Roddy McDowall

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When I was a pre-teen, Roddy McDowall was my absolute hero. It started when I saw Lord Love a Duck, tho I think I was already aware of him from Planet of the Apes. He was the epitome of what 10 year-old me thought cool was.

So this isn't a Classic or Dud, cos Dud is not an option. And I certainly can't be bothered to make a Poll out of his two billion film appearances. This thread is just pure respect.

Noodle Vague, Thursday, 4 October 2007 23:01 (seventeen years ago)

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The odd couple.

Noodle Vague, Thursday, 4 October 2007 23:02 (seventeen years ago)

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Now I'm a cowboy.

Noodle Vague, Thursday, 4 October 2007 23:03 (seventeen years ago)

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Suave motherfuckers.

Noodle Vague, Thursday, 4 October 2007 23:08 (seventeen years ago)

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My favourite movie in 1979.

Noodle Vague, Thursday, 4 October 2007 23:09 (seventeen years ago)

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Noodle Vague, Thursday, 4 October 2007 23:15 (seventeen years ago)

Kept Rodney Dangerfield out of the Motion Picture Academy on the grounds that he "wasn't an actor" = MegaDUD

Shakey Mo Collier, Thursday, 4 October 2007 23:18 (seventeen years ago)

BAN RAPEY MO

Noodle Vague, Thursday, 4 October 2007 23:19 (seventeen years ago)

from Rodney's AP obit

In 1995, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences rejected Dangerfield's application for membership. A letter from Roddy McDowall of the actors branch explained that the comedian had failed to execute ‘enough of the kinds of roles that allow a performer to demonstrate the mastery of his craft.’

says the man in the ape makeup

Shakey Mo Collier, Thursday, 4 October 2007 23:19 (seventeen years ago)

malcolm mcdowell >>> roddy mcdowall

incidentally, "if ..." is on film4 tomorrow night.

grimly fiendish, Thursday, 4 October 2007 23:46 (seventeen years ago)

have you ever tried to act in ape makeup, Shakey? after lunch?

Dr Morbius, Friday, 5 October 2007 14:13 (seventeen years ago)

jesus how can getting rodney dangerfield kicked out of anywhere ever qualify as a dud? the man is a menace to brain function.

darraghmac, Friday, 5 October 2007 14:16 (seventeen years ago)

I'm comforted by the fact that Rodney would undoubtedly turn up at his own funeral playing Kenny Loggins loudly on a ghetto-blaster, smoking cigars and making off-colour comments about the deceased, i.e. himself.

RIP Rodney.

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Shakey Mo Collier, Friday, 5 October 2007 23:04 (seventeen years ago)

I LIKE ALL GUYS CALLED ROD, OKAY?

Noodle Vague, Saturday, 6 October 2007 11:38 (seventeen years ago)

There was something about Roddy McDowall that I always liked a lot as a kid...couldn't ever put a finger on it but he made some kind of deep impression on me that most actors don't. That said, I couldn't name a single thing he appeared in off the top of my head.

Bimble, Sunday, 7 October 2007 00:38 (seventeen years ago)


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