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News & ArtsMonday, February 6, 2012
Death / Film RIP Ben Gazzara
Posted by David Schmader on Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 2:19 PM
Ben Gazzara—the actor best known to '50s audiences as Brick in the original Broadway production of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, and best known to '70s audiences as part of the Cassavates team, and best known to '80s audiences as Road House supervillain-in-scrunchy-boots Brad Wesley—died Friday. Here's the New York Times obituary.
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It's ok. The power of Road House is a mighty one to over come. When it comes down to His way or the Highway one must be careful how they choose.
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Most of Gazzara's obits were kind enough to omit "Road House," or at least bury it in the "also appeared in" list towards the bottom.
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And best known to 60s audiences as terminally ill thrill-seeker Paul Bryan: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058844/
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I thought he was great in "Happiness". Now there's a first date movie that will shake out those with the darkest of humors, and their appalled not-so dark mismatches.
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I liked the story about he and Robert Vaughn smuggled a Czech waitress out of the country following the Russian invasion.
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My most vivid Gazzara memory is the 9-10 PM Central Time time slot Monday night (the last one before bedtime, school boy!) on NBC between 1965-1968 (an early Color TV program...remember the peacock?). So handsome, he was, and the character (on a hurried bucket list countdown) was very appealing. I remember a couple of episodes having quite an effect. One with Kim Darby stands out.
The next time I encountered Gazzara was in Cassavete's Husbands which, at a stupid sixteen years of age, was a long 138 minutes of tortuous boredom. And Gus wasn't anything like Paul Bryan. Bummer.
RIP, Mr. Gazzara and many, many thanks.
The next time I encountered Gazzara was in Cassavete's Husbands which, at a stupid sixteen years of age, was a long 138 minutes of tortuous boredom. And Gus wasn't anything like Paul Bryan. Bummer.
RIP, Mr. Gazzara and many, many thanks.
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