A star from one of the most iconic television series of the 1970s was spotted out and about in on Tuesday during a rare public appearance.
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70s TV Star Resurfaces in LA Unrecognizable
A star from one of the most iconic television series of the 1970s was spotted out and about in Los Angeles on Tuesday during a rare public appearance.The former...
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The former child actor, best known for playing beloved red-haired , looked youthful at 67 as he stepped out in casual attire.
Dressed in a Los Angeles Dodgers T-shirt and faded jeans, the former star - who also appeared early in his career on Bewitched, The Doris Day Show, and in the film The Million Dollar Duck - still flashed his trademark Hollywood smile.
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After The Waltons ended its nine-season run in 1981, the actor briefly pursued work in the retail industry before making a surprising career change.
He ultimately left Hollywood behind to work as a delivery driver, later going on to run his own messenger service across the greater Los Angeles area.
Can you guess the actor who famously delivered the iconic sign-off, 'Good night, John-Boy,' at the end of The Waltons episodes?
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A star from one of the most iconic television series of the 1970s was spotted out and about in Los Angeles on Tuesday during a rare public appearance
The former child actor, best known for playing beloved red-haired Ben Walton on The Waltons , looked youthful at 67 as he stepped out in casual attire
Dressed in a Los Angeles Dodgers T-shirt and faded jeans , the former star - who also appeared early in his career on Bewitched, The Doris Day Show, and in the film The Million Dollar Duck - still flashed his trademark Hollywood smile
Give yourself a point if you said Eric Scott.
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In a March 2026 interview with That’s Classic, Scott opened up about the unexpected career shift that followed the end of The Waltons.
Eric Scott ultimately left Hollywood behind to work as a delivery driver, later going on to run his own messenger service across the Los Angeles area; Above, in 2011
Scott also credited his mother’s presence on set with keeping him grounded during his time as a child star
The Waltons ended its nine-season run in 1981; Above, (back row) Michael Learned, Richard Thomas and Ralph Waite; (center row) Jon Walmsley, Ellen Corby, Will Geer, Kami Cotler and David W. Harper; (bottom row) Judy Norton Taylor, Eric Scott and Elizabeth McDonough)
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Scott went on to describe his Ben Walton character as ‘very impulsive’ and often prone to poor decision-making
‘I thought there was a flexibility here,' he explained.
Scott added that the move ultimately worked out better than expected, revealing that he now ‘own[s] the company.’
‘It was a strange transition,’ he said.
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In the same interview, Scott was asked whether he shared any similarities with his Waltons character, with the actor joking that he didn’t think so.
‘Ben, honestly, was an idiot,’ Scott quipped.
He went on to describe his character as ‘very impulsive’ and often prone to poor decision-making.
‘He also was a lot more emotional than I am,’ he said. ‘I say that, [but] you ask my two daughters, I don’t know, they might disagree. Ben definitely did a lot of different kinds of things that I’d go, ‘What is he thinking? Why is he thinking this way?’’
Despite his critique, Scott said revisiting the series has become something of a personal time capsule, allowing him to reflect on his early acting work.
‘It’s fun to watch them now and look at them and see that’s my 16, 17, 18, 19 year old self interpreting a script and how different it would be looking at it now,’ he said.
Scott also credited his mother’s presence on set with keeping him grounded during his time as a child star.
‘My mom was on the set for me. And I thank her for being there. And talk about centering me,’ he said.
He added that she ensured he maintained a normal routine outside of filming.
‘She kept me very grounded, I finish up work and I’d still have to go clean up after the dog when I got home. And I went through Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts. I’m an Eagle Scout,’ Scott said.
Off-screen, Scott’s personal life has included both joy and tragedy.
He was briefly married to actress Karey Louis before later wedding Theresa Fargo, with whom he welcomed daughter Ashley.
Fargo tragically died in 1992 from acute myelomonocytic leukemia, shortly after giving birth; Ashley was delivered a month early by caesarean section so her mother could begin chemotherapy.
In March 2000, Scott went on to marry Cindy Ullman Wolfen. The couple share two children together - daughter Emma, born in 2001, and son Jeremy, born in 2004.
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