Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Thomas Noel "Tommy" Rettig (December 10, 1941 – February 15, 1996) was an American child actor and computer software engineer and author. Rettig is best remembered for portraying the character "Jeff Miller" in the first three seasons of CBS's Lassie television series, from 1954–1957, later seen in syndicated re-runs as Jeff's Collie. He also co-starred with another former child actor, Tony Dow, in the mid-1960s television teen soap opera Never Too Young an...
Known For
Complete Filmography
The Story of Lassie
1994
as Self
Documentary about canine superstar Lassie, combining film clips, still photographs, home movies, archival footage and on-camera interviews with many f...
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
1991
as Self (archive footage)
A retrospective on the career of Robert Mitchum through interviews with friends and co-workers, scenes from his films and the actor himself.
When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen
1989
as Self
A documentary about the careers of child stars of the '40s in Hollywood, featuring movie clips with Shirley Temple, Margaret O'Brien, and numerous oth...
Marilyn
1963
as Self ("River of No Return") (archive footage) (uncredited)
This 1963 documentary, released less than a year after Marilyn Monroe's death, showcases the star in memorable scenes from her 20th Century Fox films,...
The Last Wagon
1956
as Billy
When a handful of settlers survive an Apache attack on their wagon train they must put their lives into the hands of Comanche Todd, a white man who ha...
At Gunpoint
1955
as Billy Wright
A general-store keeper scares off bank robbers with a lucky shot, but they come back.
The Cobweb
1955
as Mark
Patients and staff at a posh psychiatric clinic clash over who chooses the clinic’s new drapes – but drapes are the least of their problems.
The Egyptian
1954
as Thoth
In eighteenth-dynasty Egypt, Sinuhe, a poor orphan, becomes a brilliant physician and with his friend Horemheb is appointed to the service of the new ...
The Raid
1954
as Larry Bishop
A group of confederate prisoners escape to Canada and plan to rob the banks and set fire to the small town of Saint Albans in Vermont. To get the lie ...
River of No Return
1954
as Mark Calder
An itinerant farmer and his young son help a heart-of-gold saloon singer search for her estranged husband.
So Big
1953
as Dirk, age 8
A girl of wealth comes to a Dutch community outside Chicago as a schoolteacher, and while there falls in love with a poor but big-hearted farmer.
The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.
1953
as Bartholomew Collins
Young Bart Collins lives with his widowed mother Heloise. The major blight on Bart's existence is the hated piano lessons he is forced to endure under...
The Lady Wants Mink
1953
as Ritchie Connors
A woman raises mink to get the coat she's always wanted.
Paula
1952
as David Larson
A woman, distraught because of her recent miscarriage, accidentally injures a child in a hit-and-run accident, but she keeps the incident a secret. Ov...
Gobs and Gals
1952
as Bertram
Two sailors (Robert Hutton) mail love letters from a remote weather station, enclosing photos of their chief (Cathy Downs).
Week-End with Father
1951
as David "Shorty" Bowen
Two single parents shock their children by falling in love.
Elopement
1951
as Daniel Reagan
Two sets of parents frantically race to stop their eloping children's wedding.
The Strip
1951
as Artie Ardrey
Drummer Stanley Maxton moves to Los Angeles with dreams of opening his own jazz club, but falls in with a gangster and a nightclub dancer and ends up ...
For Heaven's Sake
1950
as Joe Blake
An angel takes on human form in order to persuade a theatrical couple to finally consummate their child that has been waiting to be born.
Two Weeks with Love
1950
as Ricky Robinson
The Robinson family are spending two weeks of summer vacation at a resort in the Catskills. Older daughter Patti vies with her friend, Valeria, for th...
The Jackpot
1950
as Tommy Lawrence
Bill Lawrence wins a bevy of prizes from a radio program, but ends up having to sell them in order to pay the taxes incurred.
Panic in the Streets
1950
as Tommy Reed (uncredited)
A medical examiner discovers that an innocent shooting victim in a robbery died of bubonic plague. With only 48 hours to find the killer, who is now a...