Douglas Emerson

Douglas Emerson
Born	(1974-10-04) October 4, 1974 Glendale, California, United States
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1982–1991
Spouse	Emily Barth
Children	2

Douglas Emerson (born October 4, 1974) is an American former child actor who played Scott Scanlon on Beverly Hills, 90210 in the show's first and second seasons and played Eddie Beckner in The Blob.

On Beverly Hills 90210, Emerson's character Scott was a nerdy freshman and best friends with David Silver, played by Brian Austin Green. As David became increasingly close with the show's core popular group the Scott/David friendship suffered. In the second season, Emerson was no longer a full-time character but only a special guest star. His character killed himself at his birthday party, when he twirled a gun around and accidentally shot himself as David looked on in horror.

After his departure from the show, Emerson enrolled in junior college and in 1993 transferred to Pepperdine University. There he met his future wife, Emily Barth. The pair married after he dropped out to join the U.S. Air Force in 1996. As of 2002, he was a staff sergeant and was stationed at Holloman AFB in New Mexico. He earned a dozen awards for, among other accomplishments, planning missions during the 1999 Kosovo War. He left the Air Force in 2003, at which time he was living in Denver with his wife and their two daughters, Hayley and Hannah.

In 2019, Emerson reunited with 90210 co-stars Green and Ian Ziering at a Peach Pit charity pop-up honoring the late Luke Perry.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1982	CHiPs	Boy in Car	Episode: "Flare Up"
1982	Herbie, the Love Bug	Robbie MacLane	5 episodes
1984	Highway to Heaven	Donny Wells	Episode: "Hotel of Dreams"
1985	Wildside	Markie Jonsen	Episode: "The Crimea of the Century"
1985	Alfred Hitchcock Presents	Kid Soldier	Segment: "Bang! You're Dead!"
1985	Malice in Wonderland	Young Bill Harper	TV movie
1986	The Twilight Zone	Young Roger	Segment: "The Elevator"
1986	Trapper John, M.D.	Morgan Christmas	Episode: "Life, Death and Dr. Christmas"
1986	Brothers	Harry	Episode: "Harry and the Ogre of Ock"
1986	Something in Common	Jason Grant	TV movie
1986	The Disney Sunday Movie	Harry	Episode: "The Leftovers"
1986	Body Slam	Kid in Parking Lot
1986	Small Wonder	Adam	Episode: "Thanksgiving Story"
1986	Night Court	Ernie	Episode: "Earthquake"
1987	Million Dollar Mystery	Howie Briggs
1987	Dolly		Episode: "A Down Home Country Christmas"
1988	Fun House	Himself, contestant	pilot
1988	Mr. Belvedere	Vance	Episode: "G.I. George"
1988	The Wonder Years	Kid #1	Episode: "Swingers"
1988	The Blob	Eddie Beckner
1988	The River Pirates	Spit
1990–91	Beverly Hills, 90210	Scott Scanlon	26 episodes
1991	Blossom	Boy #2	Episode: "Honor?"

External links

• Douglas Emerson at IMDb