# The best and worse child actors (movies and/or TV) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 12, 2012, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-and-worse-child-actors-movies-and-or-tv/643811 "2012-12-12T07:26:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![crypto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b3f665/32.png) [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2012, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-and-worse-child-actors-movies-and-or-tv/643811/101 "2012-12-15T19:45:35Z")
One kid I don’t know much about is a girl on the Sprout Channel. Her name is “Bean”, and she has blue hair. I’m guessimg that she’s maybe 10, but I really don’t have a clue. It’s not her acting that amazes me… She really doesn’t act so much as she rattles off lines perfectly. Never a misstep, like a miniature female version of Ryan Seacrest. She never pauses, never slips up, stutters, or pauses in any of her blazing fast, almost machine-like delivery. I am truly amazed by her. (and Ryan Seacrest, for that matter) ---
**Author:** ![Rollo\_Tomasi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/58956e/32.png) [@Rollo\_Tomasi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rollo_Tomasi)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2012, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-and-worse-child-actors-movies-and-or-tv/643811/102 "2012-12-15T20:05:36Z")
> [@UntouchedTakeaway](#): > > My other favorite is [Gordon Gebert](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0311357/), who played Janet Leigh’s son in the 1949 movie [Holiday Affair](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041473/). He’s one of the most natural child actors I’ve ever seen in a film. He’s so adorable in that. Cute without being overly precious. ---
**Author:** ![Pine\_Fresh\_Scent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/43a26b/32.png) [@Pine\_Fresh\_Scent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pine_Fresh_Scent)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2012, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-and-worse-child-actors-movies-and-or-tv/643811/103 "2012-12-16T01:29:05Z")
Best and worst from _The Bad News Bears_ in [this scene](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9goLghpPBg): Tanner Boyle (Chris Barnes) and Timmy Lupus (Quinn Smith). ---
**Author:** ![robert\_columbia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e79b87/32.png) [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2012, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-and-worse-child-actors-movies-and-or-tv/643811/104 "2012-12-16T01:37:41Z")
I thought that Noley Thornton was adorable. I remember she was in a Heidi movie and also appeared on Star Trek TNG. ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2012, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-and-worse-child-actors-movies-and-or-tv/643811/105 "2012-12-16T04:08:59Z")
Just thought of another: [Madeline Carroll](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1630992/) is a good young actress. She’s been in several things, but I know her mostly from _Swing Vote_ with Kevin Costner, and _Flipped_, a sweet coming-of-age movie from Rob Reiner a couple of years ago. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2012, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-and-worse-child-actors-movies-and-or-tv/643811/106 "2012-12-16T04:59:21Z")
Danny Lloyd (Danny Torrance in _The Shining_ (original film)). Excellent performance. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-and-worse-child-actors-movies-and-or-tv/643811.md?page=5)