Showing posts with label Twilight Zone. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Twilight Zone. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 7, 2015

R. I. P JAMES BEST




Most people are remembering James Best for his role on The Dukes of Hazard. He gave an interview a few years ago and said he hated that show. He also said that he and Sorrel Brooke (Boss Hogg) were once fired for criticizing how bad the show was. BTW, MST3K pointed out that Best's character refers to his gun as his "Roscoe."

Thursday, September 11, 2014

Richard Kiel, who played Bond villain Jaws, dead at 74



Richard Kiel, who played Bond villain Jaws, dead at 74

Some other Richard Kiel credits not mentioned in the article linked above includes, Dr. Loveless' bodyguard, Voltaire, on The Wild Wild West, the Kanamit in "To Serve Man" on The Twilight Zone, The Longest Yard ("I think I broke his f#@kin neck!") and, of course, the MST3K favorite Eegah!.


Thursday, April 10, 2014

QUICKIES ABOUT MICKEY


"If you stomped on Mickey Rooney, he'd probably turnaround and smile" The Kinks "Celluloid Heroes"

If you are wondering why I didn't post a link to an obit for Mickey Rooney, it is because everyone website and network newscast had a very good article or tribute to the career of Mickey Rooney. Instead some quick and interesting trivia about Mickey Rooney's career.

Mickey Rooney was the voice of Santa Claus in the Christmas specials Santa Claus Is Coming To Town, The Year Without Santa, Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July, and A Miser Brother's Christmas.

He turned down the role of The Penguin on Batman and Archie Bunker on All In the Family.

Sir Laurence Olivier and Marlon Brando both said he called him a great actor.


Mickey Rooney was the surviving Hollywood star featured in the Merry Melodies cartoon "Hollywood Steps Out" (above) and the Kinks song "Celluloid Heroes."

Mickey Rooney appeared in both The Twilight Zone ("The Last Night of a Jockey") and The Night Gallery ("Rare Objects"). He also stared in a Playhouse 90 production called The Comedian. All three were written by Rod Serling.

He played Nelson "Stubby" Stool in the Western comedy Evil Roy Slade.

He was a guest on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour the same night as The Who. Roger Daltrey claimed that after the famous explosion at the end of "My Generation," Mickey Rooney jumped up and down yelling "MORE! MORE! DO IT AGAIN, BOYS!"


Mickey Rooney was born Joe Yule Jr. He was cast as Mickey McGuire in a series a movies based on Fontaine Fox's comic strip Toonerville Trolley (above). He chose to use the name Mickey McGuire as a stage name. He was billed in the credits as Mickey (Himself) McGuire. At one point, TBS ran these as part of Tom and Jerry and Friends. These were probably not shown on TV as much as the Our Gang comedies because most are silent and Mickey is usually seen smoking a cigar.


Here is a portion of one entitled "Mickey's Tent Show."
  

Thursday, January 16, 2014

Wednesday, January 1, 2014

Villain Actor Joseph Ruskin Dies

'Star Trek' actor Joseph Ruskin dies | TV | Entertainment | Toronto Sun

Ruskin was the villain in many TV shows of the 60's and 70s. He played a silent movie villain in this Dr. Pepper commercial of the early 70s. The damsel in distress is Carol Kane.




Sunday, October 7, 2012

OCTOBER COUNTRY BY RAY BRADBURY 1970


This is a 1970 hard back edition of October Country by Ray Bradbury. It was with drawn from the O'Fallon Branch of the St. Charles County Library. I'm not sure where I got it. 

Wednesday, October 3, 2012

TWILIGHT ZONE's 53rd ANNIVERSARY

I'm a day behind but yesterday was the 53rd anniversary of the first Twilight Zone episode, "Where Is Everybody" staring Earl Holiman (pictured above).

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

The Mike Wallace Interview featuring Rod Serling (1959)


Mike Wallace interviews Rod Serling before the Twilight Zone. I wanted to include this because I fully understand Serling's feelings about censorship and advertisers.
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