Golden West, portraying Nelson Eddy's role as a child in the opening sequences. The biographical information sheet filled out for young Cody upon his arrival at MGM in February, 1938, indicated that he was a junior high school student who enjoyed history, was an active Boy Scout, lived with his parents and brother in a California bungalow, enjoyed eating filet mignon, liked to swim and play baseball, had been interviewed on NBC, and had "made personal appearances with Daddy since 3 years old." Unfortunately, Cody Jr.'s work in Girl of the Golden West did not lead to other roles at MGM. He was cast in a supporting role in a fast-paced Universal serial, The Oregon Trail, with Johnny Mack Brown and Fuzzy Knight, followed by two features with the same two cowboy actors, Desperate Trails and Badman From Red Butte. While at Universal, he was cast as "Skeets Scanlon" in the serial, Scouts to the Rescue, and he was seen in one sequence of the James Stewart-Marlene Dietrich favorite, Destry Rides Again. There was also a bit in Risky Business, with George Raft. Bill Jr. was featured in Charles Starrett's Two-Fisted Rangers at Columbia, briefly appeared in another Universal serial, Sky Raiders and has been reported as being in the PRC western, Raiders of the West. Bill Cody Jr. joined the United States military in 1942, and served in World War II. He did not return to film work after the war. It is believed his wartime experiences profoundly affected him, and he never returned to acting. He was profoundly depressed after the passing of his wife of forty years, and committed suicide in 1989. He was interred in the Forest Lawn - Hollywood Hills Cemetery in Los Angeles, California. References External links Biography of Bill Cody and Bill Cody Jr. 1925 births 1989 deaths Male actors from Los Angeles American male film actors American male child actors American military personnel of World War II Burials at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills) Suicides in California 20th-century American male actors 1989 suicides