Iake Eissinmann, better known as Ike Eisenmann, is an American former actor, voice actor, producer, and sound-effects specialist who has been active in the entertainment industry since childhood.
Early life and education
Eisenmann was born in Houston, Texas, the son of Ruth Ann and Albert Able Eisenmann, an actor who appeared as "Cadet Don" on an eponymouschildren's television show that aired on KTRK in Houston from 1959 to 1968.
Career
Having appeared on TV shows in the early 1970s, Ike Eisenmann first came to prominence as Tony, the brother of Tia, in Walt Disney Productions' film Escape to Witch Mountain and its sequel, Return from Witch Mountain. In the Green Giant commercial in he voices the Little Green Sprout. He also appeared in ' as engineering cadet Peter Preston, Chief Engineer Montgomery Scott's nephew. Eisenmann starred in the NBC TV seriesThe Fantastic Journey, and made appearances in other series including CHiPs, T. J. Hooker, The Jeffersons, Wonder Woman, Kung Fu, Mannix, Little House on the Prairie, several episodes of Gunsmoke, and several appearances on the ABC Afterschool Special. He also appeared in the TV movies ' and Terror Out of the Sky in 1978. Eisenmann starred in the made-for-television 1982 movieDreams Don't Die as New York subwaygraffiti 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 opposite Marlon Brando and George C. Scott, Cross Creek directed by Martin Ritt, and Disney's Tom and Huck in a minor role.
Most recent work
In recent years, Eisenmann's career has been in post-production and digital animation, working under the alternative spelling of his name, Iake Eissinmann. 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.
