Dennis Rush, 1951 – 2026

Former child actor Dennis Rush, 74, has died of leukemia, his family announced on May 14. Rush appeared in the films Man of a Thousand Faces (as James Cagney’s son), No Name on the Bullet, and Follow Me, Boys!, but he was much busier on TV. He had recurring roles on The Andy Griffith Show, as one of Opie’s pals (Rush recalled, “I got to be in eight episodes over about a two-and-a-half year period. It was just the best of the best”), and on Laramie and Wagon Train; he also did one-offs on The Millionaire, The Deputy, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Perry Mason, The Lucy Show, My Favorite Martian, and My Living Doll, among others. Rush left acting in 1966.