Grant Goodeve
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Grant Goodeve is an American actor
and television host
. He is best known for playing the role of David, the oldest son, on Eight Is Enough
, from 1977 to 1981. He sang the theme song for the show as well. More recent work includes Home & Garden Television and voice roles, such as the Engineer in the multiplayer video game Team Fortress 2
and Wolf O'Donnell in Star Fox: Assault
.
, in 1975. His earliest role was on a fifth season episode of Emergency!
. After a February 1977 screen test, he signed up as a cast member of Eight Is Enough, taking over a role played in the show's pilot episode by Mark Hamill
.
When Eight Is Enough ended in 1981, Goodeve appeared in guest roles in series such as The Love Boat
, T.J. Hooker, Dynasty
, and Fantasy Island
, among others. In the summer of 1984 Goodeve hosted "Solid Gold Hits
". In 1985-86, he played Michael James "Woody" Woodward in the soap opera
One Life to Live
. He also co-starred in a 1984 made-for-TV movie, Pigs vs. Freaks. He reprised his Eight is Enough role in two reunion movies during the late 1980s and also appeared on several episodes of Murder, She Wrote
. As the 1990s came to a close, he also made an appearance in The WB
's hit series 7th Heaven
, as Capt. Jack Smith.
in 1989 with his wife and three children. Soon after moving there, he began appearing in the recurring role of Rick Pedersen, the ill-fated bush pilot in Northern Exposure
. He also began contributing to KING-TV
's Evening Magazine
and starting hosting that station's travel show Northwest Backroads in 1998.
More recently he began hosting "If Walls Could Talk" and Homes of our Heritage on Home & Garden Television. He has worked as a voice actor for several video games, including the role of Wolf O'Donnell in Star Fox: Assault
, the Engineer in Team Fortress 2
, and various voices for F.E.A.R.. He also lent his singing voice to Bob Rivers
's Twisted Christmas
series of holiday CDs.
He is active in his Presbyterian
church in Seattle, engaging part-time in an itinerant music ministry in the region.
In 2006, Grant Goodeve appeared as George Bailey in Seattle's Taproot Theatre Company
'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.
He now lives in Washington state with his wife. He has a married daughter and a grandchild.
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
and television host
Presenter
A presenter, or host , is a person or organization responsible for running an event. A museum or university, for example, may be the presenter or host of an exhibit. Likewise, a master of ceremonies is a person that hosts or presents a show...
. He is best known for playing the role of David, the oldest son, on Eight Is Enough
Eight Is Enough
Eight Is Enough is an American television comedy-drama series which ran on ABC from March 15, 1977 until August 29, 1981. The show was modeled after syndicated newspaper columnist Thomas Braden, a real-life parent with eight children, who wrote a book with the same name...
, from 1977 to 1981. He sang the theme song for the show as well. More recent work includes Home & Garden Television and voice roles, such as the Engineer in the multiplayer video game Team Fortress 2
Team Fortress 2
Team Fortress 2 is a free-to-play team-based first-person shooter multiplayer video game developed by Valve Corporation. A sequel to the original mod Team Fortress based on the Quake engine, it was first released as part of the video game compilation The Orange Box on October 10, 2007 for Windows...
and Wolf O'Donnell in Star Fox: Assault
Star Fox: Assault
Star Fox: Assault is a third-person shooter video game for the Nintendo GameCube developed by Namco and published by Nintendo. It is the fourth released title in the Star Fox series. It was released on February 14, 2005 in North America, on February 24, 2005 in Japan, on April 29, 2005 in Europe,...
.
Hollywood
Goodeve moved to Los Angeles, CaliforniaLos Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
, in 1975. His earliest role was on a fifth season episode of Emergency!
Emergency!
Emergency! is an American television series that combines the medical drama and action-adventure genres. It was produced by Mark VII Limited and distributed by Universal Studios...
. After a February 1977 screen test, he signed up as a cast member of Eight Is Enough, taking over a role played in the show's pilot episode by Mark Hamill
Mark Hamill
Mark Richard Hamill is an American actor, voice artist, producer, director, and writer, best known for his role as Luke Skywalker in the original trilogy of Star Wars. More recently, he has received acclaim for his voice work, in such roles as the Joker in Batman: The Animated Series, Firelord...
.
When Eight Is Enough ended in 1981, Goodeve appeared in guest roles in series such as The Love Boat
The Love Boat
The Love Boat is an American television series set on a cruise ship, which aired on the ABC Television Network from September 24,1977, until May 24,1986.The show starred Gavin MacLeod as the ship's captain...
, T.J. Hooker, Dynasty
Dynasty (TV series)
Dynasty is an American prime time television soap opera that aired on ABC from January 12, 1981 to May 11, 1989. It was created by Richard & Esther Shapiro and produced by Aaron Spelling, and revolved around the Carringtons, a wealthy oil family living in Denver, Colorado...
, and Fantasy Island
Fantasy Island
Fantasy Island is the title of two separate but related American fantasy television series, both originally airing on the ABC television network.-Original series:...
, among others. In the summer of 1984 Goodeve hosted "Solid Gold Hits
Solid Gold Hits
Solid Gold Hits is a greatest hits collection by Beastie Boys, released in November 2005. In contrast to 1999's The Sounds of Science anthology, Solid Gold Hits consists only of tracks that were released as singles...
". In 1985-86, he played Michael James "Woody" Woodward in the soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
One Life to Live
One Life to Live
One Life to Live is an American soap opera which debuted on July 15, 1968 and has been broadcast on the ABC television network. Created by Agnes Nixon, the series was the first daytime drama to primarily feature racially and socioeconomically diverse characters and consistently emphasize social...
. He also co-starred in a 1984 made-for-TV movie, Pigs vs. Freaks. He reprised his Eight is Enough role in two reunion movies during the late 1980s and also appeared on several episodes of Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote is an American television mystery series starring Angela Lansbury as mystery writer and amateur detective Jessica Fletcher. The series aired for 12 seasons from 1984 to 1996 on the CBS network, with 264 episodes transmitted. It was followed by four TV films and a spin-off series,...
. As the 1990s came to a close, he also made an appearance in The WB
The WB Television Network
The WB Television Network is a former television network in the United States that was launched on January 11, 1995 as a joint venture between Warner Bros. and Tribune Broadcasting. On January 24, 2006, CBS Corporation and Warner Bros...
's hit series 7th Heaven
7th Heaven
7th Heaven is an American family drama television series, created and produced by Brenda Hampton. The series premiered on August 26, 1996, on the WB, the first time that the network aired Monday night programming, and was originally broadcast from August 26, 1996 to May 13, 2007...
, as Capt. Jack Smith.
Pacific Northwest
Goodeve moved to the Pacific NorthwestPacific Northwest
The Pacific Northwest is a region in northwestern North America, bounded by the Pacific Ocean to the west and, loosely, by the Rocky Mountains on the east. Definitions of the region vary and there is no commonly agreed upon boundary, even among Pacific Northwesterners. A common concept of the...
in 1989 with his wife and three children. Soon after moving there, he began appearing in the recurring role of Rick Pedersen, the ill-fated bush pilot in Northern Exposure
Northern Exposure
Northern Exposure is an American television series that ran on CBS from 1990 to 1995, with a total of 110 episodes.-Overview:The series was given a pair of consecutive Peabody Awards: in 1991–92 for the show's "depict[ion] in a comedic and often poetic way, [of] the cultural clash between a...
. He also began contributing to KING-TV
KING-TV
KING-TV, virtual channel 5, is a television station in Seattle, Washington, affiliated with the NBC network. Owned by Belo Corporation, it broadcasts on UHF digital channel 48. Its offices and broadcasting center are located just east of Seattle Center...
's Evening Magazine
Evening Magazine
Evening Magazine is the name of various news and entertainment style local television shows in different markets.-The original concept:...
and starting hosting that station's travel show Northwest Backroads in 1998.
More recently he began hosting "If Walls Could Talk" and Homes of our Heritage on Home & Garden Television. He has worked as a voice actor for several video games, including the role of Wolf O'Donnell in Star Fox: Assault
Star Fox: Assault
Star Fox: Assault is a third-person shooter video game for the Nintendo GameCube developed by Namco and published by Nintendo. It is the fourth released title in the Star Fox series. It was released on February 14, 2005 in North America, on February 24, 2005 in Japan, on April 29, 2005 in Europe,...
, the Engineer in Team Fortress 2
Team Fortress 2
Team Fortress 2 is a free-to-play team-based first-person shooter multiplayer video game developed by Valve Corporation. A sequel to the original mod Team Fortress based on the Quake engine, it was first released as part of the video game compilation The Orange Box on October 10, 2007 for Windows...
, and various voices for F.E.A.R.. He also lent his singing voice to Bob Rivers
Bob Rivers
Bob Rivers is a well-known American rock and roll radio on air personality in the Pacific Northwest as well as a prolific producer of parody songs, most famous for his Christmas song parodies....
's Twisted Christmas
Twisted Christmas
Twisted Christmas is a humorous Christmas album recorded by Bob Rivers and his Comedy Corp. It is the first in a line of Christmas-themed parody albums from Rivers, with later entries including I Am Santa Claus, More Twisted Christmas, Chipmunks Roasting On an Open Fire, and White Trash...
series of holiday CDs.
He is active in his Presbyterian
Presbyterian Church (USA)
The Presbyterian Church , or PC, is a mainline Protestant Christian denomination in the United States. Part of the Reformed tradition, it is the largest Presbyterian denomination in the U.S...
church in Seattle, engaging part-time in an itinerant music ministry in the region.
In 2006, Grant Goodeve appeared as George Bailey in Seattle's Taproot Theatre Company
Taproot Theatre Company
Taproot Theatre Company is a professional, non-profit theatre company in Seattle, Washington, with a multi-faceted production program. Founded in 1976, Taproot Theatre has mainstage productions, at its location in the Greenwood neighborhood, touring productions through the Pacific Northwest, and...
'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.
He now lives in Washington state with his wife. He has a married daughter and a grandchild.
TV series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Emergency! Emergency! Emergency! is an American television series that combines the medical drama and action-adventure genres. It was produced by Mark VII Limited and distributed by Universal Studios... |
Larry | Above and Beyond... Nearly (Season 5: Episode 20) |
| 1976 | Gibbsville | Danny | Saturday Night (Season 1: Episode 12) |
| 1977−1981 | Eight Is Enough Eight Is Enough Eight Is Enough is an American television comedy-drama series which ran on ABC from March 15, 1977 until August 29, 1981. The show was modeled after syndicated newspaper columnist Thomas Braden, a real-life parent with eight children, who wrote a book with the same name... |
David Bradford | Series regular |
| 1977, 1982 | Insight Insight (TV series) Insight was an Emmy-winning syndicated television series produced by Paulist Productions that aired 250 episodes from 1960 to 1983. The series presented half-hour dramas illuminating the contemporary search for meaning, freedom, and love... |
Bill | I Want to Die Leave Me Alone, God |
| 1978–1983 | The Love Boat The Love Boat The Love Boat is an American television series set on a cruise ship, which aired on the ABC Television Network from September 24,1977, until May 24,1986.The show starred Gavin MacLeod as the ship's captain... |
Various | Series regular |
| 1979, 1984 | Fantasy Island Fantasy Island Fantasy Island is the title of two separate but related American fantasy television series, both originally airing on the ABC television network.-Original series:... |
Bill Rawlings / Hunter Richter | Goose for the Gander/The Stuntman (Season 3: Episode 2) Sing Melancholy Baby/The Last Dogfight (Season 7: Episode 16) |
| 1981 | Aloha Paradise | Alex and Annie/Blue Honeymoon/Another Thing (Season 1: Episode 1) | |
| 1982 | Darkroom Darkroom (TV series) Darkroom was an American television thriller series that aired on ABC from November 27, 1981 to January 15, 1982. It was an anthology horror/thriller series, similar in style to Rod Serling's Night Gallery. Each 60 minute episode featured two or more stories of varying length with a new story and... |
Steve Lambert | Who's There? (Season 1: Episode 15) |
| 1983 | T.J. Hooker | Blue Murder (Season 3: Episode 10) | |
| 1983-1987 | Dynasty Dynasty (TV series) Dynasty is an American prime time television soap opera that aired on ABC from January 12, 1981 to May 11, 1989. It was created by Richard & Esther Shapiro and produced by Aaron Spelling, and revolved around the Carringtons, a wealthy oil family living in Denver, Colorado... |
Chris Deegan | 7 episodes |
| 1984 | Solid Gold Hits Solid Gold (TV series) Solid Gold is an American syndicated music television series that debuted on September 13, 1980. Like many other shows of its genre, such as American Bandstand, Solid Gold featured musical performances and various other elements such as music videos... |
Host | |
| 1984 | Trapper John, M.D. Trapper John, M.D. Trapper John, M.D. is an American television medical drama and spin-off of the film MASH, concerning a lovable surgeon who became a mentor and father figure in San Francisco, California. The show ran on CBS from September 23, 1979, to September 4, 1986.... |
David Huber | A Little Knife Music (Season 5: Episode 14) |
| 1984 | Finder of Lost Loves Finder of Lost Loves Finder of Lost Loves is an American drama series aired by the ABC network during the 1984-1985 season.-Synopsis:After Cary Maxwell's wife Kate dies, he decides to set up a private detective agency specializing in reuniting clients with a former loved one... |
Stuart Scranton | A Gift (Season 1: Episode 10) |
| 1984 | Capitol Capitol (TV series) Capitol is an American soap opera which aired on CBS from March 29, 1982 to March 20, 1987 for 1,270 episodes. As its name suggests, the storyline usually revolved around the political intrigues of people whose lives intertwined in Washington D.C.... |
Jordy Clegg #2 | |
| 1984-1988 | Murder, She Wrote Murder, She Wrote Murder, She Wrote is an American television mystery series starring Angela Lansbury as mystery writer and amateur detective Jessica Fletcher. The series aired for 12 seasons from 1984 to 1996 on the CBS network, with 264 episodes transmitted. It was followed by four TV films and a spin-off series,... |
Ben Skyler / Jack Kowalski / Larry Gaynes | 3 episodes |
| 1985 | Rituals Rituals (TV series) Rituals is an American soap opera that aired in syndication through Telepictures from September 10, 1984 to September 6, 1985. Created by Gene Palumbo, Ken Corday and Charlene Keel , 260 25-minute episodes were produced.The series later aired France from 1989 to 1990 under the name La... |
Dr. Coleman | |
| 1985–1986 | One Life to Live One Life to Live One Life to Live is an American soap opera which debuted on July 15, 1968 and has been broadcast on the ABC television network. Created by Agnes Nixon, the series was the first daytime drama to primarily feature racially and socioeconomically diverse characters and consistently emphasize social... |
James Woodward | |
| 1986 | Hotel Hotel (TV series) Hotel is an American prime time drama series which aired on ABC from September 21, 1983 to May 5, 1988 in the timeslot following Dynasty.... |
Kevin Bromley | Enemies Within (Season 4: Episode 3) |
| 1990–1992 | Northern Exposure Northern Exposure Northern Exposure is an American television series that ran on CBS from 1990 to 1995, with a total of 110 episodes.-Overview:The series was given a pair of consecutive Peabody Awards: in 1991–92 for the show's "depict[ion] in a comedic and often poetic way, [of] the cultural clash between a... |
Rick Pederson / Rick | 10 episodes |
| 1992 | McGee and Me! | Brad 'Giff' Gifford | In the Nick of Time |
| 1999 | Northwest Backroads | Host | |
| 2002 | 7th Heaven 7th Heaven 7th Heaven is an American family drama television series, created and produced by Brenda Hampton. The series premiered on August 26, 1996, on the WB, the first time that the network aired Monday night programming, and was originally broadcast from August 26, 1996 to May 13, 2007... |
Capt. Jack Smith | Monkey Business 1 (Season 7: Episode 1) Monkey Business Deux (Season 7: Episode 2) |
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Law of the Land | Soldier | Television film |
| 1977 | All the King's Horses | Jack Benson | |
| 1979 | A Last Cry for Help | Jeff Burgess | Television film |
| 1979 | Hot Rod | Sonny Munn | Television film |
| 1982 | High Powder | Sgt. Garvey | Television film |
| 1984 | Pigs vs. Freaks | Neal Brockmeyer | Television film |
| 1987 | Eight Is Enough: A Family Reunion | David Bradford | Television film |
| 1988 | Take Two | Barry Griffith/Frank Bentley | |
| 1988 | License to Drive License to Drive License to Drive is a 1988 teen adventure film starring Corey Haim, Corey Feldman, Heather Graham, Carol Kane, Richard Masur, Michael Manasseri and Nina Siemaszko. The screenplay was written by Neil Tolkin and directed by Greg Beeman.... |
Natalie's DMV Examiner | Theatrical film |
| 1989 | An Eight Is Enough Wedding | David Bradford | Television film |
| 1990 | She'll Take Romance She'll Take Romance She'll Take Romance is a 1990 television movie aired on ABC.Linda Evans plays Jane McMillan, a Seattle tv meteorologist, Jane is assigned to host a contest to find the most romantic man in Puget Sound; Evans boyfriend played by Tom Skerritt is a nice but borish judge who spends most of the time on... |
Doug | Television film |
| 1996 | Pandora's Clock Pandora's Clock Pandora's Clock is a 1996 Television movie based on a novel by John J. Nance about a deadly virus on a Boeing 747-200 from Frankfurt to JFK Airport... |
Don Moses | Television film |
| 2000 | Something to Sing About Something to Sing About (2000 film) Something to Sing About is a 2000 American Christian Drama film directed by Charlie Jordan and stars Irma P. Hall, Darius McCrary, Tamera Mowry, Rashaan Nall, and Kirk Franklin. It was produced by John Shepherd of World Wide Pictures... |
Russ | Television film |
| 2008 | Proud American Proud American Proud American is a 2008 biographical drama film released by Slowhand Cinema in both conventional 35mm and IMAX format. It features five stories that intend to capture the essence of the American spirit, two of them chronicling the founding of Wal-Mart and Coca-Cola... |
Naval Doctor | |
| 2009 | Crimes of the Past Crimes of the Past Crimes of the Past, also known as The Spy and the Sparrow, is a 2009 thriller film starring David Rasche and Eric Roberts.-Plot:Retired CIA Agent Thomas Sparrow retires and returns home to Seattle to try to reconnect with his long-lost daughter , but a former colleague complicates things by... |
Agent Kruch |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Star Fox: Assault Star Fox: Assault Star Fox: Assault is a third-person shooter video game for the Nintendo GameCube developed by Namco and published by Nintendo. It is the fourth released title in the Star Fox series. It was released on February 14, 2005 in North America, on February 24, 2005 in Japan, on April 29, 2005 in Europe,... |
Wolf O'Donnell | Voice: English version |
| 2005 | F.E.A.R. | Harlan Wade/Additional Voices | Voice |
| 2007 | Team Fortress 2 Team Fortress 2 Team Fortress 2 is a free-to-play team-based first-person shooter multiplayer video game developed by Valve Corporation. A sequel to the original mod Team Fortress based on the Quake engine, it was first released as part of the video game compilation The Orange Box on October 10, 2007 for Windows... |
Engineer | Voice |
| 2009 | F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin | Harlan Wade | Voice |
| 2011 | F.E.A.R. 3 F.E.A.R. 3 F.E.A.R. 3 is a psychological horror first-person shooter video game, developed by Day 1 Studios for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 as a sequel to the game F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin and the third installment of the F.E.A.R.... |
Harlan Wade | Voice |
External links
- Grant Goodeve at IMDB
- [ Grant Goodeve] at Allmusic