Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted February 2, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted February 2, 2021 Ahh, man. Wright covers a lot of his most notable films there but as with all these great old character actors, there were so many more like Rituals, The Firm and Wall Street. What a brilliant actor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaitoRyo Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 13 hours ago, TheBurningRed said: Sorry to double post. But @Thunderplex, Dustin Diamond did make a sex tape if you want to pay tribute. And it was called Screeched - Saved by the Smell and not Diamond in the Buff. That's the real tragedy here. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CavemanLynn Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 1 hour ago, SaitoRyo said: And it was called Screeched - Saved by the Smell and not Diamond in the Buff. That's the real tragedy here. RIP. There was a time when him and Bagwell were around that industry at the same time too, I think, so the legacy could've been very different. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Lion_of_the_Midlands Posted February 2, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted February 2, 2021 2 hours ago, Devon Malcolm said: Ahh, man. Wright covers a lot of his most notable films there but as with all these great old character actors, there were so many more like Rituals, The Firm and Wall Street. What a brilliant actor. He was a superb actor. Like D-Mal says he was one of those great old character actors. He would appear in everything and you knew he would play whatever he was asked perfectly. I am re-watching the West Wing, I might have to fast forward to the couple of episodes he is in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted February 2, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted February 2, 2021 26 minutes ago, Lion_of_the_Midlands said: He was a superb actor. Like D-Mal says he was one of those great old character actors. He would appear in everything and you knew he would play whatever he was asked perfectly. I am re-watching the West Wing, I might have to fast forward to the couple of episodes he is in. He was just great, this generation of character actor that came through New Hollywood in the 70s is steadily dying out and it's really sad as we will probably never have another era of performers quite like them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Houchen Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 It took me out of Lincoln when he was on screen and WASN’T playing Lincoln! He seemed to be the go to guy when Abe was a role. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaitoRyo Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 1 minute ago, Devon Malcolm said: He was just great, this generation of character actor that came through New Hollywood in the 70s is steadily dying out and it's really sad as we will probably never have another era of performers quite like them. That New Hollywood period really is the GOAT for just about everything. Easily my favourite period in mainstream American film history. While they're maybe not up there with the Pacinos, Hackmans and Nicholsons, the likes of Sam Rockwell and John Hawkes give me hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Houchen Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 2 minutes ago, SaitoRyo said: Sam Rockwell 3 minutes ago, SaitoRyo said: John Hawkes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members chokeout Posted February 2, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted February 2, 2021 I finished The Sopranos again last week and I always forget about his little cameo in it. It always seems crazy that an actor of his caliber spent the majority of his career bouncing around TV shows, but it always seemed by choice, happy being a jobbing TV actor to pay the bills in-between doing his Mark Twain stage shows. Speak volumes for him that he would usually be the best thing in a film when he appeared, regardless of who was in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Houchen Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 Yep. He even made Sons Of Anarchy bearable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted February 2, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted February 2, 2021 48 minutes ago, SaitoRyo said: While they're maybe not up there with the Pacinos, Hackmans and Nicholsons, the likes of Sam Rockwell and John Hawkes give me hope. Can't agree with you on Rockwell at all, I almost never enjoy him in anything. John Hawkes is great and also a good leading actor as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Thunderplex Posted February 2, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted February 2, 2021 RIP Sir Captain Tom. COVID is a bastard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomJones233 Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 RIP. 100 years old though. Nowt to sneeze at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Lion_of_the_Midlands Posted February 2, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted February 2, 2021 1 minute ago, Thunderplex said: RIP Sir Captain Tom. COVID is a bastard. Without COVID we would never have heard of Captain Sir Tom, so somehow it seems right that it should be the thing that kills him. I know that sounds odd but that is something that just came to my mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Houchen Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 7 minutes ago, Thunderplex said: RIP Sir Captain Tom. COVID is a bastard. Will you salute as you wank? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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