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[Mackus]

Terrific actor.

The scene in Into the Wild where he asks to adopt the guy is so brilliant that I'm surprised Oscars don't fall into the frame and smother him right then.

[Nigel Tufnel]

Captain Tom Moore

 

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[Mike B]

Grant "Buck" Jackson -Oriole reliever in the early 70's.  Was part of the deal going to the Yankees that brought Tippy, McGregor and Rick Dempsey.

[Mike B]

I saw him live at Ford's Theater as Mark Twain in a one act play and he was incredible.

 

RIP

We did that too.  He was a very good actor.

[BSLChrisStoner]

Liked Holbrook on West Wing.

[russsnyder]

Hal Holbrook was the definition of an solid actor IMO.

 

His body of work is incredible.

 

His performance in Pueblo ( which I believe was a teleplay) as the commander of the Naval Ship that was captured by the North Koreans in 1968 made a great impression on me as a ten year old kid.

[You Play to Win the Game]

Liked Holbrook on West Wing.

That was a really good role for him, thoroughly enjoyable. Maybe I'll have "Schweppe's Bitter Lemon on Ice, with a Twist" today in his honor.

[NewMarketSean]

Terrific actor.

The scene in Into the Wild where he asks to adopt the guy is so brilliant that I'm surprised Oscars don't fall into the frame and smother him right then.

 

I just re-watched that movie on Sunday. I wondered if Holbrook was still alive while I watched it. He dies the next day. Ironic.

 

That scene is just crushing. What a great performance in a great movie.

[glenn__davis]

Christopher Plummer, who played Captain von Trapp in The Sound of Music (among many other things).

[BSLChrisStoner]

Christopher Plummer, who played Captain von Trapp in The Sound of Music (among many other things).

Recent roles too ... Knives Out, All The Money In The World... 

[BSLMikeLowe]

Former heavyweight champion Leon Spinks, 67.

 

He won the title by beating Muhammad Ali in a 15 Round split decision in 1978. He was the only fighter to take the title from Ali by defeating him in the ring. He would lose the title less than a year later in a rematch with Ali, the last fight that Ali ever won.

[BSLChrisStoner]

Marty Schottenheimer. 77. 

[Mackus]

He's a lot younger than I thought. I heard he was in hospice but assumed he was at least ~10 years older.

[BSLChrisStoner]

He's a lot younger than I thought. I heard he was in hospice but assumed he was at least ~10 years older.

 

Alzheimers. Some type of cognitive disorder scares the hell out of me.

[TwentyThirtyFive]

Alzheimers. Some type of cognitive disorder scares the hell out of me.

Yup. Scares me more than anything else health related.

[Mike B]

Alzheimers. Some type of cognitive disorder scares the hell out of me.

I lost my Mom a year ago to Alzheimers.  It is the worst thing I have ever seen.  

[1970]

I lost my Mom a year ago to Alzheimers.  It is the worst thing I have ever seen.  

 Yep, lost my Mom 9 years ago this past Sunday and my Dad the end of April last year - both to the same thing,  Doesn’t give me a ton of hope for my future prognosis.

[BSLChrisStoner]

I lost my Mom a year ago to Alzheimers.  It is the worst thing I have ever seen.  

 

 

 Yep, lost my Mom 9 years ago this past Sunday and my Dad the end of April last year - both to the same thing,  Doesn’t give me a ton of hope for my future prognosis.

Sorry to both of you for your losses. 

[Mike B]

Sorry to both of you for your losses. 

Thanks Chris.

[BSLMikeLowe]

Larry Flynt, 78.