Eric Scott (actor)

Eric Scott (born Eric Scott Magat; October 20, 1958, in Los Angeles, California, United States) is an American actor who is best known for his role as Ben Walton, which he first played in the television film The Homecoming: A Christmas Story (1971) and then in the series it inspired, The Waltons.

Eric Scott
Scott in 2012
Born	Eric Scott Magat (1958-10-20) October 20, 1958 (age 66) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1971–2011
Spouses	Karey Louis (1980-1982) Theresa Fargo (1989–1992) Cynthia Ullman Wolfen ​ ​ (m. 2000)​

He was briefly married to actress Karey Louis. His second marriage was to Theresa Fargo, the mother of his daughter Ashley, until her death from acute myelomonocytic leukemia on November 5, 1992. Fargo developed the disease during her pregnancy, and died not long after Ashley's birth.^[1]

In March 2000, Scott married Cynthia (Cindy) Ullman Wolfen. They have a daughter, Emma, born in 2001, and a son, Jeremy, who was born in 2004.^[2]

Today, Scott owns Chase Messengers, a parcel delivery service, in Encino, California.^[3]

Filmography

1970s

• The Homecoming: A Christmas Story (1971)
• Medical Center (1971)
• Bewitched (1971)
• The Waltons (1972–1981)
• Celebrity Bowling (1973, self)
• Which Mother Is Mine? (1979)
• Family Feud (1979)

1980s

• The Loch Ness Horror (1981)
• A Day for Thanks on Walton's Mountain (1982)
• Mother's Day on Waltons Mountain (1982)
• A Wedding on Walton's Mountain (1982)
• The Fall Guy (1985)

1990s

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

2000s

• TV total (2004)