Photo: CBS Television / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Don Grady fascinates me because he refused to be just a child star frozen in nostalgia. Yes, the Mickey Mouse Club and Robbie Douglas on My Three Sons made him a household face, but I'm drawn to his second act as a drummer and composer. Stepping behind the kit for The Yellow Balloon, then building a career scoring music, shows an artist who wanted to create rather than merely perform. That restless creativity, sustained from childhood until his passing in 2012, earns my genuine respect. He spent a whole life in front of audiences yet kept reaching for something more authentically his own.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Don Grady
- Name (Japanese)
- ドン・グレイディ
- Reading
- どん・ぐれいでぃ
- Born
- June 8, 1944 – June 27, 2012
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Monkey
- Origin
- San Diego, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- television actor / actor / film actor / composer / film score composer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Los Angeles City College
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttp://www.dongrady.com
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%20Grady
Frequently asked questions
When was Don Grady born?
June 8, 1944 – June 27, 2012.
Where is Don Grady from?
Don Grady is from San Diego, California, United States.
What does Don Grady do?
Don Grady works as television actor, actor, film actor, composer, film score composer.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.