Rudd Weatherwax, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Rudd Weatherwax

actor, animal trainer

Date of Birth: 23-Sep-1907

Date of Death: 25-Feb-1985

Profession: actor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Ruddell Bird "Rudd" Weatherwax (September 23, 1907 – February 25, 1985) was an American actor, animal trainer, and breeder.
He and his brother Frank are best remembered for training dogs for motion pictures and television.
Their collie, Pal, became the original Lassie, handled by Rudd for the 1943 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film Lassie Come Home.
He also handled the dogs for the Lassie television series which ran from 1954 to 1974, and trained Spike for the 1957 feature film Old Yeller.
After his death, his son, Robert, took over the training of the animalsWeatherwax was also responsible for training the official New York Mets’ team mascot in the 1960s, a beagle named Homer.