
Joey D. Vieira
Known for Acting · 15 credits
- Born
- 1944-04-08
- Died
- 2025-04-07
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Also known as
- Joey Viera
Biography
Joseph Douglas Vieira, known as Joey D. Vieira (born April 8, 1944), is an American film and television actor. He began as a child actor using the professional name Donald Keeler playing chubby, beanie-wearing farm boy, Sylvester "Porky" Brockway in the first several seasons (1954–57) of TV's Lassie (retitled Jeff's Collie in syndicated reruns and on DVD). Vieira borrowed the professional surname from his aunt, Ruby Keeler, star of numerous Warner Bros. musicals in the 1930s.
Other early TV appearances include The Pride of the Family, The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, Shirley Temple's Storybook, and My Three Sons. Film appearances include The Private War of Major Benson (1955) with Charlton Heston and The Patriot (2000) with Mel Gibson in which he played as Peter Howard. Vieira has also written, produced and directed.
Known For
TV Shows (6)
Movies (9)

The Patriot
2000
as Peter Howard

Ferris Bueller's Day Off
1986
as Pizza Man

Red Heat
1988
as Man at Phone Booth

Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
1969
as Dishwasher (uncredited)

The Private War of Major Benson
1955
as Cadet Cpl. Scawalski (as Donald Keeler)

Free Enterprise
1998
as Hal Pittman

Dwegons and Leprechauns
2014
as Davargan / Yabo Potato / Sweetfang / Clyde

Monaco Forever
1984
as Narrator (as Joey Vieira)

Farticus
1997
as Dionysus
About Joey D. Vieira
Joseph Douglas Vieira, known as Joey D. Vieira (born April 8, 1944), is an American film and television actor. He began as a child actor using the professional name Donald Keeler playing chubby, beanie-wearing farm boy, Sylvester "Porky" Brockway in the first several seasons (1954–57) of TV's Lassie (retitled Jeff's Collie in syndicated reruns and on DVD). Vieira borrowed the professional surname from his aunt, Ruby Keeler, star of numerous Warner Bros. musicals in the 1930s. Other early TV appearances include The Pride of the Family, The Many… With 15 credits spanning from 1954 to 2014, Joey D. Vieira has appeared in 9 films and 6 TV shows.
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Most Popular Joey D. Vieira Movies
- The Patriot (2000) — as Peter Howard
- Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) — as Pizza Man
- Red Heat (1988) — as Man at Phone Booth
- Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969) — as Dishwasher (uncredited)
- The Private War of Major Benson (1955) — as Cadet Cpl. Scawalski (as Donald Keeler)
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