David John Stollery III (born January 18, 1941, in

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) is a former American

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and, as an adult, an

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er. He appeared in numerous

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movies and

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programs in the 1950s. He is best known for his teenage role as the loner Marty in the '' Spin and Marty'' television serials on '' the Mickey Mouse Club'' TV series in the mid-1950s. At the age of seven, he was named Child Actor of the Year for his role in the Broadway production '' On Borrowed Time''. He then appeared in several films, including '' A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court'' in 1949 and '' Where Danger Lives'' in 1950. In the early 1950s, Stollery appeared in various television programs, including ''

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'', '' Dragnet'', '' My Friend Irma'', '' The Red Skelton Show'', and '' The Ray Milland Show''. It was on the latter program, in the role of The Prodigy, that

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took notice of his acting and had the 14-year-old sign a Disney Studio contract to play the lead character of Marty Markham in the ''Spin and Marty'' serials televised on '' The Mickey Mouse Club'' between 1955 and 1957. In 2000, Stollery and Tim Considine, his co-star in the ''Spin and Marty'' serials (they were eighteen days apart in age), made cameo appearances in '' The New Adventures of Spin and Marty: Suspect Behavior'', a made-for-TV movie. A DVD version of the ''Adventures of Spin & Marty'' was released in December 2005 as part of the fifth wave of the '' Walt Disney Treasures'' series. On the 50th anniversary of the serial's premiere, Stollery and Considine were interviewed by

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as a DVD bonus feature about their experiences filming the series. After his teenage years, Stollery decided not to continue acting as a full-time career. He studied at the

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, then became an automobile designer with

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and later

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. At Toyota, he designed the second generation A40 Series Toyota Celica in 1978.

Filmography

* '' Walt Disney Treasures: The Adventures of Spin & Marty'' (2005) DVD - interview with

* '' The New Adventures of Spin and Marty: Suspect Behavior'' (2000) - Original Marty * '' Ten Who Dared'' (1960) - Andrew 'Andy' Hall * '' Walt Disney Presents: Annette'' (1958) TV Series - Mike Martin * '' Drango'' (1957) - Jeb Bryant * '' The Gale Storm Show'' - Jonathan (1 episode, 1957) * '' The New Adventures of Spin and Marty'' (1957) TV Series - (Marty Markham) * '' Westward Ho, the Wagons!'' (1956) - Dan Thompson * '' The Further Adventures of Spin and Marty'' (1956) TV Series - Marty Markham * '' Storm Fear'' (1955) - David * ''

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'' - Tommy (1 episode, 1955) * '' The Adventures of Spin and Marty'' (1955) TV Series - (Martin) Marty Markham * '' Her Twelve Men'' (1954) - Jeff Carlin * '' Dragnet'' - Donald Rush (1 episode, 1952) * ''No Pets Allowed'' ( short, 1952) * '' Jack and the Beanstalk'' (1952) - Donald * ''

'' - Timmy Hudson (1 episode "The Amateur Hour", 1952) * '' Darling, How Could You!'' (1951) - Cosmo (Charles) Grey * '' Tales of Robin Hood'' (1951) - Robin as a Boy * '' Stop That Cab'' (1951) (uncredited) - Charles Thomas * '' Where Danger Lives'' (1950) (uncredited) - Dickie, boy patient * '' Peggy'' (1950) (uncredited) - Little Boy in Library * '' A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court'' (1949, uncredited) - Billy

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David Stollery
acting career prior to ''Spin and Marty'' in 1955. {{DEFAULTSORT:Stollery, David 1941 births Living people American industrial designers American male child actors 20th-century American male actors