![]() ![]() While on “My Three Sons” Considine did an episode of Desilu’s hit mobster series, “The Untouchables” titled “The Spoiler” (1963). ![]() Frawley left the series for health reasons nine months before Considine’s final episode.įor more about Desilu’s influence on “My Three Sons”, click here. For several years he played opposite William Frawley (Fred Mertz) as Uncle Bub. Coincidentally, his last episode was also the first in color, and the first to be aired on CBS, where “The Lucy Show” was a number one hit. His character was written out by having him marry his girlfriend and moving to Arizona. He left the series after the 1964-1965 season following an argument with the producer about his desire to direct. He had first worked with MacMurray on Disney’s The Shaggy Dog the previous year. In 1960 he was cast as Fred MacMurray’s son, Mike, on “My Three Sons” which was filmed on the Desilu lot. On “Spin and Marty” Considine played opposite David Stollery as Marty and Sammy Ogg as Joe, who “I Love Lucy” fans will remember as the rambunctious Hudson Twins in “The Amateur Hour” (ILL S1 E14).ĭisney also cast him as Frank Hardy in their two series of “The Hardy Boys” (1956 & 1957) as well as in Annette Funicello’s eponymous series (again with David Stollery) which featured Lucille Ball’s friend Mary Wickes. In 1955 he began his association with Disney appearing as Spin in “The Adventures of Spin and Marty”. He made his television debut that same year in an episode of the short-lived series “I’m the Law” starring George Raft. In addition to Buttons, who frequently was seen on screen with Lucille Ball, the film also featured such Desilu talent as Philip Ober, Shirley Mitchell and Frank Nelson. He made his screen debut at age 12 in the film The Clown (1953) starring Red Buttons. His paternal grandfather was vaudeville impresario John W. His maternal grandfather was Alex Pantages, founder of the Pantages Theatre chain. His pictures of Joni Mitchell, one of which was used on her “Blue” album, are marvelous.Tim Considine was born into a theatrical family. He has sold many photographs for book covers, articles and advertising. Tim is as talented a photographer as he is a writer. Someone stole his camera at the July 1956 Cal Club race at Montgomery Field he only has shots of the Saturday events. Starting with a Kodak Pony 828 camera, he took hundreds of Kodachromes. Considine started taking photographs when he was a teen-entrant at sports car races. In addition to his acting, Tim wrote episodes of My Three Sons (in 1960) and Combat and Tarzan. ![]() In addition to being a regular in TV series, he had guest shots in more than 30 episodes including Gunsmoke, Ironside and Simon & Simon. During the sixties, he was Mike Douglas on My Three Sons. Harry did, but then Porsche came out with the RS60.Ĭonsidine first became involved in racing when he was a teen TV star playing Spin Evans in Spin and Marty, a popular series on The Mickey Mouse Club. After a few outings, Gene suggested that Harry Hanford could get more out of the car. Tim had to convince his mother that the Osca was a practical car for driving to the market. So Considine bought an Osca MT4, a somewhat faster car. The problem was that Bill Pollack and Frank Aldhous were faster. Tim’s first sports car was an Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider. And he couldn’t falsify his age (like some of the rest!) since he was a well-known actor. Timothy Daniel Considine was born on December 31, 1940, so he didn’t qualify for a racing license until he was 21 in 1962. But he was a car owner and entrant in Southern California sports car races. From Art’s book: “Tim Considine is the only person in this book who didn’t drive in races during the fifties. Art took the portrait of Tim shown here in April 2003. Art Evans profiled Tim in his 2003 book Race Legends of the Fabulous Fifties. There are no plans for a memorial available at this time. Tim was a Fabulous Fifties “non-board member” and could always be counted on to support and sometimes host our Fabulous Fifties’ events. We are sad to report Tim Considine has unexpectedly passed away. ![]()
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