A sad day today as the entertainment world lost two great actors today. Patrick McGoohan and Ricardo Montalban.
Most of you may not know Patrick McGoohan, but he was a very popular actor in England and made his way into many popular American films. Some of his best known films are, "Silver Streak" as the villian, "Escape From Alcatraz" as the warden, the cult classic "Scanners," as King Edward in "Braveheart," and as Judge Omar Noose in "A Time To Kill." He is probably best known in the entertainment community as Number 6 in the 60's British show, "The Prisoner." In "The Prisoner" McGoohan plays a resigning secret agent who is abducted and taken to a "prison" called The Village. As most British shows it is short and is only 17 episodes. They are available on DVD and I highly recommend giving the show a look. McGoohan reprised his role as Number 6 for an episode of "The Simpsons" in 2000 (The Mr.X episode). A remake of "The Prisoner" is currently shooting for channel AMC starring Jim Caviezel and Ian McKellen and will be out sometime in 2009. Patrick McGoohan was 80.
Ricardo Montalban is best known as Mr. Roarke on the 80's ABC show "Fantasy Island" and as Kahn Noonien Singh in the "Star Trek" episode "Space Seed" and then reprising the role in the motion picture, "Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Kahn." He starred and appeared in a number of television shows including, "Dynasty," "The Colbys," "Gunsmoke," "Mission: Impossible," and "Murder She Wrote." Some of his films include, "Conquest of the Planet of the Apes," "The Naked Gun," and "The Spy Kids" franchise. Most recently he lent his unmistakable voice to an episode of "Family Guy" as a cow saved by Peter and Brian from slaughter. When I was a kid, my parents let me stay up late on Saturdays so I always remember getting to watch "The Love Boat" and "Fantasy Island," and I always thought that Mr. Roarke was so cool. Later, becoming a "Star Trek" fan the commanding presence that Montalban shows in "Star Trek 2" is incredible. You cannot take your eyes off the screen when he is in on. Ricardo Montalban was 88.
Most of you may not know Patrick McGoohan, but he was a very popular actor in England and made his way into many popular American films. Some of his best known films are, "Silver Streak" as the villian, "Escape From Alcatraz" as the warden, the cult classic "Scanners," as King Edward in "Braveheart," and as Judge Omar Noose in "A Time To Kill." He is probably best known in the entertainment community as Number 6 in the 60's British show, "The Prisoner." In "The Prisoner" McGoohan plays a resigning secret agent who is abducted and taken to a "prison" called The Village. As most British shows it is short and is only 17 episodes. They are available on DVD and I highly recommend giving the show a look. McGoohan reprised his role as Number 6 for an episode of "The Simpsons" in 2000 (The Mr.X episode). A remake of "The Prisoner" is currently shooting for channel AMC starring Jim Caviezel and Ian McKellen and will be out sometime in 2009. Patrick McGoohan was 80.
Ricardo Montalban is best known as Mr. Roarke on the 80's ABC show "Fantasy Island" and as Kahn Noonien Singh in the "Star Trek" episode "Space Seed" and then reprising the role in the motion picture, "Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Kahn." He starred and appeared in a number of television shows including, "Dynasty," "The Colbys," "Gunsmoke," "Mission: Impossible," and "Murder She Wrote." Some of his films include, "Conquest of the Planet of the Apes," "The Naked Gun," and "The Spy Kids" franchise. Most recently he lent his unmistakable voice to an episode of "Family Guy" as a cow saved by Peter and Brian from slaughter. When I was a kid, my parents let me stay up late on Saturdays so I always remember getting to watch "The Love Boat" and "Fantasy Island," and I always thought that Mr. Roarke was so cool. Later, becoming a "Star Trek" fan the commanding presence that Montalban shows in "Star Trek 2" is incredible. You cannot take your eyes off the screen when he is in on. Ricardo Montalban was 88.
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