Appearing on TV shows in the early 1970s, Ike Eisenmann first came to prominence as Tony, the brother of Tia (
Kim Richards), in
Walt Disney Productions' film
Escape to Witch Mountain (1975) and its sequel,
Return from Witch Mountain (1978). For
Green Giant commercials in the 1970s and 1980s, he voiced the Little Green Sprout. He also appeared in
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) as engineering cadet Peter Preston,
Chief Engineer Montgomery Scott's nephew. Eisenmann starred in the NBC TV series
The Fantastic Journey, and made appearances in other series including
CHiPs,
Emergency!,
T. J. Hooker,
The Jeffersons,
Wonder Woman,
Kung Fu,
Mannix,
Little House on the Prairie,
Police Woman, several episodes of
Gunsmoke, and several appearances on the
ABC Afterschool Special. He also appeared in the TV movies
Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell and
Terror Out of the Sky in 1978. Eisenmann starred in the made-for-television 1982 movie ''
Dreams Don't Die'' as
New York subway graffiti artist Danny Baker, who tries to publish his art professionally. Though not a critical success, the film enjoyed
cult status during late night rebroadcasts. Eisenmann continued to appear in minor television roles as a teen, such as on the sitcom
The Jeffersons. He also appeared in the 1978 mini-series
The Bastard as the Marquis de LaFayette. His other film roles included
The Formula (1980) opposite
Marlon Brando and
George C. Scott,
Cross Creek (1983) directed by
Martin Ritt, and Disney's
Tom and Huck (1995) in a minor role.
Most recent work After the mid 1980s, Eisenmann's career was in
post-production, sometimes going under the alternative spelling of his name, Iake Eissinmann, working as a
loop group actor, on movies such as
American Beauty,
What Lies Beneath,
Meet the Parents,
Madagascar, and the
Shrek series. In 2002, he directed and appeared in a 12-minute short film, the spoof
The Blair Witch Mountain Project. The 2009 Witch Mountain remake,
Race to Witch Mountain, features Eisenmann in a cameo along with his original co-star
Kim Richards. Richards and Eisenmann appear in a scene together as a waitress and a sheriff, respectively. ==Filmography==