I will always remember him best as Ba’al on Stargate SG-1. During later seasons that weren’t that great, the character of Ba’al (and his many clones) was always a welcome dose of fun and charisma.
I will remember him best as one of his many characters on Dark Shadows. He played Jeb Hawkes during the Leviathan storyline, as well as Gabriel Collins (in 1840; in 1841 Parallel Time; in Night of Dark Shadows), Cyrus Longworth (and his version of Hyde in his alternate personality of John Yaeger), and astrologist Sebastian Shaw throughout his tenure there.
While I am not a fan of The Sound of Music, I absolutely adored him as General Chang in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. He was a fantastic Sherlock Holmes in Murder By Decree (1979), which I really need to rewatch. I might also revisit (though I cannot recommend it, from what I recall of the one time I watched it) Dracula 2000 (2000), since he was Van Helsing in that.
After sifting through his filmography, I see that I need to watch Shadow Dancing (1988), Dial ‘M’ For Murder (1981), and Somewhere In Time (1980).
I think the first thing I ever saw her in might have been (possibly before I watched Mary Tyler Moore reruns on Nick At Nite) The Giant of Thunder Mountain (1990). I liked her in Young Frankenstein. Thanks to Comet, I recently caught the episode of Night Gallery with her in it.
Looking through her extensive filmography, I see that I need to track down The Demon Murder Case (1983) and Kiss Me Deadly (1955). I didn’t remember that she was in My Boyfriend’s Back (1993).
While I don’t have a Young Frankenstein icon, have one from Frankenstein (1931).
I fell in love with Babylon 5 when it was airing on Comet. She was fantastic as Delenn. And, in the past, I had thought she might just fare rather well if she were ever cast as the Doctor on Doctor Who.
Sadly, I do not have any icons of her on Babylon 5 (I think the only one I’ve got is the snark about ducks and cats from Londo and Vir).
He was preceded in death by Roy, who died of complications relating to covid-19 in May of last year.
For Dark Shadows fans, she will be best remembered as Laura Collins, the Phoenix. I have never had a chance to view her original storyline where she came after David, but I have seen her reprisal of the character during the 1897 storyline.
Another incarnation of Laura Collins, which bore no relation to the Phoenix, can also be found in Night of Dark Shadows (1971).
I remember her best from various Hammer films. To me, her role as Helen in Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966) was very memorable; I loved it, and recommend the film.
Thanks to Svengoolie, I’ve seen her in The Shadow of the Cat (1961), and Village of the Damned (1960). I loved her in The Gorgon (1964) (which was also on Svengoolie last year, I think).
In 2010, she was interviewed by Mark Gatiss for his series A History of Horror; having seen that at the time, I recommend everything of that. I need to watch Rasputin: The Mad Monk (1966), Ghost Story (1974), and the miniseries The Dark Angel (aka Uncle Silas) (1989).
For Doctor Who fans, she was Sorasta, in 1984’s Planet of Fire.
There Is A Pleasure In The Pathless Woods (67168 words) by calliopes_pen
A lie is unknowingly penned within the heart of Jonathan Harker’s journal, formed by Count Dracula's great mind. Jonathan did not escape the castle unscathed; he was bitten; he was made to drink blood. As the horror mounts following his escape, Mina is ensnared in the growing net that is woven around them all. They must walk this dark road to its completion, with everyone cooperating and joining the battle for their very souls.
There is a pleasure in the pathless woods, as the corruption begins to consume Jonathan and Mina one piece at a time.
I suspected it was you for the two I received,
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thisbluespirit, but I wasn’t certain. Thank you again for both stories!As I do every year, I'll do a round-up post about the writing of this sometime in the next few days.
When I was on a giallo kick a few years back, I absolutely loved her work in Deep Red (1975), Tenebre (1982), and Opera (1987). She co-wrote Suspiria (1977), with Dario Argento. She will be missed.
Jeopardy won’t be the same without him. He always felt like a class act.
I will always remember him best in the delightful role of that old Spanish (or Egyptian) peacock, Juan Sánchez Villa-Lobos Ramírez, in Highlander (1986), and Highlander II: The Quickening (1991). And in a tie for favorite, there’s also his role as Indiana’s father, Henry Jones, Sr, in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989).
(I don’t have any icons from the Highlander or Indiana Jones movies, so have one from the series.)
I’m not a fan of the Carry On films, or the James Bond franchise, but I still thought she was familiar. Therefore, I consulted her filmography on IMDB. She was the blonde vampire bride that stalked Jonathan through the castle with the other two, in Mystery And Imagination: Dracula (1968). To me, she was memorable there! She was evidently using the name Marie Legrand when she appeared in that, hence why I didn't make the connection.
She also had a small part as Girl At Inn in Witchfinder General (1968). Her scene was evidently cut from Frenzy (1972).
(Using an icon of the vampire brides, as the blonde is her)
She will most likely be best remembered for her role as Emma Peel in The Avengers, which I have sadly never had the opportunity to see outside of the abysmal 90’s adaptation with Sean Connery. However, I do remember her part on Doctor Who’s The Crimson Horror, back in 2013. She played Mrs Gillyflower. I also remember her starring alongside Vincent Price, in Theater of Blood (1973).
After looking through her filmography, I see that I need to watch Rebecca (1997); she was Mrs. Danvers. That, and I should see about locating The Haunting of Helen Walker (1995).
Edit: For anyone else that wanted to watch The Haunting of Helen Walker, it's on Youtube. As is Rebecca (1997)
I’ll always remember him best as Barnabas Collins, from the short-lived 1991 remake of Dark Shadows. I have it on DVD, so I may be rewatching a few episodes later. I also recall him as Prince Malagant in First Knight (1995).
I was not aware he was in J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek (2009) as Sarek. I do need to track down a vampire movie he was in, called Nightlife (1989). The summary I read said he played a vampire named Vlad, tracking down his lost love...by the name of Angelique. Naturally, given I’m a Dark Shadows fan, I sort of need to see this no matter how bad it is.
(The icon is Barnabas Collins, too. I think that's actually the image they used on the DVD cover that I own.)
She had just turned 104 almost a month ago; I remember checking back through her filmography when that was publicized. While I have never cared to watch Gone With The Wind, I do remember her best from The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938). She played a great Maid Marian.
I’ve been meaning to watch My Cousin Rachel (1952), Lady In A Cage (1964) and The Screaming Woman (1972) for years, so really should get around to tracking them down.
I loved watching his show every morning for years. I only watched Who Wants To Be A Millionaire when he was the host. I remember that in 2004, he set a Guinness World Record for most number of hours spent on camera. He, as well as the wonderful stories he always told, will be forever missed.
My thoughts go out to his family, his friends, and to everyone who loved him.
It’s been well over a decade since I watched a single episode of Mythbusters. However, I do remember liking him. He just seemed like a genuinely good guy, and will be missed. I’ve also just learned that he built Geoff, Craig Ferguson’s robot sidekick. He was also Sulu for Star Trek Continues.
My thoughts are with his wife and son, and everyone who loved him. I wasn’t familiar with his work before all of this, so I obviously need to track down a couple of his plays.
Ennio Morricone has passed away, at the age of 91, following a fall that occurred a few days ago. May he rest in peace. Not being a fan of westerns, I first heard of him a few years back, when I became interested in his collaboration with Dario Argento for his giallos The Bird With The Crystal Plumage (1970), The Cat o' Nine Tails (1970), and Four Flies on Grey Velvet (1971).
And apart from those, he worked on Short Night of Glass Dolls (1971), A Lizard in a Woman's Skin (1971), What Have You Done to Solange? (1972) and many, many other giallos.
Reading his filmography, I see that he was in an episode of Night Gallery. I’ve probably seen his segment of it, since they’ve been having marathons of that on Comet every Saturday, from 9 AM to 12:30 PM. He was apparently in the episode of Faerie Tale Theater that focused on Pinocchio, back in 1984. Reiner was Geppetto, and Paul Reubens was Pinocchio.
It’s been decades since I’ve seen it, so I may need to rewatch that particular episode.
I vaguely recalled he was in a version of Frankenstein, and checked on that. After sifting through IMDB, I see that I was remembering two separate things. He played Victor Frankenstein’s father in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1994), as well as having portrayed the creature in the Mystery And Imagination version of Frankenstein in 1968 (which I must rewatch). In regard to Mystery And Imagination, it seems that he was also in their episode of The Body Snatcher in 1966, which is, sadly, lost.
I evidently need to watch From Hell (2001), given how his appearance apparently factors into the Ripper murders in there. I also need to watch Greystoke:The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984).
(I don’t have any icons of any of his characters, so have one from Frankenstein ‘31.)
I just checked to confirm: he also wrote the novelization for Batman Knightfall, as well as ones for Batman Begins and The Dark Knight. He co-wrote two episodes of Batman: The Animated Series: The Demon’s Quest: Part 1, and Part 2. There were so many wonderful installments in the mythos of Batman that he managed to write over the decades. He will be greatly missed.
I’ve needed to do this for a few years, really. Some haven’t been seen in a decade by the look of it; so many from long ago when I still wrote Doctor Who fanfic.
Am I the only one that remembers the short-lived (four episodes) Fox cartoon from the 90’s, called Siegfried And Roy: Masters of the Impossible? Here’s a promo, and here’s an ending for an episode (where the live action ones appear in a montage).
I remember her best from three films in particular, where she (when she was still known as Hilary Dwyer) co-starred with Vincent Price. Witchfinder General (1968), The Oblong Box (1969) and Cry of the Banshee (1970). All three were airing on Comet TV for a while there, and will hopefully do so again.
Looking through her filmography, I might need to track down Wuthering Heights (1970), where she starred with Timothy Dalton. That, and Rebecca (1997), which she produced.
I mostly know of him from when he played young Barry Allen on The Flash, whenever they would have flashbacks, or time travel involving a pivotal tragic event in Barry's life. He was great there.
(Unfortunately, I don’t have any icons from The Flash, so going with Dani from New Mutants. Must seek out a few later.)
For anyone that was a fan of Wings, he played Roy Biggins in all 172 episodes. My favorite episode with him was the one where he faked being in a hypnotic trance, lied about having stolen money that was buried in his backyard, and thereby convinced everyone to dig it up, because he wanted a hot tub and didn’t want to pay someone to dig it. Looked it up, and the episode in question was called Try To Remember The Night He Dismembered.
After reading through his filmography, I know that I need to watch A Shock to the System (1990). I had been meaning to do so for a while. Antenna TV will likely be showing more episodes of Wings this weekend.
David Collings passed away suddenly yesterday morning, at the age of 79. May he rest in peace. I had heard the name several times before courtesy of people on the reading list. I watched a few episodes of Sapphire & Steel once when I believe it was Comet TV airing it; unfortunately, I didn't become a fan, and evidently didn’t catch him in the role of Silver.
After checking IMDB, I see he was in a surviving episode of Mystery And Imagination that I have on my external hard drive, but hadn’t watched yet, called The Suicide Club. So I’ll be watching that later.
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