Thomas Anthony Sydes (May 4, 1941 – June 20, 2015) was an American child actor on film and television.

[1] He was the son of Thomas and Ruth Sydes, and he had a brother, Jonathan, and two sisters, Debbie and Carol.

[2][3] Sydes made his film debut in Claudia and David (1946).

[4] After his retirement from acting, Sydes joined the United States Army in 1963, and was stationed in Vietnam, Germany, and Italy.

[citation needed] Sydes was married to the former Ann Driscoll.