Don Grady of My Three Sons has Passed Away

[joeybee12]

Actor Don Grady died Wednesday at the age of 68. Grady passed away in L.A. after a long battle with cancer, his family confirmed to Deadline.

The actor was most well-known for his role as Robbie Douglas in "My Three Sons" and was one of the original Mouseketeers on "The Mickey Mouse Club." He joined the show when he was only 13 years old.

Grady landed his role on "My Three Sons" in 1960 and pursued a career in music when the show ended in 1972. He recorded an album with his collection of songs, "Homegrown," in 1973. In 2008, he released a collection of songs about the baby boomer generation, titled "Boomer



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Way too young...he was quite the hearthrob in his day...RIP

[LeftofObama]

1. I had quite the crush on him when I was a kid.

RIP Don.

[no_hypocrisy]

2. His sister, Lani O'Grady, passed away in 2001.

She played Mary on Eight is Enough.

[Rhiannon12866]

3. K&R. Compared to his "brothers," the years treated him well...

Godspeed to a very talented guy...

[Bake]

4. I dunno, "Chip" looks OK, has aged rather gracefully.

But Ernie, geez ...

Bake

[MADem]

5. Ernie and Chip are brothers in real life.

I'm sure the younger generation is saying "Who are these assholes" but to anyone of a certain age, this is "Big News" of the Show business and "cultural icon" variety.

Back when there were only three networks (if you were lucky and the rabbit ears could reach a major market) and a part time public television station that showed Madame Slack French lessons and early Julia Child cooking classes, at least a third of the country watched this show.

The avuncular Fred MacMurray (who was an asshole IRL, and I got that from good authority) was one of the rare single parents on TV, and he was a GUY raising three boys with "Uncle Charlie." The show was rather different from the standard "nuclear family" fare that dominated the airwaves at the time.

[treestar]

6. Aww, that's sad

I loved that show!