Barry Livingston

Barry Gordon Livingston (born December 17, 1953) is an American television and film actor, known for his role as Ernie Douglas on the television series My Three Sons (1963–72). He is the younger brother of actor/director Stanley Livingston, who played Ernie's older brother "Chip" on the show.

Life and career

Livingston was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Lillian Rochelle Palyash and Hilliard Livingston.

He began his career as a child actor in the late 1950s. He considers his film debut a role he won as one of the sons of Paul Newman in the film Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! (1958) with his older brother Stanley who, by this time, was already working as a child actor. He was let go from the film when he was told that he needed to get glasses to successfully correct his astigmatism. His first professional onscreen appearance was in a small, uncredited role in the 1961 film The Errand Boy, followed by roles as Barry, a neighborhood kid, in The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet; on The Dick Van Dyke Show; and as "Arnold Mooney", son of banker Theodore J. Mooney portrayed by Gale Gordon, on The Lucy Show. In 1962, he appeared as one of the six children adopted by Debbie Reynolds in the film My Six Loves. In 1963, he joined the cast of the ABC sitcom My Three Sons as next door neighbor Ernie Thompson.

After My Three Sons ended in 1972, Livingston landed roles in Room 222 and The Streets of San Francisco. He appeared on the stage as Linus in You're a Good Man Charlie Brown, which he reprised when the musical was adapted for television in 1973. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, he continued to work steadily in films, made-for-TV movies and episodic television including Police Woman, Sidewinder 1, Simon & Simon, and 1st & Ten. He also appeared throughout the country in stage plays, including Broadway and off-Broadway. In 1974 he appeared in Sons and Daughters, a short-lived CBS series. He most recently appeared on television in episodes of Mad Men, The New Adventures of Old Christine, Two and a Half Men, and Anger Management. Barry Livingston is the only cast member of My Three Sons to still have an active Screen Actors Guild Card.

Select filmography Film Year Title Role 1962 My Six Loves Sherman Smith 1972 Peege Damion 1977 Sidewinder 1 Willie Holt 1987 Masters of the Universe Charlie 1989 Easy Wheels Reporter 1992 The Nutt House Williams 1993 Maniac Cop III: Badge of Silence Asst. Coroner 1997 Invisible Mom Professor Karl Griffin 2000 Little Man on Campus Barry 2001 Tremors 3: Back to Perfection Dr. Andrew Merliss 2004 First Daughter Press Secretary 2007 Zodiac Copy Editor #3 2008 You Don't Mess with the Zohan Gray Kleibolt 2009 Porky's Pimpin' Pee Wee Uncle Howard 2010 The Social Network Mr. Cox 2011 Hostel: Part III Doctor 2012 Argo David Marmor, CIA official 2014 Jersey Boys Accountant 2016 War Dogs Army Bureaucrat 2026 The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth Behemoth!

Television Year Title Role Notes 1962 The Dick Van Dyke Show 1 episode 196062 The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet Barry 8 episodes 1963 Sam Benedict 1 episode 1964 Breaking Point 1 episode 196364 The Lucy Show Arnold Mooney 2 episodes 1966 Vacation Playhouse 1 episode 1969 Dragnet Horace Thornton 1 episode; credited as "Michael Tanner" 1969 Marcus Welby, M.D. Bobby 1 episode; credited as "Michael Tanner" 196372 My Three Sons Ernie Thompson/Douglas Recurring roles 1973 Room 222 1 episode 1973 Ironside 1 episode 1973 You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown 1973 Thicker Than Water 1 episode 1973 The Streets of San Francisco 1 episode 1974 The Elevator 1974 Sons and Daughters 1974 Police Woman 1 episode 1975 Lucas Tanner 1 episode 1983 High School U.S.A. 1984 Simon & Simon 1 episode 1984 Hart to Hart 1 episode 1985 1st & Ten 1 episode 199092 Doogie Howser, M.D. 2 episodes 199495 Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman 3 episodes 1996 Boston Common 1 episode 1997 The Nanny 1 episode 1997 Sliders 1 episode 1998 Ally McBeal 1 episode 1998 USA High 1 episode 1998 Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction 1 episode 1999 Soldier of Fortune, Inc. 1 episode 1999 The Hughleys 1 episode 2000 Judging Amy 1 episode 2000 Zoe, Duncan, Jack and Jane 1 episode 2000 The Huntress 1 episode 2000 Sabrina, the Teenage Witch 1 episode 2001 Boston Public 1 episode 2001 The West Wing 1 episode 2001 All About Us 1 episode 2002 Will & Grace Vince Episode: "Fagel Attraction" 2002 Maybe It's Me 1 episode 2002 Roswell 1 episode 2002 Son of the Beach 1 episode 2002 American Dreams 1 episode 2003 The Guardian 1 episode 2004 She Spies 1 episode 2004 The Drew Carey Show 1 episode 2004 Wedding Daze 2004 Strong Medicine 1 episode 2006 Crossing Jordan 1 episode 2006 Mystery Woman: Wild West 1 episode 2006 Rodney 1 episode 2007 Pandemic 2007 Final Approach 2007 Mad Men 1 episode 2008 Eli Stone 1 episode 2008 The New Adventures of Old Christine 1 episode 2008 Two and a Half Men 1 episode 2009 Everybody Hates Chris 1 episode 2009 Monk 1 episode 2009 NCIS 1 episode 2012 CSI: Miami 1 episode 2012 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia 1 episode 2013 Second Chances Bill Hallmark movie 2014 Anger Management 3 episodes 2017 The Middle 1 episode 2017 Angie Tribeca 1 episode 2017 The Orville 1 episode 2018 Bosch 3 episodes 2022 Bosch: Legacy 1 episode