Adam Rich, the former child actor who played Nicholas Bradford in Eight Is Enough, has died at the age of 54.
Rich died Saturday in his home in Los Angeles. Although reports did not share a cause of death, law enforcement said that his death was not a result of foul play.
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Danny Deraney, Rich’s manager, wrote a statement about the actor on Twitter, saying, “If you knew Adam, you just loved the guy.”
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During the Eight Is Enough‘s production, Dick Van Patten, who played Rich’s father Tom Bradford, called the child star “the most intelligent person on the show and very sweet, careful of people’s feelings, which is rare in children.”
After the success of Eight Is Enough, Rich appeared in ABC’s Code Red in 1981 and the animated series Dungeons & Dragons in 1983.
Rich’s last television role was an episode of Baywatch in 1993. He then stepped away from on-screen acting for ten years.
In a 2021 Instagram post, the actor reflected on his career, writing, “I’m grateful for the joy felt while working on 8!… I do hope it may have brought you some joy as well.”
