General Joel Palmer (October 4, 1810 – June 9, 1881) was an American pioneer of the Oregon Territory in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. He was born in Canada, and spent his early years in New York and Pennsylvania before serving as a member of the Indiana House of Representatives.Palmer traveled to the Oregon Country in 1845. He played a central role in blazing the last leg of the Oregon Trail, the Barlow Road, with Sam Barlow and others. Specifically, Palmer is noted for having climbed high on Mount Hood to observe the surrounding area when the party ran into difficulty. He wrote a popular immigrant guidebook, co-founded Dayton, Oregon, and served as a controversial Indian Affairs administrator. After Oregon became a state, Palmer served in both branches of the Oregon Legislative Assembly. He was selected as Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives for one session in 1862, and in 1870 lost a bid to become Governor of Oregon.The Palmer House, his former home in Dayton, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.
He has appeared in two episodes of 'Poltergeist: The Legacy'. In both episodes, in very similar storylines, he played a ghost boy who had drowned and was now haunting their father.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Terminal City
2005
TV Series
Steve
Dreamcatcher
2003
Young Pete
Bang Bang You're Dead
2002
David
Living with the Dead
2002
TV Movie
Second Boy
Speak
2001
Short
Valentine
2001
Jeremy Melton
First Wave
2000
TV Series
Young Cade Foster
Final Run
1999
TV Movie
Kevin Singer
Family Law
1999
TV Series
Matthew Reynolds
Poltergeist: The Legacy
1996-1999
TV Series
Matt Thomas / David
Beggars and Choosers
1999
TV Series
Henry
The Outer Limits
1995-1999
TV Series
Phillip / Jesse Venable / Andrew Rosman
Loyal Opposition
1998
Kevin Lane
Dead Man's Gun
1998
TV Series
Jimmy
Seduction in a Small Town
1997
TV Movie
David Jenks
The X-Files
1993-1995
TV Series
Charlie / Michael Holvey / Kevin Morris
The Commish
1993-1995
TV Series
Kevin Colyer / Child
Falling from the Sky: Flight 174
1995
TV Movie
Chris Dion
Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog
1995
Silas McCormick
Trust in Me
1994
Shawn (uncredited)
Someone Else's Child
1994
TV Movie
Nelson Reed
Heart of a Child
1994
TV Movie
Jason Holc (Age 5)
Lonesome Dove: The Series
1994
TV Series
Luke Wyatt
Madison
1994
TV Series
Corby
Moment of Truth: A Child Too Many
1993
TV Movie
Adam
Final Appeal
1993
TV Movie
Tommy
Morning Glory
1993
Donald Wade
Liar, Liar: Between Father and Daughter
1993
TV Movie
Patrick Farrow
The Man Upstairs
1992
TV Movie
Molly's grandson (uncredited)
Crow's Nest
1992
Mikey Crosetti
Lonesome Dove
1989
TV Mini-Series
Luke Wyatt
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1996
Young Artist Award
Young Artist Awards
Best Performance by an Actor Under Ten - Feature Film
Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog (1995)