Ever think a particular actor was dead?
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Ever think a particular actor was dead?
or actress or director, but obviously wasn't?
i hate to be morose, but I swear for the longest time i thought Wallace Shawn was dead.
i could've sworn i saw something that flashed his works "Clueless", "Princess Bride", "Toy Story", etc. and i was really bummed because i liked him a lot. this was before i knew these boards or i would've known for sure, but i didn't check it out and just thought he was dead.
then, he popped up in something and i actually thought it was just released post-humously. now, i saw him in the trailer for "Kit Kittredge: An American Girl". i assume now, he isn't dead
that ever happen to you, you thought someone was dead, that wasn't?
i hate to be morose, but I swear for the longest time i thought Wallace Shawn was dead.
i could've sworn i saw something that flashed his works "Clueless", "Princess Bride", "Toy Story", etc. and i was really bummed because i liked him a lot. this was before i knew these boards or i would've known for sure, but i didn't check it out and just thought he was dead.
then, he popped up in something and i actually thought it was just released post-humously. now, i saw him in the trailer for "Kit Kittredge: An American Girl". i assume now, he isn't dead
that ever happen to you, you thought someone was dead, that wasn't?
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Originally Posted by scott1598
i hate to be morose, but I swear for the longest time i thought Wallace Shawn was dead.
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I'm usually the opposite. I think an actor is alive and then I'm surprised that he/she died YEARS ago.
Heck, I just found out Brion James (of Blade Runner fame) is dead. He died like, 10 years ago...
Heck, I just found out Brion James (of Blade Runner fame) is dead. He died like, 10 years ago...
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Originally Posted by Dr Mabuse
i actually thought Wallace Shawn was dead until i clicked this thread...
it's inconceivable...
it's inconceivable...
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I remember years ago, I was flipping through channels when a friend called. So I muted the TV and was talking to my friend for a while. Then I looked up, and on the silent TV screen was a still picture of Bob Hoskins and the words "Passed Away" underneath his picture. I told my friend the news that I just saw on TV - Bob Hoskins had passed away.
It took a few days for me to figure out that it was a commercial for a movie of his that the particular channel was showing later that week that's titled Passed Away.
D'oh!
It took a few days for me to figure out that it was a commercial for a movie of his that the particular channel was showing later that week that's titled Passed Away.
D'oh!
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Originally Posted by Giantrobo
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Originally Posted by GoldenJCJ
Heck, I just found out Brion James (of Blade Runner fame) is dead. He died like, 10 years ago...
Goes to show that you can live forever if you get your face on the movie screen.
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Michael Jeter died in 2003. This was another one that I didn't know about for a long time. Then I just looked on IMDB one day, and was like, 'whoa, he's dead'.
Like Brion James, you could always pick him out as soon as you see him. Like Brion James, he was always 'that guy from so-and-so' (usually Northern Exposure). Like Brion James, he was also in Tango and Cash!
Like Brion James, you could always pick him out as soon as you see him. Like Brion James, he was always 'that guy from so-and-so' (usually Northern Exposure). Like Brion James, he was also in Tango and Cash!
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I was just watching a seinfeld rerun. It was the one where George's car is being used by prostitutes to turn tricks in...I checked on imdb for the hooker's name because she was pretty hot, and she died in 2001
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A couple from the 60's and early 70's that seemed like they were all over the place back then, all of a sudden seemed to disappear: Rod Taylor and Michael Sarrazin.
Both are alive and well, but do very little work nowadays. I'd like to see them do something big, as they were both darn good actors.
Maybe Quentin Tatantino can utilize them is some way. He seems to be good at revitalizing faded careers(John Travolta, Robert Forster, Pam Grier).
Both are alive and well, but do very little work nowadays. I'd like to see them do something big, as they were both darn good actors.
Maybe Quentin Tatantino can utilize them is some way. He seems to be good at revitalizing faded careers(John Travolta, Robert Forster, Pam Grier).
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Originally Posted by Rockmjd23
I was just watching a seinfeld rerun. It was the one where George's car is being used by prostitutes to turn tricks in...I checked on imdb for the hooker's name because she was pretty hot, and she died in 2001
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I was shocked to learn that Tackelberry from the Police Academy movies had died way back in 2000. Granted, he wasn't in much other than those, but still sad to know he's gone. He was always my favorite character.
Oh, and Abe Vigoda routinely jokes about this on Conan O'Brien. I think there was a bit on him on Family Guy along with Steve Guttenberg.
Oh, and Abe Vigoda routinely jokes about this on Conan O'Brien. I think there was a bit on him on Family Guy along with Steve Guttenberg.
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Originally Posted by scott1598
well, why did people think Wallace Shawn was dead?
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For years I thought Alex Rocco (Moe Green from The Godfather) was dead, I don't know why.
And I just the other day learned that Leo Burmester died last year. His most famous role was probably Catfish in The Abyss. He was the big guy who threw one of the best punches in movie history at Michael Biehn.
And I just the other day learned that Leo Burmester died last year. His most famous role was probably Catfish in The Abyss. He was the big guy who threw one of the best punches in movie history at Michael Biehn.
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It gets funny when it's locale-specific. After My So-Called Life ended, there was a big rumour in Ireland that Jared Leto was dead. I know people who still believed it until recently.
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I know this is weird but I heard an interesting theory for why some people are thought to be dead by large numbers like in the case of Abe Vigoda.
It has to do with a Multiverse. Yes, a Multiverse . It may not be not just some DC Comic book writer's crutch if you believe some scientists out there. Anyway, the idea goes that in fact the person DID die in his or her particular parallel universe and somehow that news or info crossed over to our universe, but only certain people got that knowledge.
I know many will laugh or outright scoff at this but so what. I think it sounds fascinating.
It has to do with a Multiverse. Yes, a Multiverse . It may not be not just some DC Comic book writer's crutch if you believe some scientists out there. Anyway, the idea goes that in fact the person DID die in his or her particular parallel universe and somehow that news or info crossed over to our universe, but only certain people got that knowledge.
I know many will laugh or outright scoff at this but so what. I think it sounds fascinating.