Remembered best for playing Percival Dalton on the popular NBC series Little House on the Prairie, Tracy also appeared in such 1970s and 1980s television series and films as, respectively, The Jeffersons and National Lampoon's Class Reunion.

Before Fame

Before beginning his screen acting career, he studied at Kent State University and Los Angeles City College and received additional acting training through Harvey Lembeck's Comedy Workshop.

Trivia

He starred as Andy Steigler in the 1981 film Steigler and Steigler.

Family Life

He grew up in Canton, Ohio and later settled in Los Angeles, California. Tragically, he died of AIDS in his early thirties.

Associated With

He was a close friend of his Little House on the Prairie co-star Alison Arngrim. The actress, who played Tracy's character's wife (Nellie Oleson) in the series, became an AIDS awareness and prevention activist following Tracy's 1986 death.