Tommy Rettig
Actor

Tommy Rettig Net Worth

. Tommy Rettig was a successful child actor who was chosen out of 500 to play Jeff Miller in the TV series Lassie (1954). After touring with Mary Martin in Annie Get Your Gun, he starred in movies such as River of No Return (1954). After graduating from University High in 1958, he tried to get back into acting, but had little success. He then founded an est-like motivation program and worked at Ashton-Tate, where he was one of the designers of dBASE III and wrote the essential reference book on it. He also wrote articles for Data Based Advisor, appeared on FoxPro Advisor satellite TV conferences, and spoke at many developer events. At the end of his life, he was reunited with Lassie, as his ashes were spread off the coast of Marina del Rey with Lassie present to say goodbye.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Actor, Soundtrack
Birth Day December 10, 1941
Birth Place  Queens, New York, United States
Age 79 YEARS OLD
Died On February 15, 1996(1996-02-15) (aged 54)\nMarina del Rey, California, U.S.
Birth Sign Capricorn
Cause of death Heart attack
Occupation Actor, software engineer, author
Years active 1946–1991
Spouse(s) Darlene Portwood (m. 1959–1977)

💰 Net worth: $250,000 (2024)

Tommy Rettig, widely recognized as an actor and soundtrack contributor in the United States, is anticipated to possess a net worth of $250,000 by 2024. Born with a natural talent and a passion for the performing arts, Rettig made a name for himself in the industry at a young age. He gained fame for his captivating acting skills and his remarkable contributions to soundtracks, which endeared him to audiences across the nation. With his impressive resume and undeniable talent, it comes as no surprise that his net worth continues to grow steadily.

Biography/Timeline

1958

On October 28, 1958, Rettig guest-starred in the episode "The Ghost" of the ABC/Warner Brothers western series Sugarfoot with Will Hutchins in the title role. In the series installment, Rettig played Steve Carter, a troubled youth whom Sugarfoot is taking to Missouri to collect an inheritance. Rettig also sang the popular ballad "The Streets of Laredo" in the episode.

1959

Rettig graduated in 1959 from University High School in Los Angeles. The same year, at the age of 18, he was cast as Pierre in the episode "The Ghost of Lafitte", set in New Orleans, of the ABC western series The Man from Blackhawk, starring Robert Rockwell as a roving insurance investigator. Actress Amanda Randolph was cast in the same episode as Auntie Cotton.

1962

In the 1962 episode "Davy's Friends" of the syndicated series Death Valley Days, Rettig played Joel Walter Robison, a fighter for Texas independence. In the storyline, Robison, called a "friend" of Davy Crockett, is sent on a diversion but quickly shows his military ability and is made a first lieutenant by Sam Houston. Stephen Chase played Sam Houston, and Russell Johnson was cast as Sergeant Tate in this episode.

1964

From 1964 to 1965, Rettig co-starred with another former child actor, Tony Dow, in the ABC television soap opera for teens Never Too Young. With the group "The TR-4", he recorded the song by that title on the Velvet Tone label. While he was the TR-4's co-manager, he did not sing with them. Rettig only co-wrote the song in hopes that the TV soap would use it as the series' theme. Producers of Never Too Young, however, chose not to use it. Rettig was subsequently cast as Frank in 1965 episode "The Firebrand" on the NBC education drama series Mr. Novak, which starred James Franciscus.

1980

For the last 15 years of his life, Rettig was a well-known database programmer, author, and expert. He was an early employee of Ashton-Tate and specialized in (sequentially) dBASE, Clipper, FoxBASE and finally FoxPro. Rettig moved to Marina del Rey in the late 1980s.

1991

Rettig made a guest appearance as a grown-up Jeff Miller in an episode of the later television series The New Lassie, with Jon Provost, which aired on October 25, 1991. The updated series featured appearances from two other Lassie veterans: Roddy McDowall, who in 1943 had starred in Lassie Come Home, the famous dog's first feature-length film, and June Lockhart, who had starred in the 1945 sequel Son of Lassie. Lockhart had also co-starred on the earlier television series, portraying Timmy's mother in the years after Rettig and Actress Jan Clayton left the show.

1996

Rettig died in 1996 at age 54 of a heart attack. Attendees to his memorial Service in Marina del Rey, California, included Roger Clinton, Jr., the half-brother of then U.S. President Bill Clinton; Lassie; Microsoft dignitaries; and several former child stars, who were featured in a photo spread in The National Enquirer.

2014

As an adult, Rettig preferred to be called "Tom." He found the transition from child star to adult difficult, and he had several well-publicized legal entanglements relating to illegal recreational drugs (a conviction for growing marijuana on his farm, and a cocaine possession charge of which he was exonerated). Some years after he left acting, he became a motivational speaker, which—through work on computer mailing lists—led to involvement in the early days of personal computers.

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