Introduction
People who enjoyed watching television in the 1960s and early 1970s loved the show “My Three Sons.” For them, it was no mystery that two real brothers played the roles of adoptive brothers in this series. So who is Stanley Livingston and who played the older brother? Why don’t we see him on screen more today?
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Early life and education
Stanley Bernard Livingston was born on November 24, 1950 in Los Angeles, California, United States. His parents were Lillian Rochelle ‘Marilyn’ Palyash and Hillard Livingston, and he has a younger brother, Barry Gordon Livingston, who was born in 1953. Little or nothing is revealed about his early years.
Career
Livingston made his acting debut in 1958, when he played a boy in the biopic “The Bonnie Parker Story,” but he wasn’t in the credits. That same year he had another uncredited role, this time in the movie “Rally ‘Round the Flag, Boys”. Livingston then made his first recurring appearance on the comedy television series “The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet”, being only eight when he was cast and remaining on the show for five seasons. The following year, he appeared in the first episode of “Peck’s Bad Girl”.
In 1960, Livingston made a brief appearance on “The George Gobel Show”, and also had a small role in the comedy film “Please Don’t Eat the Daisies”. That same year, he had his breakthrough role when he became part of the main cast of the family television series “My Three Sons”. He portrayed Chip Douglas, son of widower Steve Douglas who was played by Fred MacMurray. He remained on the show for 12 years, later joined by his brother Barry Livingston, who portrayed his adopted brother, Ernie Thompson Douglas.
In 1961 he was in Richard Donner’s history film “X-15”. Two years later, he made an appearance in the movie “How the West Was Won”.
He also appeared as a guest on the television series “Day in Court” and “Sarge”. After his work on “My Three Sons” ended, he played a small role in the comedy horror film “Private Parts” as Jeff, and in the same year he provided the voice of Happius in the series. TV show “Roman Holiday”. During the rest of the early 1970s, he appeared in several television series, such as “Room 222” and “Lucas Tanner”, and provided various voices for the animated television show “Devlin” in 1974. In 1979 , he co-starred in the action-comedy film “Smokey and the Hotwire Gang”, alongside James Keach and Tony Lorea.
After that, Livingston took a long hiatus from acting, briefly returning in 1995, when he made guest appearances in the films “Striptease” and “Bikini Drive-In” – in the latter he even starred. credited not by his own name, but simply as ‘Chipping’. He also appeared in the comedy film “Attack of the 60 Foot Centerfold,” about a magazine centerfold that suddenly reached 60 feet tall.
In May 2020, Livingston’s final appearance was in David Strohmaier’s short film “In the Picture”, in which he portrayed the character called Stanley.
After retiring from acting, he remained in the film industry behind the camera. Livingston is also a film producer, screenwriter and director, primarily helping to produce video documentaries such as “The Actor’s Journey for Kids” and “The Actor’s Journey”, but he also produced the television series “LA Rocks”, also the writer and director of all three titles.
Livingston has also appeared as a guest on several television shows, such as “This Is Your Life”, “Hour Magazine”, “The Joan River Show”, and “The O’Reilly Factor”.
Private life
Livingston married his longtime girlfriend, Sandra L. Goble, on November 28, 1968.
Sandra had an acting role, in the episode of “My Three Sons” called “Polly’s Secret Life”, portraying Donelle. The couple had a daughter, Samantha Livingston, however, their marriage did not last and the duo divorced in 1974.
In 2011, while filming Livingston’s latest film, “In the Picture”, he met Paula Drake, an actress known for “Escape Artist”, “The Second Coming of Christ”, “Shock” and “Come Dawn”, who embodies his on-screen wife for this film. The couple quickly fell in love and got married in 2015. As of May 2020, they are still married.
He and his real-life brother Barry played brothers in “My Three Sons” – their acting mentor was the late Fred MacMurray. The brothers also appeared together in the film “Rally ‘Round the Flag, Boys” in 1958. Barry is also known for his appearances in the films “War Dogs”, “Jersey Boys” and the Oscar-winning film “Argo”.
Through his brother, Stanley has two nephews: Spencer Livingston and Hailey Livingston, and is Karen Huntsman’s brother-in-law.
Livingston is the CEO of First Team Productions, a Los Angeles-based production company.
Livingston has his own website, which is a collection of his interviews, and also contains information about his project “The Actor’s Journey”, which serves as a guide for young people who aspire to become actors.
Net value
Although he is no longer active as an actor, Stanley Livingston still earns a good salary from his other career endeavors. His successful career has earned him an estimated net worth of around $9 million, as of mid-2020.
Physical characteristics
Livingston is considered a handsome man, with gray hair, a blonde goatee, and bright blue eyes; when he was younger, his hair was blond. His exact height and weight are undisclosed, but he appears to be an average-sized man who takes great pride in his style.
