Bobby Buntrock

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Robert Willard Buntrock (August 4, 1952-April 7, 1974) was an American child actor.

Buntrock is best known for his portrayal of Harold "Sport" Baxter on the 1960s sitcom Hazel.

Personal life and death

Buntrock and his family migrated to Keystone, South Dakota, where he graduated from Sturgis High School in 1970 and lived for the next five years of his life.

Buntrock died in a car accident on April 7, 1974, drowning him in the submerged pool. In Keystone's Keystone Cemetery, he is buried.

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Career

Buntrock was born in Denver, Colorado, to Robert E. and Maxine Buntrock. Stella and Deanne were his two sisters. The family lived in Whittier, California, where neighbors encouraged Buntrock's children to act when he was three. Marcella Belle Rinehart signed Buntrock's photograph to several agents after he was shown by the artist. Buntrock landed his first role on an episode of Wagon Train at the age of seven. He has also appeared on Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse, Mister Ed, and The Donna Reed Exhibition.

Buntrock appeared on the sitcom Hazel as Harold "Sport" Baxter, starring Shirley Booth in 1961. The series aired for five seasons, first on NBC with Don DeFore and Whitney Blake playing Harold and Dorothy Baxter. After DeFore and Blake were fired, Harold lived with Uncle Steve Baxter (Ray Fulmer), Aunt Barbara (Lynn Borden), and cousin Susie (Julia Benjamin), the series was retooled in the fifth and final season (1965-1966) on CBS. During the run of Hazel, Buntrock was trained on the set and attended Lake Marie Public School in Whittier, when the show was on hiatus.

Buntrock appeared in two guest spots on The Virginian in 1966, after Hazel's run in 1966.

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