1941 - 1996
Tommy Rettig American Actor
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Tommy Rettig was previously married to Darlene Portwood (1959 - 1977).
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American Actor Tommy Rettig was born Thomas Noel Rettig on 10th December, 1941 in Queens, New York, USA and passed away on 15th Feb 1996 Marina del Rey, California, USA aged 54. He is most remembered for Lassie. His zodiac sign is Sagittarius.
Tommy Rettig is a member of the following lists: American film actors, American television actors and American child actors.
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Relationship Statistics
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| Married | 1 |
19 years
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Details
| First Name |
Tommy
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| Middle Name |
Noel
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| Last Name |
Rettig
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| Full Name at Birth |
Thomas Noel Rettig
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| Birthday |
10th December, 1941
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| Birthplace |
Queens, New York, USA
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| Died |
15th February, 1996
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| Place of Death |
Marina del Rey, California, USA
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| Cause of Death |
Heart attack
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| Buried |
Cremated, Ashes scattered at sea
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| Height |
5' 4" (163 cm)
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| Build |
Average
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| Hair Color |
Brown - Light
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| Zodiac Sign |
Sagittarius
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| Sexuality |
Straight
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| Ethnicity |
White
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation Text |
Actor
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| Occupation |
Actor
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| Claim to Fame |
Lassie
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| Year(s) Active |
1946–1991
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| Father |
Elias Rettig
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| Mother |
Rosemary Nibali
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Thomas Noel Rettig (December 10, 1941 – February 15, 1996) was an American child actor, computer software engineer, and author. Rettig is remembered for portraying the character "Jeff Miller" in the first three seasons of CBS's Lassie television series, from 1954 to 1957, later seen in syndicated re-runs with the title
Jeff's Collie. He also co-starred with another former child actor, Tony Dow, in the mid-1960s television teen soap opera Never Too Young and recorded the song by that title with the group, The TR-4.
