Michael Chapin

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Michael Chapin
Chapin in Under California Stars (1948)
Born	(1936-07-25) July 25, 1936 (age 88) Hollywood, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1944–1959
Relatives	Billy Chapin (brother) Lauren Chapin (sister)

Michael Chapin (born July 25, 1936)^[1]^[2] is an American former child actor in film and television.

Born in Los Angeles, he began his screen career in 1944 when he appeared in The Fighting Sullivans. He continued with films such as It's a Wonderful Life and Under California Stars.^[3] Acting mostly in western pictures, he retired from show business in 1959.^[4]

Michael Chapin is the older brother of Billy Chapin and Lauren Chapin.^[5]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1944	The Fighting Sullivans	Rival boy	Uncredited
1946	Song of Arizona	Cyclops
	Night Editor	Doc Cochrane, as a boy	Uncredited
	It's a Wonderful Life	Young George's friend	Uncredited
1947	Backlash	Mike	Uncredited
	The Farmer's Daughter	Boy	Uncredited
	Heaven Only Knows	Little boy	Uncredited
1948	Call Northside 777	Frank Wiecek, Jr.	Uncredited
	Under California Stars	Ted Carver
	Night Wind	Vinnie Jardine	Uncredited
1949	Strange Bargain	Roddy Wilson
1950	The Reformer and the Redhead	Orphan	Uncredited
1950	Summer Stock	Boy	Uncredited
1951	Buckaroo Sheriff of Texas	Red White
	Wells Fargo Gunmaster	Tommy Hines
	The Dakota Kid	Red White
	Arizona Manhunt	Red White
1952	Wild Horse Ambush	Red White
	Wagons West	Ben Wilkins
	Springfield Rifle	Jamie Kearney	Uncredited
1954	Pride of the Blue Grass	Danny
1955	The Night of the Hunter	Ruby's boyfriend	Uncredited

^ Nareau, Bob (2003). Kid Kowboys : Juveniles in Western Films. Madison, NC: Empire Publishing. p. 32. ISBN 0-944019-41-2.
^ Tom Goldrup, Jim Goldrup (2015). Growing Up on the Set: Interviews with 39 Former Child Actors of Classic Film and Television. p. 47. ISBN 978-1-4766-1370-3.
^ Goldrup, Tom (2002). Growing Up on the Set Interviews with 39 Former Child Actors of Classic Film and Television. McFarland & Company (May 6, 2002). p. 47. ISBN 978-0-7864-1254-9.
^ "Michael Chapin Biography". Republic Pictures 75th. Archived from the original on March 4, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
^ Wetzig, Mina (February 3, 1957). "Meet the Andersons". New York Sunday News Coloroto Magazine. p. 5. ProQuest 2279592705. Lauren Chapman, 4 feet 5 inches, 73 pounds of little girl anybody would like to have around the house, is of Irish descent and a sixth grader. Originally, Lauren was determined to break into the acting profession just to beat her brothers at their own game. Michael Chapman, 20, and Billy Chapman, 12, have been in a number of movies, and a kid sister can't let a couple of boys get away with that sort of thing.