David William Harper is an American

United States

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 actor

Actor

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Harper is most noted for the role of Jim Bob (James Robert) Walton, which he first portrayed in the 1971 movie The Homecoming: A Christmas Story, and subsequently in the series The Waltons

The Waltons

The Waltons is an American television series created by Earl Hamner, Jr., based on his book Spencer's Mountain, and a 1963 film of the same name. The show centered on a family growing up in a rural Virginia community during the Great Depression and World War II. The series pilot was a television...

. Apart from appearing in the later "Waltons" movies, he seems to have given up his acting career, although he does make personal appearances at "Waltons" functions.

1970s

• The Homecoming: A Christmas Story (1971)
• The Waltons
  The Waltons
  The Waltons is an American television series created by Earl Hamner, Jr., based on his book Spencer's Mountain, and a 1963 film of the same name. The show centered on a family growing up in a rural Virginia community during the Great Depression and World War II. The series pilot was a television...
  
   (1972–1981)
• Walking Tall: Final Chapter
  Walking Tall: Final Chapter
  Walking Tall: Final Chapter is the third installment of the Walking Tall film series. The film was directed by Jack Starrett. The film opened in the U.S. on May 31, 1977. The on-screen title of the movie is "Final Chapter Walking Tall".-Plot:...
  
   (1977)

1980s

• A Day for Thanks on Walton's Mountain (1982)
• The Blue and the Gray (1982)
• Mother's Day on Waltons Mountain (1982)
• A Wedding on Walton's Mountain (1982)
• Fletch
  Fletch (film)
  Fletch is a 1985 comedy film about a wisecracking investigative newspaper reporter, Irwin M. Fletcher , who writes under the name of Jane Doe...
  
   (1985)
• 3:15 (1986)

1990s

• A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion (1993)
• A Walton Wedding (1995)
• A Walton Easter (1997)

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