Background

Doug McKeon was born as Douglas Jude McKeon on June 10, 1966, in Pompton Plains, New Jersey, United States. He is the son of Richard F. and Irene Anne McKeon.

Education

Doug McKeon was educated at the University of Southern California.

Career

Doug McKeon was one of the biggest child stars of the 1970s and early 1980s, the years he began his career. His characters included Dirk in The Silent Eye (1974), Timmy in Tell Me My Name (1977), Peter in Daddy, I Don't Like It Like This (1978), Michael in The Comeback Kid (1980), Scott Cameron in Desperate Lives (1982), Harry Woodward in An Innocent Love (1982), and others.

McKeon continued to act as an adult and also wrote and directed the film The Boys of Sunset Ridge. This movie covers sixty years in the lives of four boyhood friends, played by actors Ronny Cox, Burt Young, John Heard, and Pat Morita, who meet every year at the Sunset Ridge Country Club to play a game of golf and catch up on each other's lives.

He was an actor in films, including Uncle Joe Shannon, On Golden Pond, Mischief, Turnaround, Deadly Illusion, Where the Red Fern Grows, The Empty Mirror, Courting Courtney, Critical Mass, Heart of a Champion: The Ray Mancini Story, Norman Rockwell's Breaking Home Ties, Without Consent, and Rocket's Red Glare. He acted in television series, including The Edge of Night and Big Shamus, Little Shamus, in television miniseries, including Centennial, At Mother's Request, and From the Earth to the Moon. He also appeared in Battle of the Network Stars XVIII as CBS team member. In 1974 he also acted in stage productions, including Dandelion Wine and Truckwood.

Achievements

• Doug McKeon is known as an actor with over forty-five years of experience in theater, television, and feature films. His best-known role was as Jane Fonda's son in the 1981 film On Golden Pond. McKeon received much recognition for his acting. He was listed as a notable actor by Marquis Who's Who. His awards include the Soap Box Award (1976 and 1978) - both for The Edge of Night, Brussels International Film Festival Award (1978), Distinguished Youth Achievement Award (1982), an award from International Family Film Festival (2005), and others. He was nominated for the Golden Globe Award, Youth Film Festival Award, Golden Apple Award, Young Artist Award, and ShoWest Award.

Works

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  • Uncle Joe Shannon

    (A trumpet player, self-destructive after the death of his...)

    1978
  • The Empty Mirror

    (This film looks deep into the psychology of the cold-bloo...)

    1996
  • Norman Rockwell's Breaking Home Ties

    (Norman Rockwell's Breaking Home Ties is a powerful family...)

    1987
  • Critical Mass

    (Jeffers works security at a nuclear power plant that is b...)

    2001
  • On Golden Pond

    (Three generations confront each other during a New Englan...)

    1981
  • Night Crossing

    (Two young couples escape from East Germany aboard a hot-a...)

    1982
  • Mischief

    (Cool boy helps shy boy wow cool girl in the 1950s.)

    1985
  • Secret Admirer 1985
  • The Comeback Kid 1980
  • Desperate Lives 1982
  • Where the Red Fern Grows 1974
  • Courting Courtney 1997
  • Heart of a Champion: The Ray Mancini Story 1985

• tv mini-series

  • From the Earth to the Moon

    (From the Earth to the Moon tells the full story of the Ap...)

    1998

Membership

Doug McKeon is a member of the Actors' Equity Association, Screen Actors Guild, and American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. He is a trustee of Young Artists United.

Connections

Doug McKeon is married to Kathy McKeon.

Father:

Richard F. McKeon

Mother:

Irene Anne McKeon

Wife:

Kathy McKeon

References

• Doug McKeon's Twitter