RIP thread for people involved in film

bnt · 28-01-2021 12:19am

und... Frau Blücher!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAYVIY1izho

New Home · 28-01-2021 12:35am

And Phyllis!

JP Liz V1 · 28-01-2021 12:44am

https://twitter.com/THR/status/1354552231337447424

Tony EH · 28-01-2021 1:29am

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

https://tvline.com/2021/01/27/cloris-leachman-dead-mary-tyler-moore-show-phyllis-dies-obituary/

RIP Cloris Leachman, died at 94 of natural cases, more of a tv comedy actress, granny from Bad Santa

I have just, literally, watched her Twilight Zone episode.

p to the e · 28-01-2021 1:01pm

She'll always be "Grandma Ida" from "Malcolm in the Middle" to me

JP Liz V1 · 29-01-2021 1:37am

Cicely Tyson has died at 96

Agent Coulson · 29-01-2021 4:54am

Full time acting right up to the end of last year at the age of 95 may she RIP.

branie2 · 30-01-2021 2:13am

My favourite Cloris Leachman is Frau Blucher in Young Frankenstein. May she rest in peace.

odyssey06 · 30-01-2021 12:16pm

branie2 wrote: »

My favourite Cloris Leachman is Frau Blucher in Young Frankenstein. May she rest in peace.

I get the feeling she could rest in hell.

* I mean that as a compliment... she'd be bossing people around even down there

peteeeed · 02-02-2021 9:25am

https://twitter.com/edgarwright/status/1356493536636661760?s=20

RobbingBandit · 02-02-2021 9:39am

Guy was great at playing Mark Twain and Abraham Lincoln was scary good in All the Presidents Men the role of Deep throat.

Zeek12 · 02-02-2021 1:25pm

So many great performances.

I particularly liked his small but memorable role in Wall Street.
He was the conscience of the film, trying, advising (and failing) to make Charlie Sheen avoid the pitfalls of greed and the fastbuck.

RIP Hal.

MfMan · 02-02-2021 1:30pm

Provided a nice scare when he suddenly emerged from the dark confessional to startle Janet Leigh in The Fog.

Harry Palmr · 02-02-2021 1:47pm

Great actor of ambiguous characters - Magnum Force, Capricorn One,
All the President's Men, The Star Chamber

02-02-2021 2:46pm

Dustin Diamond passes away from cancer.

I can't remember Saved by the Bell much, but his character stood out.

Had a troubled life afterwards. On the whole child actors seem to lose more than they get from childhood fame.

02-02-2021 3:55pm

Zeek12 wrote: »

So many great performances.

I particularly liked his small but memorable role in Wall Street.
He was the conscience of the film, trying, advising (and failing) to make Charlie Sheen avoid the pitfalls of greed and the fastbuck.

RIP Hal.

The last line is one of my all time favourites.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCSOsFe42P8

Harry Palmr · 05-02-2021 7:13pm

Christopher Plummer 91, just announced. Probably quite underestimated. Very versatile actor.

peteeeed · 05-02-2021 7:15pm

Christopher Plummer, Oscar Winner and Hollywood Legend, Dies at 91

CharlieCroker · 05-02-2021 7:16pm

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Christopher Plummer 91, just announced. Probably quite underestimated. Very versatile actor.

Fantastic actor. Last saw him in "All the money in the world" in which all his scenes were re-shot when they got rid of Kevin Spacey

Zeek12 · 05-02-2021 7:16pm

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Christopher Plummer 91, just announced. Probably quite underestimated. Very versatile actor.

Wonderful actor.

The Insider was one of his most memorable performances.

Too many great movies to mention.

RIP

05-02-2021 7:21pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fg58hVEY5Og

Zeek12 · 05-02-2021 7:24pm

Hal Holbrook and now Chris Plummer both leaving us in the same week.
Sad. They were of the same generation.
Both brilliant character actors with great depth and presence.

Declan A Walsh · 05-02-2021 10:10pm

Zeek12 wrote: »

Wonderful actor.

The Insider was one of his most memorable performances.

Too many great movies to mention.

RIP

I presume you mean The Inside Man. He was good in that.

Tony EH · 05-02-2021 10:17pm

No, he means 'The Insider'. Plummer played Mike Wallace.

Declan A Walsh · 05-02-2021 10:33pm

Tony EH wrote: »

No, he means 'The Insider'. Plummer played Mike Wallace.

Sorry - I should have checked first. I haven't seen The Insider, but I did see him in The Inside Man.

Tony EH · 05-02-2021 10:35pm

Declan A Walsh wrote: »

Sorry - I should have checked first. I haven't seen The Insider, but I did see him in The Inside Man.

No need to be sorry.

You should watch it. It's very good.

Zeek12 · 05-02-2021 11:14pm

Declan A Walsh wrote: »

Sorry - I should have checked first. I haven't seen The Insider, but I did see him in The Inside Man.

Agree Inside Man is very good.

The Insider is well worth watching.
Great cast, also has Pacino and Russell Crowe.

MfMan · 05-02-2021 11:16pm

All the mammies in the country will be devo, but he himself hated "The Sound Of Mucus" (was drunk throughout much of it). I read his autobiography some time ago, very fond of the sauce for years, until he decided he had to kick it. Was all set to settle down to live in Provence a good few years back but heavy tax implications made it nigh impossible so opted for Connecticut instead.

bnt · 06-02-2021 12:37am

I read that Plummer eventually grew to appreciate The Sound Of Music. He was pretty wild in his younger days, his first two marriages failed and his first wife wouldn't let him see his daughter Amanda, but they were reunited later after she became an actress herself. (You might recognise her as Honey Bunny from Pulp Fiction.)

FortuneChip · 06-02-2021 12:45am

A really good actor, that you'd appreciate seeing even in a minor role

Always liked Captain Von Trapp. Sometimes think he was a character ahead of his time.
He'd a wry wit about him that balanced well against the stern physique of the actor.

RIP

06-02-2021 9:41am

Tony EH wrote: »

No need to be sorry.

You should watch it. It's very good.

My favourite movie! Michael Mann at his pinnacle. Plumber fit his role like a glove

Agent Coulson · 06-02-2021 3:50pm

Mike Henry has died aged 84 RIP.

He played Tarzan in the 60's and was probably best known for playing Junior in the Smokey and the Bandit movies.

Skyknight · 06-02-2021 7:39pm

He also played Lt. Col. Donald Penobscott in two episodes of M*A*S*H

Tony EH · 06-02-2021 8:35pm

Deleted User wrote: »

My favourite movie! Michael Mann at his pinnacle. Plumber fit his role like a glove

Yeh, I think it's Mann's best effort too. It's also the most "un-Michael Mann" film he made.

JP Liz V1 · 07-02-2021 3:38pm

Without fail love watching The Sound of Music every year, Edelweiss is lovely not sure if Plummer sang himself or was dubbed over

ohnonotgmail · 07-02-2021 3:46pm

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

Without fail love watching The Sound of Music every year, Edelweiss is lovely not sure if Plummer sang himself or was dubbed over

It was dubbed. Singing opposite Julie Andrews is not for amateurs.

Mr Crispy · 09-02-2021 2:00pm

Shuichiro Moriyama has died aged 86. He had a long and varied career, starring on stage, TV, film, and video games. He'll be best known as the original voice of Porco Rosso in the Studio Ghibli film.

Cody montana · 11-02-2021 12:10am

Larry Flynt dead at 78: Controversial publisher who founded Hustler and launched a porn empire has died in LA of heart failure

Didn't he have a cameo in the movie about him?

Snake Plisken · 11-02-2021 12:13am

Cody montana wrote: »

Larry Flynt dead at 78: Controversial publisher who founded Hustler and launched a porn empire has died in LA of heart failure

Didn't he have a cameo in the movie about him?

Yes he played the judge in the trial

p to the e · 12-02-2021 5:26pm

Cody montana wrote: »

Larry Flynt dead at 78: Controversial publisher who founded Hustler and launched a porn empire has died in LA of heart failure

Didn't he have a cameo in the movie about him?

Was just reading up on the guy that put him in the wheelchair. A white supremacist who had objections to interracial sex being shown in Hustler. Oh dear.

Didn't see an entry for the Irish actress Rynagh O'Grady that recently died. She had bit parts in the films "Far and Away", "The Snapper" and "Breakfast on Pluto" but would be most fondly remembered for Mary O'Leary who works in the shop in Father Ted. "Get the feckin' crunchies out of the car".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rynagh_O%27Grady

bnt · 14-02-2021 10:25am

Casting Directors have been called the unsung heroes of Hollywood, but Lynn Stalmaster, who passed away on Friday at 93, was one of the few exceptions. The "Master Caster" received an honourary Oscar for his work in 2016, the only casting director to receive such an honour so far. Here's what the LA Times had to say:

Just a few of those to receive key early career boosts from Stalmaster: Dustin Hoffman, whom he pushed for in “The Graduate” (1968, credited as a “casting consultant”); John Travolta, whom he submitted for “The Last Detail” (1973; the role went to Randy Quaid, who earned an Oscar nomination for it) and “Welcome Back, Kotter” (the TV show that made Travolta a household name in 1975); Christopher Reeve, whom Stalmaster saw in a play with Katharine Hepburn, cast in a small role in the submarine drama “Gray Lady Down,” then pushed for the star-making lead in “Superman” (1978); he cast LeVar Burton when he was still in college in the key role of Kunta Kinte in the blockbuster miniseries “Roots” (1977).

FrancieBrady · 14-02-2021 1:51pm

bnt wrote: »

Casting Directors have been called the unsung heroes of Hollywood, but Lynn Stalmaster, who passed away on Friday at 93, was one of the few exceptions. The "Master Caster" received an honourary Oscar for his work in 2016, the only casting director to receive such an honour so far. Here's what the LA Times had to say:

Was the Graduate shown somewhere (can't remember what station it was on) at weekend as a tribute to Stalmaster? His, was the one name in the credits I noticed and recognised.

Agent Coulson · 24-02-2021 8:21am

Peter S. Davis died aged 79. RIP.

He was the producer of Highlander movies and the Highlander TV series.

Tom Mann Centuria · 25-02-2021 5:48pm

Ronald Pickup has died aged 80, had a long career, working up until a couple of years ago, he had a pretty distinctive voice too. RIP.

mikhail · 25-02-2021 5:51pm

I'm a fan of his trucks and microphones too.

Declan A Walsh · 25-02-2021 6:13pm

Tom Mann Centuria wrote: »

Ronald Pickup has died aged 80, had a long career, working up until a couple of years ago, he had a pretty distinctive voice too. RIP.

In relation to his film work, I remember him particularly in The Day of the Jackal and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel films.

MfMan · 25-02-2021 10:07pm

Declan A Walsh wrote: »

In relation to his film work, I remember him particularly in The Day of the Jackal and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel films.

Ya, ill-fated forger in '..Jackal'; was also in a diplomat in The Mission.

MfMan · 05-03-2021 1:14am

Passed away a month ago, Haya Harareet, Israeli actress, best known for playing Esther, Charlton Heston's amour, in Ben-Hur.

peteeeed · 05-03-2021 9:56pm

Tony Hendra has died most famous for the wonderful manger of spinal tap in the movie

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https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/05/arts/television/tony-hendra-dead.html

The Inbetween is mine · 14-03-2021 6:54am

Marvelous Marvin Hagler star of Indio
I remember watching those movies as a kid and thinking they were quite good!

RIP thread for people involved in film

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