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― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 10 July 2019 04:07 (four years ago) link
Rip had a helluva career, from Tennessee Williams to Godard (to playing Judas for Nicholas Ray). I saw him in a Horton Foote play in'97.
But if you live long enough, you get headlines like "Dodgeball Star Dies."
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/10/arts/rip-torn-film-tv-roles.html
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 10 July 2019 10:53 (four years ago) link
Lol forgot about this last but yeah.
― Vini C. Riley (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 10 July 2019 10:55 (four years ago) link
wonder how many people clicked on that in the hope that vince vaughn had snuffed it xp
― A comical 'blobbumentary' programme (bizarro gazzara), Wednesday, 10 July 2019 10:55 (four years ago) link
The film is now famous for the improvised fight between Norman Mailer and Rip Torn. As the camera rolled, Torn struck Mailer in the head with a hammer, intending to "kill his character". Mailer's scalp opened up, and a vicious fight ensued. With the camera still rolling, Torn energetically strangled Mailer until the fight was broken up by Mailer's wife, Beverly, and their wailing children. During the melee, Mailer bit off a small chunk of Torn's ear. The fight, in which the actors called each other by their real names, made it into the film. This "Maidstone Brawl" has over 360,000 views on YouTube, despite the film's remaining 101 minutes having less popularity.[11] The fight was later used as evidence in his case against Dennis Hopper, who claimed Rip attacked him with a knife after being replaced by Jack Nicholson in Easy Rider.[19] Rip won his case on the claim that "he could not have possibly killed Hopper as he was, at the time, on the set of Maidstone trying to kill Norman Mailer."[19]
The fight was later used as evidence in his case against Dennis Hopper, who claimed Rip attacked him with a knife after being replaced by Jack Nicholson in Easy Rider.[19] Rip won his case on the claim that "he could not have possibly killed Hopper as he was, at the time, on the set of Maidstone trying to kill Norman Mailer."[19]
― Logy Psycho (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 10 July 2019 11:52 (four years ago) link
:(
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D_HP7KQXsAAEHsW.jpg
― mark s, Wednesday, 10 July 2019 12:17 (four years ago) link
(he's getting EMMERDALE STAR in the uk)
― mark s, Wednesday, 10 July 2019 12:18 (four years ago) link
ah thufir i see they finally pulled your heartplug
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 10 July 2019 13:11 (four years ago) link
Indeed, heard the NPR obit this morning, and it mentioned a couple of things and then ended with ... "Dodgeball." Including a clip.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 10 July 2019 13:15 (four years ago) link
Valentina Cortese, of Dodgeball Day For Night fame
https://variety.com/2019/film/news/valentina-cortese-dies-dead-italian-actress-nominated-oscar-day-for-night-1203263208/
― frustration and wonky passion (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 10 July 2019 13:20 (four years ago) link
Got confused and thought Rip Torn had ended up in Emmerdale, which probably should have happened.
― Alba, Wednesday, 10 July 2019 13:20 (four years ago) link
the larry sanders show's debt to emmerdale has never really been properly acknowledged tbh
― A comical 'blobbumentary' programme (bizarro gazzara), Wednesday, 10 July 2019 13:27 (four years ago) link
Had no idea Freddie Jones was still alive until a few hours ago, partly cos I kind of didn't recognise him in Emmerdale.
Been frightened of saying this because bad vibes but Hull's own Sheila Mercier is 100 and still alive.
― jou're much too jung, girl (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 10 July 2019 13:27 (four years ago) link
I kind of didn't recognise him in emmerdale
he went to the audition with the eyebrows but the producers thought it would be disrespectful to seth
― mark s, Wednesday, 10 July 2019 13:32 (four years ago) link
lol
― jou're much too jung, girl (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 10 July 2019 13:33 (four years ago) link
Torn's scene-stealing performance in Songwriter (Alan Rudolph's Willie Nelson picture) was worth the price of admission by itself.
― Good morning, how are you, I'm (Doctor Casino), Wednesday, 10 July 2019 13:36 (four years ago) link
and in The Beastmaster!
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4pmUNQE7llI/SgCmqbO19RI/AAAAAAAAIYQ/WbYX1ff0Eag/s400/snapshot20090505144419.jpg
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 10 July 2019 13:37 (four years ago) link
he was amazing in payday too
― the hissing of summer jawns (stevie), Wednesday, 10 July 2019 13:45 (four years ago) link
Valentina Cortese, of (-Dodgeball-) Day For Night fame
― Vini C. Riley (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 10 July 2019 13:55 (four years ago) link
RIP Freddie, Rip, Valentina :(
― Orpheus Knutt (Tom D.), Wednesday, 10 July 2019 14:13 (four years ago) link
Pierre Lhomme, Army of Shadows cinematographer and co-director of Le Joli Mai
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/pierre-lhomme-dead-french-cinematographer-dies-at-89-1222682
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 10 July 2019 14:41 (four years ago) link
I've seen Freddie Jones in a ton of things (starting with Marat/Sade) but didn't know he'd done 5 David Lynch roles.
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 10 July 2019 14:47 (four years ago) link
Also the monster in the best Hammer Frankenstein (Frankenstein Must be Destroyed).
― Ward Fowler, Wednesday, 10 July 2019 14:50 (four years ago) link
I had no idea he did over a decade in a British soap! What else have I missed? Is David Warner in Hollyoaks? Terence Stamp running an off-licence in Albert Sq?
To be fair, FJ did a lot of guest-spot telly. Dalziel & Pascoe, Midsomer Murders, etc.
― Michael Jones, Wednesday, 10 July 2019 14:57 (four years ago) link
I never made the link as him being the same actor in Dune and The Elephant Man - although he did borrow Brezhnev's eyebrows. When you look at his early tv work he must have been the last one standing from most of them. RIP
― calzino, Wednesday, 10 July 2019 15:03 (four years ago) link
First time I ever saw Freddie Jones? Krull
Can't remember the first time I saw Rip. It just seemed like he was always there, with an amazing name.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 10 July 2019 15:32 (four years ago) link
I used to get Rip Torn and Rip Taylor confused, so when I saw Torn in something I'd think wow, he can really tone it down when he wants to.
― nickn, Wednesday, 10 July 2019 16:22 (four years ago) link
IRL LOL
― Logy Psycho (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 10 July 2019 16:25 (four years ago) link
hahahahahahaha
― the hissing of summer jawns (stevie), Wednesday, 10 July 2019 16:40 (four years ago) link
That's great.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 10 July 2019 16:43 (four years ago) link
Same! Do I blame Hollywood Squares and it’s ilk?
― suzy, Wednesday, 10 July 2019 17:05 (four years ago) link
how much time did you think (either) Rip spent in the makeup chair?
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 10 July 2019 17:06 (four years ago) link
never saw that torn/mailer fight before, holy shit! rip was a fucking madmanhttps://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a28350285/rip-torn-norman-mailer-fight-maidstone/
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Wednesday, 10 July 2019 18:42 (four years ago) link
Jim Bouton, pitcher, writer, and Terry Lennox.
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/53/f1/db/53f1dbfebe8551291f15ebe3450db3fb.jpg
― frustration and wonky passion (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 10 July 2019 23:58 (four years ago) link
RIP Jim; last saw him in NY 2 years ago and he was deteriorating.
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 11 July 2019 00:03 (four years ago) link
seems as tho the seminal irish club circuit standup and sometime fr ted guest star brendan grace has gone.
he had his fun.
― phil neville jacket (darraghmac), Thursday, 11 July 2019 00:03 (four years ago) link
Ball Four had such a huge influence on me (read it at exactly the right time, when I was 15 or 16 and hating my basketball coach). Something I wrote a few years ago.
― clemenza, Thursday, 11 July 2019 00:09 (four years ago) link
Denise Nickerson AKA Violet Beauregarde
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-48947783
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Thursday, 11 July 2019 14:22 (four years ago) link
The Volkswagen Beetlehttps://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/volkswagen-presents-the-last-beetle/
― Elvis Telecom, Thursday, 11 July 2019 18:40 (four years ago) link
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/12/arts/music/jerry-lawson-dead.html
Jerry Lawson, original lead singer from a cappella soul group the Persuasions, first formed in Brooklyn in 1962
― curmudgeon, Sunday, 14 July 2019 23:03 (four years ago) link
https://www.beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/7440/viz-man-dies
― SHANTY the golden fish portion (stevie), Monday, 15 July 2019 08:48 (four years ago) link
Comedy character actor Charles Levin, a classic HITG who appeared in tons of things:https://deadline.com/2019/07/remains-seinfeld-night-court-charles-levin-oregon-1202646193/My choice of immortal role — he’s the record store guy:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cv5FwzRBc_Y
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 15 July 2019 13:12 (four years ago) link
Wow, what a horrible story in that link.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 15 July 2019 13:22 (four years ago) link
Yeah, pretty grim
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 15 July 2019 13:26 (four years ago) link
oh thats awful. we’ve been rewatching Hill Street Blues & he had a recurring role as an informant in a few episodes, he’s so good
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 15 July 2019 14:41 (four years ago) link
Johnny Clegg.
― Three Word Username, Tuesday, 16 July 2019 19:25 (four years ago) link
Pete Townshend's guitar tech Alan Rogan:
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/17/arts/alan-rogan-dead.html
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Friday, 19 July 2019 16:38 (four years ago) link
Four days before their recent Wembley show - Pete gave a touching tribute there
― SHANTY the golden fish portion (stevie), Friday, 19 July 2019 19:30 (four years ago) link
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 20 July 2019 01:37 (four years ago) link
Legendary baseball journeyman Don Mossi.
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51oOJlNWJoL._SY445_.jpg
― frustration and wonky passion (C. Grisso/McCain), Saturday, 20 July 2019 12:26 (four years ago) link