RIPs

[Bat King]

Genuinely felt a huge tug on my heart when I read about this on Twitter this morning.

[Roger Godpleton]

Calculon.

[Mudcrab]

Calculon.

Whyyyyyyyyyyyeeeee? 

[Daveycandlish]

Ernest Borgnine - one of those you thought was already gone - aged 95. Never the greatest of actors, but made some great films

[shaolin_monkey]

Ernest Borgnine - one of those you thought was already gone - aged 95. Never the greatest of actors, but made some great films

Noooo! Airwolf! Black Hole!  Mind you, 95 - thats a good innings!

[Daveycandlish]

The Black Hole is one of my guilty pleasures (that sounds a bit rude!)

[Adrian Bamforth]

He was so great in The Poseiden Adventure, though I always mis him up with Lionel Sander, who played Max in Hart to Hart. Looking at photos you can see why.

[Mudcrab]

Minor but superb part in The Dirty Dozen. Good innings indeed though. RIP General.

[von Boom]

Sad about Borgnine. I enjoyed many of his roles. Most people forget he won a best actor award for Marty and think only of his lighter roles.

[Heath C Ackley]

Another great star gone. I remember that scene in Bad Day In Black Rock when he got his arse kicked by a one-armed Spencer Tracy and when he played the taxi driver in Escape From New York.

[Zarjazzer]

Ernest was great. His fight scene referred to by ZippoCreed is one of the best ever IMHO. Ice Station Zebra as well as Airwolf. I heard a reporter who'd interviewed him several times talking of him as really genial guy,always ready for a last photo or autograph, so unlike modern Hollywood stars that often try to keep the public far,far away.

[Something Fishy]

Minor but superb part in The Dirty Dozen. Good innings indeed though. RIP General.

Glad i am not alone there.  I had to check wiki as I was thinking it was the same bloke.

Rip, he was a good actor.

[Goaty]

Aww RIP Ernest

Not sure if many of you remember, he was great in one of the best westerns ever! The Wild Bunch.

Most of you maybe got familiar with this scene; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJMxGFco57Y

[Rog69]

Very sad to hear of his passing, what a great career he had.

I've long prescribed to his secret of longevity and with him reaching 95, who can argue against the benefits -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3I_PeLNzxNQ

RIP Mermaidman.

[Spikes]

Aye, RIP Mr Borgnine. So many great films.
Caught this on the radio this morning (Chris Moyles is a big Black Hole fan, apparently!).