Jon Provost Biography

Fast Facts

• For his philanthropy, he has won the Motion Picture Council's Award for Outstanding Contribution as a Humanitarian and the Allen Ludden Humanitarian Award
• Has been on the Board of Directors for the Canine Companions for Independence organization for more than 20 years
• Won a Former Child Star Lifetime Achievement Award at the Young Artist Awards in 1990
• Won a Genesis Award for Outstanding Television in a Family Series for an episode of "The New Lassie" that he wrote about the inhumane treatment of research animals
• Made his screen acting debut as Sterling Hayden and Jane Wyman's son in the film "So Big․"
• Quote: "When people realize I was Timmy, they travel right back to that warm, happy time where, for thirty minutes every week, they were transported by the adventures of a boy and his dog․․․I could never․․․have imagined what my work would mean to people․"
• Best known for his role as Timmy Martin in the classic television series "Lassie․"
• Played the role of Steve McCullough in the TV series "The New Lassie" in the early 1990s
• Directed and hosted a series of web videos about dogs and cats for the Purina company
• Published his autobiography titled "Timmy's in the Well" in 2007, exactly 50 years after he first took on his iconic role in 1957