RIP 2010

[Gemini Cricket]

Cool Leslie Nielsen pic.

[JWBear]

He kinda looks like Beau Bridges there.

[Kevy Baby]

I was surprised to learn a few years ago that he played a lot of "bad guy" heavy roles early in his career. I want to find some of those to watch some day.

[Alex]

Watch TV dramas from the '60s and '70s. He was in every third episode.

For example, he appeared in The Virginian five times...as five different characters.

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by Alex

For example, he appeared in The Virginian five times...as five different characters.

That happened a lot:

The Streets of San Francisco (TV series)
Big Jake Wilson / Inspector John T. Connor / Off. Joe Landers – One Last Shot (1974) … Off. Joe Landers
– Before I Die (1973) … Inspector John T. Connor
– Legion of the Lost (1973) … Big Jake Wilson

The Evil Touch (TV series)
Captain Andrew Palmer / Willie Tremaine – The Voyage (1974) … Captain Andrew Palmer
– The Obituary (1973) … Willie Tremaine

The F.B.I. (TV series)
Craig Fletcher / Hudson – Fools Gold (1973) … Hudson
– Pound of Flesh (1965) … Craig Fletcher

"Studio One in Hollywood" (13 episodes )
... aka "Studio One" - USA (original title)
... aka "Studio One Summer Theatre" - USA (summer title)
... aka "Summer Theatre" - USA (summer title)
... aka "Westinghouse Studio One" - USA (alternative title)
... aka "Westinghouse Summer Theatre" - USA (summer title)

1. Battleship Bismark (24 October 1949) - Actor
2. The Survivors (20 March 1950) - Actor
3. Zone Four (12 June 1950) - Actor
4. Zone Four (28 August 1950) - Actor
5. Spectre of Alexander Wolff (9 October 1950) - Actor
6. The Last Cruise (13 November 1950) - Engineer
7. The Case of Karen Smith (26 March 1951) - Actor
8. The Hospital (8 December 1952) - Actor
9. Dark Possession (15 February 1954) - Dr. Waring
10. Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (8 March 1954) - Fred Lawson
11. Castle in Spain (17 May 1954) - Mac
12. A Guest at the Embassy (12 July 1954) - Edmund
13. The Man Who Owned the Town (1 November 1954) - Tallman

And I see that the episode of M*A*S*H that he was in is on later this week (I am going to record it out of curiosity):

M*A*S*H
The Ringbanger (#1.16)
Thur. Dec. 9 5:30 AM on TVLAND

M*A*S*H
The Ringbanger (#1.16)
Fri. Dec. 10 4:30 AM on TVLAND

[Alex]

Well, I would hope he was a different person every time on Studio One since that was an anthology show doing a different story every episode.

[Kevy Baby]

I figured you would square that one away - I had never heard of that show.

[Ghoulish Delight]

A sad day for Julie Andrews: Blake Edwards has passed away.

[Chernabog]

Probably four or five years ago I saw Julie Andrews and Blake Edwards walking arm in arm at the LA Music Center. It was a strange experience for LA, simply because unless you're a tourist, seeing a famous person is no big deal. Life goes on, and oh look, there's a celebrity, lets continue our conversation.

But for Julie and Blake, as they passed by, people stopped what they were doing to look at them. The volume level dropped. They were real Hollywood Royalty!

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by Chernabog

Probably four or five years ago I saw Julie Andrews and Blake Edwards walking arm in arm at the LA Music Center. It was a strange experience for LA, simply because unless you're a tourist, seeing a famous person is no big deal. Life goes on, and oh look, there's a celebrity, lets continue our conversation.

But for Julie and Blake, as they passed by, people stopped what they were doing to look at them. The volume level dropped. They were real Hollywood Royalty!

I never met Blake Edwards, but I did hobnob with Julie Andrews at a White House reception. Even there everyone stopped to look and the volume level dropped. Royalty indeed.