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Title: Another one gone - Ernie Borgnine
Post by: Nosmo on July 08, 2012, 07:16:22 PM

Damn....Commander McHale is gone.  Ernest Borgnine died today.

http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/08/showbiz/obit-borgnine/index.html (http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/08/showbiz/obit-borgnine/index.html)

Title: Re: Another one gone - Ernie Borgnine
Post by: jim_de_hunter on July 08, 2012, 07:43:58 PM

My kids new him as the voice of Mermaid Man.  I didn't care to much for McHale's Navy but he was just maniacal in "Emperor of the North".   He wasn't bad in "The Dirty Dozen" either. 

Title: Re: Another one gone - Ernie Borgnine
Post by: Conrad on July 09, 2012, 04:42:50 AM

RIP sir.

Title: Re: Another one gone - Ernie Borgnine
Post by: timsatx on July 09, 2012, 06:34:26 AM

He was really one of the great actors IMNSHO. He had the ability to be mean or sweet, and be believable which few actors today seem to be able to do. But maybe the real measure is the length of his working experience. It was vast in time and timeless in various roles. He will be missed.

I was looking at how many movies he had done. I thought about posting them but there are so damn many. Imagine that he started his film career in 1951 and he just completed a movie for 2012. He has been doing movies longer than many actors have been alive at 61 years and he didn't start until his mid 30's since he did a 10 year stint in the Navy.

Title: Re: Another one gone - Ernie Borgnine
Post by: VirginiaJim on July 09, 2012, 06:55:46 AM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Borgnine (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Borgnine)

Title: Re: Another one gone - Ernie Borgnine
Post by: ugocon on July 09, 2012, 06:58:48 AM

Great actor and unmistakable style!
We'll miss him a lot!
Luckily there's plenty of movies to watch and enjoy his art.

R.I.P.

Ugo

Title: Re: Another one gone - Ernie Borgnine
Post by: Strawboss on July 09, 2012, 09:54:46 AM

A great performance in "From Here to Eternity", and an oscar for "Marty", and I've been searching for years for the DVD "The Emperor of the North", anybody know where to find it? A great character actor and a great lead actor, afraid you'll not see any of those anymore in the future.

Title: Re: Another one gone - Ernie Borgnine
Post by: VirginiaJim on July 09, 2012, 10:04:10 AM

Amazon

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_c_1_20?url=search-alias%3Dmovies-tv&field-keywords=emporer+of+the+north&sprefix=emporer+of+the+nor (http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_c_1_20?url=search-alias%3Dmovies-tv&field-keywords=emporer+of+the+north&sprefix=emporer+of+the+north%2Caps%2C168)th%2Caps%2C168 (http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_c_1_20?url=search-alias%3Dmovies-tv&field-keywords=emporer+of+the+north&sprefix=emporer+of+the+north%2Caps%2C168)

Title: Re: Another one gone - Ernie Borgnine
Post by: Strawboss on July 09, 2012, 02:39:44 PM

Guess I should have clarified. Not online. Libraries was what I was saying. I'll go to the local Barnes and Noble and try to order from them. Borders used to do that.