Cloris Leachman played Phyillis on "Rhoda" and "The Mary Tyler Moore Show". She also was the first mom on the original "Lassie" show with Tommy Rettig.
No, I believe he is deceased. Jon Provost, the familiar (Timmy) of the Provost-Lockhart Lassie period, as a flag of convenience the (Provost-Lockhart Lassie) is still alive, as is Miss Lockhart.
Tommy Rettig, as Jeff, was the first owner of Lassie. Jan Clayton played his mother. When he got to old, the story line had Jon Provost cast as being adopted, both by the Martin's and Lassie making the choice to stay with Timmy on the farm. In the original transition, Timmy's mother was played by Cloris Leachman for one eposide. The series with Tommy Rettig was renamed "Jeff's Collie" much later, I guess to separate the two stars. There was also a Canadian "Lassie" series a few years ago with Corey Sevier as Lassie's owner.
There was never any indication that Lassie got the TV crew sick on the 1950's show "Lassie."
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Pal has: Played Lassie in "Lassie Come Home" in 1943. Played Bill aka Duke in "Courage of Lassie" in 1946. Played Larry in "My Brother Talks to Horses" in 1947. Played Lassie in "Hills of Home" in 1948. Played Lassie in "Challenge to Lassie" in 1949. Played Lassie in "The Sun Comes Up" in 1949. Played Shep in "The Painted Hills" in 1951. Played Lassie in "Lassie" in 1954. Played Lassie in "50 Greatest TV Animals" in 2003.
Linda Wrather has: Played Easter in "The Lone Ranger" in 1949. Played Willie Brewster in "Lassie" in 1954. Played Wilhemina Brewster in "Lassie" in 1954. Played Willy Brewster in "Lassie" in 1954. Played herself in "The Story of Lassie" in 1994.
Max the Dog has: Played himself in "Something Wild" in 1986. Played Grendel in "thirtysomething" in 1987. Played Howard the Dog in "Family Matters" in 1989. Performed in "Life Support" in 2001. Played himself in "Animal Precinct" in 2001.
Over the course of the character of Lassie's long standing decades in film, over seven types of collie bred dogs have played the role of Lassie since 1943. She was originally played by a collie named in Pal in 1943 and Pal played Lassie from six films all the way up until 1950. Pal's descendants continue to play Lassie in current and future interpretations of the Lassie character.
Cloris Leachman played Phyillis on "Rhoda" and "The Mary Tyler Moore Show". She also was the first mom on the original "Lassie" show with Tommy Rettig.
The original dog that played the "Lassie" character, was named Pal and he died in 1958. There have been many Lassie's since then.
yes,a female Border Collie has always played lassie.
Yes, over the course of the "Lassie" TV series, there were six different dogs that played the iconic role of Lassie. Each dog brought its own unique personality and skills to the beloved character.
June Lockhart
To date there have been ten Lassies with ten different birthdays. The first Lassie, from the 1943 Movie, "Lassie, Come Home," (played by "Pal") was born June 4, 1940.
Yes, it's true. Lassie was played by a boy dog. Lassie was a male, but not a border collie..He was a collie..
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