(AP)
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) Don Grady , who seem to was among television's the majority of favorite massive brothers because Robbie Douglas about the long-running 1960s hit "My Three Sons," perished Wednesday. He ended up being 68.
His "My Three Sons" co-star Barry Livingston, that enjoyed youngest close friend Ernie, proved Grady's loss of life to The Associated Press. Livingston explained Grady had been being affected by malignancy and receiving hospice treatment at his or her home within Thousand Oaks, Calif. But the complete cause in addition to place with demise ended up possibly not without delay clear.
"It's the older cliche on the globe as soon as TV brothers commence referring together like biological brothers, but they has been the actual oldest, and somebody I viewed up to plus learned from the great offer regarding life," Livingston said.
Born throughout San Diego as Don Louis Agrati, Grady acquired your summary stint singing and dancing upon "The Mickey Mouse Club" starting off at age 13.
But he / she was most common as one regarding Fred MacMurray's "My Three Sons" within the string of which went on ABC and later on CBS from 1960 for you to 1972.
The popular show, that featured MacMurray for a widowed aeronautical professional battling in order to improve three elderly boys, seemed to be amid the particular longest running family sitcoms ever together with 380 episodes.
In the show's before years, Grady was really the middle brother, with Tim Considine playing the actual oldest, Mike, along with Stanley Livingston trying to play that youngest, Chip. When Considine departed, Barry Livingston turned the obtained "third" son, in addition to Grady evolved into that cool, large as well as certain eldest close friend very much regarding America adored.
A play prodigy, Grady shown up having a new band, the particular Greefs, in that series, plus in brick and mortar venues gamed drums to get The Yellow Balloon, who have a minor reach which includes a self-titled tune in 1967.
He created several visitor appearances on TV series from the 1970s along with 1980s, nevertheless he or she toiled mostly as a music performer in addition to composer, producing this design for "The Phil Donahue Show" plus song to the Blake Edwards roll film "Switch" as well as popular Las Vegas show "EFX," a show with regard to "Phantom on the Opera" super star Michael Crawford.
"The one real through-line with his life has been music," Livingston said. "I could assume Don would love for you to often be remembered with regard to his fantastic new music just as much as a teenage idol and also tv set icon."
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