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Joey D. Vieira

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
15

Gender
Male

Birthday
April 8, 1944 (82 years old)

Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA

Joey D. Vieira

Biography

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.

Known For

Acting

2014Dwegons and Leprechaunsas Davargan / Yabo Potato / Sweetfang / Clyde
2000The Patriotas Peter Howard
1998Free Enterpriseas Hal Pittman
1997Farticusas Dionysus
1988Red Heatas Man at Phone Booth
1987Married... with Childrenas Ernest
1986Ferris Bueller's Day Offas Pizza Man
1985Moonlightingas Delivery Man
1984Monaco Foreveras Narrator (as Joey Vieira)
1982Remington Steeleas Henchman
1969Bob & Carol & Ted & Aliceas Dishwasher (uncredited)
1965Hankas
1959The Many Loves of Dobie Gillisas Bobby Wilkins (as Donald Keeler)
1955The Private War of Major Bensonas Cadet Cpl. Scawalski (as Donald Keeler)
1954Lassieas

Production

1992Brer Rabbit's Christmas Carol...Music