Eric Allan Kramer

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Eric Allan Kramer (born 1962) is an American actor best known as Little John in Robin Hood: Men in Tights and as Dave Rogers, the white neighbor in The Hughleys.

Kramer was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and attended the BFA program at the University of Alberta at Edmonton, which led to acting in the theater and some television and movie roles, as well as fight choreography. He moved to Los Angeles at the urging of his friend Gary Sandy.

He starred in 1990 film Quest for the Mighty Sword, remembered as a notable bad movie.[1] He played Thor in the television movie The Incredible Hulk Returns.

Among his more notable roles have been Little John in Robin Hood: Men in Tights, Bear in American Wedding, and Boris in True Romance. He has also appeared in a number of television series including CSI, JAG, Murder, She Wrote, Phil of the Future and many others. He was a series regular in the sitcoms Bob, as Whitey van de Bunt (1993-94), and Down Home, as the husband of star Judith Ivey.

He played Alan Hale, Jr. in Surviving Gilligan's Island: The Incredibly True Story of the Longest Three Hour Tour in History, a 2001 comic recreation of the behind-the-scenes events surrounding Gilligan's Island, and had recurring roles in Malcolm & Eddie, Hope & Gloria, and Lois & Clark (as Drull).

In 1998-2002, he had a recurring role as neighbor Dave Rogers in The Hughleys. He was cast in the pilot of The Class, but was replaced for the regular series.[2]

Kramer continues to work on the stage as a member of the Antaeus Classical Rep Company in Los Angeles, and receieved an Ovation Award nomination for his role in "The Wood Demon".