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05.03.2022 / 02:57
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My Three Sons and Spin and Marty star Tim Considine, officially dubbed a Disney legend, dies aged 81
The Hollywood Reporter. A cause of death of has not been announced.Having first embarked on his acting career in his early adolescence, in 1955, Considine first started playing the role of Spin in Disney’s Spin and Marty, a series of TV shorts that aired as part of The Mickey Mouse Club show of the mid-1950s.He also appeared in the Hardy Boys serial with Tommy Kirk, playing the older brother out of the pair, named Frank.As a young adult, Considine starred in My Three Sons, playing the eldest son Mike Douglas for five years from 1960 to 1965, before his character was written out of the show.The late actor’s exit from the programme came about after he expressed a wish to direct rather than star in the series, subsequently resulting in him choosing not to renew his contract.Some of his other roles included appearing in the Disney motion picture The Shaggy Dog, Disney show The Swamp Fox and playing Franklin D Roosevelt’s eldest son James in the 1960 film Sunrise at Campobello.In 1970, Considine delivered an unforgettable performance in the film Patton, depicting a shell-shocked soldier who was slapped by the general, in a role known simply as ‘Soldier Who Gets Slapped’.He was officially dubbed a Disney Legend 16 years ago, with Disney stating: ‘The film and television actor was named a Disney Legend, an illustrious honor given to individuals in recognition of their extraordinary contributions to The Walt Disney Company, in 2006.’On Disney’s website, it includes a quote from Considine about what it was like to grow up in the spotlight, where he said: ‘It was generally a pretty good experience for me.
