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Dennis Rush, erstwhile kid prima champion known for his roles arsenic a young Creighton Chaney other James Cagney successful Man Of A Thousand Faces, and arsenic Howie, Opie’s (Ron Howard) pal connected The Andy Griffith Show, has died. He was 74.
His longtime friend, character Keith Thibodeaux, announced Rush’s decease connected Facebook, on pinch a photo. Thibodeaux told The Hollywood Reporter he died May 9.
“I conscionable sewage connection that my aged buddy Dennis Rush, a good character and a awesome friend passed away. What a daze .. He was pinch america arsenic 1 of Opie‘s buddies. He’s nan 1 sitting down,” Thibodeaux wrote. “I will miss him astatine nan Andy Griffith festivals arsenic we had truthful galore stories to show I’m conscionable gladsome that I was capable to believe pinch him past period astatine 1 of nan festivals erstwhile he recovered retired that he was diagnosed pinch leukemia. Mayberry has mislaid a awesome national and a awesome friend!”
According to his curriculum vitae connected IMDb, Rush was calved June 10, 1951 successful California.
Rush appeared successful galore classical tv bid successful nan precocious 1950s and ’60s. His earliest surface in installments was successful nan 1957 movie Man of a Thousand Faces, wherever he played 1 of nan younger iterations of Creighton Chaney (age 4) other Cagney’s Lon Chaney. He went connected to look successful bid including Wagon Train, Laramie, Gunsmoke, Perry Mason, The Lucy Show and Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
Rush According to his IMDb biography, Rush was calved successful California successful 1951 and appeared successful a number of classical tv bid during nan 1950s and 1960s, including Wagon Train, Laramie, Gunsmoke, Perry Mason, The Lucy Show, Rescue 8 and Alfred Hitchcock Presents. His last listed acting in installments came successful Disney’s Follow Me, Boys! successful 1966.
Lucie Arnaz Luckingbill is among those who paid tribute to Rush commenting connected Thibodeaux’s post:
“Sorry, Keith. Those decades agelong friendships are nan best. He will prevention a bully spot for you wherever he’s going, I’m sure.” Thibodeaux, who played Little Ricky connected I Love Lucy, responded “Yes Lucie!”
