R.I.P.: Brooks was here

[Starman]

http://www.freep.com/article/20090206/ENT/90206103/Actor+James+Whitmore++87++dies

"I don't like it here..."

 

[DanOregon]

That guy....legendary character actor. Damn fine gardener too.

Played Coach Reeves' dad on White Shadow, Bull Halsey in Tora, Tora, Tora, also appeared in Battle Cry and The Asphalt Jungle.

 

[buckweaver]

Holy crap. Had no idea he was still alive and had no idea how much of his work I had seen.

Haven't seen this, though. Need to:

His long-running "Give 'em Hell, Harry," tracing the life of the 33rd president, was released as a theatrical movie in 1975. Whitmore was nominated for an Academy Award as best actor, marking the only time in Oscar history that an actor has been nominated for a film in which he was the only cast member. His Teddy Roosevelt portrait, "Bully," was also converted into a movie.

 

[Sxysprtswrtr]

Awwww. How sad. RIP.

 

[Evil Bastard (aka Chris_L)]

He was great in the sci-fi classic Them! about giant ants in Los Angeles. That's the first role I can remember him playing.

 

[Ben_Hecht]

"Black Like Me"

 

[Bubbler]

He was great in the sci-fi classic Them! about giant ants in Los Angeles. That's the first role I can remember him playing.

An underrated flick.

RIP Mr. Whitmore.

 

[Rough Mix]

Makes three from Battleground since December.

RIP.

 

[slappy4428]

Makes three from Battleground since December.

RIP.

Considering the movie was made 60 years ago, surprised there isn't more... if there are any left

 

[Rough Mix]

Makes three from Battleground since December.

RIP.

Considering the movie was made 60 years ago, surprised there isn't more... if there are any left

This time, why don't we play the clip..end of the movie, be warned.

 

[Tom Petty]

almost makes you believe that war is awesome.

 

[Rough Mix]

I knew it was coming.

Petty, watch the movie. Might not be what you think

 

[Tom Petty]

I knew it was coming.

Petty, watch the movie. Might not be what you think

eh. i hate war movies.

i'd rather you just look down your nose at me and call it good.

 

[Fenian_Bastard]

He did one-man shows on Truman and on Will Rogers.
Both of them good.

 

[Chef]

Shawshank is one of my top 10 movies of alltime.

 

[Tommy_Dreamer]

Saw it on aol this afternoon under the headline "Emmy-winning actor dead at 87."

I looked to see who it was and under the photo caption, instead of "lung cancer" the geniuses at AOL had that he died of "lunch cancer."

 

[Bubbler]

I looked to see who it was and under the photo caption, instead of "lung cancer" the geniuses at AOL had that he died of "lunch cancer."

"I said lunch, not launch!"

 

[BYH]

Saw it on aol this afternoon under the headline "Emmy-winning actor dead at 87."

I looked to see who it was and under the photo caption, instead of "lung cancer" the geniuses at AOL had that he died of "lunch cancer."

AOL has the dumbest teasers of any site on the Internet.

Some "scandalous" story will read "STAR IMPLICATED IN MURDER" and there'll be a pic of a superstar. Click on it and it turns out an extra in an Angelina Jolie movie killed a cat or something.