Known For
Acting
Known Credits
15
Gender
Male
Birthday
April 8, 1944 (82 years old)
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Joseph Douglas Vieira, known as Joey D. Vieira (born April 8, 1944), is an American film and television actor. He began as a child actor using the professional name Donald Keeler playing chubby, beanie-wearing farm boy, Sylvester "Porky" Brockway in the first several seasons (1954–57) of TV's Lassie (retitled Jeff's Collie in syndicated reruns and on DVD). Vieira borrowed the professional surname from his aunt, Ruby Keeler, star of numerous Warner Bros. musicals in the 1930s.
Other early TV appearances include The Pride of the Family, The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, Shirley Temple's Storybook, and My Three Sons. Film appearances include The Private War of Major Benson (1955) with Charlton Heston and The Patriot (2000) with Mel Gibson in which he played as Peter Howard. Vieira has also written, produced and directed.
| 2014 | Dwegons and Leprechaunsas Davargan / Yabo Potato / Sweetfang / Clyde | |
| 2000 | The Patriotas Peter Howard | |
| 1998 | Free Enterpriseas Hal Pittman | |
| 1997 | Farticusas Dionysus | |
| 1988 | Red Heatas Man at Phone Booth | |
| 1987 | Married... with Childrenas Ernest | |
| 1986 | Ferris Bueller's Day Offas Pizza Man | |
| 1985 | Moonlightingas Delivery Man | |
| 1984 | Monaco Foreveras Narrator (as Joey Vieira) | |
| 1982 | Remington Steeleas Henchman | |
| 1969 | Bob & Carol & Ted & Aliceas Dishwasher (uncredited) | |
| 1965 | Hankas | |
| 1959 | The Many Loves of Dobie Gillisas Bobby Wilkins (as Donald Keeler) | |
| 1955 | The Private War of Major Bensonas Cadet Cpl. Scawalski (as Donald Keeler) | |
| 1954 | Lassieas |
| 1992 | Brer Rabbit's Christmas Carol...Music |