Who was Tim Considine?

ACTOR Tim Considine passed away at his Los Angeles home on Thursday, March 4.

Considine became a household name in the 1960s for his role on the popular sitcom My Three Sons.

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Who was Tim Considine?

Tim Considine was born in Los Angeles, California in 1940 with show business in his blood.

His father, John Considine Jr was an Oscar-nominated film producer and his mom, Carmen Pantages was the daughter of Alexander Pantages, a Greek American motion picture producer.

Considine hit the ground running in the acting business when he became a cast member of the Mickey Mouse Club in the 1950s.

During that time he played Frank Hardy in a Hardy Boys serial and Spin Evans in The Adventures of Spin and Marty.

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He later made a cameo appearance in the TV movie reboot of The Adventures of Spin and Marty in 2000.

But Considine’s claim to fame came in 1960 on the hit sitcom, My Three Sons where he portrayed a widowed father who raises his sons with the help of his father-in-law and the boys’ great-uncle.

He retired from My Three Sons after 12 years with the fifth season marking his last appearance on the show.

He spent his retirement writing and perfecting his photography, ultimately publishing The Photographic Dictionary of Soccer (1979), The Language of Sport (1982), and American Grand Prix Racing: A Century of Drivers and Cars (1997).

How did Tim Considine die?

Tim Considine passed away at his Los Angeles home in Mar Vista his son, Christopher, told The Hollywood Reporter.

Stanley Livingston who played Chip Douglas alongside Considine on My Three Sons confirmed his former co-stars’ death via a Facebook post.

“Just want to say how sad I am to learn that my life-long friend and surrogate older brother, TIM CONSIDINE, passed away yesterday,” Livingston wrote.

“On screen, Tim also played my older brother MIKE on MY THREE SONS.

“Tim and I have been friends for more than 70 years. Our hearts go out to his wife, Willie and his son Christopher – and the entire Considine family.

“Tim went through life HIS WAY! He will be missed by all those who knew him. I love you Bro… RIP!”

Considine is survived by his wife Willette, his son Christopher, two grandchildren, his sister Erin and brother John Considine.

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What did Tim Considine do during retirement?

Tim Considine was a man of many passions, but he found his primary enjoyment later in life working on cars with former child actor and industrial engineer, David Stollery.

But their affinity for the mechanics of vehicles started decades ago as child actors on the set of Her 12 Men in 1953.

Stollery and Considine sat down with The Los Angeles Times in 1995 to discuss how their unlikely friendship began.

“I was a bashful kid,” Considine told the new outlet, saying he was intimidated by the other child actors. “… They were all really animated and jumping around and stuff. David was kind of quiet, but we hit it off. We had similar interests: cars and girls, and at that time it was much more cars than girls.”

Years later in 2018, Considine told Boomers Magazine he and Stollery had found enjoyment in automobiles because “we’re both car nuts.”

Speaking about the versatility of his life and the relationships he’s formed with not only Stollery but former My Three Sons co-star Stanley Livingston, Considine said, “I’m fortunate to have been in Sons and to have worked with people who I still love.

“At different times in my life, I wanted to do different things — and I did.”