Scott Cary Kolden (born February 11, 1962) is an American sound engineer and former child actor. Beginning his professional show business career at the age of eight, Kolden is perhaps best known for his Disney film roles; as Leonard in The Mystery in Dracula's Castle and as Rupert in Charley and the Angel, as well as for his role as Scotty on the NBC Saturday morning children's series Sigmund and the Sea Monsters.
Early life
Kolden was born in Torrance, California, the son of Janet Louise (née Wilford) and Lloyd Cameron Kolden. His father was a design supervisor for Hughes Aircraft. Kolden grew up with an older sister, Karen Patricia Kolden (b. 1957), an older brother, Lloyd Cameron "Cam" Kolden, Jr. (b. 1958) and later, a younger sister, Katherine Courtney Kolden (b. 1977).
Career
Actor
thumb|left|Kolden (front) with [[Me and the Chimp co-stars, Ted Bessell and "Buttons", 1971]]
From the time he was a baby, friends commented on Kolden's photogenic looks, suggesting to his mother that she get him into show business.
Kolden's mother took him to a commercial talent agent. The agency signed him, sent him on three auditions, and he was promptly hired for all three commercials. According to IMDb, Kolden made his television debut in a small role as Bobby on the 1971 comedy series Funny Face. The following year, he landed a co-starring role as Scott Reynolds, the son of Ted Bessell and Anita Gillette on the short-lived CBS comedy series Me and the Chimp.
thumb|right|Kolden (back) with [[Sigmund and the Sea Monsters|Sigmund co-stars Billy Barty and Johnny Whitaker, 1973]]
In January 1973, Kolden co-starred as Leonard Booth alongside Johnny Whitaker as his brother, Alfie in The Wonderful World of Disney two-part television film, The Mystery in Dracula's Castle. In March of that year, he made his feature film debut co-starring as Rubert Appleby, the son of Fred MacMurray and Cloris Leachman in the Walt Disney family film Charley and the Angel. In 1976, Kolden starred as Joey Fields, a boy who befriends a Killer Whale at Marineland in the feature film A Whale of a Tale (although earliest reports of a release date to 1976, records indicate the film was shot circa 1972).
In 1973, Kolden landed his co-starring role as Scotty Stuart on the Sid & Marty Krofft Saturday morning comedy-fantasy series Sigmund and the Sea Monsters, once again paired alongside fellow child star Johnny Whitaker as his brother, Johnny. The series was a success and aired on NBC from 1973 to 1975, becoming the first Krofft Saturday morning series to be picked up for a second season and co-starring such veteran character actors as Billy Barty, Mary Wickes, Rip Taylor and Margaret Hamilton, among others.
On September 7, 1973, Kolden also appeared as Scotty Stuart on the NBC Saturday Morning Preview special introducing the new Saturday morning offerings of the 1973–1974 season alongside fellow Sigmund co-stars, Johnny Whitaker and Billy Barty. In 1980, Kolden made his final on-screen appearance as Steve, the son of Jim Davis in the science-fiction feature film, The Day Time Ended.
Personal life
During his years working on Sigmund and the Sea Monsters, Kolden attended Wilmington Junior High School in Wilmington, California. His favorite hobbies at that time were sports, playing drums, baseball and riding his unicycle.
On October 19, 1985, Kolden married Lorraine Vanek. He is the father of six children: four sons and two daughters.
Since February 2003, Kolden has served as Technical Arts Director at Discovery Church in Simi Valley, California.
Filmography
This filmography lists only Kolden's film and television appearances as an actor. See the "External links" section below for an IMDb link to a complete filmography of his work as a sound engineer.
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! colspan=4 | Film
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!Year !!Film !!Role !!Notes
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|1973||Charley and the Angel||Rupert Appleby||—
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|1976||A Whale of a Tale||Joey Fields||Filmed in 1972
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|1980||The Day Time Ended||Steve Williams||—
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! colspan=4 | Television
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!Year !! Program !!Role !!Notes
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|1971||The Plumbum||Little Cousin||Unaired pilot
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|1971||Funny Face||Bobby||Episode: "Don't Worry, I'll Manage"
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|1972||Me and the Chimp||Scott Reynolds||13 episodes
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|rowspan=2|1973||Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color||Leonard Booth||"The Mystery in Dracula's Castle"
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|NBC Saturday Morning Preview||Scott Stuart||Special
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|1973–1975||Sigmund and the Sea Monsters||Scott Stuart||29 episodes
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Awards
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!Year!!Award!!Category!!Work!!Result!!Ref.
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|2000||rowspan=5|Golden Reel Award||Best Sound Editing - Direct to Video - Sound Editorial||Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein||||rowspan=5|
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|rowspan=3|2001||Best Sound Editing - Direct to Video - Sound Editorial||An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster||
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|Best Sound Editing - Television Mini-Series - Effects & Foley||Sally Hemings: An American Scandal||
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|Best Sound Editing - Television Movies and Specials - Effects & Foley||Operation Sandman||
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|rowspan=2|2004|| Best Sound Editing in Television Long Form - Sound Effects & Foley||rowspan=2|44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out||
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|Emmy Award||Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special||||