married to Erin Colleen Doremus (born 1959) and is the father of four children. A former resident of Glendale
Glendale, California
Glendale is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of the 2010 Census, the city population is 191,719, down from 194,973 at the 2000 census. making it the third largest city in Los Angeles County and the 22nd largest city in the state of California...
, Doremus lives with his family in Palmdale
Palmdale, California
Palmdale is a city located in the center of northern Los Angeles County, California, United States.Palmdale was the first community within the Antelope Valley to incorporate as a city on August 24, 1962; 47 years later, voters approved creating a charter city in November, 2009. Palmdale is...
in Los Angeles County.