David Mendenhall
| David Mendenhall | |
|---|---|
| Born |
David Mendenhall June 13, 1971 Oceanside, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor, voice actor |
| Years active |
1980—1990 2007—present |
David Mendenhall (born June 13, 1971) is an American actor and former child actor.[1] He is perhaps best known for his roles in the films Space Raiders, Over the Top,[2] The Transformers: The Movie and They Still Call Me Bruce.[3]
Biography
David Mendenhall was born in Oceanside, California. He performed voice acting in animated movies and TV series, like Rainbow Brite, The Berenstain Bears, and most notably The Transformers: The Movie. He performed an award-winning role from 1979-1986 as young Mike Webber in General Hospital. At age 15, Mendenhall got a role with Sylvester Stallone in Over the Top, about a long haul truck driver who tries to win back his alienated son while becoming a champion arm wrestler. He also appeared in the 1990 movie Streets with Christina Applegate.
Mendenhall has a degree in law. His sister Marissa has also been an actress since childhood.
Awards
- 1984 Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Youth Actor in a Daytime Soap Opera for General Hospital.
- 1984 Young Artist Award Best Young Actor in Daytime Soap for General Hospital.
- 1985 Young Artist Award Best Young Actor in a Daytime or Nighttime Television Series for General Hospital.
- 1986 Young Artist Award Outstanding Young Actor - Animation Voice Over for Berenstain Bears.
- 1987 Young Artist Award Exceptional Young Actors in Animation - Series, Specials or Feature Film for Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer. He was also nominated in the same category for The Transformers: The Movie.
- 1988 Razzies Worst Supporting Actor in Over the Top
- 1988 Razzies Worst New Star in Over the Top
Selected filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | The Last Song | Bobby Pierce | TV movie |
| 1981 | The Magic of David Copperfield IV: The Vanishing Airplane | Young David Copperfield | TV movie |
| 1982 | Puff and the Incredible Mr. Nobody | Terry | voice |
| The Smurfs Christmas Special | William | voice | |
| Taxi | Jason | ||
| 1983 | Space Raiders | Peter | |
| 1979–1986 | General Hospital | Mike Webber | |
| 1983 | Goodnight, Beantown | Alex | |
| Diff'rent Strokes | Sidney | ||
| 1984 | Saturday Supercade | Joey | (Kangaroo segment) |
| Cabbage Patch Kids: First Christmas | Cannon | voice | |
| 1985 | The New Twilight Zone | Richard "Dickie" Jordan Jr. | Examination Day |
| Rainbow Brite | Krys | voice | |
| Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer | Krys | voice | |
| Galtar and the Golden Lance | Zorn | voice | |
| The Berenstain Bears | Brother Bear | voice | |
| G.I. Joe | Fairmont Boy | voice | |
| CBS Storybreak | Henry Green | Chocolate Fever | |
| It's Punky Brewster! | Additional Voices | voice | |
| 1986 | Witchfire | Hunter's Son | |
| The Transformers: The Movie | Daniel Witwicky | voice | |
| The Transformers season 3 and 4 | Daniel Witwicky | voice | |
| Potato Head Kids | Big Chip | voice | |
| The Centurions | Randy Chang | voice | |
| Our House | J.R. Dutton | ||
| 1987 | Over the Top | Michael Cutler / Michael Hawk / Michael Hawks | |
| Going Bananas | Ben | ||
| They Still Call Me Bruce | Billy White | ||
| Pound Puppies | Additional Voices | voice | |
| 1988 | Family Medical Center | Guest Star | unknown episodes |
| A Pup Named Scooby-Doo | Additional Voices | voice | |
| The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible | Additional Voices | The Creation | |
| 1989 | The Secret of the Ice Cave | Alex Ostrow | |
| 1990 | Streets | Sy | |
| 1997 | Roseanne | Clerk | uncredited |
| 2008 | My Own Worst Enemy | Paul Wallace | |
| 2009 | The Forgotten | Newsstand Clerk | |
| 2011 | God Bless America | Roxy's Father | |
| A Gifted Man | Peter Glenn | ||
| 2014 | A Help From Above | Kerr |
References
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