Thibodeaux, who famously played Little Ricky on I Love Lucy under the stage name Richard Keith, shared the news in an emotional Facebook post alongside a photo of the two actors together at a fan event.
He continued by remembering Rush’s connection to The Andy Griffith Show, where the two appeared together as part of Opie Taylor’s (Ron Howard) circle of childhood friends.
Thibodeaux also revealed that he had recently prayed with Rush after learning of his leukemia diagnosis.
Fans and former colleagues quickly filled the comments section with condolences. Lucie Arnaz Luckinbill, daughter of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, wrote, “Sorry, Keith. Those decades long friendships are the best. He will save a nice place for you where he's going, I'm sure.”
Rush appeared in eight episodes of The Andy Griffith Show as Howie Pruitt, one of Opie Taylor’s close friends. Thibodeaux played Johnny Paul Jason, another recurring member of Opie’s group.
According to his IMDb biography, Rush was born in California in 1951 and appeared in a number of classic television series during the 1950s and 1960s, including Wagon Train, Laramie, Gunsmoke, Perry Mason, The Lucy Show and Alfred Hitchcock Presents. His final listed acting credit came in 1966, but it sounds like he routinely attended Andy Griffith Show fan events.
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