Michael Sharrett

Michael Sharrett is an American former actor who started performing as a child, making his debut at 12 in the Emmy-winning 1977 television version of Our Town. Born in Ventura, California, he took guest roles on series television, among them a 1978 episode of Little House on the Prairie, before appearing in the Disney comedy western Hot Lead and Cold Feet (1978). He then played Chris, the grandson of Jimmy Stewart's character, in the musical The Magic of Lassie, and later co-starred in the action film Savage Dawn (1985). In Wes Craven's 1986 horror film Deadly Friend he played Tom, a role that drew positive reviews and earned him a Young Artist Award nomination for his work as a young actor in a horror movie. His later television work included the short-lived series Supercarrier in 1988 and an episode of The Trials of Rosie O'Neill in 1990.