70s Disney child star dead at 60: Beloved actor passes away at California home
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Beloved former 70s child star Christian Juttner has died aged 60. The actor, who starred in 1978 films Return From Witch Mountain, I Wanna Hold Your Hand and The Swarm, passed away from natural causes at his home in Yucca Valley, California on November 29 2024, his daughter Aidan Juttner told THR.
![[The actor, who starred in 1978 films Return From Witch Mountain, I Wanna Hold Your Hand and The Swarm, passed away from natural causes at his home in Yucca Valley, California on November 29 2024, his daughter Aidan Juttner told THR - pictured 2003]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/17/19/94224269-14297879-image-a-99_1737142890851.jpg)
Juttner is survived by his mother Marlene, Aidan, ex-wife Ann, daughter Ryan, son Lucas and sister Shelley. He starred as Teddy in the first season of The Bionic Woman from 1976-1977 alongside Lindsay Wagner as Jaime Sommers. His other TV credits include Wonder Woman, The Rookies, Ironside, two ABC Afterschool Specials and seven installments of The Magical World of Disney,.
![[His mom sparked his interest in acting with his first screen appearance on a 1972 episode of ABC’s Bewitched aged eight - pictured 1974]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/17/19/94224537-14297879-image-a-114_1737143565036.jpg)
In 1978 as a young teenager he starred as Earthquake gang member Dazzler in Return From Witch Mountain alongside Bette Davis and Christopher Lee. Beloved former 70s child star Christian Juttner has died aged 60 - pictured 1974 in an ABC Afterschool Specials episode.
![[His other TV credits include Wonder Woman, The Rookies, Ironside, two ABC Afterschool Specials (pictured 1974) and seven installments of The Magical World of Disney]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/17/19/94224229-14297879-image-a-113_1737143512627.jpg)
The actor, who starred in 1978 films Return From Witch Mountain, I Wanna Hold Your Hand and The Swarm, passed away from natural causes at his home in Yucca Valley, California on November 29 2024, his daughter Aidan Juttner told THR - pictured 2003. That same year he played Beatles fan Peter Plimpton in Robert Zemeckis' directorial debut, I Wanna Hold Your Hand and Paul Durant in The Swarm which starred Michael Caine.
