How did Teddy Rooney die?

May 2024 · 1 minute read

The Hollywood Reporter was informed by Teddy Rooney’s sister that he passed away on July 2 at a Southern California nursing facility.

Teddy was the son of Mickey Rooney and a former child actor. He was 66 years old and had a protracted sickness.

How did Teddy Rooney die?

Rooney, whose parents were actor Mickey Rooney and his third wife, model/actress Martha Vickers, was born in Los Angeles.

Teddy Rooney had appearances with his mother on the television program Playhouse 90 as well as in the 1958 film Andy Hardy Comes Home with his father.

Along with Wagon Train, Lassie, McHale’s Navy, and Shirley Temple’s Storybook, he was also known for the films It Happened to Jane and Seven Ways from Sundown and the television series Wagon Train.

Rooney gave up acting in the 1960s to concentrate on music.

He was a member of the L.A. rock band The Yellow Payges in addition to performing with his brothers Mickey Jr. and Tim as The Rooney Brothers.

Later, he participated in the Vietnam War.

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