What became of the kids after filming Walt Disney's Spin and Marty Series

- The Adventures Of SPIN AND MARTY -
And The Triple-R Ranch

- Life After The Triple-R -

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The Four Ranches
Golden Oak Ranch
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Triple-R Set Locations
Walker Ranch
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Iverson Movie Ranch
[2] [3]
Unknown Ranch
The Fifth Ranch
where and how the
story began.

Read The Scripts
Episode 13
Episode 19

Weather On The Set

First Year MMC Series

In LAWRENCE WATKIN'S original story of Martin Markham, Marty's grandmother didn't think highly of child actors in the then popular Dead End Kids movies as we can read on page 23.
Something of a throwback to earlier generations when "proper" ladies and gentlemen believed actors were generally poor (often true) and unworthy persons.
Today there are many who still share those opinions so...well I thought you might like to see what some of the Triple-R kids made of themselves.

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Paragraph from origiinal Marty Markham book pg23

Life After The 3R Links Early Filmology David Stollery Tim Considine B.G. Norman George Ferrante	David Stollery Martin "Marty" Markham	After making several more family movies for Disney, David quit acting to follow his hearts desire and, after much study, became a successful automobile designer. Sometime later he switched gears once again and started his own design and manufacturing company. (External link)
	Tim Considine Spin Evans	This lad, who claims he was afraid of horses before filming the Spin and Marty series, went on to a long and successful motion picture and television career later becoming a director and screen writer. Tim has also written several books...The Photographic Dictionary of Soccer (1979) The Language of Sport (1983) American Grand Prix Racing (1997) .
	B.G. Norman Ambitious	B. G. decided very quickly that acting wasn't for him and left the Hollywood scene to enter the world of finance in which he became very successful. (External link)
	Brand Stirling Alfred "Al" MacGrath	Brand Stirling (his stage name) is still ranching and training prize rein and roping horses. And is still riding in or judging rodeos whenever the opportunity arises. More a stuntman than actor, he has appeared in many movies since, but none in which you can recognize him. (External link)
	Sammy Ogg Joe Simpson	Sam stayed in front of the cameras until 1959 and then quit the Hollywood scene to start his real life's work by attending LIFE Bible College and being ordained a minister of God. (Internal link) (External link) (IMDB External link)
	Brad Morrow Louie	Brad continued acting in television shows until 1964 but was also active in stage productions. Brad passed away on November 7, 1997. (External link)
	Jim Carlson Pinky	Jim did not follow an acting career after the first season of Spin and Marty. Like many of us Jim joined the navy to get away from home after which he became a professional gambler at which he was very successful. Today he writes specialized computer software.
	Roy Barcroft Col. Jim Logan	A veteran actor, Roy appeared in 373 films and television production from 1931 to 1970. One of the best known and loved villains at Republic Pictures. Roy passed away on November 28, 1969. (External link)
	Harry Carey Jr. Bill Burnett	And who doesn't recognize Dobe? A veteran actor more famous for working with director John Ford and co-staring with John Wayne than Spin and Marty. When last asked Dobe claimed he was still alive and kicking. (External link) Harry Carey Jr hosts "Tales From The Set"(External link) on YouTube.
	J. Pat O'Malley Perkins	Pat O'Malley was a versatile actor appearing in over 300 television and movie productions during his career as well as acting on stage. Like many actors in the 1940's and 50's, Pat also worked in radio programs. Pat died on February 27, 1985 and I for one will miss his amenable personality. (External link 1) (External link 2)
	Leonard "Lennie" Geer Ollie	Lennie came to Spin and Marty as a wrangler having provided some of the horses for the show from his riding stables in Griffith Park. Described in a Disney promo for The Great Locomotive Chase, as a "real hep cat" in real life Lennie was no stranger to the camera having acted in several TV and movie productions. Less known is that he was also a stunt man in 29 productions. Lennie passed away on January 9, 1989. (External link)

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