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Post by Lebowskidoo 🦞 on Sept 17, 2019 18:08:27 GMT
Distinguished Canadian actor Percy Rodrigues (1918-2007) had a long and varied acting career from the 50's to the late 80's, making him very familiar to TV and movie audiences. Mainly known for his TV work, he did appear in movies, such as The Plainsman (1966), The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (1968). His more popular TV appearances include the soap opera, Peyton Place, where he was cast as a doctor, somewhat of a breakthrough for a black actor at that time. He was often cast as authority figures, owing mainly to his commanding voice. This allowed him to avoid the usual typecasting many other black actors fell into. In certain geekier circles, he is fondly remembered as Portmaster Stone in Star Trek. Growing up in Canada in the 70's, repeats of the cheesy sci-fi series The Starlost, were hard to avoid. He played many different roles, but many of them helped contribute to breaking down racial barriers. He was either the doctor, lawyer, judge, detective, politician or ambassador, or someone of respect and holding authority. One of my favorite trivia tidbits on him is that he was the eerie-voiced narrator of the Jaws (1975) movie trailer. Honestly, if you've never heard it, give it a look (down below). It's even scarier than the film itself! Such a talented voice! He went on to do the trailers for Jaws 2 (1978), Jaws 3D (1983) and the documentary about making the original movie, The Shark Is Still Working (2007), in which he also appeared. This would be his final screen appearance, as he passed away, shortly afterward, from kidney failure.
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Post by teleadm on Sept 17, 2019 18:54:12 GMT
The name has stuck over the years in my head, think it was The Heart is a Lonely Hunter were I first heard the name, and later in the TV 4-parter The Moneychangers. So it must have been in the later 1970s. Percy on the left in The Moneychangers 1976, with other famous actors. Thanks for reminding us of this actor!
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Post by Lebowskidoo 🦞 on Sept 17, 2019 22:45:26 GMT
The name has stuck over the years in my head, think it was The Heart is a Lonely Hunter were I first heard the name, and later in the TV 4-parter The Moneychangers. So it must have been in the later 1970s. Percy on the left in The Moneychangers 1976, with other famous actors. Thanks for reminding us of this actor! Thanks for sharing that photo teleadm, what a great cast. I've decided to try and contribute more threads about people and things that interest me, there's always someone else who likes them too.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Sept 18, 2019 5:42:10 GMT
Another actor that I knew but didn't know his name ! Terrific voice ! Boy .. they sure show a lot of the movie in those trailers, eh ? Thanks for the post, Lebowskidoo 🦞 !
wut's wif all those Canadians in Jaws ?
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