“Forgotten Hollywood”- Heartbreak Charles…
Manny P. here…
“`Charles Grodin was a deadpan comedian known for his dry wit and his wonderful timing. He was a familiar face on screen for over five decades. He was also a natural on prime-time talk shows.
“`Grodin dropped out of the University of Miami to launch a career in acting. Grodin’s cinematic debut was an uncredited bit in Disney’s 1954 film 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. A student of Lee Strasberg and Uta Hagen, he landed Broadway jobs, including a debut in Tchin-Tchin, which starred Anthony Quinn. CHARLES GRODIN –>
“`After he landed a small role in Rosemary’s Baby, Grodin became a sought-after actor. Catch-22 and The Heartbreak Kid cemented his status as a Hollywood mainstay. He earned a Golden Globe nomination for his latter performance.
“`Grodin appeared in memorable comedies including 11 Harrowhouse, King Kong, Dave, Heaven Can Wait, Midnight Run, The Great Muppet Caper, The Woman in Red, The Couch Trip, So I Married an Axe Murderer, Seems Like Old Times, Hearts and Souls and Beethoven series of movies. On the small screen, Grodin guest-starred in The F. B. I., Have Gun – Will Travel, My Mother the Car, The Virginian, The Big Valley, The Guns of Will Sonnett, Judd for the Defense, The Big Valley, and Laverne and Shirley.
“`From 1995 to 1998, Grodin hosted his own issues-oriented talk show, The Charles Grodin Show, on CNBC; and starting in 2000, he was a political commentator for 60 Minutes II.
“`Charles Grodin was eighty-six.
Until next time> “never forget”
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