Ricky Schroder is reflecting on the potential pitfalls ... who started as a child actor in the 1979 movie "The Champ," shared the advice that he would give his younger self.

The movie is about a young girl from Malibu ... Her father, Jack — played by Ricky Schroder — is a cowboy who breaks wild mustangs for a living and is not especially prepared for fatherhood.

He spoke to FOX411 about the film and his career. FOX411: You play Dolly Parton's dad in the movie. Ricky Schroder:Yes, the movie's set in 1955 when Dolly was 10-years-old and I play her father ...

Schroder wrote, directed, and stars in "Our Wild Hearts," a family drama set to debut next month on Hallmark Movie Channel. And he already knows his lead actress pretty well: Ricky's 16-year-old ...

Then I went to see the movie Up with my daughter ... of Pop had any advice to share. “He said, ‘Ricky, it’s remaining inspired.’ ” Adds Schroder: “Now that I’ve lived another 20 ...

Four new movies debuted at the weekend box office, making their way into the Top 5, but none were able to displace last weekend's champion – A Minecraft Movie. There's a wide selection of movies ...

When he makes a movie for the whole family, Ricky Schroder doesn’t mess around. Our Wild Hearts, a film about a rancher and the teenage daughter he never knew he had, comes to the Hallmark Movie ...

By Kimberly Nordyke, The Associated Press Ricky Schroder has signed to direct “Hellhounds,” a telefilm that will air next year on Sci Fi Channel. The movie, set in 500 B.C., stars Scott Elrod ...

Actor Ricky Schroder has been arrested on suspicion of ... was a child star known for the TV series "Silver Spoons" and the movie "The Champ."As an adult, he was a regular on the police drama ...

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