Lance Kerwin
Acting
Born November 6, 1960 · Newport Beach, California, USA
Biography
Lance Michael Kerwin (November 6, 1960 – January 24, 2023) was an American actor, known primarily for roles in television and film during his childhood and teen years in the 1970s. He played lead roles in the TV series James at 15, and the made-for-TV films The Loneliest Runner and Salem's Lot. Kerwin was raised in Lake Elsinore, California. His father was an acting coach, who brought home scripts for his son to read. His mother was also a performer and, later, a talent agent. He was the youngest of five brothers. His brother Shane was his stand-in. In the 1970s, Kerwin appeared in a number…
Known For · 40 titles
Murder, She Wrote
Trapper John, M.D.
Little House on the Prairie
Emergency!
Simon & Simon
Cannon
Gunsmoke
Hotel
The Bionic Woman
ABC Afterschool Special
Faerie Tale Theatre
Police Story
Wonder Woman
Finder of Lost Loves
Battle of the Network Stars
Salem's Lot
Outbreak
The New Lassie
Good Heavens
Enemy Mine
James at 16
Child Star Confidential
CBS Library
The Family Holvak
100 Greatest Kid Stars
The Meanest Men in the West
A Killer in the Family
The Wind & the Reckoning
Reflections of Murder
The Fourth Wise Man
Challenger
The Boy Who Drank Too Much
The Death of Richie
The Mysterious Stranger
Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy
The Loneliest Runner
Advice to the Lovelorn
Long Way Home
Pssst! Hammerman's After You!
Final Verdict