Skip Homeier

George Vincent Homeier (October 5, 1930 – June 25, 2017), known professionally as Skip Homeier, was an American actor who started his career at the age of eleven and became a child star. 2Career 3Child Actor Homeier was born in Chicago on October 5, 1930. He began to act for radio shows at the age of six as Skippy Homeier. Then, at the age of 11, he worked on the radio show Portia Faces Life, as well as making "dramatic commercial announcements" on The O'Neills and Against the Storm. In 1942, he also joined the casts of Wheatena Playhouse and We, the Abbotts. From 1943 until 1944, he played the role of Emil in the Broadway play, and film Tomorrow, the World!. Cast as a child indoctrinated into Nazism, who is brought to the United States from Germany following the death of his parents, Homeier was praised for his performance. He played the troubled youngster in the film adaptation of Tomorrow, the World! (1944) and received good reviews playing opposite Fredric March and Betty Field as his American uncle and aunt. 3Adult Roles Homeier changed his first name from Skippy to Skip when he became 1