TS Jack Elam vs. Marty Feldman

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Who will come out in top in the fite to be King of the Bug-Eyed Character Actors?

― k/l (Ken L), Saturday, 26 November 2005 00:10 (twenty years ago)

First "in"="on". Assuming I spelt their names right, the obligatory ILX typo crept from the title into the question.

― k/l (Ken L), Saturday, 26 November 2005 00:16 (twenty years ago)

Good god, my 1981 life to thread.

Seriously, Young Frankenstein vs. The Cannonball Run -- and you expect me to choose?!?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 26 November 2005 00:30 (twenty years ago)

Marty was odder, but Elam is king.

― Aimless (Aimless), Saturday, 26 November 2005 05:50 (twenty years ago)

I'm afraid we just don't see eye to eye.

― M. V. (M.V.), Saturday, 26 November 2005 14:45 (twenty years ago)

Elam.

― Eric H. (Eric H.), Friday, 2 December 2005 16:00 (twenty years ago)

both were excellent at what they did, and in some of the greatest films ever(YF and Once Upon a Time in the West).

― kingfish hobo juckie (kingfish 2.0), Friday, 2 December 2005 16:09 (twenty years ago)

Oh man this is the closest taking sides ever!

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Friday, 2 December 2005 16:18 (twenty years ago)

Marty was a comedy writer as well (before he was a performer perhaps?), so Marty wins for me

― Oh No, It's Dadaismus (and His Endless Stupid Jokes) (Dada), Friday, 2 December 2005 16:22 (twenty years ago)

... I think he did a lot of quite innovative comedy stuff on British TV in the 60s but I need an old person to confirm this

― Oh No, It's Dadaismus (and His Endless Stupid Jokes) (Dada), Friday, 2 December 2005 16:23 (twenty years ago)

Didn't he have something to do with Parlari, or am I imagining that?

― k/l (Ken L), Friday, 2 December 2005 16:28 (twenty years ago)

I guess it's most often spelt Polari.

― k/l (Ken L), Friday, 2 December 2005 16:32 (twenty years ago)

but I need an old person to confirm this

hahahah. oh, the elderly could solve so many ilx dilemmas...

― kingfish hobo juckie (kingfish 2.0), Friday, 2 December 2005 16:35 (twenty years ago)

In fact, my web researches are telling me that he also was wrote for some some big radio shows back in the day.

― k/l (Ken L), Friday, 2 December 2005 16:37 (twenty years ago)

Yes he did write a lot of "Round the Horne" stuff, him and Barry Took were a writing team

― Oh No, It's Dadaismus (and His Endless Stupid Jokes) (Dada), Friday, 2 December 2005 16:38 (twenty years ago)

I'm pretty sure he wrote the Julian + Sandy stuff, so I'm afraid Jack Elam going to have to go a long way to beat that!

― Oh No, It's Dadaismus (and His Endless Stupid Jokes) (Dada), Friday, 2 December 2005 16:40 (twenty years ago)

I remember the blink-and-it's-off sitcom Elam starred in, The Texas Wheelers. Mark Hamill played one of his sons. He was also great in one of my fave films as a kid, Support Your Local Sheriff!

YF aside, Feldman shattered an Oscar as he was presenting it, which needs to be done more.

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Friday, 2 December 2005 16:42 (twenty years ago)

Yeah, Marty died way too soon.

― mark grout (mark grout), Friday, 2 December 2005 16:43 (twenty years ago)

Morbius, earlier I tried to post something about Support You Local Gunfighter, a viewing of which inspired the creation of this thread. It's not a great-looking movie, looks like a bad old made-for-TV, but I still enjoy it, although I now see that Rogert Ebert called it the worst Comedy Western ever!

Shattered an Oscar- how? Crushed it with his bare hand?

― k/l (Ken L), Friday, 2 December 2005 16:49 (twenty years ago)

In that case, Roger Ebert is no end of an ass

― Oh No, It's Dadaismus (and His Endless Stupid Jokes) (Dada), Friday, 2 December 2005 16:54 (twenty years ago)

Mind you, "Support Your Local Sheriff" was the original and "Support Your Local Gunfighter" the not-as-good follow-up, right?

― Oh No, It's Dadaismus (and His Endless Stupid Jokes) (Dada), Friday, 2 December 2005 16:56 (twenty years ago)

I never saw Gunfighter, but I believe it was lacking the luminous Joan Hackett from Sheriff!

http://www.askmen.com/toys/top_10_60/63_top_10_list.html

Always a hilarious guy, funnyman Marty Feldman felt the Live Action Short category needed some pizzazz, as he was getting ready to announce the winner at the 49th Annual Academy Awards. As the two victors were making their way to the stage, Feldman threw the gold-plated statuette to the ground, causing it to break in two. He then handed the pieces to the two filmmakers and exclaimed: "It said, 'Made in Hong Kong' on the bottom."

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Friday, 2 December 2005 16:56 (twenty years ago)

Mind you, "Support Your Local Sheriff" was the original and "Support Your Local Gunfighter" the not-as-good follow-up, right?
Right, but I saw Gunfighter first, so it is a sentimental favorite.

― k/l (Ken L), Friday, 2 December 2005 16:58 (twenty years ago)

It's not as good but it's still better a whole lot better than Roger Ebert

― Oh No, It's Dadaismus (and His Endless Stupid Jokes) (Dada), Friday, 2 December 2005 17:01 (twenty years ago)

six years pass...

http://www.movieactors.com/freezeframes5/SupportSheriff579.jpeg
Me and the sheriff takes a dim view of showoffs with guns

― Zing Can Really Hang You Up the Most (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 5 August 2012 15:09 (thirteen years ago)

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