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Ernest Borgnine RIP
saint:
Well, I don't have strong feelings on Ernest dying, I just found your perspective odd. It's the equivalent of not knowing who Kevin Bacon is. If you're not a media consumer, sure - but you are a media consumer, just one with odd foibles.
--- Quote from: shmokes on July 11, 2012, 12:24:43 pm ---No, Yes, No.
It's not just a 95 year old actor. It's like the last 40 straight years of his career (aka longer than I've been alive). Anyway, I simply don't know the name of every single actor (no matter how small the role) in every single thing I've ever seen. Especially for a movie I saw almost a decade ago that was a piece of garbage . . . wait, lol, I saw the crappy remake of Flight of the Phoenix, not the original. But, christ, even looking at the original, Borgnine didn't even star in that film. He just had a supporting role as "Trucker Cobb". How am I even supposed to take you people seriously with examples like that? I'm supposed to know the name of an actor because he had a supporting role in a 45 year old movie! I think y'all doth protest too much. :P
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Vigo:
Yeah, there are a lot of supporting guys who do excellent work. I would hold Martin Landau in the same regard as Ernest Borgnine, although he is much more a drama actor and not a comedian. He has had a career of similar caliber, done equal amounts voice over and guest appearance in his late career, and I can't think of a single major lead role he has held. (Which reminds me, I was much more upset when Peter Graves died, and he was much less of a household name actor.)
It just is a shame when a well known guy you knew from years of TV and movies dies.
Oh, and go see The Dirty Dozen, its an excellent film and required viewing if you like war movies, especially if you like ones off the rail like Inglorious ---daisies--- or Kelly's Heroes.
Drnick:
Wow Shmokes, a little touchy. As for me, I knew who Ernest was, But only because of The Dirty Dozen, The poseidon adventure, Escape from New York The Wild Bunch, Mostly he will always be that guy from Airwolf for me :-) and I will never forget this verse from "Your Horoscope for today" Weird al yankovic.
SAGITTARIUS! All your friends are laughing behind your back... kill them. Take down all those naked pictures of Ernest Borgnine you've got hanging in your den.
saint:
Wasn't he the lead in Space 1999?
--- Quote from: Vigo on July 11, 2012, 01:26:22 pm ---Yeah, there are a lot of supporting guys who do excellent work. I would hold Martin Landau in the same regard as Ernest Borgnine, although he is much more a drama actor and not a comedian. He has had a career of similar caliber, done equal amounts voice over and guest appearance in his late career, and I can't think of a single major lead role he has held. (Which reminds me, I was much more upset when Peter Graves died, and he was much less of a household name actor.)
It just is a shame when a well known guy you knew from years of TV and movies dies.
Oh, and go see The Dirty Dozen, its an excellent film and required viewing if you like war movies, especially if you like ones off the rail like Inglorious ---daisies--- or Kelly's Heroes.
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saint:
--- Quote from: saint on July 11, 2012, 01:58:27 pm ---Wasn't he the lead in Space 1999?
--- Quote from: Vigo on July 11, 2012, 01:26:22 pm ---Yeah, there are a lot of supporting guys who do excellent work. I would hold Martin Landau in the same regard as Ernest Borgnine, although he is much more a drama actor and not a comedian. He has had a career of similar caliber, done equal amounts voice over and guest appearance in his late career, and I can't think of a single major lead role he has held. (Which reminds me, I was much more upset when Peter Graves died, and he was much less of a household name actor.)
It just is a shame when a well known guy you knew from years of TV and movies dies.
Oh, and go see The Dirty Dozen, its an excellent film and required viewing if you like war movies, especially if you like ones off the rail like Inglorious ---daisies--- or Kelly's Heroes.
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Yep, he was! Used to love that show when I was a kid. Think I heard somewhere that it's getting a reboot.