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Post by rudeboy on Sept 22, 2020 13:12:43 GMT
I have been occasionally adding to a thread on another board which asked for examples of actors who passed away before the real-life people whom they played on screen. So far, I have the following examples. There must be plenty more - please feel free to suggest anybody else who belongs on the list!
Sam Shepard, portrayed Chuck Yeagher - still living - in The Right Stuff.
Haing S. Ngor, portrayed Dith Pran in The Killing Fields. Pran outlived him by about 12 years.
Natasha Richardson, portrayed Patty Hearst in the film of the same name. Hearst is still around.
Bill Paxton, portrayed the still living Fred Haise in Apollo 13
Brad Davis, portrayed the still living Billy Hayes in Midnight Express.
Brad Renfro, portrayed Marty Puccio in Bully. Puccio is still alive having had his death sentence reduced
Chadwick Boseman, portrayed the still living Floyd Little in The Express: The Ernie Davis Story
Partial credit to Heath Ledger, who played one of the Bob Dylan-ish characters in I'm Not There
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Post by CoolJGS☺ on Sept 22, 2020 14:06:46 GMT
Philip Seymour Hoffman - Art Howe in Moneyball
He got COVID and almost died in ICU but is still kicking so far.
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Post by Rey Kahuka on Sept 22, 2020 14:30:34 GMT
Not quite the same, but the original Chekov from Star Trek, Walter Koenig, is still alive while Anton Yelchin who played Chekov in the recent reboot films, died a few years ago.
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Post by angel on Sept 22, 2020 16:35:34 GMT
I have been occasionally adding to a thread on another board which asked for examples of actors who passed away before the real-life people whom they played on screen. So far, I have the following examples. There must be plenty more - please feel free to suggest anybody else who belongs on the list! Sam Shepard, portrayed Chuck Yeagher - still living - in The Right Stuff. Haing S. Ngor, portrayed Dith Pran in The Killing Fields. Pran outlived him by about 12 years. Natasha Richardson, portrayed Patty Hearst in the film of the same name. Hearst is still around. Bill Paxton, portrayed the still living Fred Haise in Apollo 13 Brad Davis, portrayed the still living Billy Hayes in Midnight Express. Brad Renfro, portrayed Marty Puccio in Bully. Puccio is still alive having had his death sentence reduced Chadwick Boseman, portrayed the still living Floyd Little in The Express: The Ernie Davis Story Partial credit to Heath Ledger, who played one of the Bob Dylan-ish characters in I'm Not There John Hurt played John Champion (still alive) in the film Champions Oliver Reed played Gerald Kingsland in Castaway and died a year before. Robin Williams playing Adrian Cronauer in Good Morning Vietnam (died 4 years before) and Oliver Sack in Awakenings (d. 1 year before) George Burns played God in Oh God! (Umm)
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Post by kolchak92 on Sept 22, 2020 16:41:01 GMT
I was gonna say Roy Scheider as Bob Fosse in All That Jazz, but the character was called Joe Gideon, so I don't know if that should count.
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Post by dirtypillows on Sept 22, 2020 21:34:20 GMT
I was gonna say Roy Scheider as Bob Fosse in All That Jazz, but the character was called Joe Gideon, so I don't know if that should count. Bob Fosse died in 1987. Roy Scheider didn't die until 2008. |
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Post by lenlenlen1 on Sept 22, 2020 21:34:36 GMT
I have been occasionally adding to a thread on another board which asked for examples of actors who passed away before the real-life people whom they played on screen. WOW. What a great thread. I never even considered this. Thanks for the food for thought!
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Post by Archelaus on Sept 22, 2020 22:00:24 GMT
Wylie Draper, portrayed Michael Jackson in the miniseries The Jacksons: An American Dream. Jackson outlived him by nearly 17 years.
Howard Rollins, portrayed the still-living Andrew Young in the miniseries King.
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Post by rudeboy on Sept 23, 2020 2:35:25 GMT
Philip Seymour Hoffman - Art Howe in Moneyball He got COVID and almost died in ICU but is still kicking so far. Thank you! Good one.
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Post by rudeboy on Sept 23, 2020 2:36:15 GMT
I have been occasionally adding to a thread on another board which asked for examples of actors who passed away before the real-life people whom they played on screen. So far, I have the following examples. There must be plenty more - please feel free to suggest anybody else who belongs on the list! Sam Shepard, portrayed Chuck Yeagher - still living - in The Right Stuff. Haing S. Ngor, portrayed Dith Pran in The Killing Fields. Pran outlived him by about 12 years. Natasha Richardson, portrayed Patty Hearst in the film of the same name. Hearst is still around. Bill Paxton, portrayed the still living Fred Haise in Apollo 13 Brad Davis, portrayed the still living Billy Hayes in Midnight Express. Brad Renfro, portrayed Marty Puccio in Bully. Puccio is still alive having had his death sentence reduced Chadwick Boseman, portrayed the still living Floyd Little in The Express: The Ernie Davis Story Partial credit to Heath Ledger, who played one of the Bob Dylan-ish characters in I'm Not There John Hurt played John Champion (still alive) in the film Champions Oliver Reed played Gerald Kingsland in Castaway and died a year before. Robin Williams playing Adrian Cronauer in Good Morning Vietnam (died 4 years before) and Oliver Sack in Awakenings (d. 1 year before) George Burns played God in Oh God! (Umm) Thanks for these, great examples! (LOL at Burns).
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Post by rudeboy on Sept 23, 2020 2:36:50 GMT
I have been occasionally adding to a thread on another board which asked for examples of actors who passed away before the real-life people whom they played on screen. WOW. What a great thread. I never even considered this. Thanks for the food for thought! You’re welcome! Yes, this topic has really grabbed my interest.
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Post by rudeboy on Sept 23, 2020 2:38:19 GMT
Wylie Draper, portrayed Michael Jackson in the miniseries The Jacksons: An American Dream. Jackson outlived him by nearly 17 years. Howard Rollins, portrayed the still-living Andrew Young in the miniseries King. Thanks! Rollins was such a fine actor... such a sad end to his too short life.
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Post by kolchak92 on Sept 23, 2020 3:15:13 GMT
Wylie Draper, portrayed Michael Jackson in the miniseries The Jacksons: An American Dream. Jackson outlived him by nearly 17 years. Howard Rollins, portrayed the still-living Andrew Young in the miniseries King. Thanks! Rollins was such a fine actor... such a sad end to his too short life. Oh Rollins was the one who played Virgil on In the Heat of the Night, right? Yep, that's very sad that he's gone.
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Post by shannondegroot on Sept 23, 2020 3:24:04 GMT
River Phoenix died before Indiana Jones.
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Post by Archelaus on Sept 23, 2020 16:58:23 GMT
Thanks! Rollins was such a fine actor... such a sad end to his too short life. Oh Rollins was the one who played Virgil on In the Heat of the Night, right? Yep, that's very sad that he's gone. In the television series, yes.
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Post by dirtypillows on Sept 23, 2020 17:51:11 GMT
Farrah died before Francine Hughes ("The Burning Bed") Farrah died in 2009 and Francine died in 2017.
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Post by teleadm on Sept 23, 2020 18:26:08 GMT
Susan Hayward (1917–1975) portrayed Jane Froman (who passed away in 1980) in With a Song in My Heart 1952, and Lillian Roth (who also passed away in 1980) in I'll Cry Tomorrow 1955.
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Post by kolchak92 on Sept 23, 2020 18:28:36 GMT
Karl Malden portrayed Coach Herb Brooks in Miracle on Ice. Brooks died in 2003 and Malden died six years later.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2020 18:32:00 GMT
I have two who played the same person and died before the person. George Reeves and Christopher Reeve
Superman
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Post by kolchak92 on Sept 23, 2020 18:32:47 GMT
George Reeves and Christopher Reeve Superman And Kirk Alyn.
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