Question: Rusty Hamer and Danny Thomas had what profession in common?
Context: The Danny Thomas Show (called Make Room for Daddy for its first three seasons) is an American sitcom which ran from 1953 to 1957 on ABC and from 1957 to 1964 on CBS.  (A revival series known as Make Room for Granddaddy aired on ABC from 1970 to 1971.)  Episodes regularly featured music as part of the plot by Danny Thomas, guest stars, and occasionally by other cast members. The Rusty film series comprises eight American films produced for young audiences between 1945 and 1949 by Columbia Pictures.  Child actor Ted Donaldson stars as Danny Mitchell in the series, which relates the adventures of a German Shepherd dog named Rusty.  The role of Rusty was played by Ace the Wonder Dog in the first feature, "Adventures of Rusty" (1945).  A police dog named Rip took over the role for the second film, "The Return of Rusty" (1946).  In the later films Rusty was played by Flame, a charismatic dog star who was featured in three separate series. Angela Margaret Cartwright (born September 9, 1952) is an English-born American actress primarily known for her roles in movies and television.  Cartwright is best known as a child actress for her role as Brigitta Von Trapp in the Academy Award winning film "The Sound of Music" (1965).  On television, she played Linda Williams, the stepdaughter of Danny Williams (played by Danny Thomas) in the 1950s TV series "The Danny Thomas Show", and Penny Robinson, in the 1960s television series "Lost in Space".  Her older sister is actress Veronica Cartwright. Amos Muzyad Yakhoob Kairouz (January 6, 1912 – February 6, 1991), known professionally by his stage name Danny Thomas, was an American nightclub comedian, singer, actor, and producer, whose career spanned five decades.  He created and starred in one of the most successful and long running situation comedies in the history of American network television.  In addition to guest roles on many of the comedy, talk and musical variety programs of his time, his legacy includes a lifelong dedication to fundraising for charity. For the Love of Rusty is a 1947 drama film directed by John Sturges.  It was the third of the "Rusty" film series involving the adventures of German shepherd Rusty and his human companions - young Danny Mitchell (Ted Donaldson) and his pals.  This film details Danny's friendship with an eccentric and itinerant "veterinarian" Dr. Fay (Aubrey Mather), and Danny's attempts to form a closer relationship with his father (Tom Powers).  In this installment, Rusty was played for the first time by Flame, who would portray Rusty in four of the eight Rusty films. The Danny Thomas-Diplomat Classic was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour that played only once, from December 4-7, 1969 at south Florida's Diplomat Presidential Country Club located between Miami and Fort Lauderdale.  Arnold Palmer won the tournament, which earned him $25,000.  It was the last event of the year, and played opposite a satellite event, the West End Classic.  Although the tournament played for only one year, Danny Thomas would continue to lend his name to a PGA Event for the next 15 years: the Danny Thomas Memphis Classic played from 1970–1984. Sid Melton (May 22, 1917 – November 2, 2011) was an American actor, best known for his roles as incompetent carpenter Alf Monroe in the CBS sitcom "Green Acres" and as Uncle Charlie Halper, proprietor of the Copa Club, in "The Danny Thomas Show" and its spin-offs.  He appeared in about 140 film and television projects in a career that spanned nearly 60 years.  Among his most famous films were "Lost Continent" with Cesar Romero, "The Steel Helmet" with Gene Evans and Robert Hutton, "The Lemon Drop Kid" with Bob Hope, and "Lady Sings The Blues" with Diana Ross and Billy Dee Williams.  He was a regular on "The Danny Thomas Show" and "Green Acres", and appeared in flashback on several episodes of "The Golden Girls" as Salvadore Petrillo, the long-dead husband of Sophia and father of Dorothy. Rusty's Birthday is a black-and-white American juvenile drama, released by Columbia Pictures in November 1949.  Structured as an hour-long second feature, it is the final entry in the eight-film low-budget series which centers on the bond between the German Shepherd dog Rusty and the boy Danny Mitchell, portrayed by Ted Donaldson.  "Rusty's Birthday" was directed by Seymour Friedman, and also stars John Litel (who played Danny's father in five of the eight films) and Ann Doran (who played Danny's mother in six films) as his parents, Hugh and Ethel Mitchell. Russell Craig "Rusty" Hamer (February 15, 1947 – January 18, 1990) was an American stage, film and television actor.  He is best known for portraying Rusty Williams, the wise cracking son of entertainer Danny Williams (Danny Thomas), on the popular ABC/CBS situation comedy "Make Room for Daddy" (later retitled "The Danny Thomas Show"), from 1953 to 1964.  He reprised the role in three reunion specials and the sequel series, "Make Room for Granddaddy", that aired on ABC from 1970 to 1971. Thomas Ray Hamer (May 4, 1864 – December 22, 1950) was a United States Representative from Idaho.  Hamer served as a single term as a Republican in the House from 1909 to 1911, representing the state at-large.  Hamer attended Hedding College, and Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington (now Indiana University Maurer School of Law), and was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in St. Anthony, Idaho, in 1893.  He engaged in agricultural pursuits in Fremont County, Idaho before entering politics.  He was a member of the Idaho House of Representatives in 1896 and served until 1898 when he enlisted as a private in the First Regiment, Idaho Volunteer Infantry and served as captain and lieutenant colonel in the Philippine–American War.  After his term in congress, Hamer resumed his law practice in St. Anthony, Idaho engaging in banking at St. Anthony and Boise, Idaho.  He would go on to once again serve in the military as a major and lieutenant colonel in the Judge Advocate General’s Department, during the First World War; After his service he would re-locate to Portland, Oregon and practice private law, until 1943, when he retired and moved to Los Angeles, California.  He died in Phoenix, Arizona, on December 22, 1950, at the age of 86.
Answer: actor