Tim Rooney

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Tim Rooney
Born	Timothy Hayes Yule January 4, 1947 Birmingham, Alabama
Died	September 23, 2006(2006-09-23) (aged 59) Hemet, California
Years active	1955─1983

Timothy Hayes Yule (January 4, 1947 – September 23, 2006), better known as Tim Rooney, 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.

Early life

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

Career

His notable appearances included the films Village of the Giants and Riot on Sunset Strip, and also the TV series The Donald O'Connor Show, Maverick, Dr. Kildare, Gidget, Bewitched, Dragnet and the cartoon show Mister T, in voiceovers.

In 1962 he co-starred as one of the children in the ABC comedy Room for One More (TV series). 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.

Death

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

External links

Tim Rooney at the Internet Movie Database

Persondata
Name	Rooney, Tim
Alternative names
Short description	American actor
Date of birth	January 4, 1947
Place of birth	Birmingham, Alabama
Date of death	September 23, 2006
Place of death	Hemet, California

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