Luke Halpin Movies and Career Information

Luke Halpin (born April 4, 1947) is an American film and former TV child actor. Halpin was born in Astoria, Queens, New York City, to Helen and Eugene Halpin. He has one older brother, Eugene, Jr., and one older sister, Joan. Halpin's career began when a music teacher, impressed by Halpin's "all-American" look, encouraged him to try acting. In 1955 he co-starred with Natalie Wood in an episode of Studio One entitled Miracle at Potter's Farm. Numerous roles followed, and by his mid-teens, Halpin had appeared on many of the major TV series of the day: Armstrong Circle Theatre, United States Steel Hour, Studio One, Kraft Television Theatre, Hallmark Hall of Fame, The Everglades, The Phil Silvers Show, The Defenders, Route 66, Naked City, and had a recurring role for six months on the soap opera Young Doctor Malone. Halpin's early career also included several stage roles. He made his Broadway debut in Take Me Along starring Jackie Gleason, and appeared with Mary Martin in both Annie Get Your Gun and Peter Pan. Halpin's most famous role came when he was picked to play Sandy Ricks in the 1962 (released 1963) feature Flipper. The successful film spawned a sequel, Flipper's New Adventure