RIPs

[Ghost MacRoth]

Had the great pleasure of working with him on a zurich insurance ad back in 2005 I think, for the rugby....and he was an absolute gent.  When I started laughing as the camera man went up in flames due to an effect gone wrong, I got dirty looks from many.....till they noticed he was laughing too!!

http://uk.adforum.com/creative-work/ad/player/21093

[Ancient Otter]

Sorry about this bit one, I mistakenly thought it was mentioned here before: Charles Griggs, Dandy artist, worked on Korky the Cat for 22 years.

[Spikes]

Aye RIP Mr O'Toole.
Lawrence of Arabia will get all the mentions, but my personal favourite film of his? Got to be Murphy's War.

[Ghost MacRoth]

Only just watched it again the other week too!!  Absolutely agree, its Murphy's or 'The Night Of the Generals', bloody cracking films!

[Hawkmumbler]

He pulled of a brilliant performance (seemingly against his better judgement) in Caligula also. A gem of cinema.

[Tiplodocus]

Bah.

My Favourite Year

IIRC

Peter O' Toole ends up in the ladies and is interrupted as a woman comes in.
Woman: "Excuse me, but this is for the ladies."
O' Toole: "Yes, Madame. And so is THIS. But occassionally, I have to run a little water through it".

[Daveycandlish]

I see Joan Fontaine has died today - the only person to ever win an oscar for a Hitchcock film, trivia fans!

[von Boom]

Peter O'Toole was one of my favourite actors. He will be truly missed. RIP.

[Albion]

Anyone here seen Venus starring Peter O'Toole and Leslie Philips? They were both magnificent in it.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0489327/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_13

[Eric Plumrose]

Ronnie Biggs:

No Biggie

[TordelBack]

It'd be great if we all got to live as long as we liked, and every death leaves others' lives poorer, so I'm never comfortable with satisfaction over anyone's passing.  But if people have to die today, it's no worse that the tally includes someone who became a celebrity for his actions as an avaricious thug.  Better he be forgotten entirely.

[Ghost MacRoth]

David Coleman.  Used to love 'Question of Sport' back when he did it. 

[CrazyFoxMachine]

I mentioned JAKe of Hellraisers fame when O'Toole died - seems he's done a graphic obituary for the Observer

[IAMTHESYSTEM]

Mikhail Kalashnikov inventor of one the worlds most formidable assault rifles.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25497013

[Ghost MacRoth]

I wonder if his estate will finally admit he nicked the basic design from the STG-44.

Although saying that, he sure as shit made a lot of improvements!