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Mar 31, 2024 · Pal was a Rough Collie actor and the first in a line of such dogs to portray the fictional female collie Lassie in film and television. Pal was born in California in 1940 and eventually brought to the notice of Rudd Weatherwax, a Hollywood animal trainer.
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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.
Pal (June 4, 1940 – June 18, 1958) was a male Rough Collie performer and the first in a line of such dogs to portray the fictional female collie Lassie in film, on radio, and on television. In 1992, The Saturday Evening Post said Pal had "the most spectacular canine career in film history".
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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- Lassie from seven Lassie films. The first animal actor to play the iconic collie was actually a male dog named Pal. Pal portrayed Lassie in Lassie Come Home, plus six other movies and two television pilots.
- Brandon from Punky Brewster. As I mentioned last week, Punky’s buddy Brandon was named after then-NBC president Brandon Tartikoff – onscreen, at least.
- Benji from Benji. The dog behind Benji, Higgins, was one busy actor.
- Asta from The Thin Man. Skippy the Wire-Haired Fox Terrier had a better movie career than some actors – he starred in dozens of movies in less than 10 years.
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.
Jan 24, 2024 · This much-loved Rough Collie dog and her human companions graced our screens for 17 seasons from 1954 to 1973 and even made the transition from black and white to color in the ’60s. But who could forget the adorable little boy who joined the show in its fourth season when he and his family adopted Lassie – 7-year-old Timmy Martin.
