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Michael-James Wixted
As soon as we contact Michael-James and interview him, we'll put it here. :)
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(2022)
Thanks to Pete M for sending us a photo of Michael and Robert Dunlap
Does anyone know what television show this is from?
Please email me if you do.
See the full size image here:
General Images
(2020)
Thanks to John W for sending us a photo from the film Where Have All The People Gone (1974)
See the gallery here:
Where Have All The People Gone Gallery
(2019)
Thanks again to daryl for sending us a link to an episode of
The Smith Family (1971-72) on YouTube.
Check out the new episode link here:
Video Page
Also for letting us know that Michael appeared in the movie
Take The Money And Run (1969) with Woody Allen.
Check out Michael's updated filmography list here:
Filmography (Synopses) Page
And especially for sending us a signed photo of Michael. :)
Full size image here:
General Images
And for sending us a copy of Michael's contract for the film
Take The Money And Run (1969)
Full size image here:
Take The Money And Run Gallery
(2015)
Thanks to daryl for sending us links to several videos of films
and television shows with Michael.
Check out the new links here:
Video Page
Thanks to Personal Friend for contacting us and sharing his memories of Michael and
letting us know he's been in contact with Michael in the last year or so. :)
Here's a copy of his email and what he wrote:
I met Michael Wixted back in 1970 at a private school I attended in Los Angeles, California. We became very good friends; sharing the same interests collecting comic books,
Hot Wheels cars, and riding Stingray bikes around the San Fernando Valley. Our families got pretty tight even, and from 4-6th grade got to know the Wixteds very well.
He and I even developed a comic strip and character that his father went as far as having us copyright, pushing us to take it 'seriously'.
Michael was extremely busy with the whole 'child star' gig and apparently was in very high demand for commercials, TV and film during this time.
The best recollections were the times where I was able to hang out at CBS Studios during filming of the The Smith Family (1971-1972) television series and having free reign
of the backlot and various sound stages. Unreal playground for kids and I remember catching tadpoles in Gilligan's "Lagoon" (more like tepid swamp).
At the end of 6th grade, my mother passed away and my father pulled up stakes and we moved to the beach. Totally lost track of Michael and all the
cool friends I had at the Private School on the hill. No idea what he's up to these days, although I was able to locate him a year or so back, as
I uncovered some of the old comics we had drawn as kids, and mailed them off to him. I guess he runs a business that is as opposite of the entertainment industry
as you could get, has settled down and has a family, etc.
No 'child star' debacle of drugs or of 'riches to rags' that so many kids in the industry have suffered.
So, yeah, I would say a success story for Michael-James Wixted!
Personal Friend
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(2014)
Thanks to Wayne G. for contacting us and sharing his memories of Michael.
Here's a copy of his email and what he wrote:
I hung out with Michael when I was a kid in the San Fernando Valley, 1969-1971. I was 6 to 7 years old when this all went down.
He lived on Colbath Ave in Sherman Oaks, CA in a nice house with his mom. I'm not sure I ever saw his dad. I could be wrong about that.
He was one of a couple neighborhood kids I always played with. He may have been a year or two older than me.
I was born in '63. Not sure of his birth year. I do recall him having a lot of Nasa/Space stuff.
This was during the 1st moon landing era.
I only knew him as Michael, maybe just Mike. I don't recall. I'm pretty sure the first time I knew he
was an actor, was after I left L.A. in June '71. I definitely did not know he was an actor when I was
playing with him.
I do know he had some sort of British accent, which, of course, I did not know was British at the time.
He had no siblings that I was aware of.
He was very nice, we had fun, and that was it. I totally remember him, from our 69-71 play years.
When I left L.A. in June 1971, I never saw or heard from him again. I wish I had more, but that's it.
Wayne
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Carole D. wrote: You are a great actor, even though I only remember you from the 70's, loved you in Lassie, and some other 70's shows.
(2013)
Thanks to www.jodiefostermuseum.blogspot.com
for contributing two additional photos of Michael-James Wixted
alongside Jodie Foster from the television series:
Love Story (1973) 
Season 1, Episode 10: The Youngest Lovers
and a photo of Michael-James Wixted
with Helen Hayes from the television series:
Circle of Fear (aka Ghost Story) (1972)
Season 1, Episode 6: Alter-Ego
and a cast photo from the television series:
The Smith Family (1971-1972)
Questions we would like to ask
Michael-James Wixted
1) How have you been and what have you been up to?
2) Are you still in movies/tv as an actor, director, writer, etc?
3) If not, why did you get out of the business?
4) Is the filmography at this web site accurate?
5) Islands in the Stream -- was this the last movie/tv show you performed in?
6) What did you do in 1977 after Islands in the Stream? College, work, travel, etc?
7) What was your favorite film/tv show to work on? Why? Least favorite?
8) Tell us about your career?
9) How did you get into the business?
10) Why didn't the Disney Company put you under contract for more films?
11) Where do you live now?
12) Married? Children?
13) Do you have any brothers/sisters?
14) Any other family members in the business?
15) How do you make your living these days?
16) Do you prefer Michael-James or just Michael?
17) Is it correct to include the hyphen between Michael and James?
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