First it was Don Grady on June 27.

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment...,6588842.story


Then it was Andy Griffith on July 2.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/04/ar...pagewanted=all


Now (July 8) it's another of the most famous actors of the 20th century, Ernest Borgnine.

http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/08/showbi...ine/index.html


But, heck, the guy was 95. No one lives forever. We can celebrate his long life and all hope we come close to a life span like that.

He'll probably be most remembered as Commander McHale on McHale's Navy, but he deserves better than that. If you haven't seen him in "Marty" from 1955, put your computer down, go to a video rental store, assuming there are any left, rent it now, and watch it.

 

R.I.P.


bill

 

And there's our three!

Godspeed to them all.

 

"Marty" was probably his tour de force, but my favorite Borgnine role was "Cabbie" in "Escape From New York". It was a supporting role but held the movie together moreso than at first glance.

 

Yes, we lost another great actor

John

 

Who can forget AIRWOLF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

You guys need to start a new 3 for Ernie. Doug Dillard, George Lindsay and Andy all died to recently to complete the TAGS tri fecta. Ernie will have to wait for some company to complete his.

 

I remember Ernest Borgnine in his role on "All quiet on the Western front" - especially when he was talking about incoming mortars. I believe the line was "when you hear that whistle, count to 3" all the while holding up 4 fingers I was a kid when I first saw it, but I've remembered that till this day.

 

And yes Tom, Airwolf! Only the baddest helicopter in the world, on tv, but in real life the Bell 222 was kind of a turd lol!

 

ernest borgnine was the head clown for many years when they used to do "the great circus parade" in milwaukee. i'm sure he made many a child smile.


bill