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.
Hamer s career declined.
Make room for granddaddy is an abc network sitcom and sequel to the danny thomas show starring danny thomas.
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.
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.
Make room for daddy.
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.
Cute funny scene between rusty hamer and angela cartwright.
With danny thomas marjorie lord angela cartwright michael hughes.
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.
Playing second banana to the star was no easy task but.
The series premiered on september 24 1970 but failed to catch on with audiences.
Most of the cast including hamer returned in 1970 71 with a sequel sitcom make room for granddaddy in which rusty was a married medical student.
He was 42 years old.
It was produced by abc in association with danny thomas productions.
It lasted one season.