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  • Dean Stockwell

    7 50.00%
  • Macaulay Culkin

    5 35.71%
  • Elijah Wood

    10 71.43%
  • Freddie Bartholomew

    2 14.29%
  • Mickey Rooney

    5 35.71%
  • Jackie Cooper

    4 28.57%
  • Jackie Coogan

    1 7.14%
  • Matthew Garber

    1 7.14%
  • Rory Culkin

    1 7.14%
  • Brandon De Wilde

    0 0%
  • Jonathan Lipnicki

    2 14.29%
  • Fred Savage

    10 71.43%
  • Seth Green

    5 35.71%
  • Nicholas Hoult

    0 0%
  • Roddy McDowell

    6 42.86%
  • Mark Lester

    4 28.57%
  • Ron Howard

    8 57.14%
  • Freddie Highmore

    2 14.29%
  • Henry Thomas

    6 42.86%
  • Lukas Haas

    1 7.14%
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Thread: Top Child Actor Poll

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    MOON GIRL FIGHTS CRIME Myrnalene's avatar
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    Default Top Child Actor Poll

    I thought it might be a good idea to make a companion poll for What Exit's Best Actor and Actress polls. With help from some brainstormers in chat I have come up with a list of 20 boys and girls. I tried to stay aware from teen actors as much as possible and left off any children who are know exclusively for television work.

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    Default I need help with the boys so I am sharing.

    Dean Stockwell A really good child actor.
    The Secret Garden (1949) .... Colin Craven
    Down to the Sea in Ships (1949) .... Jed Joy
    The Boy with Green Hair (1948) .... Peter Fry
    Deep Waters (1948) .... Donny Mitchell
    Gentleman's Agreement (1947) .... Tommy Green
    Song of the Thin Man (1947) .... Nick Charles Jr.

    The Romance of Rosy Ridge (1947) .... Andrew MacBean
    The Arnelo Affair (1947) .... Ricky Parkson
    A Really Important Person (1947) .... Billy Reilly
    The Mighty McGurk (1947) .... Nipper

    Home, Sweet Homicide (1946) .... Archie Carstairs
    The Green Years (1946) .... Robert Shannon, as a child
    Anchors Aweigh (1945) .... Donald Martin - Child runaway

    The Valley of Decision (1945) .... Paulie Scott
    Macaulay Culkin
    Ri˘hie Ri˘h (1994) .... Richie Rich
    The Pagemaster (1994) .... Richard Tyler
    Getting Even with Dad (1994) .... Timmy Gleason
    The Nutcracker (1993) .... The Nutcracker / The Prince / Drosselmeier's Nephew
    The Good Son (1993) .... Henry Evans

    Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) .... Kevin McCallister
    My Girl (1991) .... Thomas J. Sennett

    Only the Lonely (1991) .... Billy Muldoon
    Home Alone (1990) .... Kevin McCallister
    Uncle Buck (1989) .... Miles Russell
    See You in the Morning (1989) .... Billy Livingstone
    Rocket Gibraltar (1988) .... Cy Blue Black
    Elijah Wood
    The War (1994) .... Stu Simmons
    North (1994) .... North
    The Good Son (1993) .... Mark Evans
    The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993) .... Huck Finn
    Forever Young (1992) .... Nat Cooper

    Radio Flyer (1992) .... Mike
    The Witness (1992) (TV) .... Little Boy
    Paradise (1991) .... Willard Young
    Avalon (1990) .... Michael Kaye
    Internal Affairs (1990) .... Sean Stretch
    Freddie Bartholomew
    Listen, Darling (1938) .... Herbert 'Buzz' Mitchell
    Lord Jeff (1938) .... Geoffrey Braemer
    Kidnapped (1938) .... David Balfour
    Captains Courageous (1937) .... Harvey Cheyne
    Lloyd's of London (1936) .... Young Jonathan Blake

    The Devil Is a Sissy (1936) .... Claude Pierce
    Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936) .... Cedric 'Ceddie' Erroll

    Professional Soldier (1935) .... King Peter
    Anna Karenina (1935) .... Sergei
    The Personal History, Adventures, Experience, & Observation of David Copperfield the Younger (1935) .... David Copperfield - the child
    Mickey Rooney Oh hell, if you don’t know who he is, you probably should be voting
    He made 80+ shorts by the time he was 14. But nothing truly memorable until he was 14+
    Jackie Cooper
    O'shaughnessy's Boy (1935) .... Joseph 'Stubby' O'Shaughnessy
    Dinky (1935) .... Dinky Daniels
    Peck's Bad Boy (1934) .... Bill Peck
    Treasure Island (1934) .... Jim Hawkins
    Lone Cowboy (1933) .... Scooter O'Neal
    The Bowery (1933) .... Swipes McGurk
    Broadway to Hollywood (1933) .... Ted Hackett Jr., as a child
    Divorce in the Family (1932) .... Terry Parker
    When a Fellow Needs a Friend (1932) .... Edward Haverford 'Eddie' Randall
    Sooky (1931) .... Skippy Skinner

    The Champ (1931/I) .... Dink
    Jackie Coogan The Top Silent Boy actor.
    Buttons (1927) .... Buttons
    The Bugle Call (1927) .... Billy Randolph
    Johnny Get Your Hair Cut (1927) .... Johnny O'Day
    Old Clothes (1925) .... Timothy Kelly
    The Rag Man (1925) .... Tim Kelly
    Little Robinson Crusoe (1924) .... Mickey Hogan
    A Boy of Flanders (1924) .... Nello

    Long Live the King (1923) .... Crown Prince Ferdinand William Otto
    Circus Days (1923) .... Toby Tyler
    Daddy (1923) .... Jackie Savelli/Jackie Holden
    Oliver Twist (1922) .... Oliver Twist
    Trouble (1922) .... Danny, the Kid
    Nice and Friendly (1922) .... Boy

    My Boy (1921) .... Jackie Blair
    Peck's Bad Boy (1921) .... 'Peck's Bad Boy' (Henry Peck)
    The Kid (1921) (as Jack Coogan) .... The Kid
    Matthew Garber Only three movie, but three famous Disney movies.
    The Gnome-Mobile (1967) .... Rodney
    Mary Poppins (1964) .... Michael Banks
    The Three Lives of Thomasina (1964) .... Geordie
    Rory Culkin
    It Runs in the Family (2003) .... Eli Gromberg
    Signs (2002) .... Morgan Hess
    Igby Goes Down (2002) .... 10-Year-Old Igby

    You Can Count on Me (2000) .... Rudy Prescott
    Ri˘hie Ri˘h (1994) .... Young Richie
    The Good Son (1993) .... Richard in Picture
    Brandon De Wilde OK, only one real role but one of the most famous.
    Shane (1953) .... Joey Starrett
    The Member of the Wedding (1952) .... John Henry
    Jonathan Lipnicki
    When Zachary Beaver Came to Town (2003) .... Toby Wilson
    Stuart Little 2 (2002) .... George Little
    Like Mike (2002) .... Murph
    The Little Vampire (2000) .... Tony Thompson
    Stuart Little (1999) .... George Little
    Jerry Maguire (1996) .... Ray Boyd
    Fred Savage This kid was great in several good roles.
    The Wizard (1989) .... Corey Woods
    Little Monsters (1989) .... Brian Stevenson
    Vice Versa (1988) .... Charlie Seymour / Marshall Seymour
    The Princess Bride (1987) .... The Grandson
    Dinosaurs: A Fun Filled Trip Back in Time (1987) .... Philip

    The Boy Who Could Fly (1986) .... Louis Michaelson
    Seth Green I’ll vote for him for playing Egg alone.
    My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988) .... Fred Glass
    Can't Buy Me Love (1987) .... Chuckie Miller
    Radio Days (1987) .... Joe

    Willy/Milly (1986) .... Malcolm
    The Hotel New Hampshire (1984) .... 'Egg' Berry

    Billions for Boris (1984) .... Benjamin 'Ape-Face' Andrews
    Nicholas Hoult Not sure if there was anything else.
    About a Boy (2002) .... Marcus
    Roddy McDowell His best work was actually as a teen that looked young. Lassie and Flicka in particular.
    Confirm or Deny (1941) .... Albert Perkins
    How Green Was My Valley (1941) (as Master Roddy McDowall) .... Huw
    Man Hunt (1941) .... Vaner

    You Will Remember (1941) .... Young Bob Slater
    Saloon Bar (1940) .... Boy
    Just William (1940) (as Roddy McDowell) .... Ginger
    Dead Man's Shoes (1940) .... Boy
    Murder Will Out (1940)
    Mark Lester
    Black Beauty (1971) .... Joe Evans
    Melody (1971) .... Daniel
    Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? (1971) .... Christopher
    The Boy Who Stole the Elephant (1970) (TV) .... Davey

    Eyewitness (1970) .... Ziggy
    Run Wild, Run Free (1969) .... Philip Ransome
    Oliver! (1968) .... Oliver Twist
    Our Mother's House (1967) .... Jiminee

    Ron Howard
    The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1963) (as Ronny Howard) .... Eddie (The movie, not the show)
    The Music Man (1962) (as Ronny Howard) .... Winthrop Paroo
    Five Minutes to Live (1961) (as Ronnie Howard) .... Bobby
    Freddie Highmore:
    Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) .... Charlie Bucket
    Five Children and It (2004) .... Robert
    Finding Neverland (2004) .... Peter Llewelyn Davies

    Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story (2001) (TV) .... Son at Playground
    The Mists of Avalon (2001) (TV) .... Young Arthur
    Henry Thomas
    Cloak & Dagger (1984) .... Davey Osborne
    Misunderstood (1984) .... Andrew
    E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) .... Elliott
    The Steeler and the Pittsburgh Kid (1981) (TV) .... The Kid

    Raggedy Man (1981) .... Harry
    Lukas Haas
    Music Box (1989) .... Mikey Talbot
    See You in the Morning (1989) .... Petey Goodwin
    The Ryan White Story (1989) (TV) .... Ryan White
    The Wizard of Loneliness (1988) .... Wendall
    Lady in White (1988) .... Frankie Scarlatti
    Solarbabies (1986) .... Daniel
    "Amazing Stories" .... Brian Globe (1 episode, 1985) - Ghost Train (1985) TV episode .... Brian Globe

    Witness (1985) .... Samuel Lapp

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    Thank you, Jim!

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    Hey Fred Savage is kicking butt, look at that.

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    Quote Originally posted by What Exit? View post
    Hey Fred Savage is kicking butt, look at that.
    There's a really good chance no one has ever spoken or written that before.
    "I won't kill for money, and I won't marry for it. Other than that, I'm open to just about anything."

    -Jim Rockford

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    I hope we can get a few more votes or comments. The poll is nearly closed.

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    I always thought Mickey Rooney was the "angry grandpa" character on 60 minutes... so I can't vote.

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