Robert "Bob" Francis Hastings, Sr., best known for portraying "yes man" Lt. Elroy Carpenter on the popular 1960s sitcom McHale's Navy, has died. He was 89 and had battled pancreatic cancer for 15 years. The Brooklyn-born Hastings had a long entertainment career, which began in radio at the age of 11 on such shows as The Daily Mirror Radio Gang and Adventures in King Arthurland, according to California's Burbank Leader newspaper. Enlisting as a B-29 navigator during World War II, Hastings once again found work in radio upon his return, serving as the voice of Archie Andrews, the main character on the airwaves...
- 7/2/2014
- by Wade Rouse
- PEOPLE.com
What does it mean to be an Oscar nominee?
The answers can be as varied as the nominees themselves. As the annual "31 Days of Oscar" festival continues on Turner Classic Movies, each night is themed to all the candidates in a certain category in a certain year.
The evening of Friday, Feb. 14, showcases all the talents who were nominated for best actor of 1955 for the pictures that are being shown. One of the movies absolutely transformed the career of the actor in question: "Marty," the big-screen version of a television play.
Related: All the 2014 Academy Award nominees
Rod Steiger was sought to reprise his TV portrayal of a lonely, good-hearted Bronx butcher, but he refused to sign a contract that would have obligated him to make several more pictures for the producers, who included Burt Lancaster. They then chose Ernest Borgnine, who mostly had played villains ("From Here to Eternity,...
The answers can be as varied as the nominees themselves. As the annual "31 Days of Oscar" festival continues on Turner Classic Movies, each night is themed to all the candidates in a certain category in a certain year.
The evening of Friday, Feb. 14, showcases all the talents who were nominated for best actor of 1955 for the pictures that are being shown. One of the movies absolutely transformed the career of the actor in question: "Marty," the big-screen version of a television play.
Related: All the 2014 Academy Award nominees
Rod Steiger was sought to reprise his TV portrayal of a lonely, good-hearted Bronx butcher, but he refused to sign a contract that would have obligated him to make several more pictures for the producers, who included Burt Lancaster. They then chose Ernest Borgnine, who mostly had played villains ("From Here to Eternity,...
- 2/14/2014
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
As a new year dawns, a tribute to those we've lost in the year now ending is merited ... and in 2012, those sad milestones have encompassed some of the most popular personalities in television history.
Andy Griffith: The actor-producer who put Mayberry on the map forever will be remembered as one of television's most genial personalities, also extending to his run as wily lawyer Matlock.
Dick Clark: The number of music stars who owe at least part of their success to the "American Bandstand" maestro is incalculable. Thanks to him, people also enjoy "New Year's Rockin' Eve," receive American Music Awards and have a greater appreciation of bloopers. Here's a "so long" salute to you, Dick.
Larry Hagman: The truly unfortunate irony of the veteran actor's recent death is that he was just starting his second round of "Dallas" success as master schemer J.R. Ewing. He'll also...
Andy Griffith: The actor-producer who put Mayberry on the map forever will be remembered as one of television's most genial personalities, also extending to his run as wily lawyer Matlock.
Dick Clark: The number of music stars who owe at least part of their success to the "American Bandstand" maestro is incalculable. Thanks to him, people also enjoy "New Year's Rockin' Eve," receive American Music Awards and have a greater appreciation of bloopers. Here's a "so long" salute to you, Dick.
Larry Hagman: The truly unfortunate irony of the veteran actor's recent death is that he was just starting his second round of "Dallas" success as master schemer J.R. Ewing. He'll also...
- 12/31/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
The memoriam segment on this year's Emmys will be particularly poignant as many TV legends have passed away since the past ceremony. -Insertgroups:7- Television Academy Hall of Fame members Dick Clark ("American Bandstand," "New Year's Rockin' Eve"), Andy Griffith ("The Andy Griffith Show," "Matlock"), Sherman Hemsley ("The Jeffersons," "Amen"), Mike Wallace ("60 Minutes"), executive Daniel Burke (Capital Cities/ABC), and producer Bob Stewart ("Pyramid," "The Price is Right") will almost certainly be among those whose lives and careers are celebrated this Sunday. Acting stars likely to feature in this tribute include: Ernest Borgnine ("McHale's Navy," "Airwolf"), Richard Dawson ("Hogan's Heroes," "Family Feud"), Phyllis Diller ("Hollywood Squares," comedy specials), Michael Clarke Duncan ("The Finde...
- 9/19/2012
- Gold Derby
When an actor works steadily for over six decades, he's bound to mean different things to different generations. The late, great Ernest Borgnine is known to younger fans as a guy who popped up in The Simpsons and Spongebob SquarePants; to my parents' generation he's the guy from From Here to Eternity (1953), Marty (1955), and McHale's Navy (1964). But to my generation, Ernest Borgnine was a genre film and b-movie demi-god. Owner of an effortlessly lovable face and a screen presence that could go from sweet to sour in a heartbeat, Mr. Borgnine enjoyed a long career by simply being the best thing in whatever movie he showed up in. Here, then, are my own favorites from the long and seriously impressive career of Ernest Borgnine. 95 years is a long and excellent life, but...
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- 7/9/2012
- by affiliates@fandango.com
- Fandango
When an actor works steadily for over six decades, he's bound to mean different things to different generations. The late, great Ernest Borgnine is known to younger fans as a guy who popped up in The Simpsons and Spongebob SquarePants; to my parents' generation he's the guy from From Here to Eternity (1953), Marty (1955), and McHale's Navy (1964). But to my generation, Ernest Borgnine was a genre film and b-movie demi-god. Owner of an effortlessly lovable face and a screen presence that could go from sweet to sour in a heartbeat, Mr. Borgnine enjoyed a long career by simply being the best thing in whatever movie he showed up in. Here, then, are my own favorites from the long and seriously impressive career of Ernest Borgnine. 95 years is a long and excellent life...
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- 7/9/2012
- by Scott Weinberg
- Movies.com
I hate when legends pass away, and yesterday delivered us a toughy: Ernest Borgnine, who won the Best Actor Oscar for 1955's Marty (delivered by Miss Grace Kelly!) and charmed us on McHale's Navy, died at 95. Now the oldest living Best Actor is the noble and towering Sidney Poitier, who was born over 10 years after Borgnine. While our octagenarian Oscar winners deserve the utmost reverence, there's something downright superhuman about the nonagenarian awardees, if I do say so myself. Today, in honor of Borgnine, we're toasting five such winners who are alive, kicking, and ruling. Just start applauding now and don't stop until the end of the post.
1. Luise Rainer (aged 102)
Won: Best Actress (twice) for 1936's The Great Ziegfeld and 1937's The Good Earth
Why She Rules: Rainer is a German-Austrian actress who walked away with her first Oscar -- a Best Actress win in the first year Best...
1. Luise Rainer (aged 102)
Won: Best Actress (twice) for 1936's The Great Ziegfeld and 1937's The Good Earth
Why She Rules: Rainer is a German-Austrian actress who walked away with her first Oscar -- a Best Actress win in the first year Best...
- 7/9/2012
- by virtel
- The Backlot
ReelzChannel Celebrity Rundown
There's a new Kardashian in the world. Kourtney Kardashian gave birth to daughter Penelope Scotland Disick early Sunday at L.A.'s Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. This is the second child for Kourtney and boyfriend Scott Disick (the two have a 2-year-old son, Mason). E! reports that the 33-year-old had an all-natural birth. Penelope weighed in at 7 pounds, 14 ounces. So will viewers get to watch Penelope's birth? "I don't know," Kourtney said on the Tonight Show a few weeks ago. "We're gonna film it again ourselves, and honestly, my experience last time was so peaceful and calm and everything you don't see in the movies. And I really wanted to share that with people so they knew it doesn't have to be a crazy screaming session."
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In honor of her directorial debut, In the Land of Blood and Honey, which is set against the Bosnian War, actor-director Angelina Jolie...
There's a new Kardashian in the world. Kourtney Kardashian gave birth to daughter Penelope Scotland Disick early Sunday at L.A.'s Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. This is the second child for Kourtney and boyfriend Scott Disick (the two have a 2-year-old son, Mason). E! reports that the 33-year-old had an all-natural birth. Penelope weighed in at 7 pounds, 14 ounces. So will viewers get to watch Penelope's birth? "I don't know," Kourtney said on the Tonight Show a few weeks ago. "We're gonna film it again ourselves, and honestly, my experience last time was so peaceful and calm and everything you don't see in the movies. And I really wanted to share that with people so they knew it doesn't have to be a crazy screaming session."
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In honor of her directorial debut, In the Land of Blood and Honey, which is set against the Bosnian War, actor-director Angelina Jolie...
- 7/9/2012
- by Chris Ortiz
- Reelzchannel.com
After the loss of Andy Griffith last week, we've now got another dose of sad news as Ernest Borgnine reportedly passed away over the weekend as well. Best known for playing the lead role as Lt. Commander Quinton McHale on McHale's Navy and also for starring in such classics as The Dirty Dozen and The Wild Bunch, Borgnine was clearly comfortable on both the big screen and the small screen. He won an Oscar in 1955 for Delbert Mann's Marty, which also happened to win Best Picture that year. Borgnine died of kidney failure at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles with his wife and children by his side. He was 95 years old. Borgnine was still working pretty much right up to the end, having appeared as Henry The Records Keeper in Red back in 2010, and also continuing to voice Mermaid Man on Spongebob Squarepants for over a decade. Borgnine...
- 7/9/2012
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
Award-winning actor Ernest Borgnine passed away on Sunday at the age of 95. Borgnine spent over 60 years in the film and television business, appearing in over 100 movies; his signature gap-tooth smile was familiar to many.
In this video, "The Today Show" pays tribute to Borgnine's extensive career, including his role as Sgt. "Fatso" Judson in the 1953 classic "From Here to Eternity." A series of clips shows his evolution from character actor and gruff villain to his Academy Award-winning performance as lovelorn butcher "Marty," as well as his television debut in "McHale's Navy."
"Today" also reflects on Borgnine's noteworthy personal life, including a brief marriage to Ethel Merman (one of five over his lifetime).
"We will always give the best we possibly can to our profession, so that people may enjoy us in later years," Borgnine said to an audience gathered at the reception for his Screen Actors Guild 2011 Lifetime Achievement Award...
In this video, "The Today Show" pays tribute to Borgnine's extensive career, including his role as Sgt. "Fatso" Judson in the 1953 classic "From Here to Eternity." A series of clips shows his evolution from character actor and gruff villain to his Academy Award-winning performance as lovelorn butcher "Marty," as well as his television debut in "McHale's Navy."
"Today" also reflects on Borgnine's noteworthy personal life, including a brief marriage to Ethel Merman (one of five over his lifetime).
"We will always give the best we possibly can to our profession, so that people may enjoy us in later years," Borgnine said to an audience gathered at the reception for his Screen Actors Guild 2011 Lifetime Achievement Award...
- 7/9/2012
- by The Today Show
- Huffington Post
Award-winning actor Ernest Borgnine passed away on Sunday at the age of 95. Borgnine spent over 60 years in the film and television business, appearing in over 100 movies; his signature gap-tooth smile was familiar to many.
In this video, "The Today Show" pays tribute to Borgnine's extensive career, including his role as Sgt. "Fatso" Judson in the 1953 classic "From Here to Eternity." A series of clips shows his evolution from character actor and gruff villain to his Academy Award-winning performance as lovelorn butcher "Marty," as well as his television debut in "McHale's Navy."
"Today" also reflects on Borgnine's noteworthy personal life, including a brief marriage to Ethel Merman (one of five over his lifetime).
"We will always give the best we possibly can to our profession, so that people may enjoy us in later years," Borgnine said to an audience gathered at the reception for his Screen Actors Guild 2011 Lifetime Achievement Award...
In this video, "The Today Show" pays tribute to Borgnine's extensive career, including his role as Sgt. "Fatso" Judson in the 1953 classic "From Here to Eternity." A series of clips shows his evolution from character actor and gruff villain to his Academy Award-winning performance as lovelorn butcher "Marty," as well as his television debut in "McHale's Navy."
"Today" also reflects on Borgnine's noteworthy personal life, including a brief marriage to Ethel Merman (one of five over his lifetime).
"We will always give the best we possibly can to our profession, so that people may enjoy us in later years," Borgnine said to an audience gathered at the reception for his Screen Actors Guild 2011 Lifetime Achievement Award...
- 7/9/2012
- by The Today Show
- Aol TV.
The actor best known for his role in the 1955 film 'Marty' died on July 8 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center with his wife and children by his side. Ernest Borgnine died on July 8 after suffering from renal failure. The actor who became famous for his role in McHale's Navy, and the film From Here to Eternity died at 95-years-old. Later, Ernest played a 34-year-old, who thought he would never fall in love in the film Marty. He won the Oscar for his role in the film. From 1962 to 1966, Ernest played a Navy vet in McHale's Navy. Ernest is survived by his fifth wife, Tova Traesnaes — whom he married in 1973 —his children Christofer, Nancee and Sharon Borgnine; a stepson, David Johnson; six grandchildren; and his sister, Evelyn Verlardi. — Chloe Melas More Sad Deaths Of TV Legends: ‘Andy Griffith Show’ Star George Lindsey Dead At 83 Dick Clark Dead - Legendary TV Host...
- 7/9/2012
- by Chloe Melas
- HollywoodLife
Ernest Borgnine, the Hollywood star whose career spanned an incredible seven decades, has died in Los Angeles aged 95.Born in Connecticut in 1917 to Italian parents, Ermes Efron Bornino spent some of his childhood in Milan, before the family returned to the States in 1924. He enlisted in the Us Navy in 1935 and served aboard destroyers during the Second World War. His experiences during his ten-year naval career would feed into one of his early successes: the role of Lieutenant Commander Quinton McHale in ABC's 1960s sitcom McHale's Navy. It had begun life in pilot-form as a drama, but Borgnine took its Phil Silvers-inspired switch to comedy in his stride.After the navy, concluding that dead-end jobs weren't for him, Borgnine decided to give acting a try, making his Broadway debut in 1945. His first film role was in 1951 in China Corsair, and he quickly built a career playing tough guys and heavies,...
- 7/9/2012
- EmpireOnline
Oscar-winning actor Ernest Borgnine has died. He was 95 years old. Borgnine, star of television series McHale's Navy, along with the recently departed Andy Griffith of his eponymous series, both were childhood TV favorites of mine. So was Get Smart's Don Adams and The Munsters Fred Gwynne. All of these men spun comedic gold in a politically incorrect era that made great TV comedies. Borgnine, of course, was more than a 1960s TV icon, he was an Oscar winning actor (Marty) who stood out in great films like "Johnny Guitar", "Bad Day at Black Rock" and and even the "The Poseidon Adventure," a classic 1970s disaster film. Borgnine's breakout role was in the 1953 Oscar-winning film "From...
- 7/9/2012
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
Academy Award-winning actor Ernest Borgnine has passed away at the age of 95 from renal failure. His longtime spokesman confirmed that Borgnine died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. His family was with him.
Born Ermes Effron Borgnino, the actor had a very long and impressive career, acting on Broadway and in diverse movies like From Here to Eternity, The Dirty Dozen, The Poseidon Adventure, Escape from New York, and Marty, which won him an Oscar.
He also had a very long and impressive career on the small screen as well. He starred in the McHale's Navy TV series as Lieutenant Commander Quinton McHale. Set in World War II, McHale's the commanding officer of the U.S. Navy Pt boat, Pt-73, which is stationed at the Pacific island base Taratupa. A conman of the same cloth as Phil Silver's Bilko, McHale always had an angle and an eye...
Born Ermes Effron Borgnino, the actor had a very long and impressive career, acting on Broadway and in diverse movies like From Here to Eternity, The Dirty Dozen, The Poseidon Adventure, Escape from New York, and Marty, which won him an Oscar.
He also had a very long and impressive career on the small screen as well. He starred in the McHale's Navy TV series as Lieutenant Commander Quinton McHale. Set in World War II, McHale's the commanding officer of the U.S. Navy Pt boat, Pt-73, which is stationed at the Pacific island base Taratupa. A conman of the same cloth as Phil Silver's Bilko, McHale always had an angle and an eye...
- 7/9/2012
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Los Angeles — He was a tubby tough guy with a pug of a mug, as unlikely a big-screen star or a romantic lead as could be imagined.
Yet Ernest Borgnine won a woman's love and an Academy Award in one of the great lonelyhearts roles in "Marty," a highlight in a workhorse career that spanned nearly seven decades and more than 200 film and television parts.
Borgnine, who died Sunday at 95, worked to the end. One of his final roles was a bit part as a CIA records-keeper in 2011's action comedy "Red" – fittingly for his age, a story of retired spies who show that it's never too late to remain in the game when they're pulled back into action.
"I keep telling myself, `Damn it, you gotta go to work,'" Borgnine said in a 2007 interview with The Associated Press. "But there aren't many people who want to put Borgnine to work these days.
Yet Ernest Borgnine won a woman's love and an Academy Award in one of the great lonelyhearts roles in "Marty," a highlight in a workhorse career that spanned nearly seven decades and more than 200 film and television parts.
Borgnine, who died Sunday at 95, worked to the end. One of his final roles was a bit part as a CIA records-keeper in 2011's action comedy "Red" – fittingly for his age, a story of retired spies who show that it's never too late to remain in the game when they're pulled back into action.
"I keep telling myself, `Damn it, you gotta go to work,'" Borgnine said in a 2007 interview with The Associated Press. "But there aren't many people who want to put Borgnine to work these days.
- 7/9/2012
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Ernest Borgnine died Sunday of what appears to be kidney failure, the L.A. Times reports. The 95-year-old actor had chalked up more than 115 films since his 1951 debut. He won an Oscar for 1955's Marty, starred in ABC's '60s sitcom McHale's Navy, acted in classics like The Dirty Dozen, The Wild Bunch, and The Poseidon Adventure, and remained a familiar face through the end, appearing in 2010's Red and lending his indelible voice to Spongebob Squarepants's Mermaidman from 1999 to 2011.
- 7/9/2012
- by Zach Dionne
- Vulture
The Oscar winning character actor, star of 1955's Best Picture Marty, died today at 95. His career was so healthy that his IMDb page requires much scrolling through 200+ titles. The prolific filmography obscures the fact that he didn't even get started until this thirties. Starting late isn't always a drawback when you've got the goods... particular for character actors; you can't have matinee idol looks and sell an everyman schlub like "Marty". Borgnine's career was so enduring that his latest completed role was a starring one: The Man Who Shook The Hand of Vicente Fernandez (2012) just recently debuted on the festival circuit.
A career that long is bound to have its rough patches, its controversies and divisiveness. Borgnine generated some deserved internet ire seven years back for publicly refusing to see Brokeback Mountain (2005) despite voting on the Oscars. [The Film Experience's position on this has always been that AMPAS members should be required to see all nominees in order to vote on a win in any particular category. Currently you have to for foreign film but most categories do not require that you actually watch the movies.]
Ernest Borgnine bullying Monty Clift in "From Here To Eternity"Borgnine had been...
A career that long is bound to have its rough patches, its controversies and divisiveness. Borgnine generated some deserved internet ire seven years back for publicly refusing to see Brokeback Mountain (2005) despite voting on the Oscars. [The Film Experience's position on this has always been that AMPAS members should be required to see all nominees in order to vote on a win in any particular category. Currently you have to for foreign film but most categories do not require that you actually watch the movies.]
Ernest Borgnine bullying Monty Clift in "From Here To Eternity"Borgnine had been...
- 7/9/2012
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
Ernest Borgnine, the beefy screen star known for blustery, often villainous roles, but who won the best-actor Oscar for playing against type as a lovesick butcher in Marty in 1955, died Sunday. He was 95.
His longtime spokesman, Harry Flynn, told The Associated Press that Borgnine died of renal failure at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center with his wife and children at his side.
Borgnine, who endeared himself to a generation of Baby Boomers with the 1960s TV comedy "McHale's Navy," first attracted notice in the early 1950s in villain roles, notably as the vicious Fatso Judson, who beat Frank Sinatra to death in From Here to Eternity.
His longtime spokesman, Harry Flynn, told The Associated Press that Borgnine died of renal failure at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center with his wife and children at his side.
Borgnine, who endeared himself to a generation of Baby Boomers with the 1960s TV comedy "McHale's Navy," first attracted notice in the early 1950s in villain roles, notably as the vicious Fatso Judson, who beat Frank Sinatra to death in From Here to Eternity.
- 7/9/2012
- by Cineplex.com and contributors
- Cineplex
Legendary film and television actor Ernest Borgnine has died this afternoon from kidney failure, he was 95. His wife, Tova, and children were at his side at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles reports CNN.
After serving in the U.S. Navy in the Second World War, the gap-toothed Borgnine made the move into television and then film, forging out a six decade long career as a widely liked and respected character actor.
His first big break was the role of the cruel Sgt. 'Fatso' Judson in 1953's "From Here to Eternity" along with a few villain roles in films like "Vera Cruz" and "Bad Day at Black Rock". In 1955 though came "Marty" in which he played a lovelorn butcher, a performance that won him the Best Actor Oscar over the likes of James Cagney, James Dean, Frank Sinatra and Spencer Tracy.
He worked with filmmaker Sam Peckinpah on both the...
After serving in the U.S. Navy in the Second World War, the gap-toothed Borgnine made the move into television and then film, forging out a six decade long career as a widely liked and respected character actor.
His first big break was the role of the cruel Sgt. 'Fatso' Judson in 1953's "From Here to Eternity" along with a few villain roles in films like "Vera Cruz" and "Bad Day at Black Rock". In 1955 though came "Marty" in which he played a lovelorn butcher, a performance that won him the Best Actor Oscar over the likes of James Cagney, James Dean, Frank Sinatra and Spencer Tracy.
He worked with filmmaker Sam Peckinpah on both the...
- 7/9/2012
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Film and television actor Ernest Borgnine, who won an Academy Award for 1955's "Marty," has died at age 95. His manager said Borgnine died of kidney failure Sunday afternoon. His wife, Tova, and children were at his side at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Borgnine made the move to films and then television in 1951, racking up more than 200 credits in projects ranging from the era of live television drama to the children's cartoon "SpongeBob SquarePants." He starred in the 1962-66 sitcom "McHale's Navy," was one of the original celebrities on the game show "The Hollywood Squares" and played William Holden's right-hand-man in Sam Peckinpah's revisionist Western "The Wild Bunch." He also was a regular on the 1980s television drama "Airwolf" and a frequent guest star on a variety of shows. In addition to his Oscar for "Marty," Borgnine was nominated for three Emmys -- the most recent in...
- 7/9/2012
- WorstPreviews.com
By Lee Pfeiffer
Ernest Borgnine, the Oscar winning star of Marty, has passed away at age 95. His loss is a truly sad one for all movie fans. Borgnine's remarkable talents extended back so many years that virtually anyone in any age bracket could claim him as one of their favorite stars. On a personal level, I met Ernie and his long time manager and friend Harry Flynn in New York in 2008. Ernie was promoting his autobiography and I was invited to interview him in his hotel room. From the moment we met, we seemed to do nothing but laugh. Ernie's laughter could shatter windows and he had a timeless quality about him that belied his true age. I remember thinking of how precious that time was, even while the interview was going on. Here was the last cast member of From Here to Eternity. Here before me was the man...
Ernest Borgnine, the Oscar winning star of Marty, has passed away at age 95. His loss is a truly sad one for all movie fans. Borgnine's remarkable talents extended back so many years that virtually anyone in any age bracket could claim him as one of their favorite stars. On a personal level, I met Ernie and his long time manager and friend Harry Flynn in New York in 2008. Ernie was promoting his autobiography and I was invited to interview him in his hotel room. From the moment we met, we seemed to do nothing but laugh. Ernie's laughter could shatter windows and he had a timeless quality about him that belied his true age. I remember thinking of how precious that time was, even while the interview was going on. Here was the last cast member of From Here to Eternity. Here before me was the man...
- 7/9/2012
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
Ernest Borgnine, the prolific and beloved actor who won an Oscar for 1955's "Marty," has died.
Borgnine, 95, died Sunday (July 8) at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Times reports. Family members were with him at the end.
Borgnine started acting after serving in the Navy during World War II and scored a plum role as sadistic Sgt. Fatso Judson in "From Here to Eternity" in 1953. He earned his lone Oscar nomination and win two years later for "Marty," the story of a lonely butcher who finds love with a schoolteacher.
Pics: The life of Ernest Borgnine
He pretty much never stopped acting, racking up hundreds of credits in both movies and television over the years. His filmography includes everything from violent Westerns ("The Wild Bunch") to easygoing sitcoms ("McHale's Navy," "The Single Guy") to animation ("SpongeBob SquarePants").
Borgnine stayed on his game, too. He earned a Golden...
Borgnine, 95, died Sunday (July 8) at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Times reports. Family members were with him at the end.
Borgnine started acting after serving in the Navy during World War II and scored a plum role as sadistic Sgt. Fatso Judson in "From Here to Eternity" in 1953. He earned his lone Oscar nomination and win two years later for "Marty," the story of a lonely butcher who finds love with a schoolteacher.
Pics: The life of Ernest Borgnine
He pretty much never stopped acting, racking up hundreds of credits in both movies and television over the years. His filmography includes everything from violent Westerns ("The Wild Bunch") to easygoing sitcoms ("McHale's Navy," "The Single Guy") to animation ("SpongeBob SquarePants").
Borgnine stayed on his game, too. He earned a Golden...
- 7/8/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Actor Ernest Borgnine, who won an Oscar for playing a sensitive loner in Marty, died Sunday at the age of 95.Borgnine, who also starred as a maverick World War Two patrol-boat skipper in the popular 1960s television comedy "McHale's Navy," died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, where he had gone for a medical checkup on Tuesday, spokesman Harry Flynn said.
- 7/8/2012
- PalZoo
Hollywood lost one of the most prolific and acclaimed actors in film history today, as Oscar winner and television icon Ernest Borgnine has died, CNN reports. He was 95.
Born in 1917, Borgnine didn't take up acting until after leaving the Navy at the end of World War II. He was an immediate hit, appearing in a number of stage, television and film productions before earning raves as Sgt. "Fatso" Judson in 1953's "From Here to Eternity." That propelled the muscular and broad-faced Borgnine into the somewhat unlikely role of leading man in 1955's "Marty," a performance which earned him the Oscar for Best Actor.
Borgnine rose to even greater fame, however, in the 1960's when he headlined the popular sitcom "McHale's Navy," playing the title character; the show, which ran for four seasons, also spawned a theatrical film.
One of the hardest working actors in Hollywood, Borgnine continued to appear in...
Born in 1917, Borgnine didn't take up acting until after leaving the Navy at the end of World War II. He was an immediate hit, appearing in a number of stage, television and film productions before earning raves as Sgt. "Fatso" Judson in 1953's "From Here to Eternity." That propelled the muscular and broad-faced Borgnine into the somewhat unlikely role of leading man in 1955's "Marty," a performance which earned him the Oscar for Best Actor.
Borgnine rose to even greater fame, however, in the 1960's when he headlined the popular sitcom "McHale's Navy," playing the title character; the show, which ran for four seasons, also spawned a theatrical film.
One of the hardest working actors in Hollywood, Borgnine continued to appear in...
- 7/8/2012
- by Scott Harris
- NextMovie
On the heels of the death of Nora Ephron and Andy Griffith, another well known face in Hollywood passed away today as Ernest Borgnine died at the age of 95 reports Variety. Borgnine was the oldest living winner of the Best Actor Oscar and his most recent film role saw him working up until the very end as he played a small part in the 2010 actioner Red. He also recently completed a role in The Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente Fernandez as the film's lead, Rex Page, a character bitter about never becoming famous and having lived a life without any meaning. In essence, a character far unlike himself, something he was reminded of in 2011 when he was awarded The Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award. Borgnine's career is filled with iconic moments and probably the most memorable for me would include The Wild Bunch and From Here to Eternity...
- 7/8/2012
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
The AP is reporting that actor Ernest Borgnine has died of renal failure at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. He was 95. Borgnine was best known for his work in both film and TV, having starred on the program "McHale's Navy," as Lieutenant Commander Quinton McHale. Up on the big screen, Borgnine won an Oscar for one of his earliest roles, as the lead character in 1955's "Marty," which saw the actor playing a 34-year-old single man who gets pressured by his friends and family to find a wife and settle down. A year earlier, Borgnine starred in the film "From Here to Eternity." as Staff Sergeant James R. "Fatso" Judson, a character who famously beats up Frank Sinatra's Private Angelo Maggio. Last year, Borgnine spoke about that role to NPR, stating that "he was a hard character to get along with. And he had a cigar. He always had a cigar in his mouth.
- 7/8/2012
- by Alex Suskind
- Moviefone
Los Angeles (AP) — Ernest Borgnine, the beefy screen star known for blustery, often villainous roles, but who won the best-actor Oscar for playing against type as a lovesick butcher in "Marty" in 1955, died Sunday. He was 95. His longtime spokesman, Harry Flynn, told The Associated Press that Borgnine died of renal failure at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center with his wife and children at his side. Borgnine, who endeared himself to a generation of Baby Boomers with the 1960s TV comedy "McHale's Navy," first attracted notice in the early 1950s in villain roles, notably as the vicious Fatso Judson,...
- 7/8/2012
- by Bob Thomas and Christopher Weber (AP)
- Hitfix
Actor Ernest Borgnine, best known for the 1955 film Marty has died at the age of 95.
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The actor passed away today at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, a spokesman told The Associated Press. The spokesman went on to reveal that Borgnine's family was at his side.
Borgnine was the oldest living winner of the best actor Oscar, a prize awarded to him for his role as the romantic butcher in Marty. The part was particularly notable as it marked a divergence from the villainous characters that Borgnine had become known for.
One of his most memorable bad-guy performances came in the 1953 film From Here to Eternity, where Borgnine played Sgt. "Fatso" Judson, who clobbers Frank Sinatra's character, Pvt. Maggio.
After winning an Academy Award, Borgnine starred in the comedy series McHale's Navy as the titular character, Lt. Commander Quinton McHale. The series ran from 1962-66 in which time a feature film was...
Related: Stars We've Lost
The actor passed away today at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, a spokesman told The Associated Press. The spokesman went on to reveal that Borgnine's family was at his side.
Borgnine was the oldest living winner of the best actor Oscar, a prize awarded to him for his role as the romantic butcher in Marty. The part was particularly notable as it marked a divergence from the villainous characters that Borgnine had become known for.
One of his most memorable bad-guy performances came in the 1953 film From Here to Eternity, where Borgnine played Sgt. "Fatso" Judson, who clobbers Frank Sinatra's character, Pvt. Maggio.
After winning an Academy Award, Borgnine starred in the comedy series McHale's Navy as the titular character, Lt. Commander Quinton McHale. The series ran from 1962-66 in which time a feature film was...
- 7/8/2012
- Entertainment Tonight
Longtime screen star Ernest Borgnine died Sunday of renal failure, his spokesman Harry Flynn told the Associated Press. He was 95. He was surrounded by his family at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, according to the report. While he often played the bad guy, Borgnine - who was known for his off-screen professionalism and friendliness - enjoyed a six-decade career that was also filled with many affable roles, from his sensitive, Oscar-winning turn as a homely Bronx butcher who finds love in 1955's Marty, to his popular Lieutenant Commander Quinton McHale on ABC's 1962-66 World War II sitcom McHale's Navy. The character of the gruff McHale came easily.
- 7/8/2012
- by Brian Orloff
- PEOPLE.com
Ernest Borgnine, the legendary actor perhaps best known for his role in the movie "Marty," passed away today at the age of 95. His longtime spokesman, Harry Flynn, told The Associated Press that Borgnine died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center with his family by his side. Borgnine won an Oscar for "Marty" in 1955 and also starred in movies such as "From Here to Eternity" and "Bad Day at Black Rock." On the small screen, Borgnine played Quinton...
- 7/8/2012
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
One of Hollywood's greats Ernest Borgnine, whose career spanned more than 60 years, has died of renal failure in a Los Angeles hospital with his family by his side, his spokesman, Harry Flynn, told the Associated Press.
Mr Borgnine, who was 95 years old, continued acting until recently with a role in the hospital drama ER in 2009, he won an Oscar in 1955 for his role in the film Marty.
His family released a statement saying Borgnine "had been in excellent health until a recent illness".
Borgnine was also known for his roles in western The Wild Bunch and disaster movie The Poseidon Adventure. His TV series McHale's Navy was also a major success in the United States. He is also remembered for his role as the jovial Dominic Santini in the 1980s series 'Airwolf.' He also enjoyed a late career defending residences of Bikini Bottom from evil as the voice of Mermaid Man in Spongebob Squarepants.
Mr Borgnine, who was 95 years old, continued acting until recently with a role in the hospital drama ER in 2009, he won an Oscar in 1955 for his role in the film Marty.
His family released a statement saying Borgnine "had been in excellent health until a recent illness".
Borgnine was also known for his roles in western The Wild Bunch and disaster movie The Poseidon Adventure. His TV series McHale's Navy was also a major success in the United States. He is also remembered for his role as the jovial Dominic Santini in the 1980s series 'Airwolf.' He also enjoyed a late career defending residences of Bikini Bottom from evil as the voice of Mermaid Man in Spongebob Squarepants.
- 7/8/2012
- by noreply@blogger.com (Flicks News)
- FlicksNews.net
Top Ten TV to Film Adaptations This weekend 21 Jump Street scored the top spot at the weekend box-office and Jonah Hill and Michael Bacall are busy preparing a sequel and after posting my review someone on Twitter told me one of the reasons they liked it was because it was a huge improvement compared to most TV-to-film adaptations. While I enjoyed it, I wasn't as excited over it as some people seem to be and I never even thought to compare it to other TV-to-film adaptations, especially considering a film needs to stand on its own, whether it's simply better than other films that tried to make the leap from the small screen to the silver screen is irrelevant. But it did get me to thinking... what are the best TV-to-film adaptations? So I started the process of compiling a list and while 21 Jump Street is a good flick, it...
- 3/19/2012
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
This post has been updated to include Sidney Sheinberg's comments to The Huffington Post.
If a movie opens, and nobody is around to see it, does it make any money?
"Creature," a low-budget horror film from first-time director Fred Andrews, was independently financed and released last weekend nationwide. An average of six people watched each showing across the country, giving the film the fifth lowest opening weekend box office gross on record for a film in nationwide release, with a total of $331,000 in ticket sales. Box Office Mojo noted that it's the worst opening in box office history for a film that opened in more than 1,500 theaters.
It's likely you've never even heard of "Creature," and that's probably because there were no print or television advertisements, and most of the marketing was carried out guerrilla-style, according to the New York Times, with ads on Fandango and horror film site, Bloody Disgusting.
If a movie opens, and nobody is around to see it, does it make any money?
"Creature," a low-budget horror film from first-time director Fred Andrews, was independently financed and released last weekend nationwide. An average of six people watched each showing across the country, giving the film the fifth lowest opening weekend box office gross on record for a film in nationwide release, with a total of $331,000 in ticket sales. Box Office Mojo noted that it's the worst opening in box office history for a film that opened in more than 1,500 theaters.
It's likely you've never even heard of "Creature," and that's probably because there were no print or television advertisements, and most of the marketing was carried out guerrilla-style, according to the New York Times, with ads on Fandango and horror film site, Bloody Disgusting.
- 9/13/2011
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
Ernest Borgnine, Morgan Freeman: SAG Awards 2011 Ernest Borgnine, who turned 94 this past Jan. 24, was this year's winner of the Screen Actors Guild's Life Achievement Award. Borgnine was introduced by Tim Conway (of McHale's Navy) and Morgan Freeman. As part of the Borgnine montage, viewers got to watch Burt Lancaster plug Borgnine's Oscar-winning performance in Marty, produced by a company partly owned by Lancaster. "I always enjoyed working as an actor," Borgnine, one the actors in the sleeper box-office hit Red, told journalists backstage. "… It's been a thing of joy for me whenever I'm working." He also advised young actors to "keep studying," and said that in his performances he always strives for the lowest common denominator so as to keep "thumbsuckers" interested. Photo: © SAG Awards. Click on the photo to enlarge it.
- 1/31/2011
- by D. Zhea
- Alt Film Guide
'The King's Speech,' "Modern Family," "Boardwalk Empire," Colin Firth and Natalie Portman were among the big winners at the 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles Sunday night, and we have the show highlights! Get the complete list of winners Here! The Movie Accolades 'The King's Speech' players were named Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture over such competition as the thespians of 'Black Swan,' 'The Fighter,' 'The Kids Are All Right' and 'The Social Network.' Taking the stage alongside stars Colin Firth and Helena Bonham Carter, a jubilant Geoffrey Rush told the audience, "It shouldn't be called the SAG award, it should be called the uplifting award." Moments earlier, the king's wealth was shared with Firth, who was named Outstanding Male Actor in a Leading Role for his portrayal of King George VI, besting Jeff Bridges, Robert Duvall,...
- 1/31/2011
- by TheInsider
- TheInsider.com
Ernest Borgnine, Betsy Blair, Marty The intro to Ernest Borgnine's Life Achievement Award segment included a speech by Morgan Freeman and Tim Conway (of McHale's Navy), in addition to an interesting announcement by Burt Lancaster, made after Marty earned Borgnine the Best Actor Oscar. "I always enjoyed working as an actor," Borgnine told the media backstage. "… It's been a thing of joy for me whenever I'm working." Advise for young actors nominated tonight: "Keep studying." Borgnine says his success was due to his "learning about what life is all about … [Regarding a screenplay that says "two people fall in love" one has to know] what brings two people together." Borgnine added that as you learn, "The first thing you know you become more involved in the script and more involved in life itself. … You gotta make people understand. … There's a lot of people in the world who are [...]...
- 1/31/2011
- by Steve Montgomery
- Alt Film Guide
The Screen Actors Guild honored Ernest Borgnine with its Life Achievement Award - and he honored the acting profession right back. "There are millions of those around the world who would love to be in our shoes," Borgnine, 94, told the crowd in L.A.'s Shrine Auditorium, after Morgan Freeman presented him his award. Calling acting a "privilege," Borgnine added, "I hope we will never let our dedication to our craft fail, and we will always give our best to our profession." Photos: Screen Actors Guild Awards 2011 Best DressedThe actor, who tells new acquaintances to call him Ernie, was christened Ermes Effron Borgnine in Hamden,...
- 1/31/2011
- by Stephen M. Silverman
- PEOPLE.com
'The Fighter' star Melissa Leo and 'The King's Speech' actor Colin Firth also rack up awards.
By Mawuse Ziegbe
Christian Bale onstage at the 2011 SAG Awards
Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images
The Hollywood awards season continues to trek along, and on Sunday night (January 30), the performers honored their leading lights at the 17th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards. In an evening of few upsets, 2011 awards-season darlings like Natalie Portman, Christian Bale, Colin Firth and Melissa Leo continued to cement their status as names to watch along the road to Oscar.
Bale was joined onstage by real-life inspiration Dicky Eklund when he scored Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role for "The Fighter." Bale also dished out advice to aspiring actors, saying that it helps that he finds people fascinating, but added, "Bumping into Mark Wahlberg ain't bad."
Check out photos from the Screen Actors Guild Awards.
By Mawuse Ziegbe
Christian Bale onstage at the 2011 SAG Awards
Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images
The Hollywood awards season continues to trek along, and on Sunday night (January 30), the performers honored their leading lights at the 17th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards. In an evening of few upsets, 2011 awards-season darlings like Natalie Portman, Christian Bale, Colin Firth and Melissa Leo continued to cement their status as names to watch along the road to Oscar.
Bale was joined onstage by real-life inspiration Dicky Eklund when he scored Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role for "The Fighter." Bale also dished out advice to aspiring actors, saying that it helps that he finds people fascinating, but added, "Bumping into Mark Wahlberg ain't bad."
Check out photos from the Screen Actors Guild Awards.
- 1/30/2011
- MTV Movie News
'The Fighter' star Melissa Leo and 'The King's Speech' actor Colin Firth also rack up awards.
By Mawuse Ziegbe
Christian Bale onstage at the 2011 SAG Awards
Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images
The Hollywood awards season continues to trek along, and on Sunday night (January 30), the performers honored their leading lights at the 17th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards. In an evening of few upsets, 2011 awards-season darlings like Natalie Portman, Christian Bale, Colin Firth and Melissa Leo continued to cement their status as names to watch along the road to Oscar.
Bale was joined onstage by real-life inspiration Dicky Eklund when he scored Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role for "The Fighter." Bale also dished out advice to aspiring actors, saying that it helps that he finds people fascinating, but added, "Bumping into Mark Wahlberg ain't bad."
Check out photos from the Screen Actors Guild Awards.
By Mawuse Ziegbe
Christian Bale onstage at the 2011 SAG Awards
Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images
The Hollywood awards season continues to trek along, and on Sunday night (January 30), the performers honored their leading lights at the 17th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards. In an evening of few upsets, 2011 awards-season darlings like Natalie Portman, Christian Bale, Colin Firth and Melissa Leo continued to cement their status as names to watch along the road to Oscar.
Bale was joined onstage by real-life inspiration Dicky Eklund when he scored Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role for "The Fighter." Bale also dished out advice to aspiring actors, saying that it helps that he finds people fascinating, but added, "Bumping into Mark Wahlberg ain't bad."
Check out photos from the Screen Actors Guild Awards.
- 1/30/2011
- MTV Music News
At 94 the legendary Ernest Borgnine doesn't want to be called "Mr. Borgnine," preferring "Ernest" or even "Ernie." Speaking in his signature gravelly voice, Borgnine is matter-of-fact about his achievements, still delighted and slightly awed that he has been able to make his living doing what he loves most: acting. He continues to be enthralled with movies, though he is no admirer of much of what is produced today and is dismissive about acting methods. "I learned to act by just sitting on a park bench and watching people go by," he says. "I follow what the author has written and take it from there. I don't have a method. You work with your head and your heart and then you create a character."Whatever his method—or perhaps more precisely, non-method—it has worked for him. For more than six decades, the Oscar winner has rolled up more than 200 movie and TV credits,...
- 1/12/2011
- backstage.com
Nominations for the 17th annual Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards have been announced on Thursday morning, December 16. While many of the usual contenders make it into the list, there are a number of those who were left out. "Glee" actor Chris Colfer earned his first ever SAG nomination, but his co-star Lea Michele notably absent.
Chris, who portrays Kurt on the series, vies for Best Male Actor in a Comedy Series. Having got his first Golden Globes nom days earlier, he couldn't contain his excitement. "It's fantastic! It's crazy because where I come from, peers is not necessarily a good word," he gushed. "People are mean to you and they throw things at you and they make fun of you in the hallway, so it's amazing."
Lea, in the meantime, didn't manage to score a nomination for Best Actress in a Comedy Series. The category, instead, saw her co-star Jane Lynch...
Chris, who portrays Kurt on the series, vies for Best Male Actor in a Comedy Series. Having got his first Golden Globes nom days earlier, he couldn't contain his excitement. "It's fantastic! It's crazy because where I come from, peers is not necessarily a good word," he gushed. "People are mean to you and they throw things at you and they make fun of you in the hallway, so it's amazing."
Lea, in the meantime, didn't manage to score a nomination for Best Actress in a Comedy Series. The category, instead, saw her co-star Jane Lynch...
- 12/17/2010
- by celebrity-mania.com
- Celebrity Mania
Okay, totally kidding about the Colfer Lifetime Achievement Award thing - that will be going to Ernest Borgnine. But does it seem to you that the kid who plays Kurt Hummel is getting an awful lot of awards season love? (And wouldn't McHale's Navy have been so much better with him in it?)
The latest outpouring of Colfer acclaim comes from the Screen Actors Guild who announced their 17th annual SAG nominees this morning.
The Glee cast is up for a comedy ensemble award, but Colfer was the only cast member other than Jane Lynch to be recognized individually. And given who he's up against he's almost certain to be the frontrunner!
Another bit of good news for a Glbt favorite, The Kids Are All Right, scored individual acting nods for Annete Bening, Mark Rufallo, and also a nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Cast.
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The latest outpouring of Colfer acclaim comes from the Screen Actors Guild who announced their 17th annual SAG nominees this morning.
The Glee cast is up for a comedy ensemble award, but Colfer was the only cast member other than Jane Lynch to be recognized individually. And given who he's up against he's almost certain to be the frontrunner!
Another bit of good news for a Glbt favorite, The Kids Are All Right, scored individual acting nods for Annete Bening, Mark Rufallo, and also a nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Cast.
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- 12/16/2010
- by Dennis Ayers
- The Backlot
Awards season officially kicked into high gear Thursday morning, with the announcement of the nominations for the 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards - roundly considered the strongest prognosticators of the performance Oscars. Among the top SAG contenders are cast members of The Fighter - though leading man Mark Wahlberg didn't make the cut, while supporting players Christian Bale, Melissa Leo and Amy Adams did - and The King's Speech, Black Swan and The Kids Are All Right (minus Julianne Moore). In the TV categories, such stalwarts as 30 Rock and Mad Men, along with their stars and featured actors, Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin,...
- 12/16/2010
- by Stephen M. Silverman
- PEOPLE.com
Ernest Borgnine will be honored with the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award at the 17th annual SAG Awards, to be held Jan. 30.
The 93-year-old, who is a best actor Oscar winner for 1955's "Marty," will be recognized for his career achievements and humanitarian efforts at the ceremonies, which will be broadcast live from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles by TNT and TBS.
"Whether portraying brutish villains, sympathetic everymen, complex leaders or hapless heroes, Ernest Borgnine has brought a boundless energy which, at 93, is still a hallmark of his remarkably busy life and career. It is with that same joyous spirit that we salute his impressive body of work and his steadfast generosity," SAG president Ken Howard said.
Borgnine, who first attracted attention for his performance as the vicious Sergeant "Fatso" Judson in "From Here to Eternity," has appeared in nearly 200 films and TV shows, including the series "McHale's Navy.
The 93-year-old, who is a best actor Oscar winner for 1955's "Marty," will be recognized for his career achievements and humanitarian efforts at the ceremonies, which will be broadcast live from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles by TNT and TBS.
"Whether portraying brutish villains, sympathetic everymen, complex leaders or hapless heroes, Ernest Borgnine has brought a boundless energy which, at 93, is still a hallmark of his remarkably busy life and career. It is with that same joyous spirit that we salute his impressive body of work and his steadfast generosity," SAG president Ken Howard said.
Borgnine, who first attracted attention for his performance as the vicious Sergeant "Fatso" Judson in "From Here to Eternity," has appeared in nearly 200 films and TV shows, including the series "McHale's Navy.
- 8/18/2010
- by By Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
After The Addams Family premiered to big box-office success in 1991, the floodgates opened for classic TV shows to be adapted into movies. Problem is, for every Mission: Impossible, audiences also had to endure Car 54, Where Are You?, Sgt. Bilko, Leave it to Beaver, Lost in Space, and McHale's Navy.
With The A-Team opening this week, could a deluge of movies based on '80s TV shows be far behind? Should The A-Team become a success, we've compiled a list of small-screen shows from the decade of leather ties and hostile takeovers that we'd actually like to see in theaters.
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The Greatest American Hero | T.J. Hooker | 21 Jump Street | Magnum P.I. | The A-Team | Knight Rider | Hardcastle & McCormick...
With The A-Team opening this week, could a deluge of movies based on '80s TV shows be far behind? Should The A-Team become a success, we've compiled a list of small-screen shows from the decade of leather ties and hostile takeovers that we'd actually like to see in theaters.
See Ten '80s Shows We Want to See as Movies >>
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The Greatest American Hero | T.J. Hooker | 21 Jump Street | Magnum P.I. | The A-Team | Knight Rider | Hardcastle & McCormick...
- 6/8/2010
- by reelz reelz
- Reelzchannel.com
Myles Wilder, the prolific TV comedy screenwriter whose resume includes such classics as McHale's Navy and The Dukes of Hazzard, has died. He was 77.
Wilder died April 20 from complications of diverticulitis in Temecula, Calif., according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The son of director W. Lee Wilder and the nephew of Oscar-winning writer-director Billy Wilder, Wilder got his start by developing, writing and producing the 1956 NBC series The Adventures of Marco Polo. He joined the Ernest Borgnine comedy McHale's Navy in ...
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Wilder died April 20 from complications of diverticulitis in Temecula, Calif., according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The son of director W. Lee Wilder and the nephew of Oscar-winning writer-director Billy Wilder, Wilder got his start by developing, writing and producing the 1956 NBC series The Adventures of Marco Polo. He joined the Ernest Borgnine comedy McHale's Navy in ...
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- 4/27/2010
- by Joyce Eng
- TVGuide - Breaking News
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The prolific Myles Wilder, whose resume includes scores of classic '60s TV comedies and Hanna-Barbera shows in the '70s, died April 20 of complications of diverticulitis in Temecula, Calif., according to Variety. He was 77.
Wilder was the nephew of famed director Billy Wilder and the son of director W. Lee Wilder. He was nominated for an Emmy two times for his work on the Ernest Borgnine comedy 'McHale's Navy' from '63 to '66 and also wrote for 'Wagon Train,' 'Bachelor Father,' 'The Lucy Show,' 'The Doris Day Show,' 'Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.,' 'My Three Sons' and 'Get Smart' in the decade.
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The prolific Myles Wilder, whose resume includes scores of classic '60s TV comedies and Hanna-Barbera shows in the '70s, died April 20 of complications of diverticulitis in Temecula, Calif., according to Variety. He was 77.
Wilder was the nephew of famed director Billy Wilder and the son of director W. Lee Wilder. He was nominated for an Emmy two times for his work on the Ernest Borgnine comedy 'McHale's Navy' from '63 to '66 and also wrote for 'Wagon Train,' 'Bachelor Father,' 'The Lucy Show,' 'The Doris Day Show,' 'Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.,' 'My Three Sons' and 'Get Smart' in the decade.
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- 4/26/2010
- by Chris Jordan
- Inside TV
Old television shows have been mined by Hollywood for three decades now. Some have succeeded in making the leap (Dragnet, Charlie's Angels, Starsky & Hutch), others have failed (S.W.A.T., McHale's Navy, Leave It to Beaver, The Mod Squad) and yet more remain perched in development hell (Gilligan's Island, 21 Jump Street, The Six Million Dollar Man). But what seems to be an unacknowledged acceptance by Hollywood is that there are some classic TV shows that just don't seem suited to make the transition to movies, even if at the time they were huge. Shows like Happy Days or I Love Lucy or M*A*S*H* just seem like they're off limits, right?
After reading this latest development in the TV-to-movie category, now I think that it's only going to be a matter of time before every old and well-known TV show gets its turn to be optioned. What's...
After reading this latest development in the TV-to-movie category, now I think that it's only going to be a matter of time before every old and well-known TV show gets its turn to be optioned. What's...
- 3/24/2010
- by Patrick Sauriol
- Corona's Coming Attractions
Comedian Tom Arnold is once again a married man. A rep for the actor has confirmed that he has wed girlfriend Ashley Groussman at a private beachfront home in Maui on Saturday.
Arnold, 50, said I Do in front of about 100 guests, including Helen Hunt, Mike Myers, and best man Dax Shepard, according to Us magazine.
The celebration was a "vintage Oriental style," where guests were served an Asian cuisine. A Buddhist monk was standing by while the bride and groom chanted a Buddhist prayer.
This is the fourth marriage for the "McHale's Navy" star. He famously married comedienne Roseanne Barr in 1990 and divorced in 1994. He then married Julie Champnella from 1995 to 1999 and Shelby Roos from 2002 to 2008.
Arnold, 50, said I Do in front of about 100 guests, including Helen Hunt, Mike Myers, and best man Dax Shepard, according to Us magazine.
The celebration was a "vintage Oriental style," where guests were served an Asian cuisine. A Buddhist monk was standing by while the bride and groom chanted a Buddhist prayer.
This is the fourth marriage for the "McHale's Navy" star. He famously married comedienne Roseanne Barr in 1990 and divorced in 1994. He then married Julie Champnella from 1995 to 1999 and Shelby Roos from 2002 to 2008.
- 11/30/2009
- icelebz.com
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