Tim Rooney

Tim Rooney
Born Timothy Hayes Rooney
January 4, 1947
Birmingham, Alabama
Died September 23, 2006 (aged 59)
Hemet, California
Years active 1955 ─ 1983

Timothy Hayes Rooney (January 4, 1947September 23, 2006) was an American actor and voice actor. He was the second son of actor Mickey Rooney and suffered from a muscle disease known as dermatomyositis

He was born in Birmingham, Alabama. His mother was a former Miss Alabama and singer, Betty Jane Rase, who performed as B.J. Baker.

His notable appearances included the films Village of the Giants and Riot on Sunset Strip, and also the TV series Maverick, Dr. Kildare, Gidget, Bewitched, Dragnet and the cartoon show Mister T, in voiceovers.

In 1964-1965, he co-starred with his father in Mickey, an ABC situation comedy about a family which operates a hotel in Newport Beach, California. He played Timmy Grady. Mickey Rooney appeared as Mickey Grady. Emmaline Henry starred as mother and wife, Nora Grady.

Rooney died at the age of fifty-nine on his father's 86th birthday.

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