Marcus Sparky

American screen actor well known for playing precocious boy roles in the 1970s, and later as a voice actor for Hanna-Barbera throughout the 1980s. He started acting at five playing Shelby on Sigmund and the Sea Monsters (1973–1975). He also appeared on The Nancy Walker Show (1976), Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (1976–1977) (Marcus played child evangelist Jimmy Joe Jeeter, who died of electrocution in the bathtub), Grandpa Goes to Washington (1978), The Bad News Bears and Goodtime Girls (1980). As a voice actor for cartoons he is probably best known for his role as Richie Rich from the Hanna-Barbera series Richie Rich (1980–1982). Marcus also appeared in the feature films Freaky Friday (1976) and The Pinballs (1977), as well as in many TV movies. Link to Wikipedia biography Read less