Adam Rich, a former baby star who performed the youngest child on Eight Is Enough, died Saturday ((*54*) 7) at age 54, in keeping with a report.
The actor died at his house in Southern California, an unnamed member of the family informed TMZ with out releasing a reason for dying.
Officials don’t suspect foul play after Rich was discovered at the house, a legislation enforcement supply informed the location. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner didn’t instantly reply to request for remark.
Rich was greatest recognized for his portrayal of Nicholas Bradford on Eight Is Enough, an ABC comedy-drama collection centering on a California household with eight youngsters.
The present starred Dick Van Patten because the household’s patriarch and a newspaper columnist who was primarily based on a real-life father of eight.
The collection aired for 5 seasons from 1977 to 1981, with Rich showing on all 112 episodes and garnering widespread consideration for his character’s pageboy haircut.
Rich had greater than 20 appearing credit throughout his profession, together with important roles on the collection Dungeons & Dragons and Code Red and a number of episodes of Small Wonder, however largely stepped away from the trade as he bought older.
The actor’s authorized troubles as an grownup included a 1991 arrest for suspicion of housebreaking at a Los Angeles pharmacy. Van Patten bailed out Rich, who battled substance points, after that incident, in keeping with TMZ.
Rich’s most up-to-date TV roles got here in 2003, when he appeared on episodes of Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star and Reel Comedy. – New York Daily News/Tribune News Service
