Rudd Weatherwax
Actor, Film actor
1907 – 1985
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Who was Rudd Weatherwax?
Ruddell Bird "Rudd" Weatherwax was an American actor and animal trainer. He and his brother Frank Weatherwax are best remembered for training dogs for motion pictures and television. Frank's collie, Pal, became the original Lassie, handled by Rudd for the 1943 MGM film Lassie Come Home. He also handled the dogs for the Lassie television series which ran from 1954 to 1974, and trained Spike for the 1957 feature film Old Yeller.
Weatherwax was responsible for training Homer, the unofficial New York Mets team mascot in the 1960s. Homer was born in Hollywood, California.
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- Born
- Sep 23, 1907
New Mexico Territory - Parents
- Siblings
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- Feb 25, 1985
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on July 23, 2013
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