Final Curtain Call - Extinct Actors

[thylacine60]

Loved this bloke. How good was Breaker? Some idiot tries an obit and manages to leave out his best ever work - Callan. Vale Edard Oodard.

http://www.theage.com.au/news/entertainment/film/2009/11/17/1258219827910.html

 

[The Toad]

I uesd to love the equalizer. Top show.

 

[celtic_pride]

Being an massive year for celebrity deaths thats for sure ...

I was more saddend by Patrick Swayze's death though, considering his age and he was more 'notable' for a person of my age (Generation Y) ...

 

[thegreenmachine]

The movie I best remember Patrick Swayze in was Ghost. Brilliant movie.
Heath Ledger anyone?

 

[HBF]

I uesd to love the equalizer. Top show.

Me too.

 

[The Toad]

The movie I best remember Patrick Swayze in was Ghost. Brilliant movie.
Heath Ledger anyone?

Heath's death was a tragedy. It seemed he was just starting to make a name for himself and then he was gone. Damn shame.

Swayze's 2 best movies IMO
1 roadhouse
2 Point break

 

[MBIB]

Two of my fav old timers that are no longer with us are Cary Grant and Brando.

Heath's death was an absolute tragedy.

 

[thylacine60]

FMD, any risk we can keep it to people whose acting skills were better when they were alive? Ledger and Swayze? Please...

 

[Sublime]

FMD, any risk we can keep it to people whose acting skills were better because they were born before 1940? Ledger and Swayze? Please...

Edited for accuracy.

 

[blue gunslinger]

my favs

 

[thylacine60]

"Shoot straight ya bastards, don't make a mess of it!"

 

[celtic_pride]

Jimmy Stewart is the best actor I have ever seen on any medium, alive or dead ...

It's just such a sheer pleasure watching films like Rear Window, Vertigo or Mr Smith goes to Washington ... Even It's a wonderful life, a film with a fairly crap storyline is just made into a classic by Stewart's wonderful acting performance.
I know I have a bad reputation around here and a 'dubious' taste in about anything really, but I really recommend people getting around to watching Rear Window and Vertigo on DVD, truly stunning films that crap all over any of the garbage that Hollywood seems to churn out these days.

Claude Rains is another personal favourite of mine from the 'vintage' era of Hollywood.
Universal Films Phantom of the Oprea starring Rains is the definitive version of that saga, any other remake of that is simply sub-par.

 

[Banga19]

Currently watching Kill Bill Vol 2 and I saw the thread.

David Carradine deserves a mention. Another quality actor who died this year.

 

[Salaryman]

Crikey there's a small hope for you yet

 

[The Toad]

This bloke was alright

Him too,

Now I know his not dead, but it won't be long so I figured I'd get in early.

 

[blue gunslinger]

Spartacus - certain head of the US lets all carry guns and kill everybody Organization? Not a bad actor but a prick of a bloke so sorry - NO!

 

[thylacine60]

Spartacus - certain head of the US lets all carry guns and kill everybody Organization? Not a bad actor but a prick of a bloke so sorry - NO!

 

[The Cranium]

This is like dangling a carrot at a certain person...

 

[blue gunslinger]

my point - guns don't kill people rappers...no tools carrying them do! But a fool with a gun might be more inlined to use it than a tool with his tool in hand

 

[The Toad]

Spartacus - certain head of the US lets all carry guns and kill everybody Organization? Not a bad actor but a prick of a bloke so sorry - NO!

A prize prick yes. But he was a very good actor.

 

[thylacine60]

I think not. In fact

"Goddamn you all to hell!"

 

[Salaryman]

massive spoiler required

 

[thylacine60]

The ****ing thing's 40 years old. Spoiler me lemon and sars!

 

[Salaryman]

Not for the Tim Burton generation

 

[thylacine60]

Goddamn them all to hell - and Rodney Galt with 'em!