Posted on 02/09/2011 6:58:36 AM PST by stillafreemind
Years ago I saw an hour interview with him on Brian Lamb’s old show. He was a true gentleman during the interview - telling Lamb that he would never harm a woman or child in any movie he made. I was so impressed!
I love him in High Noon and How the West was Won.
February 26th. I’ll be watching...
I always enjoy his movies. Today’s actors don’t have the gravitas.
Wish I’d seen that interview. He seems like someone I’d like to have a beer with and shoot the breeze.
I have and will always have a HUGE crush on Lee Van Cleef. (sigh)
Lee Van Cleef died from a heart attack in Oxnard, California and was interred in Forest Lawn - Hollywood Hills Cemetery in Los Angeles. His gravestone says "Lee Van Cleef Jan 9, 1925 - Dec 16, 1989 'Best of the Bad' Love and Light".
Angel Eyes! ...I bet dey don’ call you sergeant Angel Eyes, ehh?...
My favorite movie. I immediately became an Eli Wallach fan.
I watched by coincidence btw the BR version of ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK 2 weeks ago and he almost stole the movie from Snake Plissken aka Kurt Russell. You know an ass-kicker heterosexual when u see one in Lee on-screen.
Unlike today’s metrosexual liberal pukes like cLooney, Damon etc..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtER2E34Ptk
And had a cameo in The Kink’s “Do it Again” music video back in the 80’s.
For your consideration as we examine the life and work of “Angel Eyes.”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLgJ7pk0X-s
...enjoy
One of my favorites!
There was an off-hand tribute to Lee Van Cleef in the movie “Shanghai Noon”. One of the principal villains was a renegade marshal named “Nathan Van Cleef” played by Xander Berkeley. To some extent, his appearance and mannerisms seemed to be an echo .. albeit a somewhat pale one .. of Lee Van Cleef. A fitting tribute to the ultimate western movie villain.
Yeah! A real gent. So maybe a glass of white wine?!
I’m not far from Somerset. Do you have any details on the celebration?
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