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Billy Booth (actor)

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Children
  
Devon Alexander Booth

Occupation
  
Child actor; lawyer

Siblings
  
Bonnie Booth Campbell

Name
  
Billy Booth

Ex-spouse
  
Kathern Booth

Role
  
Child actor


Billy Booth smiling while wearing a checkered polo

Full Name
  
William Allen Booth

Born
  
November 7, 1949 (
1949-11-07
)

Died
  
December 31, 2006, San Luis Obispo, California, United States

Movies and TV shows
  
Dennis the Menace, The Snow Queen, Follow Me - Boys!, Honey's Money

Similar People
  
Jay North, Herbert Anderson, Gloria Henry, Sylvia Field, Gale Gordon

Cause of death
  
Liver complications

Billy Booth (actor)


William Allen Booth (November 7, 1949 – December 31, 2006) was an American child actor, perhaps best known for his role as Dennis Mitchell's best friend Tommy Anderson on the CBS sitcom Dennis the Menace, based on the Hank Ketcham comic strip of the same name. He also made guest appearances on The Twilight Zone, My Three Sons, The Donna Reed Show, Lawman, The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, and The Andy Griffith Show. He also provided the voice for Wentworth in the 1962 Merrie Melodies episode Honey's Money.

Billy Booth smiling while the freckles on his face are visible

Booth graduated from Crescenta Valley High School in 1967, from USC in 1971, and from University of California, Hastings College of the Law in 1974. He became a practicing lawyer and moved to Los Osos, California in 1977. He taught business and real estate law at both Cuesta College and Cal Poly, both located in San Luis Obispo County, California. He divorced his wife Kathern. He practiced law in Morro Bay, California.

Billy Booth smiling while wearing a coat, long sleeve, and necktie

Booth died on December 31, 2006 of liver complications at the age of fifty-seven. He is survived by his son, Devon Alexander Booth; his sisters, Bonnie Campbell and Linda Hemrick; and his mother, Louise. He was cremated.

Billy Booth talking to someone while wearing a t-shirt in a scene from the 1959 TV series, Dennis the Menace

Billy Booth smiling while wearing a t-shirt

References

Billy Booth (actor) Wikipedia