Rusty On Make Room For Danny

Russell craig rusty hamer february 15 1947 january 18 1990 was an american stage film and television actor he is best known for portraying rusty williams the wisecracking son of entertainer danny williams danny thomas on the abc cbs situation comedy make room for daddy later retitled the danny thomas show from 1953 to 1964 he reprised the role in three reunion specials and.

Rusty on make room for danny.

Rusty hamer the precocious young star of television s legendary make room for daddy series and a talent danny thomas called the best boy actor i ever saw in my life has killed himself. 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. Cute funny scene between rusty hamer and angela cartwright. Danny williams a successful nightclub singer encounters a variety of difficult or amusing situations in trying to balance his career with his family.

In march 1953 danny thomas first signed the contract for the show with abc and chose desilu studios to film it. He was 42 years old. Rusty plans to go to the school dance stag so no girl will get her hooks into me. From 1953 to 1964 rusty hamer played rusty williams the freckle faced curly haired son on the danny thomas sitcom make room for daddy renamed the danny thomas show.

The danny thomas show titled make room for daddy for its first three seasons is an american sitcom that ran from 1953 to 1957 on abc and from 1957 to 1964 on cbs episodes regularly featured music by danny thomas guest stars and occasionally other cast members as part of the plot. The series made several changes during its 11 year run including its title it started as make room. With danny thomas rusty hamer marjorie lord angela cartwright. Directed by sheldon leonard.

Playing second banana to the star was no easy task but. 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. Barbara is eating her heart out for rusty to ask her but all rusty sees is a baseball teammate. Long running sitcom about danny williams a nightclub entertainer with a wife and two kids.

With danny thomas marjorie lord rusty hamer angela cartwright. 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.