Tim Considine: Last News

Tim Considine, best known as a popular Disney actor in the 1950s and as the eldest brother on the hit series My Three Sons, has died at the age of 81.The veteran actor passed awayat his home in the Mar Vista neighborhood of Los Angeles on Thursday, March 3, surrounded by family.His death was announced publicly by his son Christopher Considine, and then was shared on Facebook by his My Three Sons co-star Stanley Livingston. RIP: Veteran actor Tim Considine passed away at his homein the Mar Vista neighborhood of Los Angeles on Thursday, March 3'Just want to say how sad I am to learn that my life-long friend and surrogate older brother, TIM CONSIDINE, passed away yesterday,' wrote Livingston, who played Richard 'Chip' Douglas during the sitcom's 12 season run.'On screen, Tim also played my older brother MIKE on MY THREE SONS.

Tim Considine has died at the age of 81. Considine died Thursday at his home in Mar Vista, California, according to Disney.  Considine made his acting debut in 1953 at the age of 12 in "The Clown" and also appeared in the "Mickey Mouse Club" show "The Adventures of Spin and Marty." Tim Considine has passed away at the age of 81. The actor was born into an entertainment industry family.

Wilson Chapman editorTim Considine, the actor best known for the role of eldest son Mike on the long-running sitcom “My Three Sons,” died Thursday at his home in Los Angeles, according to a Facebook post from his co-star Stanley Livingston. He was 81.Born in Los Angeles to a showbiz family –– his father, John Considine Jr.

Tim Considine was an actor best known for starring as oldest son Mike on the classic TV sitcom “My Three Sons.”Tim Considine first found fame appearing in the 1950s Disney television serials “Spin and Marty” and “Hardy Boys” as Joe Hardy opposite Tommy Kirk. He starred in Disney’s 1959 classic film “The Shaggy Dog” with Tommy Kirk and Fred MacMurray.

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.

Tim Considine, one of the most popular young Disney actors of the 1950s before originating the role of the eldest brother on the 1960s sitcom My Three Sons, died Thursday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 81.

Tommy Kirk was an actor best known for starring in Disney films such as “The Shaggy Dog” and in beach party movies.Tommy Kirk was a teenager when he started acting, appearing in “Gunsmoke” and “Big Town.” His big break came when he won the role of Joe Hardy opposite Tim Considine on Walt Disney’s televison serial “The Hardy Boys.” That would lead to Kirk becoming a Disney favorite and he was cast as the lead in the movie “Old Yeller,” a timeless film about the bond between a boy and his dog, and in “Swiss Family Robinson.” He then appeared in a string of popular Disney movies, many opposite Annette Funicello (1942–2013), including “The Shaggy Dog,” “The Absent-Minded Professor,” and “The Misadventures of Merlin Jones.”Kirk said in