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Sad news - Tony Randall has passed away

#1 Postby GalvestonDuck » Tue May 18, 2004 9:14 am

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#2 Postby vbhoutex » Tue May 18, 2004 9:15 am

:cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:

SAD INDEED!! He was a CLASSIC imo.
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#3 Postby bfez1 » Tue May 18, 2004 9:24 am

May he rest in peace!
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#4 Postby wx247 » Tue May 18, 2004 9:25 am

Umm... pardon my ignorance, but who was Tony Randall??? :?:
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#5 Postby Miss Mary » Tue May 18, 2004 9:36 am

OH NO - were my exact words when I saw this topic.

This is a sad day in Hollywood and the entertainment world. May he RIP.

Mary

PS - not a stupid question Garrett. You're too young to even know who he was probably! I'll try to find some links for you...here's one for starters:
http://www.abcnews.go.com/wire/Entertai ... 8_809.html

And for the role he's probably most famous for on the TV Show "The Odd Couple", Felix Unger.....
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065329/
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#6 Postby Brent » Tue May 18, 2004 9:45 am

I didn't know who he was either. Of course, that was a little before my time, lol

sad day indeed. What's with all the actors dying lately? There's too many to list really.
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#7 Postby HurricaneGirl » Tue May 18, 2004 9:46 am

wx247 wrote:Umm... pardon my ignorance, but who was Tony Randall??? :?:


He was in the show The Odd Couple. His character was Felix Unger.
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#8 Postby GalvestonDuck » Tue May 18, 2004 9:53 am

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I have Jack Klugman's autograph (back when he was on "Quincy". Never got Randall's though
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#9 Postby wx247 » Tue May 18, 2004 10:06 am

Oh, the Odd Couple. Okay!!! :) I am on the same page now.

How sad. :(
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#10 Postby Stephanie » Tue May 18, 2004 10:12 am

That is quite sad. RIP Tony!
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#11 Postby AussieMark » Tue May 18, 2004 10:14 am

I didn't know who he was either.
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#12 Postby TexasStooge » Tue May 18, 2004 11:30 am

Quite sad indeed.
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#13 Postby Pburgh » Tue May 18, 2004 11:59 am

:cry: I really liked him. He was a class act!!!
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#14 Postby Skywatch_NC » Tue May 18, 2004 1:42 pm

:( :cry: R.I.P. Tony

I remember another series he did for a while, too, called "Love, Sidney". :wink:

http://www.timvp.com/sidney.html


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#15 Postby Miss Mary » Tue May 18, 2004 2:14 pm

Well, now I am even sadder - Tony Randall left behind 2 young children! Ages 5 and 7. I guess I just figured his children had to be grown, since he was into his 80s now. Just read this on tvguide.com....

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FAREWELL: Tony Randall, star of The Odd Couple, died in his sleep Monday night at the age of 84. Randall, who won an Emmy in 1975 for his portrayal of the fussbudget Felix Unger, suffered complications from a long illness. He is survived by his wife, Heather Harlan Randall, and their two children, ages 5 and 7. Randall also starred in the Rock Hudson-Doris Day films Pillow Talk and Lover Come Back.

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#16 Postby Guest » Tue May 18, 2004 7:05 pm

A very sad day indeed. :(
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#17 Postby sunnyday » Tue May 18, 2004 8:19 pm

He brought a lot of laughs to our home. I loved Felix Unger!
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#18 Postby weatherwunder » Tue May 18, 2004 9:09 pm

I actually have Tony Randalls autograph. My grandfather got it some years ago, and gave it to me shortly before he (my Grandfather) passed away.
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#19 Postby Miss Mary » Tue May 18, 2004 9:11 pm

I loved Tony Randall as Felix. The other role he played perfectly was the movie with Rock Hudson and Doris Day. RH thinks he's dying, but he misundstood his doctor's diagnosis and TR plays his next door neighbor. The movie is hilarious.....forget the title right now. No doubt, Shawn will help me out on this one.

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#20 Postby GalvestonDuck » Tue May 18, 2004 10:33 pm

They did three together -- "Lover Come Back," "Pillow Talk," and the one you're thinking about, Mary..."Send Me No Flowers." :)
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