David Mendenhall - wikipedia David Mendenhall David Mendenhall ( 1971 - 06 - 13 ) June 13, 1971 ( age 46 ) Oceanside, California, U.S. Occupation Actor, voice actor Years active 1980 -- 1990 2007 -- present David Mendenhall ( born June 13, 1971 ) is an American actor and former child actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles in the films Space Raiders, Over the Top, The Transformers : The Movie and They Still Call Me Bruce. Contents 1 Biography 2 Awards 3 Selected filmography 4 References 5 External links Biography David Mendenhall was born in Oceanside, California. He performed voice acting in animated movies and TV series, like Rainbow Brite, The Berenstain Bears, and most notably The Transformers : The Movie. He performed an award - winning role from 1979 to 1986 as young Mike Webber in General Hospital. At age 15, Mendenhall got a role with Sylvester Stallone in Over the Top, about a long haul truck driver who tries to win back his alienated son while becoming a champion arm wrestler. He also appeared in the 1990 movie Streets with Christina Applegate. Mendenhall has a degree in law. His sister Marissa has also been an actress since childhood. Awards 1984 Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Youth Actor in a Daytime Soap Opera for General Hospital. 1984 Young Artist Award Best Young Actor in Daytime Soap for General Hospital. 1985 Young Artist Award Best Young Actor in a Daytime or Nighttime Television Series for General Hospital. 1986 Young Artist Award Outstanding Young Actor - Animation Voice Over for Berenstain Bears. 1987 Young Artist Award Exceptional Young Actors in Animation - Series, Specials or Feature Film for Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer. He was also nominated in the same category for The Transformers : The Movie. 1988 Razzies Worst Supporting Actor in Over the Top 1988 Razzies Worst New Star in Over the Top Selected filmography Year Title Role Notes 1980 The Last Song Bobby Pierce TV movie 1981 The Magic of David Copperfield IV : The Vanishing Airplane Young David Copperfield TV movie 1982 Puff and the Incredible Mr. Nobody Terry voice The Smurfs Christmas Special William voice Taxi Jason Space Raiders Peter 1979 -- 1986 General Hospital Mike Webber Goodnight, Beantown Alex Diff'rent Strokes Sidney 1984 Saturday Supercade Joey ( Kangaroo segment ) Cabbage Patch Kids : First Christmas Cannon voice 1985 The New Twilight Zone Richard `` Dickie '' Jordan Jr. Examination Day Rainbow Brite Krys voice Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer Krys voice Galtar and the Golden Lance Zorn voice The Berenstain Bears Brother Bear voice G.I. Joe Fairmont Boy voice CBS Storybreak Henry Green Chocolate Fever It 's Punky Brewster ! Additional Voices voice 1986 Witchfire Hunter 's Son The Transformers : The Movie Daniel Witwicky voice The Transformers season 3 and 4 Daniel Witwicky voice Potato Head Kids Big Chip voice The Centurions Randy Chang voice Our House J.R. Dutton Over the Top Michael Hawk Going Bananas Ben They Still Call Me Bruce Billy White Pound Puppies Additional Voices voice 1988 Family Medical Center Guest Star unknown episodes A Pup Named Scooby - Doo Additional Voices voice The Greatest Adventure : Stories from the Bible Additional Voices The Creation The Secret of the Ice Cave Alex Ostrow Streets Sy Roseanne Clerk uncredited 2008 My Own Worst Enemy Paul Wallace 2009 The Forgotten Newsstand Clerk 2011 God Bless America Roxy 's Father A Gifted Man Peter Glenn 2014 A Help From Above Kerr References Jump up ^ New York Times Jump up ^ New York Times Jump up ^ Los Angeles Times External links David Mendenhall on IMDb David Mendenhall at AllMovie VIAF : 107569700 IATH : w65r7qr5 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=David_Mendenhall&oldid=817494473 '' Categories : 1971 births Living people Male actors from California American male child actors American male film actors American male television actors American male voice actors People from Oceanside, California Hidden categories : Articles with hCards Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with SNAC - ID identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Español فارسی Français Português Edit links This page was last edited on 28 December 2017, at 19 : 26. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who plays the kid in over the top
Answer: David Mendenhall