Eric Scott (born Eric Scott Magat; October 20, 1958, in

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, United States) is an American actor whose best known role is as Ben Walton, which he first played in the television film ''The Homecoming: A Christmas Story'' (1971), and in the series it inspired, ''

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''. He was briefly married to actress Karey Louis. His second marriage was to Theresa Fargo, the mother of his daughter Ashley, until her death from acute

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on November 5, 1992, not long after Ashley's birth. She had developed the disease during her pregnancy. In March 2000, Scott married Cynthia (Cindy) Ullman Wolfen. They have a daughter, Emma, born in 2001, and a son, Jeremy, who was born in 2004. Today, Scott owns Chase Messengers, a parcel delivery service, in

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Filmography

1970s

*'' The Homecoming: A Christmas Story'' (1971) *''

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'' (1971) *''

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'' (1971) *''

'' (1972–1981) *''Which Mother Is Mine?'' (1979) *''

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'' (1979)

1980s

*'' The Loch Ness Horror'' (1981) *'' A Day for Thanks on Walton's Mountain'' (1982) *'' Mother's Day on Waltons Mountain'' (1982) *'' A Wedding on Walton's Mountain'' (1982) *''

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'' (1985)

1990s

*'' A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion'' (1993) *'' A Walton Wedding'' (1995) *'' Defying Gravity'' (1997) *'' A Walton Easter'' (1997)

2000s

*'' TV total'' (2004)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Scott, Eric American male actors 1958 births Living people The Waltons