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VHS? 05-17-24 04:27 PM

Dabney Coleman Dead at 92
 

Dabney Coleman -- an absolute legend in Hollywood best known for his villainous turn in "9 to 5" -- has died ... TMZ has learned.
https://www.tmz.com/2024/05/17/dabne...o-5-dead-dies/

Decker 05-17-24 04:30 PM

Re: Dabney Coleman Dead at 92
 
Bummer, but that's a good long life. He was great in so many 80's things. One of the hugely talented, amazing cast of Tootsie.
He had a TV show called Buffalo Bill, that I remember liking back in the day. Haven't seen it since it left the air.

Didn't even recognize him when I saw him in Boardwalk Empire.

Bluelitespecial 05-17-24 04:39 PM

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He tried to scam The Muppets in Muppets take Manhattan. RIP

Kurt D 05-17-24 04:39 PM

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Holy ... had no idea he was that old! RIP, you bastard.

Decker 05-17-24 04:51 PM

Re: Dabney Coleman Dead at 92
 

Originally Posted by Kurt D (Post 14426919)
Holy ... had no idea he was that old! RIP, you bastard.

Just curious : How old did you think he was in 1980?
https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/dvdtalk...cb755179c5.png

lwhy? 05-17-24 04:56 PM

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RIP. He was in an episode of Yellowstone and I didn't recognize him until I looked up his character on IMDB.

RocShemp 05-17-24 04:56 PM

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Such a shame. But, wow! What a long life (and career)!

DJariya 05-17-24 04:57 PM

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RIP
One of my favorite roles he played was in Cloak and Dagger.

And most recently he played the late John Dutton Dutton Senior in Yellowstone.

Why So Blu? 05-17-24 05:00 PM

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Yeah, Cloak and Dagger was great. I was still pretty young and thought "Drexell's Class" was pretty fun in the early 90's.

VHS? 05-17-24 05:03 PM

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TBH I thought he passed few years back. I liked him in War Games

Kurt D 05-17-24 05:44 PM

Re: Dabney Coleman Dead at 92
 

Originally Posted by Decker (Post 14426927)
Just curious : How old did you think he was in 1980?
https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/dvdtalk...cb755179c5.png

I hate to disappoint, but I didn't give too much thought to it back then!

I do remember his TV show, but couldn't remember the name. I guessed Beantown but that was way off ..

wishbone 05-17-24 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Decker (Post 14426927)
Just curious : How old did you think he was in 1980?

https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/dvdtalk...7108120ddf.jpg

He was damn sexy in 1981 (Modern Problems). :eyebrow:

RIP Dabney Coleman, mainstay of so many '80s movies.

The Antipodean 05-17-24 08:10 PM

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Always one of my favourites and I particularly loved his tv work on Buffalo Bill and the almost forgotten one season wonder The Slap Maxwell Story, a series I desperately wish had been released on DVD during the heyday of archival tv releases because there’s almost zero chance of that happening now. Bits are on YouTube but I wish there was a good ol fashioned complete series set somewhere.

Nesbit 05-17-24 08:33 PM

Re: Dabney Coleman Dead at 92
 

Originally Posted by Bluelitespecial (Post 14426917)
He tried to scam The Muppets in Muppets take Manhattan. RIP

His line reading of “Songs and dances?” in that scene is one of my favorite of all time.

RIP

Kurt D 05-17-24 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Nesbit (Post 14426978)
His line reading of “Songs and dances?” in that scene is one of my favorite of all time.

RIP

May have to put that on my To Be Watched list!

Bacon 05-17-24 09:12 PM

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For me his signature role will always be from Wargames

GoldenJCJ 05-17-24 09:32 PM

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Sad news. I always liked him. He was one of the first actors I was able to identify in different movies as a little kid.

Wargames, Cloak and Dagger, and 9 to 5 are the three most memorable roles for me.

He also did a comedy called Short Time about a cop trying to die in the line of duty so he could get insurance money for his family. Kind of a morbid premise but I remember enjoying it as a kid.

Spiderbite 05-17-24 10:14 PM

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I loved him as a kid from Wargame, Clock & Dagger, 9 to 5, Tootsie, Muppets Take Manhattan and watched The Slap Maxwell Story for him even though I really didn't get it because I think it flew over my head at the time.

One small role that no one has mentioned above that I loved was Dabney playing the boyfriend of Jane Fonda in On Golden Pond and how uncomfortable Henry Fonda's character makes him. It is hilarious. Very small part but his facial expressions in that are great.


Nesbit 05-18-24 08:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Kurt D (Post 14426982)
May have to put that on my To Be Watched list!

He’s only in a scene but it’s a very memorable scene, maybe the best in the movie.

Kurt D 05-18-24 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Nesbit (Post 14427100)
He’s only in a scene but it’s a very memorable scene, maybe the best in the movie.

:thumbsup:
I watched The Muppet Movie with my kid (their first time) a couple weeks ago, and then some Muppet Show episodes, so that's a bit more of the impetus ... :)

VHS? 05-18-24 07:35 PM

Re: Dabney Coleman Dead at 92
 

Originally Posted by GoldenJCJ (Post 14426996)
He also did a comedy called Short Time about a cop trying to die in the line of duty so he could get insurance money for his family. Kind of a morbid premise but I remember enjoying it as a kid.

I remember this being a really funny movie. Definitely deserves a watch now that I see this mentioned.

Rival11 05-18-24 08:04 PM

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"Freak? he's a freak....I'm a goddamn good looking man".

He was a big part of my childhood.....RIP.

philo 05-19-24 02:02 AM

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He can be counted as one of several actors who was in a bunch of stuff who suddenly found success after growing a mustache. I'd include Burt Reynolds, Tom Selleck and Sam Elliot in that group.

Bluelitespecial 05-19-24 08:27 PM

Re: Dabney Coleman Dead at 92
 

Originally Posted by Nesbit (Post 14426978)
His line reading of “Songs and dances?” in that scene is one of my favorite of all time.

RIP

I love it when Animal is standing behind him before he tries to escape. "Bad Man".🤣

Geofferson 05-20-24 09:17 AM

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Cloak & Dagger and Wargames are the standout movies for me - watched them countless times as a kid. Was good to see him in the small Yellowstone role as well. Didn't realize he was that hold.

RIP


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