Tim Considine

{{Short description|American actor and sportswriter (1940–2022)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2022}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Tim Considine

| image = Meredith MacRae Tim Considine My Three Sons 1965.JPG

| imagesize =

| caption = Considine and Meredith MacRae in My Three Sons, 1965

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1940|12|31|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2022|3|3|1940|12|31|mf=y}}

| death_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.

| birth_name = Timothy Daniel Considine

| othername =

| occupation = {{flatlist|

  • Actor
  • author
  • photographer}}

| spouse = {{plainlist|

  • {{marriage|Charlotte Stewart|1965|1969|reason=divorced}}
  • {{marriage|Willett Hunt|1979}}

}}

| children = 2

| relations = {{Plain list|

}}

| yearsactive = 1953–2015

}}

Timothy Daniel Considine (December 31, 1940 – March 3, 2022) was an American actor, writer, photographer, and automotive historian. He was best known for his acting roles in the late 1950s and early 1960s.

Early life

Considine was born in Los Angeles on December 31, 1940. His mother, Carmen (née Pantages), was the daughter of theater magnate Alexander Pantages; his father, John W. Considine Jr., was an Oscar-nominated movie producer for Boys Town. Considine's grandfather, John Considine, was Alexander Pantages' rival vaudeville impresario, while one of his uncles, Bob Considine, was a columnist and author.{{cite news|title=Tim Considine, Young Star of 'My Three Sons,' Is Dead at 81|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/04/obituaries/tim-considine-dead.html|first=Anita|last=Gates|date=March 4, 2022|access-date=March 7, 2022|newspaper=The New York Times}} He had two siblings: John, who was also an actor, and Erin.

Career

Considine made his film debut in 1953, co-starring with Red Skelton in The Clown (1953), a remake of the 1931 movie The Champ. Credited as Timmie Considine, a review by The New York Times characterized his performance as "properly wistful, serious, and manly".

In 1954, Considine appeared in the feature film, Her Twelve Men (1954) alongside David Stollery.

= 1955–1959: Disney =

Considine's first acting performances included roles in the 1955–1957 Disney TV serials which appeared as 15-minute segments on The Mickey Mouse Club. He was also in the 1955 film, "The Private War of Major Benson" alongside his future My Three Sons costar William Demarest.

Based on the 1942 novel Marty Markham by Lawrence Edward Watkin, Disney adapted the novel into a serial, with the working title The Marty Markham Story. Considine was originally cast as the main lead of Marty, but preferred the secondary character, Spin.{{cite news|last=McLellan|first=Dennis|title=Spin and Marty Grow up|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-02-24-ls-35599-story.html|date=February 24, 1995|work=Los Angeles Times|accessdate=September 25, 2024}} The project was retitled to Spin and Marty, and expanded the role of Spin to a lead character. Considine personally recommended his friend and actor, Stollery, for the role of Marty.{{Cite web |last=A Word On Westerns |date=Dec 23, 2019 |title=Tim Considine (1940-2022) Exclusive Interview with TV's SPIN & MARTY! A WORD ON WESTERNS! |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZKuMqPNqY8 |access-date=Feb 2, 2024 |website=YouTube}} The serial was made into three seasons, The Adventures of Spin and Marty (1955), The Further Adventures of Spin and Marty (1956), and The New Adventures of Spin and Marty (1957).

In the 1956 serial, The Hardy Boys, Considine played older brother Frank Hardy, opposite Tommy Kirk as Joe Hardy. It aired for two seasons, The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure (1956) and The Mystery of Ghost Farm (1957).

In 1957, Considine played the role of Ned Nickerson in a television unaired pilot made for CBS based on the popular Nancy Drew series of books by Carolyn Keene. He co-starred with Roberta Shore and Frankie Thomas.{{cite book |last=Terrace |first=Vincent |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ufx0DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA169 |title=Encyclopedia of Unaired Television Pilots, 1945–2018 |date=September 28, 2018 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=9781476672069 |page=169}}

Also as part of The Mickey Mouse Club, Considine starred in the 1958 serial, Annette, which featured the Mouseketeer Annette Funicello. Considine played Steve Abernathy, and once again, co-starred with Stollery.

In 1959, he appeared in the Disney show The Swamp Fox as Gabriel Marion, nephew of Francis Marion.

In the Disney motion picture The Shaggy Dog (1959), Considine was cast as Buzz Miller, and appeared alongside his Disney co-stars Funicello, Kirk and Stollery.

= 1959–1970: Television and film =

Considine appeared as the eldest son, Mike Douglas, in the first years of the long-running television series My Three Sons, when it aired on ABC. In both The Shaggy Dog and My Three Sons, he starred with Fred MacMurray.

On December 31, 1959, his 19th birthday and before the debut of My Three Sons, Considine appeared as Jamie Frederick in the episode "Bound Boy" on CBS's Johnny Ringo western television series, starring Don Durant in the title role. In the story line, a rancher is investigated for turning orphaned boys into virtual slaves.{{sfn|Lentz|1997|p=230}}{{cite book|title=Television Drama Series Programming: A Comprehensive Chronicle, 1980–1982|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zb5kAAAAMAAJ&q=tim+considine+%22Bound+Boy%22+%22Johnny+Ringo%22|volume=4|publisher=Scarecrow Press|year=1983|last=Gianakos|first=Larry James|page=346|isbn=9780810816268}}

The following year, Considine played the role of Franklin D. Roosevelt's eldest son James between ages 14 and 17, in the 1960 feature film Sunrise at Campobello.

In a 1966 episode of The Fugitive he acted as a helper for Dr. Kimble.{{cite book|title=Following The Fugitive: An Episode Guide and Handbook to the 1960s Television Series|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=i_JTCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA166|publisher=McFarland|date=February 1, 2006|last=Deane|first=Bill|page=166|isbn=9780786426317}} He played young rebel Billy Penn in the Bonanza episode "The Reluctant Rebel", which aired on November 21, 1965.{{sfn|Lentz|1997|p=49}} Considine played the role of "Scott Coleman"{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0594363/characters/nm0175919?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t7|title="Gunsmoke" Snow Train: Part 2 (TV Episode 1970) - IMDb|via=www.imdb.com}} in the 1970{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0175919/?ref_=tt_cl_t_7|title=Tim Considine | Actor, Writer, Director|website=IMDb}} Gunsmoke television series (S16.E6{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0594362/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_ql_cl|title="Gunsmoke" Snow Train: Part 1 (TV Episode 1970) - IMDb|via=www.imdb.com}} and S16.E7{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0594363/fullcredits|title="Gunsmoke" Snow Train: Part 2 (TV Episode 1970) - IMDb|via=www.imdb.com}}), "Snow Train"{{Cite web|url=https://sddigitalarchives.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/photos/id/4877/|title=Winter Hunting Party on Set of Gunsmoke Episode "Snow Train"|website=sddigitalarchives.contentdm.oclc.org}} parts 1 and 2.

Considine later featured in the 1970 film Patton, portraying the shell-shocked soldier slapped by General George S. Patton Jr. The role is credited as "Soldier Who Gets Slapped".{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/38121%7C146958/Tim-Considine#filmography|title=Tim Considine – Filmography|publisher=Turner Classic Movies|access-date=March 8, 2022}}

= Post acting-career =

As an adult, Considine was an automobile historian, photographer, and writer who specialized in motor sports. He was the author of The Photographic Dictionary of Soccer (1979, {{ISBN|0-446-87953-3}}), The Language of Sport (1982, {{ISBN|0-87196-653-0}}), and American Grand Prix Racing: A Century of Drivers and Cars (1997, {{ISBN|0-7603-0210-3}}). He also filled in for the late William Safire as writer of the "On Language" column in The New York Times Magazine. His photography work included the cover of Joni Mitchell's 1971 album Blue.{{cite web|website=New York Post|url=https://nypost.com/2021/06/22/joni-mitchells-ex-talks-heartache-as-blue-turns-50/|title=Joni Mitchell’s ex talks heartache as her masterpiece ‘Blue’ turns 50|date=June 22, 2021|first=Chuck|last=Arnold|accessdate=September 2, 2023}}

= Anniversary =

In 2000, Considine and David Stollery, his co-star in the Spin and Marty serials, made cameo appearances in The New Adventures of Spin and Marty: Suspect Behavior, a made-for-TV movie on the ABC network. A DVD version of the Adventures of Spin & Marty was released in December 2005 as part of the fifth wave of the Walt Disney Treasures series.{{cite news|title=Rare Disneyana, out of the vault|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-dec-04-ca-dvd4-story.html|first=Susan|last=King|date=December 4, 2005|access-date=March 8, 2022|newspaper=Los Angeles Times}} On the 50th anniversary of the serial's premiere, Considine and Stollery were interviewed by Leonard Maltin as a DVD bonus feature about their experiences filming the hit series.{{cite news|title=A Lucky Film Buff: Leonard Maltin Reflects on His Life|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/interviews/a-lucky-film-buff-leonard-maltin-reflects-on-his-life|first=Donald|last=Liebenson|date=October 14, 2021|access-date=March 8, 2022|website=RogerEbert.com}} Considine later participated in the My Three Sons 50th-Anniversary Reunion at the Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills, California, on June 19, 2010. He was a panelist at the event alongside most of the surviving cast members.{{cite web|title=PaleyFest Rewind: My Three Sons: 50th Anniversary Celebration|url=https://www.paleycenter.org/collection/item/?q=fred&p=36&item=102151|publisher=Paley Center for Media|access-date=March 8, 2022|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220308012711/https://www.paleycenter.org/collection/item/?q=fred&p=36&item=102151|archivedate=March 8, 2022}}{{cite news|title='My Three Sons' celebration to cap PaleyFest Rewind event|url=https://www.pasadenastarnews.com/ci_15325421|date=June 18, 2010|access-date=March 8, 2022|newspaper=Pasadena Star-News|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220308013136/https://www.pasadenastarnews.com/2010/06/18/my-three-sons-celebration-to-cap-paleyfest-rewind-event/|archivedate=March 8, 2022}}

Personal life

Considine married his first wife, Charlotte Stewart, in 1965. They did not have children and divorced in 1969. Ten years later, he married Willett Hunt. He fathered two children, Christopher and Anna.

Considine died on March 3, 2022, at his home in Mar Vista, California. He was 81 years old.{{Cite news |title=Remembering Disney Legend Tim Considine |work=D23 |url=https://d23.com/about-legends/remembering-disney-legend-tim-considine/ |access-date=March 8, 2022|date=March 4, 2022}}{{cite news |last1=Barnes |first1=Mike |title=Tim Considine, Actor on 'My Three Sons' and 'Spin and Marty,' Dies at 81 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/tim-considine-my-three-sons-spin-marty-1235104594/ |access-date=March 4, 2022 |publisher=The Hollywood Reporter |date=March 4, 2022}}

Filmography

= Film =

class="wikitable"
Year

! Title

! Role

! Ref

1953The ClownDink Delwyn{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/tim_considine|title=Tim Considine|website=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=March 5, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Person/146958-Tim-Considine|title=Tim Considine|publisher=American Film Institute|access-date=March 8, 2022}}
1954Executive SuiteMike Walling
1954Her Twelve MenRichard Y. Oliver Jr.
1955UnchainedWin Davitt
1955The Private War of Major BensonCadet Lt. Gerald Hibler
1959The Shaggy DogBuzz Miller
1960Sunrise at CampobelloJames Roosevelt
1970PattonPrivate First Class Charles Kuhl
1973The Daring DobermansWarren

= Television =

class="wikitable"

|+

!Year

!Title

!Role

1955

|The Adventures of Spin and Marty

|Spin

1956

|The Further Adventures of Spin and Marty

|Spin

1956

|The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure

|Frank Hardy

1957

|The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Ghost Farm

|Frank Hardy

1957

|The New Adventures of Spin and Marty

|Spin

1958

|Annette

|Steve

1959

|The Swamp Fox

|Gabriel Marion

1959

|Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

|Peter Owens

1959

|Cheyenne

|Billy McQueen

1959

|Johnny Ringo

|Jamie Frederick

1960

|My Three Sons

|Michael Douglas

1963

|The Untouchables

|Arnie Mizo

1965

|Bonanza

|Billy Penn

1966

|The Fugitive

|Howie Keever

1969

|Medical Center

|Charlie Filbey

1969

|Ironside

|Richie

1970

|Gunsmoke

|Scott Coleman

1971

|The Smith Family

|Jim York

1983

|Simon & Simon

|Photographer Jean-Claude

1995

|Legend

|Edgar Taggert

References

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  • {{cite book|title=Television Westerns Episode Guide: All United States Series, 1949–1996|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=O85kAAAAMAAJ|publisher=McFarland|year=1997|last=Lentz|first=Harris M.|isbn=9780786403776}}

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