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Ruddell Bird "Rudd" Weatherwax (September 23, 1907 – February 25, 1985) was an American actor, animal trainer, and breeder. He and his brother Frank are best remembered for training dogs for motion pictures and television. Their collie, Pal, became the original Lassie, handled by Rudd for the 1943 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film Lassie Come Home.
Sep 26, 2023 · By Nikki Silverstein. Sep 26, 2023. GOOD DOG Timmy Martin, played by actor Jon Provost, and Lassie, his beloved canine co-star, pose on the set of the TV show. Photo courtesy of Jon Provost. What does a tiny toothless senior pooch living out his golden years in Santa Rosa have in common with Lassie, the most famous Hollywood dog of all time?
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Jan 1, 2024 · Tommy Rettig as Jeff Miller (1954 to 1957) in the Lassie cast. “Lassie” with actor Tommy Rettig, 1956. Richard C. Miller/Getty Images. Thomas Noel Retting was born on December 10, 1941 in Queens, New York. He appeared in 18 movies between 1950’s Panic in the Streets and 1956’s The Last Wagon.
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May 3, 2022 · Lassie comes home (Lassie - Eine abenteuerliche Reise) is a German film directed by Hanno Olderdissen that was released in 2020. This production adapts the story of cinema's most famous dog to the problems of a modern family. Due to financial difficulties, Flo's family is forced to move and part with their beloved dog Lassie, but Lassie is ...
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Jul 20, 2016 · Although the character Lassie (meaning “girl” in Scottish) is a female dog within the series and film roles, the dog was primarily played by a brilliant (male) canine actor named Pal. Pal was born in 1940 and lived a long, rich life until his passing in 1958.
On their way to start a new life at a sheep farm in rural Virginia, the Turner family are halted by a wreck on the highway that has claimed the life of a truck driver. Spotting the trucker's now-abandoned collie on the side of the road, they take pity on the dog and adopt her. As the city family copes with the change to rural life, including a feud with a neighboring farm family who resent the ...
British and American actor Roddy McDowall with the rough Collie dog, Pal, in a promotional portrait for the 1943 MGM movie 'Lassie Come Home'. Roddy McDowall Prior to takeoff, American animal actor Howard, best known as Lassie, sits on a seat in a chartered aircraft, Los Angeles, California, October 31,...
