Jonathan Bion Provost (born March 12, 1950) is an American actor, best known for his role as young Timmy Martin in the CBS series Lassie. Provost was born in Los Angeles. At the age of four, Provost was cast in the film The Country Girl (1954), starring Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly.

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Mar 3, 2023 · Jon Provost a.k.a. Timmy from “Lassie” is 72 now and has the same soft eyes and gentle smile as he had on a show. The actor revealed why he left the series and later Hollywood, and how he managed to escape the child star curse.

Mar 3, 2014 · Jon’s children live nearby and they get together often; the duo are “doggie parents” to a 22-pound rescue dog, Buddy. With piercing blue eyes and still-boyish good looks, Provost acts, does voiceover work and special events.

2 days ago · Jay North, a child actor who famously portrayed the titular on the popular sitcom “Dennis the Menace,” has died. He was 73. ... “Lassie’s” Jon Provost also mourned North’s death ...

Mar 4, 2022 · Jon Provost was just two years old when he started his acting career. Unlike most child stars who already had parents in Hollywood, the actor's father was an aeronautical engineer from Alabama, while his mother was a seamstress from Texas.

Mar 4, 2008 · Jon Provost made his movie debut when he was 2 1/2, playing Jane Wyman's son in "So Big." He went on to play the son of Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly in "The Country Girl," the son of...

3 days ago · Jay North, the child actor who starred as the impish lead character in the 1960s sitcom Dennis the Menace, has died. The news of his death from cancer was shared by fellow child star Jon Provost, who portrayed Timmy in TV's Lassie. "I share this news with a heavy, heavy heart," wrote Provost on his Facebook page. …

Mar 29, 2008 · Jon Provost made his movie debut when he was 2 1/2 , playing Jane Wyman’s son in “So Big.” He went on to play the son of Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly in “The Country Girl,” the son of Teresa...

Jun 15, 2023 · Jon Provost was on TV from the age of two and got his breakthrough role on "Lassie." The actor ducked the Hollywood child star curse and found a career in real estate. He's now been happily married for 25 years after falling into depression when his first marriage ended.