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# Actor Ernie Lively Has Passed Away, Aged 74
- URL: https://celebritykind.ghost.io/actor-ernie-lively-has-passed-away-aged-74/
- Published: 2021-06-10T00:01:49.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-30T04:29:48.000Z
- Author: Celebritykind
- Tags: Relationships, Blake Lively, Ernie Lively, #Migrated-1790725431459, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-09-29 23:45

Veteran actor **Ernie Lively,** the father of **Blake Lively,** has sadly passed away, aged 74.

According to a [statement made by his reps to ET](https://www.etonline.com/ernie-lively-actor-and-blake-livelys-father-dead-at-74-167095?ref=celebritykind.ghost.io), he died on Thursday in Los Angeles, after experiencing cardiac complications.

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Ernie had a career which spanned more than five decades and appeared in over 100 films and TV shows including *The Dukes of Hazzard, The X-Files, Murder She Wrote, The West Wing* and notably, played Blake's character's dad in *The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants* and its sequel.

He's survived by his wife Elaine, children Blake, Eric, Lori, Robyn and Jason and nine grandchildren.

*(Feature Image Credit: DFree/Shutterstock.com)*