Albert William Upton, (born July 15, 1960)[1] known professionally as Willie Aames, is an American actor, film and television director, television producer, and screenwriter.
He is best known for playing Tommy Bradford, one of the children of Tom Bradford (played by Dick Van Patten), on the 1970s television series Eight Is Enough,[2] TJ Latimer in Family, Buddy Lembeck on the 1980s sitcom Charles in Charge, and the title character in the direct-to-video series Bibleman (1995–2003). He is also credited as Willie Ames.