Beloved former 1970s child star Christian Juttner has died at the age of 60.
The actor, who starred in the 1978 films Return From Witch Mountain, I Wanna Hold Your Hand and The Swarm, died of natural causes on November 29, 2024, at his home in Yucca Valley, California, his daughter Aidan Juttner said. THR.
Juttner is survived by his mother Marlene, Aidan, ex-wife Ann, daughter Ryan, son Lucas and sister Shelley.
He played the role of 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 episodes of The Magical World of Disney,
In 1978, as a young teenager, he played the role of 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 in a 1974 episode of ABC Afterschool Specials

The actor, who starred in the 1978 films Return From Witch Mountain, I Wanna Hold Your Hand and The Swarm, died of natural causes on November 29, 2024 at his home in Yucca Valley, California, his daughter Aidan Juttner told THR – photo 2003

Juttner is pictured second from the right in 1978’s Return From Witch Mountain
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, starring Michael Caine.
His last on-screen appearance was in a 1981 episode of General Hospital.
His mother sparked his interest in acting when he made his first on-screen appearance at the age of eight in a 1972 episode of ABC’s Bewitched.
After retiring from acting, Juttner and his father John founded a glassblowing company in Saint Croix in the Caribbean.
He later started his own glass factory in Santa Clarita, California.
Following his death, his former Return From Witch Mountain co-star Ike Eisemann paid an emotional tribute.
He wrote: “I have sadly learned that Christian Juttner, one of my co-stars in Return From Witch Mountain, has passed away.
‘He was an incredible actor and one of the nicest people I’ve ever met. RIP “Dazzler.”

His mother sparked his interest in acting when he made his first on-screen appearance in a 1972 episode of ABC’s Bewitched, at the age of eight – pictured in 1974

He played Paul Durant in The Swarm, with Michael Caine in 1978

His other TV credits include Wonder Woman, The Rookies, Ironside, two ABC Afterschool Specials (pictured 1974) and seven episodes of The Magical World of Disney.