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The Adventure of the Old School Fansite

Iridic — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 13:49:51 -0800

Sherlock Holmes on Stage & Screen is a gallery of almost every significant actor who has ever played the great detective. Among their ranks are William Gillette, who was able to build himself a castle in Connecticut with the proceeds from his Holmes portrayal; Charlton Heston, who enacted a version of The Sign of Four onstage; Jeremy Brett, the superlative television Holmes; and, of course, Basil Rathbone, the South African actor whose name became synonymous with the role.

"UFO" Stars Ed Bishop and Michael Billington Have Died

matteo — Fri, 10 Jun 2005 12:44:38 -0800

U.F.O., R.I.P. The two lead actors in the cult 1970 TV series "UFO ", Ed Bishop and Michael Billington, have both died this week within days of each other.

Good night, Ol-ee-vah

Oriole Adams — Sat, 28 May 2005 13:34:13 -0800

RIP Eddie Albert. As Mr. Kimball might have said, he was an actor . Well, not really an actor, but a war hero. He was awarded a Bronze star...well, it wasn't really bronze, more like a...anyway, for his efforts at Tarawa. But maybe he was more of an environmentalist...oh, anyway, dig into some hotscakes and remember Mr. Douglas.

Not just a detective.

grabbingsand — Wed, 29 Dec 2004 07:57:51 -0800

Jerry Orbach, 1935-2004. Goodnight, Lennie Briscoe. Farewell, Lumiere.
(And Billy Flynn and Mack the Knife and Sky Masterson and ...)

rev- — Fri, 03 Aug 2001 09:53:13 -0800

The Simpsons Get Respectable in this play where all the characters from the show act out Hamlet? It's a one-man show in New Jersey, but I'd pay to see this. It proves Hamlet's weird universality, but seeing Apu as "the first murderer" has got to be a rush. (via TV Tattle)

tomcosgrave — Sat, 01 Jul 2000 06:58:31 -0800

Goodbye, you grumpy old man...