Hertford, Whit 1978– (Whitby Hertford)

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Hertford, Whit 1978- (Whitby Hertford)

PERSONAL

Full name, Whitby Flint Hertford; born November 2, 1978, in Provo, UT; married Heidi (an actress), 2002. Education: Graduated from the University of Utah's Actor Training Program. Avocational Interests: A fan of the National Basketball Association, especially the Los Angeles Clippers, playing drums.

Career:

Actor. Shortcut Theatre Co., Salt Lake City, UT, former artistic director; The Stage Standard (repertory company), Los Angeles, CA, cofounder and member of company. Former drummer with bands, including Steel Image, Some Call Me Tim, The Brilliant Stereo Mob, Curtains, and The Mannequin.

Awards, Honors:

Young Artist Award nomination, best young actor—starring in a television comedy series, 1989, for Family Man; Young Artist Award, best young actor—supporting role in a motion picture, 1990, for A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child; Young Artist Award nomination, outstanding young voice-over in an animated series or special, 1993, for Tiny Toon Adventures; Young Artist Award nomination (with others), outstanding youth mini-video series, 1994, for The Adventures of McGee and Me.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

(As Whitby Hertford) Kane's People, Poltergeist II: The Other Side (also known as Poltergeist 2 and Poltergeist 2), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1986.

(As Whitby Hertford) Andrew Tippetts, Rampage, Miramax, 1988.

(Uncredited) Tom, Beaches (also known as Forever Friends), Buena Vista, 1988.

(As Whitby Hertford) Jacob, A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child (also known as A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child), New Line Cinema, 1989.

(As Whitby Hertford) Yuppie son, Taking Care of Business (also known as Filofax), Buena Vista, 1990.

(As Whitby Hertford) Little Tully, The Addams Family, Paramount, 1991.

(As Whitby Hertford) Ben Owens, Mikey, Ascot Video, 1992.

(As Whitby Hertford) Volunteer boy, Jurassic Park (also known as JP), MCA/Universal, 1993.

(As Whitby Hertford) Lug, It Runs in the Family (also known as My Summer Story), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1994.

(As Whitby Hertford) Voice of Hyp, The Land Before Time III: The Time of the Great Giving (animated), MCA Home Entertainment, 1995.

Fastfood cashier, Moving McAllister, Promenade Pictures, 2007.

Chef, Dark Reel, 2007.

Television Appearances; Series:

Phillip Monroe, Jr., The Adventures of McGee and Me (also known as McGee and Me and The New Adventures of McGee and Me), 1986-91.

(As Whitby Hertford) Josh Tobin, Family Man, ABC, 1988.

(As Whitby Hertford) Voice of Michael Darling, Peter Pan and the Pirates (animated; also known as Fox's "Peter Pan and the Pirates"), Fox, 1990.

Voice of Ernie, TaleSpin (animated), syndicated, 1990.

Nick, Potsworth & Co. (also known as Midnight Patrol), syndicated, 1990.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

(As Whitby Hertford) Will, Home Fires, Showtime, 1987.

Television Appearances; Movies:

(As Whitby Hertford) Richard/Renee as a child, Second Serve (also known as I Change My Life), CBS, 1986.

(As Whitby Hertford) Evan, In Self Defense (also known as Hollow Point), ABC, 1987.

(As Whitby Hertford) Newsboy, Side by Side, CBS, 1988.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

(As Whitby Hertford) Boy, "To See the Invisible Man," The Twilight Zone, CBS, 1986.

(As Whitby Hertford) Bobby Gorvel, "Hello Goodbye," Cagney & Lacey, CBS, 1988.

(As Whitby Hertford) "Stakeout," Mr. Belvedere, ABC, 1989.

(As Whitby Hertford) Walter, "Nerd for a Day," Full House, ABC, 1989.

(As Whitby Hertford) Walter, "Divorce Court," Full House, ABC, 1989.

(As Whitby Hertford) Alec, "Here's a Howdy-Do," Empty Nest, NBC, 1989.

(As Whitby Hertford) Voice of Billy the Seal Boy, "Sideshow," Batman (animated; also known as Batman: The Animated Series and The Adventures of Batman & Robin), syndicated, 1990.

(As Whitby Hertford) Walter, "Mr. Egghead," Full House, ABC, 1990.

(As Whitby Hertford) King Grandpa, "Misadventures in Time," The Munsters Today (also known as The New Munsters), syndicated, 1990.

(As Whitby Hertford) Voice of Fliorello, "Starting from Scratch," Tiny Toon Adventures (animated; also known as Steven Spielberg Presents … "Tiny Toon Adventures"), syndicated, 1990.

(As Whitby Hertford) Timmy, "Sucking Up Is Hard to Do," Empty Nest, NBC, 1991.

(As Whitby Hertford) Voice of Duncan Duff, "Take Elmyra Please," Tiny Toon Adventures (animated; also known as Steven Spielberg Presents … "Tiny Toon Adventures"), syndicated, 1992.

(As Whitby Hertford) Voice of Flio, "Flea for Your Life," Tiny Toon Adventures (animated; also known as Steven Spielberg Presents … "Tiny Toon Adventures"), syndicated, 1992.

(As Whitby Hertford) Voice of Duncan Duff, "Grandma's Dead," Tiny Toon Adventures (animated; also known as Steven Spielberg Presents … "Tiny Toon Adventures"), syndicated, 1992.

Voice of Rex (young Triton), "Red," The Little Mermaid (animated), CBS, 1992.

Kreepee Kid, The Ben Stiller Show, Fox, 1993.

"Captain Kangaroo Court," Civil Wars, ABC, 1993.

Voice of Ollie, "Wish Upon a Starfish," The Little Mermaid (animated), CBS, 1992.

Voice of Crabscout number three, "Island of Fear," The Little Mermaid (animated), CBS, 1992.

Rocky Delmond, "Ask Dr. Ron," Minor Adjustments, NBC, 1996.

Rocky Delmond, "The Ungrateful Dead," Minor Adjustments, NBC, 1996.

Rocky Delmond, "Baby Boomer Angst," Minor Adjustments, NBC, 1996.

Stage Appearances:

Appeared as Bosola, The Duchess of Malfi; Caliban, The Tempest; Bottom, A Midsummer Night's Dream; gravedigger, Hamlet; Decius and Cinna the poet, Julius Caesar; grandpa, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare—Abridged: "You Can't Take It With You"; manager, From Morn to Midnight; Dr. Bayliss, All My Sons; Frank Falzon, Execution of Justice; Polynices and chorus member, Oedipus at Colonus; Frankie, A Lie of the Mind.