Cause of death Pneumonia Role Actor Name Tim Rooney | Years active 1955─1983 Occupation Actor, voice actor | |
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Full Name Timothy Hayes Yule Siblings Mickey Rooney, Jr., Teddy Rooney, Michael Rooney Parents Betty Jane Baker, Mickey Rooney Grandparents Joe Yule, Nellie W. Carter, Ernest Rase, Lena Rase Movies and TV shows Similar People |
Tim Rooney, Mickey Rooney Jr--Rare 1987 TV Interview
Timothy Hayes Yule (January 4, 1947 – September 23, 2006), better known as Tim Rooney, was an American actor. He was the second son of actor Mickey Rooney and suffered from a muscle disease known as dermatomyositis.
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- Tim Rooney Mickey Rooney Jr Rare 1987 TV Interview
- Tim Rooney
- Early life
- Career
- Death
- Filmography
- References

Tim Rooney
Early life

Tim Rooney was born in Birmingham, Alabama. His mother was a former Miss Birmingham and singer, Betty Jane Rase, who performed as B. J. Baker.
Career

Rooney's notable appearances included the films Village of the Giants and Riot on Sunset Strip, and also the TV series The Donald O'Connor Show, Maverick, Dr. Kildare, Gidget, Bewitched, Dragnet and the cartoon show Mister T, in voiceovers.

In 1962 he co-starred as one of the children in the ABC comedy Room for One More. In 1964-1965, he co-starred with his father in Mickey, an ABC situation comedy about a family that operates a hotel in Newport Beach, California. He played Timmy Grady. Mickey Rooney appeared as Mickey Grady. Emmaline Henry starred as mother and wife, Nora Grady.
Death
Rooney died at the age of 59 from pneumonia, complicated from the dermatomyositis.
