Tim Considine Dead: ‘Hardy Boys’ Star Passed Away At 81
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The actor, Tim Considine, who played the eldest son of the hit sitcom, “My Three Sons,” died at his Los Angeles home on Thursday. His co-star Stanley Livingston reported his death on his Facebook page. He was 81 years old.
His son Christopher, announced his father’s death. My Three Sons’ co-star Stanley Livingston, who played Chip Douglas to Considine’s Mike, also shared it on Facebook. “Tim and I have been friends for over 70 years”. Livingston wrote, adding that everyone who knew Tim will miss him. “I love you Bro.”
Tim Considine: All About Him And His Career
Tim Considine was raised in Los Angeles by a showbiz family — whose father was an Oscar-nominated producer for “Boys Town.” His mother was the daughter of theater magnate Alexander Pantages. Considine started out as a child actor for Disney Television in the 1950s, playing characters in “Mickey Mouse Club” serials.
He played Frank Hardy in a Hardy Boys serial and Spin Evans in “The Adventures of Spin and Marty.” In 2000, Considine appeared again in a TV movie reboot of the series, “The New Adventures of Spin and Marty.”
Tim Considine appeared in the 1959 Disney film “The Shaggy Dog” with his future television father Fred MacMurray.
After a year, “My Three Sons” would premiere its first season. MacMurray starred as widower Steven Douglas, raising his three sons after his wife passed away. Alongside Livingston, Tim Considine played Chip, the youngest brother, and Don Grady played Robbie, the middle child. He also directed an episode in the series, entitled “The Leopard’s Spots,” for the first and only time in his career.
Considine appeared in a variety of TV shows throughout the 60s and 70s, including “The Fugitive,” “Bonanza,” “Gunsmoke,” “Ironside,” and “Medical Center.”
Also, he had a brief but memorable scene in the 1970 Oscar-winner “Patton,” in which George S. Patton slapped a soldier.
Tim Considine was also survived by wife Willett; two grandchildren; sister Erin; and brother John, who appears in films including Another World, Santa Barbara, and Murder, She Wrote.
"My Three Sons" is one of my all-time favorite TV shows, so I am so sorry to hear that actor Tim Considine has passed away at age 81. I enjoy those "post-Mike/Bub" years, but the early seasons were really something special.https://t.co/uf614C9qI6 pic.twitter.com/U1VGirLd1J
— Jessica Pickens (JP) (@HollywoodComet) March 4, 2022
RIP Tim Considine. A big actor in the 1960s, he went on to be a respected motorsports journalist
In 1996, Tim hosted daily livestream internet coverage from the Indy 500 for AutoChannel,com. Now so common, it was really the first time the internet was used like that for racing pic.twitter.com/atgYHKB9yb— nascarman (@nascarman_rr) March 4, 2022Advertisement
RIP, Tim Considine, whom I adored as Mike Douglas, the firstborn son on My Three Sons. Say hi to your dad, Bub, Uncle Charley, Robbie, and Sally for me. pic.twitter.com/ccpvdS6bFt
— Amy Danko (@FebWriter) March 4, 2022
RIP Tim Considine, who starred in “My Three Sons” and “The Adventures of Spin and Marty” serials on the original Mickey Mouse Club, seen here w/ co-star David Stollery pic.twitter.com/Io0qJDLBYX
— Dan Cunningham (@HonuDan) March 5, 2022
Sad to hear about the passing yesterday of #Disney Legend Tim Considine. When .@disneyplus came out, 1st thing I watched was "Spin and Marty". He was an important part of my TV watching while growing up incl "The Hardy Boys", "The Shaggy Dog", and "Swamp Fox". No one cooler. RIP. pic.twitter.com/65ki2utaJy
— Wilson (@wc_thats_me) March 5, 2022
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