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There was this little shaggy dog on it, and Frank Weatherwax was working the dog. One day we were all sitting around, and Frank said, listen, my brother Rudd just got the rights back from MGM for Lassie, and said have your agent check into it. I did, and I went for a screen test.

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Tommy Rettig
Age: 54 †
Born: 1941
Born: December 10
Died: 1996
Died: February 15
Actor
Child Actor
Computer Scientist
Film Actor
Television Actor
Queens
New York
Thomas Noel Rettig
Little
Brother
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Checks
Rudd
Rights
Agents
Shaggy
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Lassie
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Frank
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Sitting
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