2023年2月15日 · At 61 years old, there’s still a possibility we could see a revival of Harper in Hollywood! He is currently working on an autobiography about his time as Jim-Bob. He also still attends Waltons-related functions like cast reunions, collectible and memorabilia fairs.

David W. Harper (October 4, 1961) [1] is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Jim Bob Walton on the television show The Waltons. Harper began his acting career appearing as Jim Bob, the second-youngest of seven siblings, in the made-for-television film The Homecoming: A Christmas Story (1971).

2024年10月4日 · David W. Harper is best known as the youngest Walton boy, Jim-Bob. He's closest to his younger sister, Elizabeth. Jim-Bob has a hand for mechanics and loves aviation. He has high hopes of becoming a pilot but must give up his dream because of poor eyesight.

2023年3月1日 · For all Jim-Bob’s grand dreams, his actor, David W. Harper, would live a far more reclusive life when The Waltons ended. What happened to this young actor after he retreated from Walton’s Mountain?

2024年1月4日 · David W. Harper (Jim Bob Walton) The youngest boy of the Walton family was also the most ingenious one as he once built a car from scratch. David’s acting career began with The Waltons and didn’t reach much farther beyond that, with one exception. He landed a small but amazing role in the 1985 Comedy Fletch, starring Chevy Chase.

2023年10月15日 · Even though The Waltons finished in 1981, it feels like just yesterday that we were settling down to watch what adventures The Waltons got up to next! One of our all-time favourite characters was " Jim Bob Walton", played by David W. Harper.

2024年2月2日 · Despite Jim-Bob’s ambitious ambitions, David W. Harper, who played him on the program, would lead a much quieter life once The Waltons ended. What happened after this young actor departed Walton’s Mountain? Harper was …

2023年9月20日 · David W. Harper, known for his role as Jim-Bob Walton, had a less public life after “The Waltons” ended. Born in 1961, he began his acting career in 1971 and played Jim-Bob as a young man interested in various hobbies and topics.

2024年11月26日 · Most recently, she appeared in the Netflix series Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story. Check in with the actors who first played John-Boy, Jim-Bob, and the rest.

2020年9月22日 · Harper, now 58, played the role of Jim-Bob for nearly 10 years until the show's end in 1981. Afterward, he mostly stayed out of the limelight, almost exclusively returning to the screen for spin-offs of "The Waltons."