Rusty Hamer Make Room For Granddaddy

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.

Rusty hamer make room for granddaddy.

Make room for granddaddy is an abc network sitcom and sequel to the danny thomas show starring danny thomas. 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. Make room for daddy. 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.

With danny thomas marjorie lord angela cartwright michael hughes. Playing second banana to the star was no easy task but. 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.

An aging entertainer and his wife take on care of their 6 year old grandson. It was produced by abc in association with danny thomas productions. It lasted one season. Hamer s career declined.

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. He was 42 years old.

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.