BECAUSE PREMORSE TAKES NO HOLIDAY BREAK: Jack Klugman, son of South Philadelphia, star of The Odd Couple and Quincy, M.E., and winner of the 12 Angry Men tontine, has passed away at the age of 90.
updated: Aw, crap. Not a good day for veteran character actors. Charles Durning has died as well. We may remember him most fondly as Doc Hopper in The Muppet Movie or for his supporting work in Tootsie, To Be or Not To Be (one of two Oscar noms), The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas or countless other films, but Durning was also a hero at D-Day and the Battle of the Bulge, and the Purple Heart (3x)/Silver Star winner will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery with the thanks of a grateful nation.
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ReplyDeleteRed Buttons died? That's some serious premorse! I didn't think he much outlived his character in the Poisedon Adventure!
ReplyDeleteNatural causes? Really? I think someone needs to dig a little deeper.
ReplyDeletePut Robert Ito on the case!
ReplyDeleteJesus, Durning made everything better when he would show up. I can actually watch Tootsie because of him.
ReplyDeleteAs prolific as he's continued to be I was amazed to realize that the last thing I saw Durning in was "O Brother, Where Art Thou?"
ReplyDeleteI adore Tootsie, and yes, Durning made it better. I also loved any film in which he got to dance.
ReplyDeleteHe claimed he never turned down any work. And he played Santa in four different films. RIP.
And now it's annoying me that I can't find a clip of him teaching Michael Jeter to dance on Evening Shade.
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