John Eimen Dead: ‘McKeever and the Colonel’ Child Actor Was 76

John Eimen, a child actor in the 1950s and ’60s who appeared on such TV shows as Leave It to Beaver , McKeever and the Colonel and The Twilight Zone , has died. He was 76.

Eimen died Friday of prostate cancer at his home in Mukilteo, Washington, his family announced. He only learned of his cancer diagnosis in September.

After showing up on episodes of Leave It to Beaver , Bachelor Father , The Rebel , Have Gun — Will Travel , Wagon Train , The Untouchables and Lawman , the red-haired, freckle-faced Eimen was hired for a proposed 1961 TV drama from Desilu Productions called Dr. Kate , starring Jane Wyman.

John Eimen, a child actor in the 1950s and ’60s who appeared on such TV shows as Leave It to Beaver , McKeever and the Colonel and The Twilight Zone , has