Subject: Obit: Tony Randell From: Tam the Bam (Nutter) Date: 20 May 04 - 01:24 PM I don't know if that's they you spell his name, but he was a good actor and it's sad that he's dead. He died aged 84 on May the 17th. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Tony Randell From: Amos Date: 20 May 04 - 01:38 PM Awr. A |
Subject: RE: Obit: Tony Randell From: Jackie in the Green Date: 20 May 04 - 01:41 PM Sorry to hear that. He was great as Felix Unger in the TV version of The Odd Couple. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Tony Randell From: Sorcha Date: 20 May 04 - 01:47 PM Yes, I saw this this morning. Sad, yes, but he left a great legacy and had a good run. And, I think it is spelt Randall. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Tony Randell From: SINSULL Date: 20 May 04 - 07:51 PM "It's not spaghetti. It's linguine." "Now it's garbage'" I would have loved to see him perform "Have Some Madeira, My Dear" just one more time. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Tony Randall From: JennyO Date: 20 May 04 - 11:47 PM This has jogged my memory about a movie I really like and which nobody else ever seems to mention - "The Seven Faces of Dr Lao" (I need to mention this in the 'best movies you had never heard of' thread too). Did anyone see him playing multiple roles in this movie? Most unusual - one that really makes you think. This quote, which has always stayed with me: Mike, let me tell you something. The whole world is a circus if you know how to look at it. The way the sun goes down when you're tired, comes up when you want to be on the move. That's real magic. The way a leaf grows. The song of the birds. The way the desert looks at night, with the moon embracing it. Oh, my boy, that's... that's circus enough for anyone. Every time you watch a rainbow and feel wonder in your heart. Every time you pick up a handful of dust, and see not the dust, but a mystery, a marvel, there in your hand. Every time you stop and think, "I'm alive, and being alive is fantastic!" Every time such a thing happens, you're part of the Circus of Dr. Lao. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Tony Randall From: Stilly River Sage Date: 21 May 04 - 12:08 AM JennyO--that performance was in the best tradition of Alec Guinness and Peter Sellers. He had a show (IMDB has it from 1977-78) called "The Tony Randall Show" in which he played a judge. I don't remember any of the episodes, I just remember, like programs such as "The Golden Girls," that I laughed through the entire program. He was very good in the many roles he played. He was marvelous on the late night talk show circuit. SRS |
Subject: RE: Obit: Tony Randall From: musicmick Date: 21 May 04 - 01:22 AM He was a very talented actor who played in a quite a few bad movies. He played Hercule Poirot in the worst Agatha Christie film ever made. (To his great credit, he knew how silly that movie was. Even Robert Morley couldn't help that clinker). He was as good as he could be in that treacle. He was, also, in one of those Doris Day/ Rock Hudson formula fluffs. Like Barry Fitzgerald, Tony Randall was type cast and misused. Even his groundbreaking TV sitcom, where he played a middle aged gay, was burdoned with cliche characters and trite dialogue. The best venue for quality Randall watching was the Tonight Show. In the relaxed atmosphere of conversation, Randall was as amusing a storyteller as Ustinov or Levant. He was witty, fast, fascinating and well informed. That he could outshine Jack Lemmon in the Felix Unger role is testimony of his enormous, if mostly untapped, skill. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Tony Randall From: GUEST Date: 21 May 04 - 06:51 AM Yes JennyO, I loved him in "The Seven Faces of Dr Lao"! He surprised me with his versatility, having seen him in so many lightweight roles opposite Doris Day and Rock Hudson. But what I most admired him for was his work in getting a National Theatre started in America. How amazing that this man, known almost entirely as only a movie actor, should have been the one to spearhead that! It's much like Sam Wanamaker, also a better known film than theatre actor, being the guiding light behind getting the Globe Theatre built in London...xx..e |
Subject: RE: Obit: Tony Randall From: JennyO Date: 21 May 04 - 11:15 AM SRS, interesting that you should mention Peter Sellers - also one of my all-time favourites. Apparently, Tony Randall was not the first choice for the role in the Seven Faces. The original first choice for the part was Peter Sellers. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Tony Randall From: Bat Goddess Date: 21 May 04 - 11:42 AM He was wonderful in "The Seven Faces of Dr. Lao" -- anybody remember him in the '50s TV show "Mr. Peepers"? I wish I could locate a recording of Tony Randall singing "I'm Blasé". He sang it on some TV show -- he was perfect for the song. What a creative and wonderful person we've lost! Linn |
Subject: RE: Obit: Tony Randall From: Ellenpoly Date: 21 May 04 - 11:47 AM Are you sure he was on "Mister Peepers"? I thought that was Wally Cox...Oops! Just Googled this, and you're right, they co-starred! ..xx..e |
Subject: RE: Obit: Tony Randall From: Mudlark Date: 21 May 04 - 12:12 PM An intelligent, talented and intrinsically funny man. His humor was full of wit and charm. He's one of the actors I've always felt lucky to have seen in action. Well done obit, musicmic, and nice to see Levant's name mentioned as well. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Tony Randall From: catspaw49 Date: 21 May 04 - 12:26 PM I can't begin to list the things I liked about him. Just one of the best........... RE: The Odd Couple......Did anyone else ever find it kinda' neat that the the guys who did these roles (Tony and Jack and Jack and Walter) all wound up with a very special relationship? Spaw |
Subject: RE: Obit: Tony Randall From: Blackcatter Date: 21 May 04 - 12:33 PM "On November thirteenth Felix Unger was asked to remove himself from his place of residence. That request came from his wife. Deep down he knew she was right. But he also knew that someday he would return to her. With nowhere else to go, he appeared at the home of his childhood friend, Oscar Madison. Sometime earlier, Madison's wife had thrown him out, requesting that he never return. Can two divorced men share an apartment without driving each other crazy?" No matter where they go they are known as the couple. They're never seen alone so they're known as the couple. As I've indicated they are never quite separated, They are peas in a pod. Don't you think that it's odd? Their habits, I confess, none can guess, with the couple. If one says no it's yes, more or less, with the couple. But they're laugh provoking; yet they really don't know they're joking. Don't you find, when love is blind It's kind of odd. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Tony Randall From: Blackcatter Date: 21 May 04 - 01:37 PM So I post the lyrics to a song and suddenly this is a BS thread? The irony of the Joe Clones continues. (and why have you all stopped posting on your thread?) |
Subject: RE: Obit: Tony Randall From: Bat Goddess Date: 22 May 04 - 06:11 PM So? Anyone know if Tony Randall ever actually recorded the song "I'm Blasé"? I've spent a bit of time researching this -- I can find the words (written originally from a woman'spoint of view). He sang it on some TV show -- in the '60s sometime, I think. His delivery was PERFECT for the song. (Now is this a music thread?) Linn |
Subject: RE: Obit: Tony Randall From: JennyO Date: 23 May 04 - 09:02 AM I thought Obits were supposed to be in the music section. They always have been before. So why was this one moved down to BS? I'd like it back up the top. Jenny |
Subject: RE: Obit: Tony Randall From: Joe Offer Date: 23 May 04 - 12:55 PM from the Help Forum:
From: Joe Offer Date: 23-May-04 - 12:48 PM Hi, Jenny - The top section of the Forum is mostly for music-related information. Music obituaries stay up top, but obituaries of others are considered news items and are eventually moved to the bottom of the Forum. This is not intended as disrespect - it's just that we keep the music up top and the other stuff at the bottom. We keep tech stuff up top, also, just because we do. We have another category, "folklore," that stays up top - that's for information that is of direct intrest to folk musicians. Tony Randall was a significant actor. He's certainly interesting to talk about, but his obituary is not particularly an item of musical interest. -Joe Offer- If this thread should happen to become a full-blown music discussion, we'll move it up top. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Tony Randall From: Bat Goddess Date: 23 May 04 - 03:47 PM Anybody else ever HEAR him singing "I'm Blasé"? I know this wasn't a figment of my imagination; I just can't remember what TV show it was on and what year (prolly '60s). If there's a recording, I would really love to own it. Linn |
Subject: RE: Obit: Tony Randall From: Blackcatter Date: 23 May 04 - 03:53 PM As you probably know Joe - I wasn't complaining - just enjoying the coincidence. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Tony Randall From: Joe Offer Date: 23 May 04 - 04:23 PM Cqan't say that I've heard him sing "I'm Blasé," Linn - but I'll bet it was entertaining. Now, if we were talking about Jo Stafford singing "You're Blasé," the thread would go on the top half of the Forum Menu. Is that song ever sung seriously, or is it always with heavy tongue-in-cheek? -Joe Offer- |
Subject: RE: Obit: Tony Randall From: Bill Hahn//\\ Date: 23 May 04 - 06:56 PM Yes---I remember the Mr. Peepers show with him. In fact that is when I first saw him and was delighted by him. His talent, however, far exceeded that role and Felix Ungar (which I loved). He starred on Bway in , among other things, M. Butterfly. Years later in a badly concieved version of Odd Couple. He also formed a wonderful Rep company and performed the Geo. C Scott role in Inherit the Wind for that company at the last minute wonderfully. His love and involvement with Opera is legendary. A regular attendee at Met Operas and their rehearsals. Bill Hahn |
Subject: RE: Obit: Tony Randall From: Bat Goddess Date: 23 May 04 - 08:17 PM Joe -- that's the song, but tweaked for a male to sing. And he was definitely perfect for the song and delivered it as only Tony Randall could. Lost and gone forever? Sigh. Linn |
Subject: RE: Obit: Tony Randall From: Blackcatter Date: 23 May 04 - 09:48 PM His regular appearances on the Late Night with David Letterman were wonderful as well. |
Subject: ADD: You're Blase From: Joe Offer Date: 24 May 04 - 01:58 AM Well, in honor of Tony Randall, I think we ought to post the lyrics. -Joe Offer- You're Blase (words by Bruce Sievier, music by Ord Hamilton, 1932) (as recorded by Ella Fitzgerald) You're deep just like a chasm You've no, enthusiasm You're tired and uninspired. You're blase. Your day is one of leisure In which you search for pleasure. You're bored when you're adored. You're blase. While reaching for the moon, And the stars up in the sky, The simple things of normal life Are slowly passing by. You sleep, the sun is shining; You wake, it's time for dining. There's nothing new for you to do You're blase. instrumental interlude While reaching for the moon, And the stars up in the sky, The simple things of normal life Are slowly passing by. You sleep, the sun is shining; You wake, its time for dining. There's nothing new for you to do You're blase. Blase. I found the lyrics at http://www.lyrics007.com |
Subject: RE: Obit: Tony Randall From: Bat Goddess Date: 24 May 04 - 07:27 AM Ayuh -- all the "you're"s and "you"s changed to "I'm" and "I" -- classic insouciant Tony Randall style. Absolutely charming. (Thanks, Joe.) Linn |
Subject: RE: Obit: Tony Randall From: Blackcatter Date: 24 May 04 - 11:49 AM Well it's not a music thread but we have the lyrics to two song on it now. |
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