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Post by petrolino on Oct 29, 2017 16:50:13 GMT
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Post by petrolino on Oct 30, 2017 18:17:23 GMT
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Post by petrolino on Nov 4, 2017 22:03:28 GMT
Classics starlet Madge Meredith has passed away aged 95. Meredith was born on July 15th, 1921 in Iowa Falls, Iowa, USA. She earned critical acclaim for her work in Richard Fleischer's drama 'Child Of Divorce' (1946) but her career was derailed by scandal. Having paid her dues, she returned to acting and became a television favourite.
Romanian filmmaker Mircea Dragan has died aged 85. Dragan directed the classic disaster movie 'The Poseidon Explosion' (1973).
Polish performer Wladyslaw Kowalski has died aged 81. Kowalski appeared in many challenging film productions during his career in cinema, working with some of Poland's most adventurous filmmakers. He enjoyed strong associations with the directors Andrzej Wajda, Wojciech Has and Wojciech Marczewski.
Acting teacher Dennis Banks has passed away in Rochester, Minnesota at the age of 80. Banks was born on the Leech Lake Indian Reservation in northern Minnesota in 1937. He acted in 'The Last Of The Mohicans' (1992) and 'Thunderheart' (1992).
English film producer Peter Macgregor-Scott has died at the age of 69. Macgregor-Scott co-produced several of the best comedies to emerge from Hollywood in the 1980s, including several with comedy double act Cheech & Chong.
South Korean actor Kim Joo-Hyuk has died at the age of 45. Joo-Hyuk starred in Kim Dae-Woo's historical romance 'The Servant' (2010).
R.I.P.
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Post by teleadm on Nov 4, 2017 22:49:08 GMT
May they all rest in peace ![]()  Madge Meredith  Micea Dragan  Wladyslaw Kowalski  Dennis Banks  Peter Macgregor-Scott  Kim Joo-Hyuk RIP all in loving memory |
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Post by petrolino on Nov 8, 2017 15:30:26 GMT
Stuntman Brad Harris has died aged 84. Harris was born on July 16th, 1933 in St. Anthony, Idaho. Having performed countless stunts, including many across Europe, he was elected to the Stuntman's Hall of Fame.
Screenwriter Robert Getchell has died aged 81. Getchell wrote the original screenplay for Martin Scorsese's tortured romance 'Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore' (1974). He became highly respected in Hollywood for his work on adaptations after helping to bring Woody Guthrie's autobiography to the screen with 'Bound For Glory' (1976).
R.I.P.
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Post by gunshotwound on Nov 10, 2017 0:41:22 GMT
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Post by rudeboy on Nov 10, 2017 1:00:10 GMT
The first Bond girl with a largish role, I believe, but Zena Marshall who played Miss Taro - the receptionist who was spying for Dr. No's team - died a few years ago. I'm not sure if there are others. |
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Post by jervistetch on Nov 10, 2017 1:54:41 GMT
John Hillerman passed today in Houston,Texas at age 84. He was such a unique presence on the screen. CHINATOWN is my favorite movie so he holds a place in my heart. Also loved him as a rival detective to Jim Hutton on TV's "Ellery Queen".  |
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Post by Doghouse6 on Nov 10, 2017 1:55:03 GMT
The elegantly beautiful Dor's "Juanita de Cordoba" was the centerpiece of the most celebrated moment from Alfred Hitchcock's Topaz.
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Post by petrolino on Nov 10, 2017 2:51:09 GMT
I really enjoyed several of her performances in genre films from the 1960s. She was a fine actress. Karin Dor R.I.P. |
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Post by petrolino on Nov 10, 2017 17:41:13 GMT
Filmmaker and historian William Weintraub, a figurehead of the Canadian film industry, has died aged 91. He's remembered in the Montreal Gazette : William Weintraub (1926 - 2017)William Weintraub R.I.P. |
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Post by teleadm on Nov 10, 2017 17:46:15 GMT
May they all rest in peace!  Brad Harris, Stuntman  Robert Getchell, screen writer  Karin Dor  John Hillerman |
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Post by Doghouse6 on Nov 10, 2017 18:06:39 GMT
 Robert Getchell, screen writer My goodness! He looks a lot like Robert Towne. Wait a minute: that is Robert Towne! I think this is the face you want:  But thanks for the pics all the same. |
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Post by teleadm on Nov 10, 2017 18:09:09 GMT
@doghouse
Not the First time Google Image fools me
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Post by teleadm on Nov 10, 2017 18:15:07 GMT
Doghouse6I changed my pic in the thread!!! Thanks for enlightening me!
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Post by Doghouse6 on Nov 10, 2017 18:18:57 GMT
@doghouse Not the First time Google Image fools me Ironic that it's called "the 'net:" when we navigate it, we're all working without one. Gets every one of us sooner or later. |
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Post by petrolino on Nov 10, 2017 18:19:38 GMT
Calm Italian action star Ray Lovelock has died at the age of 67. Lovelock was a singer and actor who found his feet within the film industry as a laid-back leading man whose leading ladies generally succumbed to his relaxed manner, boyish looks and rakish charm. Early appearances under the direction of master filmmakers Mario Monicelli and Alberto Lattuada fuelled his confidence, and significantly, Lovelock was no slouch when it came to action which led to him securing starring roles in some of the best crime pictures to emerge from Italy in the 1970s. Having already gained a footing as part of Carlo Lizzani's crew assembled for the influential crime picture 'The Violent Four' (1968), Lovelock went on to work extensively with director Umberto Lenzi in the following decade; he also collaborated with Marino Girolami, Armando Crispino, Franco Prosperi, Ruggero Deodato, Fernando Di Leo and Mario Gariazzo. Lovelock became a television star in the 1980s at just the right time as the bottom was falling out of the budget-priced film industry's genre factory. He was well cast in Lucio Fulci's musical giallo 'Murder Rock : Dancing Death' (1984) but intermittent film appearances took second place to his position on the frontline of television drama. Still working in his final years, the humble Lovelock looked back in several interviews upon a long and remarkable journey through international cinema. He frequently displayed his talent and adaptability and was never short of offers. Here in the U K, he's remembered fondly for his role in Spanish filmmaker Jorge Grau's atmospheric zombie classic 'Let Sleeping Corpses Lie' (1974). "I joined a pop group formed by Tomas Milian, called The Tomas Milian Group and we sang in bars. One night, while we were playing, an agent asked me if I wanted to take up film acting seriously. I gave him some photos and the first job I got was with Carlo Lizzani who was preparing a film called Banditi a Milano. I played one of the guys in the gang and the film did very well, even winning the Golden Globe from the Foreign Press Association. I received several offers after that and I didn’t know what to do because up until that point I hadn’t taken it too seriously: it’s not as if I had the ‘sacred flame’. After that I went to London to spend four days working on an Italian film. With the money I made I was able to spend a couple of months with my brother, who lives in London. My agent rang to offer me work but I kept turning it down, so in the end he said to me ‘Listen, if you want to get on you’ve got to do something. Come to Rome, there’s a German producer coming here to make a film.’ It was a rather complicated story (Haschen in der Grube, 1969) directed by Roger Fritz and we filmed it in Spoleto during the festival. From then on I took it more seriously. The way Fiddler on the Roof came about was very strange, Lynn Stalmaster was here to cast a film – they were looking for an Italian actor for a film about the race at Indianopolis. So I went along and when she saw me she said she was also casting another film called Fiddler on the Roof which I’d never heard of. She explained that it was a big musical and that she thought I’d be good for it. I was asked to learn a scene from it and she went to call Los Angeles. Then she asked me if I could go to the States, in fact she said ‘What are you doing tomorrow afternoon?’ It was strange because I was about to go to Tokyo to do some publicity for an Italian film called Il plagio which had been sold to Japan. So they suggested that I return from Tokyo via Los Angeles. I learnt the scene and travelled to La where I met Norman Jewison. I didn’t do a screen test but just recited the same scene that I’d done in Rome. Jewison thanked me, I went back to Rome and a week later my agent told me I’d been chosen for the part. So you see how these things happen. I was 20 when I made Fiddler on the Roof and as I started out so young I didn’t go to college."
- Ray Lovelock, The Dark Side
Marc Porel, Silvia Dionisio, Adolfo Celi & Ray Lovelock
Thanks for the movies.
Ray Lovelock Rest in Peace
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Post by Doghouse6 on Nov 10, 2017 18:21:53 GMT
Doghouse6 I changed my pic in the thread!!! Thanks for enlightening me! I just got lucky, that's all. Towne's one of the few screenwriters whose face I happen to know. |
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Post by mikef6 on Nov 10, 2017 20:14:12 GMT
British actor Scott Fredericks 1943-2017 Mainly known for his TV work. Scott Fredericks was born in Sligo, Ireland in 1943. He moved to London to train as an actor after gaining a scholarship to RADA. His first television role was in an episode of Crossroads in 1964. He featured in episodes of Triangle, Z-Cars, Dad’s Army, Dixon of Dock Green among other one-off programs. His final acting role was as Kenneth Wrigley in the 2008 series Rock Rivals. In 1980, Fredericks received the J.J. Finnegan Evening Herald Award nomination for his solo stage show, Yeats Remembers. In 1992, became a contract Radio Drama director with RTE and represented the station at the 1997 Prix Italia Awards. Scott Fredericks died on Monday, November 6, after a long illness. He is survived by his his two sons Mark and Paul and their mother Mary.  |
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Post by manfromplanetx on Nov 10, 2017 20:59:03 GMT
Janusz Klosinski (19 November 1920 – 8 November 2017) Polish theatrical film and radio actor Prolific throughout the 60s & 70s Appearing in many notable films of the era. pictured centre as Don Diego Salero in The Saragossa Manuscript (1965) R.I.P 
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