Ernie Lively
Ernie Lively was an American actor and acting coach, the adoptive father of actors Lori Lively, Jason Lively, and Robyn Lively, and father of actors Eric Lively and Blake Lively. He took his wife's name from her prior marriage to Ronald Lively, changing his surname from Brown to Lively.
Life and career
Lively was born in Baltimore, Maryland, the son of Beatrice Gray and Ernest Wilson Brown Sr..
Lively may be best known for his roles in Passenger 57, The [Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (film)|The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants] and The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2. In the latter two films, he played the father of a character played by his own real-life daughter, Blake.
Lively's credits as a character actor date back to the 1970s, beginning with TV roles on shows including The Waltons and The Dukes of Hazzard. He appeared in movies including Turner & Hooch, Air America, Passenger 57 and The Beverly Hillbillies and on popular TV shows like The X-Files, That '70s Show and The West Wing. In 2005, he played the father of his daughter Blake’s character in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, and he returned for its 2008 sequel. Lively was also a director, directing Blake in her film debut, “Sandman.” A father of five, he influenced all of his children as they pursued acting careers. Before acting, Lively was a captain in the U.S. Marine Corps having served in the Vietnam War, and was an English professor.
In 1979, Lively married talent manager Elaine Lively. They were the parents of Blake and Eric Lively, both actors. He adopted Elaine's children from her previous marriage: Lori, Robyn and Jason Lively.
He resided in Heber City, Utah, with his wife. In 2003, Lively suffered a heart attack. In November 2013, Lively was treated with stem-cell therapy as part of a new experimental retrograde gene procedure.
Lively died on June 3, 2021, in Los Angeles of cardiac complications.
Filmography
The Waltons as Railroad ConductorMcCloud as BartenderThe Million Dollar Dixie Deliverance as DannyThe Dukes of Hazzard as Longstreet B. Davenport / Clyde, The Guard / Dobro DoolanIt's My Turn as Man at RestaurantDrop-Out Father as Conductor Scarecrow and Mrs. King as Travis WayneSecret Admirer as GuardBadge of the Assassin as U.S. MarshalMisfits of Science as Army OfficerThe Children of Times Square Fuzzbucket as Teacher #1Wisdom Warm Hearts, Cold Feet as ErnieConvicted: A Mother's Story In the Mood as Chief Kelsey Hollywood-Monster as Production ManagerInto the Homeland as Tom BurnsideThe Tracker as BobScandal in a Small Town as Jeremy TravisThe [Secret Life of Kathy McCormick] as JeffBuckeye and Blue as Jess ThatcherTurner & Hooch as Motel ClerkAn Innocent Man as Donatelli's DealerShocker as WardenHard to Kill as LAPD CaptainFollow Your Heart as MitchVoices Within: The Lives of Truddi Chase as PaulThe Knife and Gun Club as RalphAir America as Truck DriverThe Less-Than-Perfect Daughter as Col. Deke GrimwaldThe Torkelsons as Jacob PresleyFor the Very First Time as Mr. O'NeilShowdown in Little Tokyo as Detective NelsonThe [Man in the Moon (1991 film)|The Man in the Moon] as Will SandersPast Midnight as Detective Allan TobiasBreaking the Silence Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot as Man at AirportSleepwalkers as Animal Control OfficerPassenger 57 as Chief Leonard BiggsOverkill: The Aileen Wuornos Story as Maj. Dan HenryThe Beverly Hillbillies as BriggsRoseanne as KirkMy Family as SergeantThe X-Files as Sheriff John TellerSeinfeld as ZekeMalibu Shores as Mr. MorrisonRenegade as SheriffMulholland Falls as Construction ForemanFire Down Below as ToddSenseless as Coach BrandauThe Legend of Cryin' Ryan as Leonard GreeneGoodbye Lover as SheriffWanted as SheriffBalloon Farm as Tom WilliamsThe Thirteenth Floor as 30's CopMy Little Assassin as Charlie BaronThat '70s Show as TedThe West Wing as Mr. Loch / Georgia CongressmanAmerican Pie 2 as SergeantCrossing Jordan as Sheriff RoperThe [Drew Carey Show] as MikeThe Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants as Franz VreelandThe Suite Life of Zack & Cody as Irving Fitzpatrick The Darwin Awards as RV SalesmanGhost Whisperer as Ranger NeherSimon Says as PigThe Art of Travel as Mr. LayneThe Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 as Franz VreelandThe Perfect Game as Coach Sam HicksSaving Grace as Mr. DeweyMemphis Beat as Doc BoswellOutlaw Svetlana as Liam's DadShadow Waffle Street as Wright AdamsRazor as ErnieLooking Glass as TommyPhobic as Jack Sanders