Ernest Borgnine RIP

[Maltin]

Despite being 95, he was still appearing in films.

Strange looking bloke, but was a good actor.

http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/entertainment&id=8729042

 

[editor]

Good actor. Seen him loads of films.

 

[editor]

This clip is great.

 

[Maltin]

 

[Maltin]

This clip is great.

He always looked so happy in interviews in later life. Looked like he had a good life.

 

[Ted Striker]

Poseidon Adventure arguing with Llllllinda was his finest hour! RIP

 

[Gingerman]

Rip to the last of the Wild Bunch.

 

[elbows]

It was bugging me as to what I'd watched him in recently. Turns out it was the 1979 version of All Quiet on the Western Front, which was not as good as the original version but would have been much worse without his performance.

 

[krtek a houby]

Poseidon Adventure arguing with Llllllinda was his finest hour! RIP

Or From Here to Eternity, picking on Sinatra...

 

[14teeth]

95. Struck down so young. I think he was in Poeisdon

 

[Gingerman]

Made a great baddie in the classic Bad Day at Black Rock

 

[Gingerman]

Beat Frank Sinatra to death in From here to Eternity

 

[Gingerman]

And was Cabbie in the cult classic Escape from New York

 

[Belushi]

One of the great character actors, RIP.

 

[Johnny Canuck3]

Borgnine in a classic movie:

 

[danny la rouge]

Sad to hear it. He was a good actor, and in a lot of good films. And some bad TV. RIP, old fella.

 

[Maltin]

 

[Gingerman]

Sad to hear it. He was a good actor, and in a lot of good films. And some bad TV. RIP, old fella.

Dont come any badder and cheesier than Airwolf

 

[keybored]

RIP Dominic Santini

 

[EastEnder]

He was an odd one, didn't conform to any conventional Hollywood stereotype, wasn't the most amazing actor ever, yet somehow was eminently watchable - his performances might not have been the most captivating, but you can't imagine ever not finding him anything but genial. I suspect he'd have been a nice bloke to have a pint with.

 

[Belushi]

I bet he had some stories

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Sad to hear it. He was a good actor, and in a lot of good films. And some bad TV. RIP, old fella.

Yep

Sad news, and never realised he was that old

 

[barabrith]

 

[elbows]

wasn't the most amazing actor ever, yet somehow was eminently watchable - his performances might not have been the most captivating, but you can't imagine ever not finding him anything but genial. I suspect he'd have been a nice bloke to have a pint with.

Effortless charisma.

 

[Reno]

Yep

Sad news, and never realised he was that old

It's the other way round for me. Whenever I saw him in a film for the last 20 years I was surprised that he's still alive because he never looked young, even in his early films.

 

[redsquirrel]

Re-watched The Wild Bunch not long ago.
Sad but 95 is a pretty good innings. RIP

 

[JimW]

Great actor and seemed like a decent man, another one of that generation helped by the post-war GI bill. Also, couldn't help but hear that line from John Cooper Clarke's 36 Hours, which I suppose testifies to him being an icon.

 

[Maltin]

Anybody been to this restaurant in New York that seems dedicated to him?

http://www.tortillaflatsnyc.com/ernie.html

Got a quite good video on that site about their annual celebrations.

 

[dilute micro]

He was still alive? I had him dead a long time ago. I don't know who's dead and who isn't.

 

[dilute micro]

I remember reading once that he was told he'd never make it in acting.