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Post by rudeboy on Jul 25, 2022 11:23:34 GMT
R.I.P. to a fine and perhaps underrated actor, who has died aged 80.
I was just discussing David Warner a few days ago, in a conversation about British male leading men of the sixties who are still with us. His passing reduces the list to Caine, Courtenay, Stamp… am I missing anyone?
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Post by timshelboy on Jul 25, 2022 11:47:56 GMT
RIP David  Anthony Hopkins still around but its a stretch to call him a 60s leading man. James Fox? Michael York??? |
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Post by marshamae on Jul 25, 2022 12:37:19 GMT
A great favorite. His ability to project evil was tremendous but he had some great romantic roles. RIP
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Post by Penn Guinn on Jul 25, 2022 12:43:01 GMT
 Our first meeting .... Morgan (1966) |
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Post by rudeboy on Jul 25, 2022 12:52:53 GMT
RIP David Anthony Hopkins still around but its a stretch to call him a 60s leading man. James Fox? Michael York??? Great calls! James Fox was certainly a sixties lead - even earlier in fact, as a child. Hopkins and York had their most significant early leading roles in the 70s - as did the elder Fox Edward - but they were around in the earlier days too. if we really stretch things, Michael Crawford comes to mind too.
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Post by timshelboy on Jul 25, 2022 12:56:47 GMT
RIP David Anthony Hopkins still around but its a stretch to call him a 60s leading man. James Fox? Michael York??? Great calls! James Fox was certainly a sixties lead - even earlier in fact, as a child. Hopkins and York had their most significant early leading roles in the 70s - as did the elder Fox Edward - but they were around in the earlier days too. if we really stretch things, Michael Crawford comes to mind too.    
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Post by rudeboy on Jul 25, 2022 13:01:38 GMT
Great calls! James Fox was certainly a sixties lead - even earlier in fact, as a child. Hopkins and York had their most significant early leading roles in the 70s - as did the elder Fox Edward - but they were around in the earlier days too. if we really stretch things, Michael Crawford comes to mind too. Ooooooh, Betty…. 😳
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Post by politicidal on Jul 25, 2022 16:11:49 GMT
R.I.P.
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Post by teleadm on Jul 25, 2022 16:59:24 GMT
R.I.P. David Warner
  Morgan 1966 and Admiral Boom 2018
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Post by Stammerhead on Jul 25, 2022 17:02:19 GMT
A terrific screen presence and one of my lunchtime celebrity sightings.
He was great in Time Bandits which showed how his dramatic voice could underline comedic scenes.
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Post by Stammerhead on Jul 25, 2022 17:16:06 GMT
RIP David Anthony Hopkins still around but its a stretch to call him a 60s leading man. James Fox? Michael York??? Great calls! James Fox was certainly a sixties lead - even earlier in fact, as a child. Hopkins and York had their most significant early leading roles in the 70s - as did the elder Fox Edward - but they were around in the earlier days too. if we really stretch things, Michael Crawford comes to mind too. I could really, really stretch things and say Paul McCartney and Ringo Star. 
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Post by timshelboy on Jul 25, 2022 17:23:47 GMT
Ian McKellen technically just about makes it but nobody would really accuse him of being a leading man in cinema terms until the mid 90s
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Post by spiderwort on Jul 25, 2022 17:34:21 GMT
Remember him first in MORGAN! when it was first released and loved him in everything since. I saw him just recently in THE BALLAD OF CABLE HOGUE.
He was a wonderful actor. May he rest in peace.
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Post by marshamae on Jul 25, 2022 17:35:41 GMT
Alan ARKIN generally a character actor but did get two best actor Oscar nods in the 60’s.
Michael Caine
Warren Beatty-retired
Dustin Hoffman
John Voight
Terrence Stamp
Tom Courtenay
Gene Hackman-retired
Elliot Gould
Jack Nickolson - retired
all of these were Oscar nommed as best actor or best supporting actor in the 60’s and are still alive. Though they might have done their best known work in character roles , they all played the led in some pictures. Some, like Caine, Hoffman and Nickolson were vere celebrated leads. Most are no longer acting , but I don’t believe any actor is retired if the part and the money are good enough.
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Post by rudeboy on Jul 26, 2022 0:28:21 GMT
Alan ARKIN generally a character actor but did get two best actor Oscar nods in the 60’s. Michael Caine Warren Beatty-retired Dustin Hoffman John Voight Terrence Stamp Tom Courtenay Gene Hackman-retired Elliot Gould Jack Nickolson - retired all of these were Oscar nommed as best actor or best supporting actor in the 60’s and are still alive. Though they might have done their best known work in character roles , they all played the led in some pictures. Some, like Caine, Hoffman and Nickolson were vere celebrated leads. Most are no longer acting , but I don’t believe any actor is retired if the part and the money are good enough. Thank you! All very much alive, but other than the already mentioned Caine/Courtenay/Stamp they are not British, and so do not qualify for the original question. 😆
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Post by jervistetch on Jul 26, 2022 5:04:58 GMT
I know he had so many better and memorable roles but for some reason I always first think of him as the crazed Dr. Necessiter in my favorite Steve Martin movie, THE MAN WITH TWO BRAINS. Thank you and R.I.P., Mr. Warner.   |
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