found: Wikipedia, 2 March 2016(Tim Hovey; Tim Hovey (June 19, 1945--September 9, 1989) was a former American child actor during the 1950s; he later became a musician, road manager and an audio engineer for rock bands; born in Los Angeles, California, Hovey was discovered by a talent agent who saw his photo in the window of a photography shop; in 1955, he made his acting debut in an episode of Lassie; later that year, he made his film debut as Tiger Flaherty opposite Charlton Heston in The Private War of Major Benson; from 1955 to 1959, Hovey worked steadily in films and television, often playing characters younger than his real age due to his small stature; in 1957, he was signed to a film contract with Universal-International; while working at U-I, Hovey appeared in the Westerns Slim Carter and Money, Women and Guns, both opposite Jock Mahoney; Hovey's final onscreen appearance was in an episode of the anthology series Schlitz Playhouse of the Stars, in 1959; despite receiving an offer to appear in a Broadway play produced and directed by Otto Preminger, Hovey chose to retire from acting; in the 1970s and 1980s, Hovey lived in Northern California and worked with computers; he was also the road manager for the rock band Grateful Dead; Hovey later learned how to play the slide guitar and would play with the band on occasion; from 1971 to 1977, Hovey served as the chief audio engineer for the Grateful Dead and Kingfish, the side project of Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Weir; he is credited as co-writer of "Important Exportin' Man" (with Dave Tobert), on the album The Adventures of Panama Red, by the New Riders of the Purple Sage; Hovey died of an intentional drug overdose at his home in Watsonville, California in 1989)
found: IMDb, 2 March 2017(Tim Hovey (1945-1989); Tim Hovey was born on June 19, 1945 in Los Angeles, California, USA as Timothy James Hovey; he was an actor, known for The Private War of Major Benson (1955), Queen Bee (1955) and The Toy Tiger (1956); he was married to Helen G. Cassimos; he died on September 9, 1989 in Watsonville, California)
