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  • ToTheRightToTheRight
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    cooperman2 wrote: »
    Sad to hear of the passing of Dennis Waterman. He was a fixture of my TV youth. Firstly in The Sweeney as George Carter with his terrific double act with John Thaw. And then another monster hit with Minder. Still going strong twenty years later on New Tricks. Sad news and only 74

    Oh crap! Always liked him.
  • Mathis1Mathis1
    Posts: 7,417
    Aw Man, that's terrible news about Dennis Waterman!
    One of my all time favourite series in 'Minder', and of course the excellent 'The Sweeney'!
    R.I.P.
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
    Posts: 16,162
    In honour of Dennis Waterman, here is the theme song to MINDER............

  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
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    Whenever I hear the name Dennis Waterman I always think of these sketches from Little Britain:

  • RogueAgentRogueAgent
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    RIP Dennis Waterman.

    The Sweeney and Minder star sadly gone. Another part of my childhood sadly has left us. Enjoy it up there with Regan and Arthur!
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
    Posts: 25,097
    RogueAgent wrote: »
    RIP Dennis Waterman.

    The Sweeney and Minder star sadly gone. Another part of my childhood sadly has left us. Enjoy it up there with Regan and Arthur!

    Sad news I always saw him as the young side kick to Arthur Daily and Reagan. Before then Dennis appeared in many Hammer films. R. I. P.
  • BennyBenny Shaken not stirredAdministrator, Moderator
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    RIP Dennis Waterman.
    Like many, I remember him from The Sweeney and of course the beloved Minder.
  • MaxCasinoMaxCasino United States
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    https://www.thewrap.com/jack-kehler-veteran-actor-the-big-lebowski-dies-75/

    Far out, man. Tomorrow’s already the tenth.

    Rip he will be missed. A always funny character actor.
  • TracyTracy
    Posts: 1,708
    Waterman was in Scars of Dracula , underrated D movie

    Carlsson died recently too , she was in D PoD
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
    edited May 2022 Posts: 40,968
    Sad to hear that Fred Ward has passed away. I loved him in Southern Comfort and Tremors:

    https://www.tmz.com/2022/05/13/tremors-actor-fred-ward-dead-dies-79/
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
    edited May 2022 Posts: 25,097
    Creasy47 wrote: »
    Sad to hear that Fred Ward has passed away. I loved him in Southern Comfort and Tremors:

    https://www.tmz.com/2022/05/13/tremors-actor-fred-ward-dead-dies-79/

    Oh no Remo was one of my favourite films as a kid, I have a framed movie poster in my gym room. R. I. P. Fred Ward.


    Naked Gun 33 1/3
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    I nearly forgot he was in the last Naked Gun installment. I loved him in that too.
  • mattjoesmattjoes Julie T. and the M.G.'s
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    I was going to bring up Naked Gun. He was good in that one, as was the actor who plays his cellmate.

    I should rewatch the two Tremors films Fred Ward was in.
  • DwayneDwayne New York City
    Posts: 2,841
    This is really sad news to end the week on.

    I remember seeing REMO WILLIAMS during its’ premiere weekend back in late 1985 – when it was being positioned by some as the start of a James Bond like franchise. It didn’t happen, but that takes nothing away from Fred Ward’s efforts.

    Like most of you, I really enjoyed his work in TREMORS (great updating of the 50’s B-movie formula) and THE PLAYER. And I also enjoyed him in THE RIGHT STUFF as astronaut Gus Grissiom (although the script wrongly portrays Grissiom as not so bright).

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    RIP Mr. Ward.
  • Mathis1Mathis1
    Posts: 7,417
    R.I.P. Fred Ward, so good in one of my favourite Walter Hill films, 'Southern Comfort'
    He's also great in a little seen thriller called 'Miami Blues' with Alec Baldwin!
  • BT3366BT3366
    Posts: 1,917
    Fred Ward was one of those actors whose performances you could enjoy no matter the project. While I can't stand Sweet Home Alabama, my wife plays it all the time and his brief appearances make it a bit more tolerable. I loved Remo Williams and hope someday somebody can do that character justice the way they have recently with Jack Reacher.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
    Posts: 45,489
    Nick Cave has lost yet another son. Real tragic. Condolences to the whole family.
  • BennyBenny Shaken not stirredAdministrator, Moderator
    Posts: 15,135
    Australian cricket all-rpunder Andrew Symonds has been killed in a car crash aged 46 sadly.
    RIP Roy
  • RogueAgentRogueAgent
    Posts: 12,526
    RIP Fred Ward
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
    Posts: 40,968
    What a loss: legendary composer Vangelis has passed away at the age of 79:

    https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-61514850?fbclid=IwAR3h1Ilo5yDN7RpekTNqiIm-FIi0Op8ljFJ1PIMbO3wTisL8dmwGEmZVzBs
  • FoxRoxFoxRox
    Posts: 12,466
    RIP. Blade Runner score is unrivaled.
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
    Posts: 24,179
    Creasy47 wrote: »
    What a loss: legendary composer Vangelis has passed away at the age of 79:

    https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-61514850?fbclid=IwAR3h1Ilo5yDN7RpekTNqiIm-FIi0Op8ljFJ1PIMbO3wTisL8dmwGEmZVzBs

    I am so saddened. His Blade Runner score is almost always on when I am reading books. The man was a genius. RIP Vangelis.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    Genius through and through. Doesn’t get better than that Blade Runner soundtrack really.
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
    Posts: 24,179
    Creasy47 wrote: »
    Genius through and through. Doesn’t get better than that Blade Runner soundtrack really.

    Agreed. He added extra layers of quality to that film.
  • IGotABrudderIGotABrudder UK
    Posts: 631
    The news about the death of Vangelis is so, so sad.

    State of Independence is such a terrific track. And Carl Sagan used a load of Vangelis’s music on the Cosmos tv series which blew me away.

    Blade Runner is a triumph. Most people probably remember him for Chariots of Fire but BR’s end credits instrumental is perfect.
  • DwayneDwayne New York City
    Posts: 2,841
    DarthDimi wrote: »
    Creasy47 wrote: »
    What a loss: legendary composer Vangelis has passed away at the age of 79:

    https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-61514850?fbclid=IwAR3h1Ilo5yDN7RpekTNqiIm-FIi0Op8ljFJ1PIMbO3wTisL8dmwGEmZVzBs

    I am so saddened. His Blade Runner score is almost always on when I am reading books. The man was a genius. RIP Vangelis.

    …or when you’re dreaming of (very) far-away places.

    Juno Flies Past the Moon Ganymede and Jupiter, With Music by Vangelis

    RIP Vangelis
  • mattjoesmattjoes Julie T. and the M.G.'s
    Posts: 7,021
    Sad to read about Vangelis He made plenty of wonderful music, but in particular, the album of 1492 is one of my all-time favorites. I also hope for a release of the actual film score one day. I especially recall a beautiful piece of choral music in the scene in which Columbus is walking along the Queen, in some kind of celebration (I really need to rewatch the movie).
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    RIP Vangelis,loved your music since the mid 80s when I first discovered it. Some of the favourites are Soil Festivities , Mask, Mythodea and China. Also the collaborations with Jon Anderson.
  • mattjoesmattjoes Julie T. and the M.G.'s
    Posts: 7,021
    I love the second movement of Mythodea.
  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
    edited May 2022 Posts: 7,118
    Great composer, one of my favourites.

    Two phenomenal scores also for two underrated (imo) historical epics:




    I am a big sucker for synth, and even more for synth combined with more traditional instruments.

    For me, Vangelis was a genius.

    RIP :(
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