Tommy Bond

Tommy Bond
Bond in 2001
Born
Thomas Ross Bond

(1926-09-16)September 16, 1926
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
DiedSeptember 24, 2005(2005-09-24) (aged 79)
Resting placeRiverside National Cemetery, Riverside, California
Other namesButch
Occupations
  • Actor
  • director
  • producer
  • writer
Years active1932–2005

Thomas Ross Bond (September 16, 1926 – September 24, 2005) was an American actor, director, producer and writer. He was best known for his work as a child actor for two nonconsecutive periods in Our Gang (Little Rascals) comedies (first as "Tommy" and later as "Butch"). Also, he is noted for being the first actor to appear onscreen as DC Comics character Jimmy Olsen, in the film serials Superman (1948) and Atom Man vs. Superman (1950).