Timothy Hayes Yule (January 4, 1947 – September 23, 2006), better known as Tim Rooney, was an American actor. Rooney was the second son of actor and comedian

Mickey Rooney Mickey Rooney (born Ninnian Joseph Yule Jr.; other pseudonym Mickey Maguire; September 23, 1920 – April 6, 2014) was an American actor. In a career spanning nearly nine decades, he appeared in more than 300 films and was among the last survivi ...

. Later in his life, Rooney developed a rare

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disease known as

dermatomyositis Dermatomyositis (DM) is a Chronic condition, long-term inflammatory disorder, inflammatory Autoimmune disease, autoimmune disorder which affects the skin and the muscles. Its symptoms are generally a skin rash and worsening muscle weakness over ...

Early life

Tim Rooney was born on January 4, 1947, in

Birmingham, Alabama Birmingham ( ) is a city in the north central region of Alabama, United States. It is the county seat of Jefferson County, Alabama, Jefferson County. The population was 200,733 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the List ...

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

Career

Rooney's notable appearances included the films '' Village of the Giants'' and '' Riot on Sunset Strip'', and also the

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'' The Donald O'Connor Show'', '' Maverick'', '' Dr. Kildare'', '' Gidget'', ''

Bewitched ''Bewitched'' is an American fantasy sitcom television series that originally aired for eight seasons on ABC from September 17, 1964, to March 25, 1972. It is about a witch who marries an ordinary mortal man and vows to lead the life of a typi ...

'', '' 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''. In 1964–1965, Tim co-starred with his father in '' Mickey''.

Death

Tim Rooney died on September 23, 2006, at the age of 59, from

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, a complication of

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rooney, Tim 1947 births 2006 deaths 20th-century American male actors American male film actors American male television actors American male voice actors Deaths from pneumonia in California Male actors from Birmingham, Alabama Male actors from California People from Hemet, California Polio survivors