Dennis Rush, ‘Man of a Thousand Faces,’ ‘The Andy Griffith Show,’ child actor, dies at 74

Dennis Rush, a child actor who played the character of a young Lon Chaney Jr. in "Man of a Thousand Faces" and was one of Opie's friends in "The Andy Griffith Show," died on May 9. He was 74.

Dennis Rush dead: ‘Andy Griffith Show' child actor was 74

He played Lon Chaney Jr. in the James Cagney classic and Howie, one of Opie's friends, on the beloved CBS sitcom.