Crappler El 0 M
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Post by Crappler El 0 M on Jun 25, 2014 8:43:27 GMT -5
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Post by SHAKEMASTER TV9 is Don Knotts on Jun 25, 2014 8:50:33 GMT -5
RIP to a great actor. Continued working into his 90s, his last movie was Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps and that was released when he was 94.
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Post by SsnakeBite, the No1 Frenchman on Jun 25, 2014 8:57:13 GMT -5
A shame to see him leave but at least he lived a fulfilling life and the fact that he kept acting so late shows that he aged well too.
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Post by turkeysandwich on Jun 25, 2014 9:10:06 GMT -5
Just this weekend I watched The Misfits and I was talking about the movie with a friend of mine about how that movie is notorious for being the end of the line for Clark Gable, Marilyn Monroe, and Montgomery Clift and yet the 4th star of the movie, Eli Wallach, still abides so many years later, and here 2 days later he's gone. RIP.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2014 9:27:55 GMT -5
He was only two more years away from 100 but damn all I can say its great he had a chance to live a long eventful life. RIP
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2014 11:05:57 GMT -5
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mizerable
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Post by mizerable on Jun 25, 2014 14:38:29 GMT -5
Dammit!! That is a shame. I was really hoping he would make it to 100.
He's easily one of my favorite actors ever and one of the few people who took the time to write me back when I noted that I was a fan of his. A true class act and a shame he never got an Academy Award, because he was severely SEVERELY underrated.
Many people know him from The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, however he was in several other really good movies, that I highly recommend;
Babydoll (1956): A weird movie involving a love triangle with 3 strange personalities The Lineup (1958): plays a drug dealing psychopath who goes around collecting pick ups and murdering anyone who messes with him The Magnificent Seven (1960) The Misfits (1961) The Hunter (1980)
Goodbye Eli, you were an inspiration to many, including myself. I'll never stop being a fan.
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Post by BorneAgain on Jun 25, 2014 14:52:55 GMT -5
For those who haven't seen Wallach in his later roles, there's a really charming romantic comedy he was in the called the Holiday. Nice little picture, and Eli arguably steals the movie.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2014 18:06:37 GMT -5
It blows my mind that he was 49 years old when he played Tuco. It also blows my mind he reached midlife at 49 years old playing Tuco.
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Post by Amazing Kitsune on Jun 25, 2014 18:20:28 GMT -5
Probably my favorite character in The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. Great work there.
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Post by Joker on Jun 25, 2014 18:24:32 GMT -5
Great actor, great body of work and Tuco was one hell of a role in The Good, The Bad & The Ugly. Think I'll watch that this weekend at some point
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Post by KAMALARAMBO: BOOMSHAKALAKA!!! on Jun 25, 2014 18:36:15 GMT -5
RIP. It's incredible how many franchises he was involved with in one way or another.
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the4whoare1
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Post by the4whoare1 on Jun 25, 2014 19:18:46 GMT -5
he was also one of the mr freezes in the 1966 batman tv series with otto preminger and george sanders.
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mizerable
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Post by mizerable on Jun 25, 2014 19:21:41 GMT -5
he was also one of the mr freezes in the 1966 batman tv series with otto preminger and george sanders. Funny, considering for a while, he got more fan mail for that, than any other role. It's kind of strange when classically trained actors turn the corner on their career, and are known for their "lesser" roles. Then again, in Mr. Wallach's case, he seemed to always give 110%.
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Post by andrew8798 on Jun 25, 2014 19:37:13 GMT -5
Great Scene
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Post by paulbearer on Jun 25, 2014 20:16:00 GMT -5
Tuco , Mr Freeze , Calvera....those were his most famous roles.
Funny how actors get 1-2 roles they're remembered most for (Meredith.....Batman & Rocky)
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the4whoare1
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Post by the4whoare1 on Jun 25, 2014 20:42:27 GMT -5
burgess meredith is also known for many episdoes of the twilight zone and grumpy old men.
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Post by ShaolinHandLock on Jun 26, 2014 0:53:29 GMT -5
R.I.P.
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El Pollo Guerrera
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Post by El Pollo Guerrera on Jun 26, 2014 2:22:24 GMT -5
Rest in peace, sir.
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Post by Wolf Hawkfield no1 NZ poster on Jun 26, 2014 5:31:07 GMT -5
R.I.P and sucks that he was so close to turning 100.
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