I'd forgotten about Klugman in 12 Angry Men (although to be honest, I preferred the remake). Plus, I was a huge fan of Quincy growing up. Great show for impressionable youths.
Borgnine was a crucial part in The Wild Bunch. It was the final unspoken decision at the end which made the whole movie come together, and he was the one that really sold it.
Durning was great in Dog Day Afternoon. Played an interesting role as the high strung but generally good natured sergeant, contrasting beautifully with the spooky-ass Agent Sheldon.
Flying under everybody's radar was Mike Scaccia. Best known for being Ministry's guitarist, but for those of us from Dallas, he was better known as one of the founders of Rigor Mortis. I probably met guy once or twice at parties, but don't really have much recollection, compared to his RM bandmates. He dropped dead on stage in Fort Worth two nights ago.
As for my pool endeavors, I did alright, but not great. Coincidentally, Klugman's death knocked me out of the top 20 in one of my pools. He wasn't worth many points, but he was on seemingly everybody's list but mine. Anyhoo, my hits for this year were: Abdelbaset Al Megrahi, Robin Gibb, Etta James, Joseph "JoePa" Paterno, Steve Sabol, Jim Stynes, and Andy Williams. Looking forward to a better showing next year, as I've been scouring the entertainment rags and making notes of who's doing what sort of drugs. Couple of fairly young junkies gonna score me some big points.
Topic: People we lost in 2012, now incl. Charles Durning & Jack Klugman (Read 715 times)