I miss Vic Morrow. (And I was only 6 when he was killed). He was a truly talented actor AND director. He was also a manly man, not some pretty boy of limited range.
Have you ever watched “Combat!”? It is an excellent show.
I don’t recall watching an episode of “Combat” (if only because it may not have been rerun in my area). As you know, we’re about the same age. I remember Morrow if only because if his ill-fated decision to star in one of the “Twilight Zone” movie episodes, where he was killed (which I saw in the theater after it came out). It’s funny, his daughter inherited his talent and his looks, Jennifer Jason Leigh.
It is true so many films and tv shows (pre ‘90s) actually featured bonafide men in them, not just identical-looking gym rats with the range and depth of a Cheesy Poof. I could literally feel the rage boiling (towards director Steven Soderbergh) sitting through the horrid “Magic Mike.” They manage to put Matthew McConnaughey in a supporting role, who can be interesting and entertaining, but put two “I can’t act-ors” in the male and female leads, both of whom were so forgettable and boring, and I couldn’t tell some of the male actors apart from scene to scene. Worst of all, I couldn’t care. To think they’re mulling a sequel is appalling. If I see the name “Tatum” on something, and it ain’t “O’Neil”, I will switch the channel ASAFP.
I seen “Combat” a few times, they show it late at night on on a local channel here, good show.