From "Brian's Song": "Ernest Hemingway once said 'Every true story ends in death' ".
Jack Warden passed away at the age of 85 this week.
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Highlights:
- Brian's Song - '71- as Papa Bear Halas. Emmy. Tears. Manly tears everywhere.
- Shampoo - '75 - Lester, the rich guy. Oscar nomination number one.
- All The President's Men - '76 - city editor Harry Rosenfeld.
- Heaven Can Wait - '78 - trainer Max Corkle, nominated for an Oscar again, though he had better roles.
- The Bad News Bears TV Series - '79 (lasted one season) - "Coach" Morris Buttermaker. Talk about a tough act to follow (Matthau), but he done good. Yahoo lists this as a "Children's tv series": yes, if your kids are on parole.
- ...And Justice For All - '79 - Judge Rayford. Yes, there were other actors in the movie besides Pacino, and yes, there were other lines besides "You're out of order! You're out of order! The whole trial is out of order! They're out of order!" Just seems that way.
- Being There - '79 - President Bobby ________. No last name given. Chance/Chauncey wouldn't have remembered it anyway. Probably Ashby, too.
- The Great Muppet Caper - '81 - Every actor in the late '70s/80's WAS contractually obligated to appear in a Muppet movie. So there.
- The Verdict - '82 - Morrissey - And the 70's were officially over.....as was Jack Warden's part in the making of so many great movies.
Warden was also a WWII vet who injured himself prepping for a D-Day drop as a Paratrooper, then while rehabbing grew to love theatre and got hooked on acting. A piece of American history is gone with his death.
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Highlights:
- Brian's Song - '71- as Papa Bear Halas. Emmy. Tears. Manly tears everywhere.
- Shampoo - '75 - Lester, the rich guy. Oscar nomination number one.
- All The President's Men - '76 - city editor Harry Rosenfeld.
- Heaven Can Wait - '78 - trainer Max Corkle, nominated for an Oscar again, though he had better roles.
- The Bad News Bears TV Series - '79 (lasted one season) - "Coach" Morris Buttermaker. Talk about a tough act to follow (Matthau), but he done good. Yahoo lists this as a "Children's tv series": yes, if your kids are on parole.
- ...And Justice For All - '79 - Judge Rayford. Yes, there were other actors in the movie besides Pacino, and yes, there were other lines besides "You're out of order! You're out of order! The whole trial is out of order! They're out of order!" Just seems that way.
- Being There - '79 - President Bobby ________. No last name given. Chance/Chauncey wouldn't have remembered it anyway. Probably Ashby, too.
- The Great Muppet Caper - '81 - Every actor in the late '70s/80's WAS contractually obligated to appear in a Muppet movie. So there.
- The Verdict - '82 - Morrissey - And the 70's were officially over.....as was Jack Warden's part in the making of so many great movies.
Warden was also a WWII vet who injured himself prepping for a D-Day drop as a Paratrooper, then while rehabbing grew to love theatre and got hooked on acting. A piece of American history is gone with his death.
posted by joe sweeney at 10:06 AM
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