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On February 15, 1996, Tommy Rettig died.
Tommy Rettig
Rettig in Death Valley Days in 1962
Born: Thomas Noel Rettig, December 10, 1941; Queens, New York
Died: February 15, 1996 (aged 54); Marina del Rey, California, US
Occupation: Actor, software engineer, author
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Later years and death
Rettig made a guest appearance as a grown-up Jeff Miller in an episode of the television series The New Lassie with Jon Provost, which aired on October 25, 1991. The updated series featured appearances from Lassie veterans Roddy McDowall, who had starred in Lassie Come Home in 1943, the first feature-length Lassie film, and June Lockhart, who had starred in the 1945 sequel film Son of Lassie. She had also co-starred on the television series, portraying Timmy's mother in the years after Rettig and Jan Clayton left the show.
On February 15, 1996, Rettig died of heart failure at age 54. He was cremated through Inglewood Park mortuary, and his ashes were scattered at sea three miles off Marina del Rey, California with the ashes of his friend Rusty Hamer in a combined ceremony.
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Rettig in Death Valley Days in 1962
Born: Thomas Noel Rettig, December 10, 1941; Queens, New York
Died: February 15, 1996 (aged 54); Marina del Rey, California, US
Occupation: Actor, software engineer, author
{snip}
Later years and death
Rettig made a guest appearance as a grown-up Jeff Miller in an episode of the television series The New Lassie with Jon Provost, which aired on October 25, 1991. The updated series featured appearances from Lassie veterans Roddy McDowall, who had starred in Lassie Come Home in 1943, the first feature-length Lassie film, and June Lockhart, who had starred in the 1945 sequel film Son of Lassie. She had also co-starred on the television series, portraying Timmy's mother in the years after Rettig and Jan Clayton left the show.
On February 15, 1996, Rettig died of heart failure at age 54. He was cremated through Inglewood Park mortuary, and his ashes were scattered at sea three miles off Marina del Rey, California with the ashes of his friend Rusty Hamer in a combined ceremony.
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Sun Feb 16, 2025: On February 15, 1947, Rusty Hamer was born.
Tue Dec 10, 2024: On this day, December 10, 1941, Tommy Rettig, "Jeff Miller" in the original "Lassie," was born.