Sparky Marcus (born Marcus Issoglio; December 6, 1967) is an American former actor.
Early life
Marcus was born in Hollywood, California.
Career
Marcus was well known for playing the role of the precocious child but also worked extensively as a voice actor for Hanna-Barbera throughout the 1980s. He started acting at five playing Shelby on
Sigmund and the Sea Monsters (1973–1975). He also appeared on
The Nancy Walker Show (1976),
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (1976–77) (Marcus played child evangelist Jimmy Joe Jeeter, who died of electrocution in the bathtub),
Grandpa Goes to Washington (1978),
The Bad News Bears and
Goodtime Girls (1980).
Voice acting
As a voice actor for cartoons, he is probably best known for his role as Richie Rich from the
Hanna-Barbera series
Richie Rich (1980–1982). He later had regular roles as a voice actor on
Shirt Tales (1982–1984),
Space Stars (1981),
Saturday Supercade as the voice of Dexter on
Space Ace (1984),
Challenge of the GoBots (1984),
The Puppy's Further Adventures (1983),
The Reluctant Dragon (1981),
(1984),
Banjo the Woodpile Cat (1979),
CBS Library (1980–1982) and
The Get Along Gang (1984–86).
Television guest appearances
Marcus has also made several TV guest appearances, including
Trapper John, M.D.,
Happy Days,
WKRP in Cincinnati,
What's Happening!!,
Maude,
Emergency!,
The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries,
The Bob Newhart Show,
Eight Is Enough and
Starsky and Hutch.
Film roles
Marcus also appeared in the feature films
Freaky Friday (1976) and
The Pinballs (1977), as well as in many TV movies, including
The Stableboy's Christmas (1978) and
Goldie and the Boxer (1979). His last movie role was a brief cameo as a bellboy in the 1983
Steve Martin comedy
The Man with Two Brains.
Filmography
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| Main cast (6 episodes) |
| Episode: "The Skating Rink" |
| Television film |
| Television film |
| Television film |
| Episode: "The Amazing Cosmic Awareness of Duffy Moon" |
| Episode: "Grateful" |
| Main cast (20 episodes) |
| Main cast (13 episodes) |
| Episode: "Nightmare" |
| Feature film |
| Episode: "Very Good Friends" |
| Television pilot |
| Episode: "Double Trouble" |
| Episode: "Christmas 2025" |
| Episode: "Carlin's New Suit" |
| Episode: "The Pinballs" |
| Episode: "Will the Real Santa Claus...?" |
| Episode: "The Stableboy's Christmas" |
| Episode: "Arthur's Grandson" |
| Main cast (7 episodes) |
| Main cast (26 episodes) |
| Episode: "First Class Coach" |
| Episode: "Young Master Carlson" |
| Animated short film |
| Television film |
| Animated short film |
| Episodes: "Homefront" and "Too Many Fiances" |
| Episode: "The Hucksters" |
| Episode: "The Incredible Book Escape" |
| Richie Rich segment (21 episodes) |
| Animated short film |
| Television film |
| Episode: "Misunderstood Monsters" |
| Episode: "The Puppy Saves the Circus" |
| The Herculoids segment (11 episodes) |
| Episode: "The Peter Pan Syndrome" |
| 10 episodes |
| Richie Rich segment (16 episodes) |
| Feature film |
| Richie Rich segment (4 episodes) |
| Space Ace segment (13 episodes) |
| Television special |
| 13 episodes |
| 7 episodes |
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