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« Reply #60 on: January 25, 2005, 06:57:50 AM »
And don't forget Lucy's mainstays Gale Gordon and Mary Jane Croft.
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« Reply #61 on: January 25, 2005, 06:58:51 AM »
Did someone mention Richard Deacon. And Herbie Faye, both of whom made numerous appearances on THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW.
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« Reply #62 on: January 25, 2005, 06:59:00 AM »
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I can see all these faces in my mind and can't think of a single name..the little grey cells are not firing this morning.. MORE COFFEE!!!!!
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« Reply #63 on: January 25, 2005, 07:12:14 AM »
Will be seeing Lone Star Love this evening. It's the new musical version of Merry Wives of Windsor based in post-Civil War Windsor, TX and then tomorrow we will finally be seeing After the Ball, the less well known Noel Coward piece based on Lady Windemere's Fan.
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« Reply #64 on: January 25, 2005, 07:13:27 AM »
I think Doris Roberts is wrong in that there are still plenty of character actors out there, but they're on TV, not in the movies. And her lucrative run on EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND is proof positive of that (which also has Peter Boyle and Brad Garrett as regulars and features character actors as guest stars all the time.)
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« Reply #65 on: January 25, 2005, 07:13:44 AM »
Thanks for the kind thoughts DR Matth.
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« Reply #66 on: January 25, 2005, 07:15:10 AM »
DR MBarnum,

Sad news about Cal Bolder. Thank you for introducing us to him.
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« Reply #67 on: January 25, 2005, 07:15:52 AM »
Hans Conried please don't forget about if he hasn't been already. There have been so many named that it's hard to remember who's been mentioned and who hasn't.

Cyril Richard.
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« Reply #68 on: January 25, 2005, 07:16:55 AM »
Quote from: vixmom on January 25, 2005, 06:57:15 AM
Dr JRand, I must have missed the post that you were ailing, I am sorry to hear that

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Ditto, DR Jrand!  Feel better soon!
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« Reply #69 on: January 25, 2005, 07:17:54 AM »
Oh, gosh, I also loved Fred Clark and Barbara Nichols.

Can't believe there are so many.
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« Reply #70 on: January 25, 2005, 07:20:28 AM »
Wow, so many wonderful character actors and actresses..

Here are some of my faves (some already listed, some not)

DOROTHY NEUMANN (worked a lot for Roger Corman and appeared in just about every 1960s TV series...was still a working actress up until her death at age 86)

VERNA FELTON

ZASU PITTS

EDNA MAE OLIVER

BETTY KEAN

RETA SHAW

MADGE BLAKE (Aunt Harriet on BATMAN and showed up on Jack Benny and Leave it to Beaver quite often)

MARY GORDON

I will have to give a bit more thought to actors...but BK is correct about JOHN HOYT!
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« Reply #71 on: January 25, 2005, 07:28:15 AM »
Bollywood movies, even the modern ones, always have a few (sometimes several) character actors in them...it is rare to see a Bollywood film that does not have older people as major or semi-major characters...mothers, fathers, grandmothers, uncles...in fact you find many former leading men and women from the 1940s, 50s, and 60s who are still acting today...making several movies a year....and then or course there are always, I mean always, one or two comedy relief roles in every Bollywood film.

Some of my favorites:

MEHMOOD

RAJENDERNATH

TUN TUN

JOHNY WALKER

DAVID

SULOCHANA

DARA SINGH

HELEN
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« Reply #72 on: January 25, 2005, 07:29:17 AM »
Get well JRand54...there seem to be a lot of crud going around right now...pop in a good movie and relax.
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« Reply #73 on: January 25, 2005, 07:43:36 AM »
DR Barnum, I am sorry to hear of the loss of your friend.
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« Reply #74 on: January 25, 2005, 07:52:21 AM »
Oh yes....Ilka Chase.
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« Reply #75 on: January 25, 2005, 07:54:21 AM »
Quote from: MBarnum on January 25, 2005, 07:28:15 AM
Some of my favorites:

TUN TUN

I loved their cover of "It's Raining Men."  Weren't they in Two Tuns of Fun?   ;)
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« Reply #76 on: January 25, 2005, 08:09:49 AM »
Good morning, fellow dear readers.

The roofers are on the house tearing off the old roof and making a lot of noise.

For those of us who are not in Show Biz, could you please define "character actor." I recognize very few of the names listed so far.
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« Reply #77 on: January 25, 2005, 08:38:03 AM »
DR Laura,

I found this definition on the net. I'm sure it can be refined, but it's a good starting point.

"an actor who specializes in supporting roles, esp. in the portrayal of eccentric or distinctive characters"

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« Reply #78 on: January 25, 2005, 08:44:41 AM »
Would you consider Tony Randall a character actor? I'd place him somewhere between a character and a lead, in a category of its own.

Speaking of whom, did anyone else see Larry King's interview with Tony Randall's widow (strange word, widow - she's so young), Heather Randall? I found her to be a breath of fresh air, and would imagine that she and Tony had a delightful marriage.
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« Reply #79 on: January 25, 2005, 08:49:50 AM »
There certainly are character actors who become stars - Gene Hackman springs immediately to mind.
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« Reply #80 on: January 25, 2005, 08:50:52 AM »
Let's don't forget two Oscar winning character actors - Martin Balsam and Frank Albertson.

Frank's sister Mabel Albertson was a fabulous character actress.
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« Reply #81 on: January 25, 2005, 08:54:08 AM »
Most of the Oscar nominations are well chosen, in my humble opinion (IMHO, in internet lingo), but a best supporting actor nomination to Alan Alda for his scenery chewing in Aviator?  What were they thinking?

A real pity, too, that none of these films received even one nomination:

Bad Education
Garden State
A Home at the End of the World
I [Heart] Huckabees
Mean Creek
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« Reply #82 on: January 25, 2005, 08:56:58 AM »
Okay, who are the egregious omissions in the Oscars?  I haven't seen enough this year, but I know there are some good folks missing.  The absolute joke nomination of the year is Alan Alda's awful scenery-chewing Oscar bait performance in The Aviator, and also that film's screenplay nomination.  Whatever one may think of the film, clearly the screenplay is not its strongest asset.  Of course, a few of my favorite performances this year were in French films, as were most of my favorite scores.  I'm now starting to have the feeling that Miramax, the most shameful of all studios, Oscar-wise, will now attempt to buy the award for Mr. Scorsese and The Aviator.  I did find it odd that Mike Leigh got up and his film didn't, and conversely, that Finding Neverland got up and its director didn't.  I think the supporting actor nomination for Jamie Foxx's leading role in Collateral is a sad joke, while his leading actor nomination for Ray is well-deserved.  So, who is missing?
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« Reply #83 on: January 25, 2005, 08:58:20 AM »
Jay and I were thinking the same thing at the same time re Mr. Alda.

And yes, where is Bad Education, one of the year's best?  That is a total joke.
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« Reply #84 on: January 25, 2005, 08:59:34 AM »
Good morning. While we're listing all the Williams, add Frawley.
I thought there would be a big Oscar discussion going on here. I haven't seen the nominations yet, other than Best Picture. Was hoping to get all my info here.

I have a couple of errands to run out and do -- and then I need to concentrate on writing. Soooo, I won't be posting much throughout the day.
Laters!
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« Reply #85 on: January 25, 2005, 09:00:48 AM »
Ooops (Spoo)  - while I was posting, the Oscar discussion began. Good. Knew you wouldn't let me down!
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« Reply #86 on: January 25, 2005, 09:15:23 AM »
"Fahrenheit 9/11" didn't get any nominations...not even Best Documentary Feature. ::)
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« Reply #87 on: January 25, 2005, 09:20:42 AM »
Michael Moore didn't submit his film in the documentary category hoping instead for a Best Picture nomination. It sadly didn't happen.

Disappointed that KINSEY didn't make a better showing. I've read lots of good stuff about Jamie Foxx's work in RAY, but I haven't read that much good about RAY itself. Surprised it got in there instead of ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND or KINSEY.

Yep, that was mere strategy on the studio's part suggesting Foxx was suporting in COLLATERAL. He's definitely the leading role, a bigger part than top billed Tom Cruise. Ludicrous.
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« Reply #88 on: January 25, 2005, 09:21:45 AM »
And I'm sorry that Mr. Hanks didn't get a nomination for his lovely performance in The Terminal, and I'm sorry that Mr. Williams got up for the Harry Potter film and not The Terminal.  I also can't remember if The Terminal is up for art direction but if it isn't that branch of the Academy ought to be ashamed of itself - of course, these people are so ill-informed they probably thought the film was shot in a real airport.
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« Reply #89 on: January 25, 2005, 09:22:14 AM »
Quote from: Panni on January 25, 2005, 08:59:34 AM
I thought there would be a big Oscar discussion going on here. I haven't seen the nominations yet, other than Best Picture. Was hoping to get all my info here.

Ask and ye shall receive:

THE OSCARS
And the nominees are...

Picture

"The Aviator"

"Finding Neverland"

"Million Dollar Baby"

"Ray"

"Sideways"


Director

Martin Scorsese, "The Aviator"

Clint Eastwood, "Million Dollar Baby"

Taylor Hackford, "Ray"

Alexander Payne, "Sideways"

Mike Leigh, "Vera Drake"


Actor

Don Cheadle, "Hotel Rwanda"

Johnny Depp, "Finding Neverland"

Leonardo DiCaprio, "The Aviator"

Clint Eastwood, "Million Dollar Baby"

Jamie Foxx, "Ray"


Actress

Annette Bening, "Being Julia"

Catalina Sandino Moreno, "Maria Full of Grace"

Imelda Staunton, "Vera Drake"

Hilary Swank, "Million Dollar Baby"

Kate Winslet, "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind"


Supporting Actor

Alan Alda, "The Aviator"

Jamie Foxx, "Collateral"

Morgan Freeman, "Million Dollar Baby"

Thomas Haden Church, "Sideways"

Clive Owen, "Closer."


Supporting Actress

Cate Blanchett, "The Aviator"

Laura Linney, "Kinsey"

Virginia Madsen, "Sideways"

Sophie Okonedo, "Hotel Rwanda"

Natalie Portman, "Closer"


Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke, "Before Sunset"

David Magee, "Finding Neverland"

Paul Haggis, "Million Dollar Baby"

Jose Rivera, "The Motorcycle Diaries"

Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor, "Sideways"


Writing (Original Screenplay)

John Logan, "The Aviator"

Charlie Kaufman, Michel Gondry and Pierre Bismuth, "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind"

Brad Bird, "The Incredibles"

Mike Leigh, "Vera Drake"


Foreign Film

"As It Is In Heaven" (Sweden)

"The Chorus (Les Choristes)" (France)

"Downfall" (Germany)

"The Sea Inside" (Spain)

"Yesterday" (South Africa)


Animated Feature Film

"The Incredibles"

"Shark Tale"

"Shrek 2"


Live Action Short Film

"Everything in This Country Must"

"Little Terrorist"

"7:35 in the Morning (7:35 de la Manana)"

"Two Cars, One Night"

"Wasp"


Documentary

"Born Into Brothels"

"The Story of the Weeping Camel"

"Super Size Me"

"Tupac: Resurrection"

"Twist of Faith"


Documentary Short Subject

"Autism Is a World"

"The Children of Leningradsky"

"Hardwood"

"Mighty Times: The Children's March"

"Sister Rose's Passion"


Art Direction

"The Aviator"

"Finding Neverland"

"Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events"

"The Phantom of the Opera"

"A Very Long Engagement"


Cinematography

"The Aviator"

"House of Flying Daggers"

"The Passion of the Christ"

"The Phantom of the Opera"

"A Very Long Engagement"


Film Editing

"The Aviator"

"Collateral"

"Finding Neverland"

"Million Dollar Baby"

"Ray"


Costume Design

"The Aviator"

"Finding Neverland"

"Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events"

"Ray"

"Troy"


Makeup

"Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events"

"The Passion of the Christ"

"The Sea Inside"


Original Score

"Finding Neverland"

"Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban"

"Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events"

"The Passion of the Christ"

"The Village"


Original Song

"Accidentally In Love" from "Shrek 2"

"Al Otro Lado Del Rio" from "The Motorcycle Diaries"

"Believe" from "The Polar Express"

"Learn To Be Lonely" from "The Phantom of the Opera"

"Look To Your Path (Vois Sur Ton Chemin)" from "The Chorus (Les Choristes)"


Sound Editing

"The Incredibles"

"The Polar Express"

"Spider-Man 2"


Sound Mixing

"The Aviator"

"The Incredibles"

"The Polar Express"

"Ray"

"Spider-Man 2"


Visual Effects

"Harry Potter and the Prince of Azkaban"

"I, Robot"

"Spider-Man 2"


Oscar winners previously announced this year

Honorary Academy Award

Sidney Lumet

Gordon E. Sawyer Award (technical achievement)

Takuo Miyagishima

Scientific and Technical Oscars

Horst Burbulla, Jean-Marie Lavalou, Alain Masseron and David Samuelson.
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