Former child actor Dennis Rush, best remembered by generations of viewers as Howie Pruitt on The Andy Griffith Show, died on ...

Rush, who played a friend of Ron Howard's Opie Taylor on "The Andy Griffith Show," died at 74 after a leukemia diagnosis ...

Former child star Keith Thibodeaux is mourning the loss of Dennis Rush, his friend and former child co-star from THE ANDY ...

,A child star best known for his role on the iconic TV program “The Andy Griffith Show,” has died. Dennis Rush died May 9 at ...

Former child actor Keith Thibodeaux is mourning the loss of fellow 'The Andy Griffith Show' actor Dennis Rush after decades of friendship and appearances together at Mayberry fan events.

Former child actor Dennis Rush, known for his role as Howie Pruitt on “The Andy Griffith Show” and appearances in classic ...

Acting on The Andy Griffith Show felt a lot like living in Mayberry, North Carolina, the idyllic fictional burg where the classic 1960–68 sitcom was set. “It was warm and funny, like the show,” Ron ...

Dennis Rush, a former child actor best known for his roles in The Andy Griffith Show and Man of a Thousand Faces, has died.

He played Lon Chaney Jr. in the James Cagney classic and Howie, one of Opie's friends, on the beloved CBS sitcom.

Rush also landed a role in the film ‘Man of a Thousand Faces’ after James Cagney discovered him eating lunch at the Universal lot.

Ron isn't the only star to get an early start on-screen – his only sibling worked alongside him on 'The Andy Griffith Show' ...

Dennis Rush, a child actor who played the character of a young Lon Chaney Jr. in "Man of a Thousand Faces" and was one of Opie's friends in "The Andy Griffith Show," died on May 9. He was 74.