Joey D. Vieira Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
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 as chubby, beanie-wearing farm boy, Sylvester "Porky" Brockway in the first several seasons (1954–1957) 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. Lassie won two Emmys during his run on the series. Vieira and costar Tommy Rettig jointly accepted the show's second Emmy at the awards ceremony in 1956.Vieira infuriated producers of Lassie by showing up for work one day with his hair trimmed in the then popular buzz style. Max Factor quickly crafted a wig for Vieira and writers concocted a storyline in less than two hours. In a 1956 episode "The Haircut", Keeler enters a barber shop wearing the wig and exits with his buzz cut. He was given orders to never change his appearance again.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]witch he played as peter howard. Vieira has also written, produced and directed.In addition to being the nephew of Ruby Keeler, he is the brother of actor Ken Weatherwax, best known for portraying Pugsley Addams on the 1960s TV series The Addams Family.
Net Worth
$3 Million
Date Of Birth
April 8, 1944
Place Of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Height
5' 9" (1.75 m)
Profession
Actor, Composer, Miscellaneous Crew
Nicknames
Joey D. Vieira, Vieira, Joey D.
Star Sign
Aries
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1960
TV Series
Bobby Wilkins / Arthur Ellingboe
The Private War of Major Benson
1955
Cadet Cpl. Scawalski (as Donald Keeler)
The Pride of the Family
1953-1954
TV Series
Hollis
Hollis Bridwell
Mayor of the Town
1954
TV Series
Kenny
The Ray Milland Show
1953
TV Series
Joey
Dwegons and Leprechauns
2014
Davargan / Yabo Potato / Sweetfang / ... (voice)
Fuel
2008/II
Floyd Miller
Backstage Pass
2006
Video
Tom Sanders
Nebraska
2001
Fat Sam
The Patriot
2000
Peter Howard
Grizzly Adams and the Legend of Dark Mountain
1999
Joey Butterworth
Free Enterprise
1998
Hal Pittman
Farticus
1997
Dionysus (as Joey Viera)
Love, Cheat & Steal
1993
Bullet Head #1 (as Joey Viera)
Moonlighting
1989
TV Series
Delivery Man
Red Heat
1988
Man at Phone Booth
Bring Me the Head of Dobie Gillis
1988
TV Movie
Ward Billy Purvis
Married with Children
1987
TV Series
Ernest
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
1986
Pizza Man (as Joey Viera)
Remington Steele
1985
TV Series
Henchman #1
Monaco Forever
1984
Narrator
Wooju heukgisa
1979
1983 US version English version, voice, as Joey Vieira
Evel Knievel
1971
Lunch Truck Driver (as Joey Viera)
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
1969
Dishwasher (uncredited)
Arrest and Trial
1963
TV Series
Fat Kid
My Three Sons
1962
TV Series
Roly-Poly Bates
Daddy-O
1961
TV Movie
TV Son
Shirley Temple's Storybook
1961
TV Series
Chuck Clark
Composer
Title
Year
Status
Character
That's Black Entertainment: Westerns
2002
TV Movie documentary as Joey Viera
Phenomenon: The Lost Archives
1998-1999
TV Series documentary 14 episodes
Religions of the World
1998
TV Mini-Series documentary 1 episode
Brer Rabbit's Christmas Carol
1992
TV Movie as Joey Viera
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Motown Returns to the Apollo
1985
TV Special production consultant - as Joey Viera
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
CinemAbility
2013
Documentary special thanks
Known for movies
The Patriot (2000) as Peter Howard
Lassie (1954-1957) as Porky Brockway / Sylvester 'Porky' Brockway