David Colker previously wrote and edited obituaries a beat perhaps foreshadowed by being on the Timothy Leary death watch in 1996 when he took the assignment so seriously he was at Learys bedside when he died. Kevin was the cutest child actor EVER! He was born in Santa Monica, California, on August 7, 1958. Viewership Transparency, A.I. Kevin Corcoran Net Worth | Celebrity Net Worth Corcoran graduated from California State University, Northridge with a degree in theatre arts. Christina Ricci. Brian Corcoran, another brother and child . Home / Disney A to Z / C / Corcoran, Brian. He was born in Santa Monica, California, on August 7, 1958. Continuing his fictional Moochie roles, Corcoran played Montgomery "Moochie" Daniels in the 1959 Disney film The Shaggy Dog. Soon the five Corcoran children were established as child actors. Fred MacMurray played their father in The Shaggy Dog and Bon Voyage! 'Old Yeller' actor Kevin Corcoran dies at 66 | Fox News Kerry Ann Corcoran was born in Los Angeles, California, USA. And unlike many child actors, he had a quiet life with a long marriage and no public drama. and the We would be grateful if you would support our work by recording your loved ones, preserving their memory for future generations. Some child actors mentioned here departed this world very young, such as Poltergeist star Heather O'Rourke. Roddy studied at St. Joseph's College in Upper Norwood. He was born in Santa Monica, California, on August 7, 1958. He played a role in Wagon Train in the episode The Cassie Vance Story. Corcoran largely retired from acting after A Tiger Walks, although he also appeared in the 1968 film Blue in a minor role. Over the course of his tenure on the Angela Lansbury series Murder, She Wrote, he was credited as first assistant director, assistant producer, and director. [6], Kevin Corcoran was honored as a Disney Legend on October 9, 2006. However, after A Tiger Walks (1964), another animal movie aimed at children a tiger is threatened with death after escaping from a circus Corcoran, at the grand old age of 15, quit acting. He had an elder sister called Virginia. [2], Corcoran appeared in a Mouseketeer outfit with the name Moochie across his chest just once. Other Disney child stars of the era got more notice and bigger parts. He was the quintessential bratty kid brother or mischievous moppet, the critic Donald Liebenson wrote about Mr. Corcoran in The Los Angeles Times in 2000. But Disney was fortunate too, because Corcoran embodied its vision of the American everykid, who the studio saw as a highly intelligent human being characteristically sensitive, humorous, open-minded, eager to learn, [with] a strong sense of excitement, energy, and healthy curiosity about the world in which he lives.. She is of Italian (from her paternal grandfather), Irish, and . He had several siblings: Donna, Hugh, Noreen, Brian, Kevin, William Jr., and Kerry Corcoran. But Disney was also once a purveyor of live-action family-friendly movies that spotlighted child actors, a favourite among whom was Kevin Corcoran, who has died of cancer aged 66. Mr. Corcoran graduated from a Roman Catholic high school in Los Angeles before receiving a bachelors degree in theater from California State University, Northridge. Get the day's top news with our Today's Headlines newsletter, sent every weekday morning. Kerry Corcoran - IMDb Bill Higgins and Barbara were united in marriage in 1988. Kevin Corcoran was the brother of Donna Corcoran, Noreen Corcoran, Hugh Corcoran, Brian Corcoran, Kerry Corcoran, and Kelly Corcoran (19582002). The most famous of the siblings was her brother Kevin, who played the rambunctious Moochie in the Mickey Mouse Club "Spin and Marty" serials." Noreen Corcoran Dead: 'Bachelor Father' Actress Was 72 - The Hollywood 18. with updates on movies, TV shows, Rotten Tomatoes podcast and more. One of eight children, most of whom did some acting in the late 1950s to early 1960s, Corcoran was the sibling whose work is best remembered. The screen brothers had a similar awkward relationship in Bon Voyage! 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Corcoran's more recent contributions to Disney include commentaries and interviews on such Disney DVD releases as The Shaggy Dog and Pollyanna. Younger brother Kelly Corcoran (19582002) portrayed 8-year-old Kip Pride in the NBC western series The Road West (19661967), starring Barry Sullivan. Noreen Corcoran, who starred as the teenager adopted by her uncle (John Forsythe) on the 1950s-60s sitcom Bachelor Father, has died.