Ernie
Lively,
the
veteran
actor
and
father
of
Hollywood
star
Blake
Lively,
has
died.
He
was
74.
According
to
The
Hollywood
Reporter,
the
actor
passed
away
due
to
cardiac
complications
here
on
June
3.
At
the
time
of
his
death,
Ernie
Lively
was
surrounded
by
his
wife
and
children.
Ernie
Lively,
who
was
born
as
Ernest
Brown
Jr
on
January
29,
1947
in
Baltimore,
was
best
known
for
his
work
on
the
small
screen,
starting
with
a
role
in
the
1975
episode
of
The
Waltons.
Over
the
years,
the
actor
featured
in
shows
such
The
Dukes
of
Hazzard,
Turner
&
Hooch,
Falcon
Crest,
Malibu
Shores,
The
X-Files,
The
West
Wing,
That
'70s
Show,
and
Murder,
she
wrote.
Ernie
Lively
also
starred
in
movies
like
Mulholland
Falls,
The
Beverly
Hillbillies,
Passenger
57,
The
Man
in
the
Moon,
Showdown
in
Little
Tokyo,
Air
America
and
Shocker.
The
actor
had
famously
worked
with
his
daughter
Blake
Lively,
playing
her
character's
father
in
hit
2005
movie
The
Sisterhood
of
the
Traveling
Pants
and
its
2008
sequel.
The
father-daughter
duo
also
appeared
together
in
the
2006
slasher
film
Simon
Says.
THR
reported
that
prior
to
embarking
on
his
career
on-screen,
Ernie
Lively
was
an
English
professor
and
served
as
a
lieutenant
in
Vietnam.
The
actor
married
talent
manager
Elaine
Lively
in
1979
and
opted
to
take
his
wife’s
name
on
their
wedding
day.
He
is
father
to
Eric
Lively,
39,
and
Blake
Lively,
33,
and
step-father
to
Lori
Lively,
54,
Jason
Lively,
53,
Robyn
Lively,
49,
all
of
who
followed
in
his
footsteps
to
become
actors.