Patrick Labyorteaux - wikipedia Patrick Labyorteaux Patrick Labyorteaux ( 1965 - 07 - 22 ) July 22, 1965 ( age 52 ) Los Angeles, California, U.S. Occupation Actor, television producer, television writer Years active 1973 -- present Spouse ( s ) Tina Albanese ( 1998 -- present ; 1 child ) Patrick Labyorteaux ( born July 22, 1965 ) is an American actor, television producer and television writer. He is best known for his roles of Andrew Garvey ( as Patrick Laborteaux ) on the NBC series Little House on the Prairie as well as Bud Roberts on the CBS series JAG. Contents 1 Life and career 2 Personal life 3 Select filmography 4 References 5 External links Life and career This section of a biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. ( November 2016 ) Labyorteaux is the adopted son of Ronald Labyorteaux ( 1930 -- 1992 ), an interior designer and talent agent, and actress Frances Marshall ( 1927 -- 2012 ). He is brother of actor Matthew Laborteaux and actress Jane Laborteaux. Patrick was adopted at a young age after being labeled `` unadoptable ''. Early in his career he was billed under the name Patrick Laborteaux, dropping the `` y ''. He starred on television and in film ; his well - known TV roles are on the hit NBC series Little House on the Prairie as Andrew `` Andy '' Garvey from 1977 -- 81, and on the CBS hit series JAG as Lt. Cmdr. Bud Roberts from 1995 to 2005, a role he reprised in two episodes of JAG 's spinoff, NCIS. He starred in films as well : one of his well - known roles is in the 1987 comedy film Summer School as football player Kevin Winchester alongside future JAG / NCIS alum Mark Harmon. He appeared in the 1989 cult film Heathers as `` Ram Sweeney ''. He has also voices for cartoons such as Spider - Man : The Animated Series, Godzilla : The Series and others. Other TV shows on which he has made guest appearances include Starsky and Hutch, 21 Jump Street, Living Single, Yes, Dear, Lois & Clark : The New Adventures of Superman, The Love Boat, Ghost Whisperer, iCarly ' and NCIS ( TV series ). Personal life Labyorteaux is married to television producer Tina Albanese, and they have a son together. He and Albanese are the creators and executive producers of the Nick at Nite sitcom See Dad Run, starring Scott Baio. Select filmography Mame ( 1974 ) Little House on the Prairie ( 1977 - 1981 ) Prince of Bel Air ( 1986 ; made - for - TV film ) Summer School ( 1987 ) Heathers ( 1989 ) Ski School ( 1991 ) 3 Ninjas ( 1992 ) Ghoulies III : Ghoulies Go to College ( 1993 ) National Lampoon 's Last Resort ( 1994 ) JAG ( 1995 - 2005 ) NCIS ( 1 episode ; 2003 ) Yes Man ( 2008 ) Wildfire ( 2008 ) The Storm ( 2009 ) In My Sleep ( 2009 ) 2012 : Ice Age ( 2011 ) Castle ( 2016 ; one episode ) NCIS ( 1 episode ; 2016 ) Scandal ( 2016 ; one episode ) Rebel ( 2017 ; one episode ) References Jump up ^ People, `` Landon 's Little Kids '', September 11, 1978. Jump up ^ `` Nick at Nite Premieres Scott Baio Comedy, ' See Dad Run, ' on Saturday, October 6 ''. The Futon Critic. August 3, 2012. Retrieved August 9, 2012. External links Patrick Labyorteaux on IMDb VIAF : 26779668 LCCN : no2004078875 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Labyorteaux&oldid=805489773 '' Categories : 1965 births Male actors from Los Angeles American adoptees American male child actors American male film actors American male television actors American television producers American television writers Male television writers American male voice actors Living people Hidden categories : Articles with hCards BLP articles lacking sources from November 2016 All BLP articles lacking sources All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from November 2016 Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Español Français Italiano Nederlands Norsk Polski Svenska 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 15 October 2017, at 19 : 04. About Wikipedia

Question: who played andy garvey in little house on the prairie
Answer: Patrick Labyorteaux