“Forgotten Hollywood”- Triple Threat…

Posted on December 6, 2019 by raideoman1 | No Comments

Manny P. here…

“`Ron Leibman appeared in film, theater, and television in a career that spanned six decades. He won his Tony Award for Tony Kushner’s stage production, Angels in America. He portrayed controversial lawyer Roy Cohn. Ron’s wife was actress Jessica Walter.

“`Leibman was a member of the Compass Players in the late 1950s, and he was admitted to The Actors Studio, shortly thereafter. Ron made his motion picture debut in Where’s Poppa in 1970. Other movies include The Hot Rock, Slaughterhouse-Five, Norma Rae, Zorro: The Gay Blade, and Rhinestone.         RON LEIBMAN –>

“`Ron received an Emmy in 1979 as the Lead Actor in Kaz. He also guest-starred in Police Story, Murder She Wrote, Law and Order, The Sopranos, and memorably, in Friends.

“`Ron Leibman was eighty-two.

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“`Robert Walker Jr was the son of an iconic actor who shared the same moniker, and Academy Award-winning actress, Jennifer Jones. Bob’s step-dads included David O. Selznick and Norton Simon.

“`His movies included Ensign Pulver , Easy Rider, The Happening, and The War Wagon. He was prolific on television, guest starring in Route 66, Naked City, Ben Casey, Combat!, The Big Valley, Dr. KildareThe Time Tunnel, Bonanza, The F. B. I., Charlie’s Angels, The Six Million Dollar Man, Star Trek, and Murder She Wrote.

“`Robert Walker Jr. (above) was seventy-nine.

Until next time>                               “never forget”

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