Ken Weatherwax Biography

Fast Facts

• Was the nephew of dancer and "42nd Street" actress Ruby Keeler and Lassie's trainer Rudd Weatherwax
• Quote: "I didn't deal with [the teasing at school] very well․ I was kicked out of like six or seven schools and went into the service [the Army] at the age of 17․ I did kind of draw a lot of fire from that․"
• After he struggled to find other roles in Hollywood due to typecasting, he began working as a grip and set builder
• His other television appearances include a series of toothpaste commercials and a guest spot in an episode of "Wagon Train" in 1964
• Best known for his role as Pugsley Addams in the 1960s "The Addams Family" television series
• Reprised his role as Pugsley for "Halloween with the New Addams Family" in 1977