Introduction
David Doremus (born December 23, 1957) is a California businessman who as a child actor appeared as Hal Everett on ABC's Nanny and the Professor and as George "G.W." Haines for five years on CBS's The Waltons.
Early life
David Doremus was born as David Alan Doremus on December 23, 1957, in Glendale, California, to Robert Alan Doremus (born 1935) and Judy Doremus.
He began appearing in TV commercials at the age of seven. He once indicated that he wanted to attend the University of Southern California and aspired to become a dentist.
Career
According to the storyline for Nanny and the Professor, Doremus is the oldest of three children of widowed college professor Harold Everett (played by Richard Long), who hired Phoebe Figalilly (played by Juliet Mills) as housekeeper and nanny. The character Hal is scientific-oriented and good at mechanical matters.
Doremus also provided the voice of Hal Everett on a brief cartoon version of Nanny and the Professor, which aired on ABC as the "Saturday Superstar Movie" in limited showings in 1972 and 1973.
In 1972, Doremus, at the age of fourteen, was cast as G.W. Haines, the boyfriend of Mary Ellen Walton (Judy Norton Taylor) & later Erin Walton (Mary Beth McDonough) in the series The Waltons. Doremus appeared through November 10, 1977. In the episode "The First Casualty", his character died in a training accident in the early phase of World War II.
Doremus appeared on NBC's Bonanza in 1972. His last role was in 1981 as Chuck in the film Rivals on the USA network. This film was also known as The Stranger at Jefferson High.
Later years
After retiring from the film industry, Doremus has been working in the mobile electronics business since 1980.
Personal life
Doremus is married to Erin Colleen Doremus (born 1959) and is the father of four children. The Doremus family lives in Palmdale in Los Angeles County, California.