Earl Hamner Jr.

Date of Birth: 10 Jul 1923
Country: USA
Biography: American television writer and producer (sometimes credited as Earl Hamner), best known for his work in the 1970s and 1980s on the long-running CBS series The Waltons and Falcon Crest. As a novelist, he is best known for the novel Spencer's Mountain, which was inspired by his own childhood and formed the basis for both the film of the same name and the television series The Waltons, for which he provided voiceover narration.
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Total Credits at Criticker: 4 (Actor), 23 (Writer), 2 (Creator)
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A spider with a flare for promotion pledges to save a young pig from slaughter. (imdb)
Clay Spencer is a hard-working man who loves his wife and large family. He is respected by his neighbors and always ready to give them a helping hand. Although not a churchgoer, he even helps a newly arrived local minister regain his flock after he and Clay get into a bit of trouble. If he has one dream in life it's to build his wife Olivia a beautiful house on a piece of land he inherited on Spender's mountain. When his eldest son, Clayboy, graduates at the top of his high school class and has
Wilbur the pig is scared of the end of the season, because he knows that come that time, he will end up on the dinner table. He hatches a plan with Charlotte, a spider that lives in his pen, to ensure that this will never happen. (imdb)
Set in Palm Springs during a long, fun-filled weekend where several Los Angeles college students flock to spring break, centering on Jim who finds romance with Bunny, the daughter of Palm Springs harred, stressful police chief... (imdb)
Little Tree is an 8-year-old Cherokee boy, who, during the time of the depression, loses his parents and starts to live with his Indian grandma and grandpa and learn the wisdom of the Cherokee way of life. (imdb)
The Homecoming: A Christmas Story (1971) - TV Movie
The Walton family is preparing for Christmas in the early 1930s. It's Christmas eve and they are waiting for father Walton to come home from his job in the city some 50 miles away... (imdb)
Heidi (1968) - TV Movie
Made-for-television adaptation of Johanna Spyri's classic children's tale about an orphaned girl who goes to live with her grandfather in the Swiss Alps. Jennifer Edwards, the then-10-year-old daughter of Blake Edwards and Patricia Walker, stars as the title character. (allrovi.com)
A Dream for Christmas (1973) - TV Movie
A Southern minister is assigned to a poor church in California where the congregation is drifting away and the church itself is scheduled for demolition.
A Day for Thanks on Walton's Mountain (1982) - TV Movie
Third Waltons reunion movie has most of the family split up on the days approaching Thanksgiving, c. 1946. But most of the family begins to arrive at Walton's Mountain begging with John-Boy recovering from a case of writers block in New York followed by Jason now a struggling musician as well as John Walton whom tries to get everyone together for the special event for Elizabeth, while newlyweds Erin and Paul plan to move out of the Walton homestead. (imdb)
A Walton Easter (1997) - TV Movie
Sixth Waltons reunion movie is set in 1969 featuring John-Boy as the TV news anchorperson in New York and he is in the throes of writing a new book.
Mother's Day on Waltons Mountain (1982) - TV Movie
Mary Ellen marries Jonesy but they don't exactly have a good start. While on their honeymoon, she suffers an accident that leaves her unable to bear children. She then shuts everyone, even Jonesy out. She then decides to go to the one person who could understand what she's going through, her mother, who is in Arizona recuperating.
A Wedding on Walton's Mountain (1982) - TV Movie
Erin Walton is considering marrying her boyfriend Paul but her old boyfriend Ashley, who left her to marry someone else, wife died and would like to get Erin back, but Paul is not going to give her up so easily. Also Mary Ellen's boyfriend Jonesy who's a veterinarian is trying to establish a practice but everybody doesn't think he is competent.
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion (1993) - TV Movie
Fourth Waltons reunion TV movie is now set in the 1960s which has John-Boy still living in New York, trying to persuade his fiancée to marry him. Meanwhile, Ben and Cindy's daughter, Virginia, has died and Cindy is finding life very lonely without her. She tells Ben that she would dearly love to adopt another baby, but Ben feels that it is not a good idea. Also Ben is arguing with his father about their lumber company for he wants to buy a new truck, but John keeps insisting that they can't.
The Waltons (1971) - TV Series
- The Foundling (1972)
- The Carnival (1972)
- The Calf (1972)
- The Hunt (1972)
Gentle Ben (1967) - TV Series
The adventures in the Florida Everglades of a game warden, Tom Wedloe, his wife Ellen, their son Mark, and Mark's tame bear Ben.
Apple's Way (1974) - TV Series
After years of experiencing the rat race of Los Angeles, George Apple, his wife Barbara and their four children move back to George's hometown of Appleton, Iowa, where adjusting to a new culture, new climate, new friends and a new pace are not as easy as they thought it would be. (imdb)
Christmas in America (1990) - TV Movie
The movie depicts an American family and a father's and son's strained relationship with the mother often trying to bridge the men in her life. Frank Morgan, the father (played by Kenny Rodgers), is a photographer, who in his son's opinion is too often absent. The son, David Morgan (Kenneth Rodgers, Jr) finally attends an art display of his father's work despite still being embittered about their relationship. Somewhat too late, he realizes through his father's work and the curator how important
The Waltons: Homecoming (2021) - TV Movie
John Boy and his family prepare for John Sr. homecoming to spend Christmas together, but after a storm comes in the way, John Boy has to find his father and the journey through it will change his life forever. (imdb)
The Twilight Zone (1959) - TV Series
- You Drive (1964)
- A Piano in the House (1962)
- The Hunt (1962)
- Black Leather Jackets (1964)
- Ring-A-Ding Girl (1963)
- Stopover in a Quiet Town (1964)
- The Bewitchin' Pool (1964)
A Walton Wedding (1995) - TV Movie
The Waltons reunite once again to celebrate the 1960s wedding of their eldest, John-Boy, but impending crises threaten to shatter the family's happiness.
Lassie: The New Beginning (1978) - TV Movie
The Stratton kids, Samantha and Chip, and their grandmother Ada. drive to "visit" their uncle Stuart. Grandma collapses and dies in a strange town, leaving the kids and Lassie on their own.