Rusty Hamer Make Room For Granddaddy

Rusty hamer a child actor in the television series make room for daddy in the 1950 s and 60 s was found dead of a gunshot wound in his home on thursday.

Rusty hamer make room for granddaddy.

Cute funny scene between rusty hamer and angela cartwright. The series premiered on september 24 1970 but failed to catch on with audiences. In 1969 hamer again reprised his role as rusty williams in a third reunion special make room for granddaddy the special aired on cbs on september 14. It lasted one season.

Due to the ratings success of the reunion specials abc created a weekly sequel series also titled make room for grandaddy for their fall 1970 schedule. Make room for daddy. Playing second banana to the star was no easy task but. Make room for granddaddy is an abc network sitcom and sequel to the danny thomas show starring danny thomas.

An aging entertainer and his wife take on care of their 6 year old grandson. Most of the cast including hamer returned in 1970 71 with a sequel make room for granddaddy in which rusty was a married medical student. It was produced by abc in association with danny thomas productions. With danny thomas marjorie lord angela cartwright michael hughes.

Hamer s career declined. A deadpan freckle faced curly haired child actor of the late 50s rusty hamer entered films at age 5 and became a precocious tv celebrity the very next year trading quips with top comedian danny thomas as his lippy obnoxious son on the hit sitcom the danny thomas show 1953 in 1953. The show aired from september 23 1970 to march 18 1971 lasting for one season 24 episodes. Sadly rusty found very little happiness as an adult when he died of a self inflicted gunshot wound at the age of 42 he became a poster boy for the problems faced by child.

He was 42 years old.