Dennis Rush Dead: ‘Andy Griffith Show' Child Actor Was 74

He played Lon Chaney Jr. in the James Cagney classic and Howie, one of Opie's friends, on the beloved CBS sitcom.

Child actor from beloved TV series dead at 74

,A child star best known for his role on the iconic TV program “The Andy Griffith Show,” has died. Dennis Rush died May 9 at age 74, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Rush had been battling ...

'Andy Griffith Show' Child Actor Remembers Co-Star and Decades-Long Friend Dennis Rush: 'Mayberry Has Lost a Great Citizen'

Former child actor Keith Thibodeaux, also known as Richard Keith, took to Facebook on Thursday to mourn the loss of his "The ...
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23 child actors who died young

Child actors are thrust into a spotlight that even adult actors aren't fully prepared to handle. Suddenly, every moment of their lives is captured for the world to see. Due to the nature of their work ...

Dennis Rush, ‘The Andy Griffith Show’ Actor, Dies at 74

Rush also landed a role in the film ‘Man of a Thousand Faces’ after James Cagney discovered him eating lunch at the Universal ...

Dennis Rush dead: Child actor in 'Andy Griffith Show' was 74

Dennis Rush, former child star best known for his roles as a young Creighton Chaney opposite James Cagney in Man Of A ...