Dennis Rush Dead: ‘Andy Griffith Show’ Child Actor Was 74 Dennis Rush, Child Actor in ‘Man of a Thousand Faces’ and ‘The Andy Griffith Show,’ Dies at 74 He played Lon Chaney Jr in the James Cagney classic and Howie, one of Opie’s friends, on
Dennis Rush dead: Child actor in Andy Griffith Show was 74 - MSN Dennis Rush, former child star best known for his roles as a young Creighton Chaney opposite James Cagney in Man Of A Thousand Faces, and as Howie, Opie’s (Ron Howard) pal on The Andy Griffith
Dennis Rush - Wikipedia The Definitive Andy Griffith Show Reference: Episode-by-Episode, with Cast and Production Biographies and a Guide to Collectibles McFarland ISBN 978-1-4766-0187-8 ^ Barnes, Mike (2026-05-15) "Dennis Rush, Child Actor in 'Man of a Thousand Faces' and 'The Andy Griffith Show,' Dies at 74" The Hollywood Reporter Retrieved 2026-05-15
Fellow The Andy Griffith Show Child Star Remembers Dennis Rush ‘Andy Griffith Show’ Child Actor Remembers Co-Star and Decades-Long Friend Dennis Rush: ‘Mayberry Has Lost a Great Citizen’ Rush, who played a friend of Ron Howard’s Opie Taylor, died at
Mayberry Days - We are saddened to hear of the passing of . . . - Facebook We are saddened to hear of the passing of Dennis Rush, beloved to Mayberry fans as Opie’s friend Howie Pruitt on "The Andy Griffith Show " Dennis was an absolute joy to be around and one of the sweetest men you could ever meet