millwall32 114 Posted July 26, 2005 Just noticed that Ernest Borgnine (b.1917) is still with us surley he could fall off the perch at any minute? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
millwall32 114 Posted July 26, 2005 88 years old, overweight, history of depression, still takes part in action movies that would surely test even a younger man's health. Very possible I would say. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cowboy Ronnie 78 Posted July 26, 2005 good suggestion wb32, let's make sure his name is put forward for consideration at the end of the year. The only hesitation is if he's still appearing in action movies he must be somewhat mobile and alert. Plus, whenever a star is killed by a stunt gone wrong it's usally someone more in the prime of life. They don't let the old guys near the dodgy starter pistols or whizzing copter rotors.... Brandon Lee: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandon_Lee Vic Morrow: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vic_Morrow there's at least one other famous actor stunt-death to add to the above list, but I can't think of the guy's name. 1980's, TV star, think he had a Scandinavian sounding name but was American. Anyone got any clues? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VSBfromH 74 Posted July 26, 2005 there's at least one other famous actor stunt-death to add to the above list, but I can't think of the guy's name. 1980's, TV star, think he had a Scandinavian sounding name but was American. Anyone got any clues? Chuck Smorgasbord? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VileBody 11 Posted July 26, 2005 Roy Kinnear was killed falling from a horse during the shooting of The Return of the Musketeers - but not Scandinavian...or American Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magere Hein 1,400 Posted July 26, 2005 Scandinavian sounding name but was American. Anyone got any clues? Chuck Smorgasbord? Sven Smith? regards, Hein Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted July 26, 2005 there's at least one other famous actor stunt-death to add to the above list, but I can't think of the guy's name. 1980's, TV star, think he had a Scandinavian sounding name but was American. Anyone got any clues? I've come up with two possibilities, though neither fit your profile exactly. 1. Eric Fleming. The Hollywood Book of Death states that Fleming died in a canoe accident whilst filming a new TV programme for ABC called "High Jungle" in Peru. Apparently, the canoe he and his co-star were in overturned, and although his co-star was able to swim to safety, Fleming wasn't. The proximity of piranha fish is suggested as the reason his remains were not found until the following week. However, he died in 1966. 2. Trinidad Silva Jr, who was in Hill Street Blues died in 1988, but he died in a non-TV-related car accident, although he was "hurled more than one hundred feet before hitting the pavement" which is pretty dramatic in its own right, really. He doesn't sound very scandinavian, though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VSBfromH 74 Posted July 26, 2005 there's at least one other famous actor stunt-death to add to the above list, but I can't think of the guy's name. 1980's, TV star, think he had a Scandinavian sounding name but was American. Anyone got any clues? I'm going for this guy: Jon-Eric Hexum Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cowboy Ronnie 78 Posted July 26, 2005 thanks VSB, that's the one I was thinking of. I'd forgotten about Roy Kinnear. At least 4 relatively well-known actors killed in stunts gone wrong in the past 25 years. Wonder what an actuary would say about that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
millwall32 114 Posted July 27, 2005 good suggestion wb32, let's make sure his name is put forward for consideration at the end of the year. The only hesitation is if he's still appearing in action movies he must be somewhat mobile and alert. Plus, whenever a star is killed by a stunt gone wrong it's usally someone more in the prime of life. They don't let the old guys near the dodgy starter pistols or whizzing copter rotors.... Brandon Lee: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandon_Lee Vic Morrow: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vic_Morrow there's at least one other famous actor stunt-death to add to the above list, but I can't think of the guy's name. 1980's, TV star, think he had a Scandinavian sounding name but was American. Anyone got any clues? Don't know who the other surviving action hero is but Lee majors must be a good age by now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
millwall32 114 Posted July 27, 2005 Sorry, no , he's only 66 with no major health probs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lady Die 63 Posted July 27, 2005 Some interesting stuff here http://www.thelivingweb.net/tragic_acciden...and_deaths.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BrunoBrimley 86 Posted July 29, 2005 Scandinavian sounding name but was American. Anyone got any clues? Chuck Smorgasbord? Sven Smith? regards, Hein Dar Robinson Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest prohunt Posted July 29, 2005 I love Ernest Borgnine i have all his albums I didnt know he was still alive Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anubis the Jackal 77 Posted July 30, 2005 Albums????? Sure, don't you remember his Euro-disco phase? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maddin 0 Posted July 31, 2005 Ernest a singer - that`s absolutely new for me. He`s a sympathetic actor winning the academy award for "Marty". I hope and think he will live some more years Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
millwall32 114 Posted July 31, 2005 Albums????? Maybe this poster is thinking of the salsa albums of Robert Mitchum, or the easy listening albums of Jackie Gleason. Either way I think that Borgnine is a good choice for DL 2006 at the expense of, say, Diego Maraddona. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slave to the Grave 26 Posted July 31, 2005 Albums????? Maybe this poster is thinking of the salsa albums of Robert Mitchum, or the easy listening albums of Jackie Gleason. Either way I think that Borgnine is a good choice for DL 2006 at the expense of, say, Diego Maraddona. Maybe he just sold his stamp collection? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deadornot 12 Posted August 1, 2005 try jesus of nazareth. i think he played jesus. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
millwall32 114 Posted August 1, 2005 Without consulting IMDB , I think he played Tova in the Lew Grade/ Robert Powell version of the life and death of our Lord. Whatever, I feel he is a definite contender for DL 2006. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Teddy 21 Posted August 1, 2005 Without consulting IMDB , I think he played Tova in the Lew Grade/ Robert Powell version of the life and death of our Lord.Whatever, I feel he is a definite contender for DL 2006. A quick consult - but he is only listed as 'The Centurion'. So, no further forward, as I am sure he must have had a name... IMDB also says he made 2 movies in 2003, 3 in 2004, and is currently filming his 3rd of 2005 - so no signs yet of him slowing down Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BrunoBrimley 86 Posted August 2, 2005 Without consulting IMDB , I think he played Tova in the Lew Grade/ Robert Powell version of the life and death of our Lord.Whatever, I feel he is a definite contender for DL 2006. A quick consult - but he is only listed as 'The Centurion'. So, no further forward, as I am sure he must have had a name... IMDB also says he made 2 movies in 2003, 3 in 2004, and is currently filming his 3rd of 2005 - so no signs yet of him slowing down This is all very strange to say the least but if he did indeedly do ever paly a character named 'Tova' then what a strange spark of coincidence since that is the name of his current Mrs. The effervescent Tova who hawks perfume as if it were being used in an attempt to hide the smell of wrinkle remover cream from her pores. Honestly I have never known what my beloved Quinton McHale ever saw in her. All those years on the PT73 and constant nights spent at the local land places with Elroy Carpenter and Happy and the others and he hooks up first with Ethel and then Tova? What exactly was in the drinking water of Hamden Connecticut back when Ernie was born? Oh well I recall the afternoons playing under the dining room table imagining Elroy Carpenter (portrayed by the wonderful Bob Hastings) offering me a spoon full of Skippy Peanut butter (which he was advertising for at the time) and all the while Mr.Borgnine (often times in his Marty character) would be reading me bedtime stories while smoking a pipe. Come to think of it this was about the time I first visited The Cookie Bin Asylum, wonder what this might mean. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AJS 1 Posted October 31, 2005 He was also in the Poseidon Adventure, most of that cast is still alive but they might start dropping like flies soon i mean look at the list: Gene Hackman Shelley Winters Stella Stevens Ernest Borgnine Red Buttons How much older can these people get? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BrunoBrimley 86 Posted November 20, 2005 Which reminds me is Peanut Butter Man still with us? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
