Celebrity death that bummed you out the most... - Page 6

Elspode · 03-29-2005, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by mrnoodle

Crowded House drummer is dead.

The Finn Brothers were just in Lawrence a few weeks ago. I really wanted to go see them, but noooo....

Beestie · 05-18-2005, 01:45 PM

The final riddle was answered today for Frank Gorshin who played the Riddler in the 60's series Batman. He was really perfect for that part.

dar512 · 05-18-2005, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Beestie

The final riddle was answered today for Frank Gorshin who played the Riddler in the 60's series Batman. He was really perfect for that part.

Also played in one of my favorite Star Trek (original) shows - Let That Be Your Last Battlefield - a comment on racial prejudice and hatred.

Beestie · 05-18-2005, 02:29 PM

Grave Danger, the May 19th season finale of CSI will be a special two-hour episode written and directed by Quentin Tarantino and features big names such as John Saxon and Tony Curtis as well as Frank Gorshin's final acting role.

My PVR is on high alert. 8pm EST but double check.

wolf · 05-18-2005, 02:44 PM

Thanks for the heads up on the early start for CSI this week!

As much as I enjoyed him in Planet Earth (A Gene Roddenberry Pilot and follow up to Genesis II), and as an evil robot and, later in the series (apparently after three years we forget that he played someone else) an alien on The Six Million Dollar Man and the kindly dad/cop in multiple Nightmare on Elm Street, I don't know that "big" is a word I'd use to describe John Saxon. Great Character Actor, yeah ...

Happy Monkey · 05-18-2005, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by dar512

Also played in one of my favorite Star Trek (original) shows - Let That Be Your Last Battlefield - a comment on racial prejudice and hatred.

Elspode · 05-18-2005, 04:08 PM

Gorshin was a mainstay on variety and talk shows in the 70's. He did an absolutely dead-on Kirk Douglas and Edward G. Robinson. He was also on the Ed Sullivan show on the same night that The Beatles made their US TV debut.

Frank Gorshin was a damn funny man, a gifted impressionist, and a great entertainer of the old school.

xoxoxoBruce · 05-18-2005, 05:05 PM

Holy shit! I'd completely forgotten Gorshin was an impressionist.

Philosopher · 05-27-2005, 05:26 AM

Didja ever see him imitate Cagney?

Now THAT was perfection.

Philosopher · 05-27-2005, 05:43 AM

Rod Serling, writer of many a fine drama, most of which were award winning in his day and are kinda rare to find today. Best known as creator of the Twilight Zone series, the first one, in the early sixties. I grieve he died suddenly on an operating room table, way too young, before I could shake his hand. Looking back, after my faith and my parents and grandparents, he did more for the way I look at the world and people than any other single person in my life, because of the the things he invited me to think through at such an early age. <deep bow>

Lady Sidhe · 05-27-2005, 12:42 PM

Vincent Price. I know he was almost as old as Dick Clark, but I loved all his old horror movies, and he had a great voice for them.

Philosopher · 05-27-2005, 03:28 PM

Lady Sidhe, for a great treat, find a copy of Price's film "Champagne for Caesar". You may have to buy it used on Amazon if no videostore in your area has it. But under $20 used, it's a bargain you'll want to pass around the family. : )

Absolutely delightful.

busterb · 05-27-2005, 05:34 PM

None of them. Because they live in a "dream" world

Lady Sidhe · 05-28-2005, 11:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Philosopher

Lady Sidhe, for a great treat, find a copy of Price's film "Champagne for Caesar". You may have to buy it used on Amazon if no videostore in your area has it. But under $20 used, it's a bargain you'll want to pass around the family. : )

Absolutely delightful.

I'll look for it. Thanks!

mrnoodle · 06-15-2005, 12:10 PM

Lane Smith has died. He's that guy in movies and TV shows that makes you go, "Hey, it's that one guy...what was he in?"

05-18-2005, 01:45 PM	#77
Beestie -◊\|≡·∙■·∙≡\|◊- Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Parts unknown. Posts: 4,081	The final riddle was answered today for Frank Gorshin who played the Riddler in the 60's series Batman. He was really perfect for that part. __________________ ♠ ♥ ♣ ♦

05-18-2005, 02:29 PM	#79
Beestie -◊\|≡·∙■·∙≡\|◊- Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Parts unknown. Posts: 4,081	Grave Danger, the May 19th season finale of CSI will be a special two-hour episode written and directed by Quentin Tarantino and features big names such as John Saxon and Tony Curtis as well as Frank Gorshin's final acting role. My PVR is on high alert. 8pm EST but double check. __________________ ♠ ♥ ♣ ♦ Last edited by Beestie; 05-18-2005 at 02:33 PM.

05-18-2005, 02:44 PM	#80
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Thanks for the heads up on the early start for CSI this week! As much as I enjoyed him in Planet Earth (A Gene Roddenberry Pilot and follow up to Genesis II), and as an evil robot and, later in the series (apparently after three years we forget that he played someone else) an alien on The Six Million Dollar Man and the kindly dad/cop in multiple Nightmare on Elm Street, I don't know that "big" is a word I'd use to describe John Saxon. Great Character Actor, yeah ... __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis Last edited by wolf; 05-18-2005 at 02:55 PM.

05-18-2005, 04:08 PM	#82
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Gorshin was a mainstay on variety and talk shows in the 70's. He did an absolutely dead-on Kirk Douglas and Edward G. Robinson. He was also on the Ed Sullivan show on the same night that The Beatles made their US TV debut. Frank Gorshin was a damn funny man, a gifted impressionist, and a great entertainer of the old school. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

05-18-2005, 05:05 PM	#83
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Holy shit! I'd completely forgotten Gorshin was an impressionist. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

05-27-2005, 05:26 AM	#84
Philosopher Philosopher Stone'd Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 18	Didja ever see him imitate Cagney? Now THAT was perfection.

05-27-2005, 05:43 AM	#85
Philosopher Philosopher Stone'd Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 18	Rod Serling, writer of many a fine drama, most of which were award winning in his day and are kinda rare to find today. Best known as creator of the Twilight Zone series, the first one, in the early sixties. I grieve he died suddenly on an operating room table, way too young, before I could shake his hand. Looking back, after my faith and my parents and grandparents, he did more for the way I look at the world and people than any other single person in my life, because of the the things he invited me to think through at such an early age. <deep bow>

05-27-2005, 12:42 PM	#86
Lady Sidhe That's my story and I'm stickin' to it.... Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Hammond, La. Posts: 978	Vincent Price. I know he was almost as old as Dick Clark, but I loved all his old horror movies, and he had a great voice for them. __________________ My free will...I never leave home without it. --House Someday I want to be rich. Some people get so rich they lose all respect for humanity. That's how rich I want to be. -Rita Rudner

05-27-2005, 03:28 PM	#87
Philosopher Philosopher Stone'd Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 18	Lady Sidhe, for a great treat, find a copy of Price's film "Champagne for Caesar". You may have to buy it used on Amazon if no videostore in your area has it. But under $20 used, it's a bargain you'll want to pass around the family. : ) Absolutely delightful.

05-27-2005, 05:34 PM	#88
busterb NSABFD Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: MS. usa Posts: 3,908	None of them. Because they live in a "dream" world __________________ I've haven't left very deep footprints in the sands of time. But, boy I've left a bunch.

06-15-2005, 12:10 PM	#90
mrnoodle bent Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: under the weather Posts: 2,656	Lane Smith has died. He's that guy in movies and TV shows that makes you go, "Hey, it's that one guy...what was he in?" __________________ Sìn a nall na cuaranan sin. -- Cha mhór is fheairrde thu iad, tha iad coltach ri cat air a dhathadh

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