msc 17,807 Posted May 4, 2016 British veteran actors Geoffrey Bayldon ('Catweazel' & also 'The Crowman' in Worzel Gummidge), Sean Connery (The original James Bond & the chap who got his knob out in the 1973 flop-flick Zardoz) & Michael Caine (you're only supposed to blow the bloody doors off!') must be nearing the end ? Bayldons alive????? I'm confidently assuming so. 92 & still going strong.. doing what I don't know, but he's probably comatose on Horlicks & Werthers Originals in a nursing home in Berkshire as we type. Well, the 92 bit is accurate. Sadly he's been in frail health for a number of years. If he struggles on into 2017 I will be surprised tbh. There have been rumblings about Sean Connery as he was unable to record even a voice over for the Scottish Indy Ref in 2014. Though that might have been because he couldn't be arsed. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scraggy Taters 289 Posted May 4, 2016 British veteran actors Geoffrey Bayldon ('Catweazel' & also 'The Crowman' in Worzel Gummidge), Sean Connery (The original James Bond & the chap who got his knob out in the 1973 flop-flick Zardoz) & Michael Caine (you're only supposed to blow the bloody doors off!') must be nearing the end ? Bayldons alive????? I'm confidently assuming so. 92 & still going strong.. doing what I don't know, but he's probably comatose on Horlicks & Werthers Originals in a nursing home in Berkshire as we type. Well, the 92 bit is accurate. Sadly he's been in frail health for a number of years. If he struggles on into 2017 I will be surprised tbh. There have been rumblings about Sean Connery as he was unable to record even a voice over for the Scottish Indy Ref in 2014. Though that might have been because he couldn't be arsed. Yup, that sounds about right for 'Mr Grumpy'. He's notorious for being awkward. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cat O'Falk 3,290 Posted May 4, 2016 British veteran actors Geoffrey Bayldon ('Catweazel' & also 'The Crowman' in Worzel Gummidge), Sean Connery (The original James Bond & the chap who got his knob out in the 1973 flop-flick Zardoz) & Michael Caine (you're only supposed to blow the bloody doors off!') must be nearing the end ? Bob Holness was the first to play James Bond. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scraggy Taters 289 Posted May 4, 2016 British veteran actors Geoffrey Bayldon ('Catweazel' & also 'The Crowman' in Worzel Gummidge), Sean Connery (The original James Bond & the chap who got his knob out in the 1973 flop-flick Zardoz) & Michael Caine (you're only supposed to blow the bloody doors off!') must be nearing the end ? Bob Holness was the first to play James Bond. Don't you mean David Niven ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cat O'Falk 3,290 Posted May 4, 2016 British veteran actors Geoffrey Bayldon ('Catweazel' & also 'The Crowman' in Worzel Gummidge), Sean Connery (The original James Bond & the chap who got his knob out in the 1973 flop-flick Zardoz) & Michael Caine (you're only supposed to blow the bloody doors off!') must be nearing the end ? Bob Holness was the first to play James Bond. Don't you mean David Niven ? No, Bob Holness in Moonraker, 1956. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,038 Posted May 4, 2016 British veteran actors Geoffrey Bayldon ('Catweazel' & also 'The Crowman' in Worzel Gummidge), Sean Connery (The original James Bond & the chap who got his knob out in the 1973 flop-flick Zardoz) & Michael Caine (you're only supposed to blow the bloody doors off!') must be nearing the end ? Bob Holness was the first to play James Bond. Don't you mean David Niven ? No, Bob Holness in Moonraker, 1956. On radio! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cat O'Falk 3,290 Posted May 4, 2016 British veteran actors Geoffrey Bayldon ('Catweazel' & also 'The Crowman' in Worzel Gummidge), Sean Connery (The original James Bond & the chap who got his knob out in the 1973 flop-flick Zardoz) & Michael Caine (you're only supposed to blow the bloody doors off!') must be nearing the end ? Bob Holness was the first to play James Bond. Don't you mean David Niven ? No, Bob Holness in Moonraker, 1956. On radio the wireless! FTFY 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scraggy Taters 289 Posted May 4, 2016 It seems Barry Nelson first played James Bond in the U.S. TV adaptation of Flemmings 'Casino Royale' in 1954. Can anyone trump that ? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scraggy Taters 289 Posted May 4, 2016 British veteran actors Geoffrey Bayldon ('Catweazel' & also 'The Crowman' in Worzel Gummidge), Sean Connery (The original James Bond & the chap who got his knob out in the 1973 flop-flick Zardoz) & Michael Caine (you're only supposed to blow the bloody doors off!') must be nearing the end ? Bayldons alive????? 90 minutes later & I'm still trying to get the vision of Brian Blessed dressed in 1980 baco-foil out of my head... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,038 Posted May 5, 2016 British veteran actors Geoffrey Bayldon ('Catweazel' & also 'The Crowman' in Worzel Gummidge), Sean Connery (The original James Bond & the chap who got his knob out in the 1973 flop-flick Zardoz) & Michael Caine (you're only supposed to blow the bloody doors off!') must be nearing the end ? Bayldons alive????? 90 minutes later & I'm still trying to get the vision of Brian Blessed dressed in 1980 baco-foil out of my head... This might help - courtesy of the legendary Jim'll Paint It: 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scraggy Taters 289 Posted May 5, 2016 Yay ! Im cured ! Thanks MPFC. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,038 Posted May 5, 2016 Yay ! Im cured ! Thanks MPFC. Yer welcome ST 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dead Wait 1,096 Posted May 9, 2016 Still Waiting For Alan Young, William Schallert, Bob Barker, Norman Lloyd, Mike Connors and Shelley Berman to be added to the list The only list that this one will be added to now is the list of "Those we have lost in 2016"............. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RadGuy 1,605 Posted May 11, 2016 Joseph Wapner, the first judge on "The People's Court", will be 98 next year. Had no idea he was still alive. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,489 Posted May 11, 2016 Joseph Wapner, the first judge on "The People's Court", will be 98 next year. Had no idea he was still alive. One minute to Wapner 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ImissMontpellier 73 Posted May 11, 2016 What about this man? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_J._Shapiro Carl Shapiro, aged 103, involved in philanthropy and Madoff's friend. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,005 Posted May 11, 2016 What about this man? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_J._Shapiro Carl Shapiro, aged 103, involved in philanthropy and Madoff's friend. Hmm not a name I have come across before but guaranteed a UK obit in the Mail and Telegraph amongst others I would think from reading his wiki. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,288 Posted May 12, 2016 Manohar Aich, Mister Universe in 1952 and still training at 102: http://imgur.com/gkfswO4 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manohar_Aich Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ImNotHades 206 Posted May 13, 2016 So I don't know if there's a DJ or music producer thread because people are not naming threads related to the topic.....just wanted to say that something's up with Avicii. He's apparently retired and keeps cancelling his concerts. I read somewhere that he's ill or something and stuff.....keep an eye on him. Something weird is going on around him. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ImNotHades 206 Posted May 14, 2016 So I don't know if there's a DJ or music producer thread because people are not naming threads related to the topic.....just wanted to say that something's up with Avicii. He's apparently retired and keeps cancelling his concerts. I read somewhere that he's ill or something and stuff.....keep an eye on him. Something weird is going on around him. Just realized that Avicii will be 27 in September. Club 27 will get a new member. He fits perfectly in that "27" image. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Happy Reaper 219 Posted May 15, 2016 It seems Barry Nelson first played James Bond in the U.S. TV adaptation of Flemmings 'Casino Royale' in 1954. Can anyone trump that ? Sean Connery was technically the fourth person to appear as Bond - he wasn't even the first on the cinema screen! It went 1) Barry Nelson in a TV version of Casino Royale, as Scraggy says (as a US agent called Jimmy Bond!) 2) Bob Holness in a South African radio adaptation of Moonraker 3) Bob Simmons, a stuntman, is the person who walks out, spins round and shoots at the camera in the opening of Dr. No (I told you it was technical) 4) Sean Connery in the film itself And of course nobody has bettered Connery since... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 5,746 Posted May 15, 2016 It seems Barry Nelson first played James Bond in the U.S. TV adaptation of Flemmings 'Casino Royale' in 1954. Can anyone trump that ? Sean Connery was technically the fourth person to appear as Bond - he wasn't even the first on the cinema screen! It went 1) Barry Nelson in a TV version of Casino Royale, as Scraggy says (as a US agent called Jimmy Bond!) 2) Bob Holness in a South African radio adaptation of Moonraker 3) Bob Simmons, a stuntman, is the person who walks out, spins round and shoots at the camera in the opening of Dr. No (I told you it was technical) 4) Sean Connery in the film itself And of course nobody has bettered Connery since... Didn't David Niven play him in the original 'Casino Royale,? (OK, I know it's a spoof film) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted May 15, 2016 It seems Barry Nelson first played James Bond in the U.S. TV adaptation of Flemmings 'Casino Royale' in 1954. Can anyone trump that ? Sean Connery was technically the fourth person to appear as Bond - he wasn't even the first on the cinema screen! It went 1) Barry Nelson in a TV version of Casino Royale, as Scraggy says (as a US agent called Jimmy Bond!) 2) Bob Holness in a South African radio adaptation of Moonraker 3) Bob Simmons, a stuntman, is the person who walks out, spins round and shoots at the camera in the opening of Dr. No (I told you it was technical) 4) Sean Connery in the film itself And of course nobody has bettered Connery since... Weirdly, that was shot in black and white. Presumably that was the first shot ever of a Bond film. Did the makers assume the rest of Dr. No would be b/w? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,005 Posted May 18, 2016 http://stars.topix.com/slideshow/17230/slide88 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Happy Reaper 219 Posted May 19, 2016 It seems Barry Nelson first played James Bond in the U.S. TV adaptation of Flemmings 'Casino Royale' in 1954. Can anyone trump that ? Sean Connery was technically the fourth person to appear as Bond - he wasn't even the first on the cinema screen! It went 1) Barry Nelson in a TV version of Casino Royale, as Scraggy says (as a US agent called Jimmy Bond!) 2) Bob Holness in a South African radio adaptation of Moonraker 3) Bob Simmons, a stuntman, is the person who walks out, spins round and shoots at the camera in the opening of Dr. No (I told you it was technical) 4) Sean Connery in the film itself And of course nobody has bettered Connery since... Didn't David Niven play him in the original 'Casino Royale,? (OK, I know it's a spoof film) Yes, but not until 1967. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
