Radames Pera

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Radames Pera (born September 14, 1960 in New York City , New York ) is an American actor . Radames Pera was one of the most famous child stars in the USA.

life and career

Pera's parents are the painter Eugene R. Pera and the actress Lisa Pera. His breakthrough as an actor came at the age of nine in the film Matzoukas, the Greek ( A Dream of Kings ), in which he played Anthony Quinn's son Stavros. One of his best-known roles is that of the child monk Kwai Chang Caine in the US series Kung Fu .

After ending his role in Little House ( Little House on the Prairie ) Radames moved to New York and studied drama there. Although he later returned to Hollywood, he gave up acting after his role in The Red Flood (1984) with Charlie Sheen , Patrick Swayze and Lea Thompson and The Man from Another Star (1987), after previously appearing in an episode of the television series Mike Hammer played a neo-Nazi. In 2010 he played a role again in the drama Mojo Tango .

Pera married Marsha Mann in late February 1984. The couple tied the knot on a plane and made their first parachute jump immediately after the ceremony. Pera has had its own company installing home theaters and sound systems for more than twenty years. Prominent customers include Nicolas Cage , Johnny Depp and Sharon Stone .

Filmography (selection)

  • 1969: Matzoukas, the Greek ( A Dream of Kings )
  • 1971: Dear Uncle Bill ( Family Affair , TV series)
  • 1971: Dan Oakland (TV series)
  • 1972: The Waltons (family series; episode: The Ceremony )
  • 1972: Lassie (TV series, 2 episodes)
  • 1973: Hawaii Five-Zero (TV series; episode: The Listener )
  • 1972/1973: Dr. med. Marcus Welby ( Marcus Welby, MD ; TV series, 2 episodes)
  • 1972–1975: Kung Fu (TV series; 47 episodes)
  • 1975: The Six Million Dollar Man ( The Six Million Dollar Man ; TV Series, 1 episode)
  • 1975–1977: Our Little Farm ( Little House on the Prairie ; family series, 8 episodes)
  • 1978: Project UFO (TV series, 1 episode)
  • 1979: The Next Step Beyond (TV series, 1 episode)
  • 1981: There Like a Whale (TV movie)
  • 1984: Operation: Masquerade ( Masquerade ; TV series, episode: The Defector )
  • 1984: The Red Tide ( Red Dawn )
  • 1986: Mike Hammer (TV series; episode: Sex for the prosecutor )
  • 1987: The Man from Another Star ( Starman ; TV series, episode: Barriers )
  • 2010: Mojo Tango

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Our little farm . The official DVD collection. Issue No. 16, p. 14, chapter: Main characters: "Radames Pera on the fly". © by Universal Studios. Issued 2010 by GE Fabbri Limited, The Communications Building, London. Journal contributions by Patrick Loubatière.
personal data
SURNAME Pera, Radames
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-American actor
DATE OF BIRTH September 14, 1960
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City , New York