His works included music for the Blake Edwards comedy film Switch, the theme song for The Phil Donahue Show and for EFX, a Las Vegas multimedia stage show starring Michael Crawford, David Cassidy, Tommy Tune, and Rick Springfield. Īfter leaving My Three Sons, Grady pursued a musical career. It's got no challenge." Grady had served in the United States Army Reserve for four years. He said, "I don't even know that acting is where my head is" and that "Robbie is something you do automatically like putting on your clothes. The character of the original oldest brother, Mike (played by Tim Considine, who had earlier appeared with Grady in The New Adventures of Spin and Marty) was gradually eased out of the series, and a new youngest son, Ernie ( Barry Livingston), was adopted into the family.Īt the end of 1970, Grady said he would "cut the umbilical cord" and leave his role after 11 years. Originally the frustrated middle brother on My Three Sons, Grady's role of Robbie became that of the confident eldest brother with two cast changes. (Season 6,Ep:11) as well as two episodes of the NBC education drama, Mr. While on My Three Sons Grady also appeared in the NBC medical drama, The Eleventh Hour, and The F.B.I. For a while during the run of the series, he attended Los Angeles City College. During production of My Three Sons, Grady both appeared with his own band The Greefs on the series, writing two original songs for the show ( "A Good Man To Have Around The House" & "Leaving It Up To You"), recorded a single with the Palace Guard ("Little People" b/w "Summertime Game") in 1966, and was the drummer for The Yellow Balloon, whose self-titled song became a minor hit in 1967. Initially airing on ABC, the show moved to CBS in 1965. In 1960, he began an 11-year run as Robbie Douglas in the show My Three Sons starring Fred MacMurray. Simon Oakland appeared in this episode as a less sympathetic Confederate named Townsend. In "Death in a Wood", Grady played a young Unionist, Zachary, who grows to understand that a Confederate soldier, Lawrence (played by Dick Powell), who is holding him prisoner, is a man of decency and strength of commitment. Stella Faring reveals that she had been living in San Antonio, Texas, during the war, also the birthplace of Joan Crawford. The episode ends with Stella and Rob heading into a nearby town with the understanding that Taggart would call upon Stella for possible courtship, even though Crawford was fifteen years Forbes' senior. Character actor John Anderson is cast as Fisk Madden, who tries to drive Taggart off his land and gain Stella's favor. In "Rebel Ranger", he was cast as Rob Faring, the young son of Crawford's character, Stella Faring, a Confederate widow who tries to reclaim her former home and Rob's birthplace from the Unionist owner, Cass Taggart, played by Scott Forbes. In December 1959, at the age of 15, Grady appeared in two episodes of CBS's Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre, playing opposite Joan Crawford and Dick Powell. This episode was called "The Patsy" and originally aired September 29, 1959. He played Jeff, son of a barber that got into fights with Mark McCain (Lucas' son). His acting credits included by Western series, including John Payne's The Restless Gun, Have Gun – Will Travel, Buckskin, Wagon Train and The Rifleman, in which he played two roles in the second season. He graduated from Burbank High School in 1962. He grew up in Lafayette, California, before being signed by Walt Disney and leaving the town. His sister Lanita became an actress known professionally as Lani O'Grady. (née Castellino), a talent agent, and Lou Anthony Agrati, a sausage maker. Grady was born Don Louis Agrati in San Diego, California, the son of Mary B. During his short-lived career in music he was a solo singer and the drummer for the pop band The Yellow Balloon. He was best known as one of the Mouseketeers on the Mickey Mouse Club, and as Robbie Douglas on the long-running ABC / CBS television series My Three Sons. Don Grady (born Don Louis Agrati June 8, 1944 – June 27, 2012) was an American actor, composer, and musician.
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