"Some day a king will come -- and the sword will rise again."
Posted on 05/04/2015 6:17:26 AM PDT by jimbo123
The British actor Nigel Terry has reportedly died aged 69.
The theater, TV and movie veteran died from emphysema on Thursday, The Guardian reported.
Terry, 69, who may be best remembered for playing King Arthur in the 1981 epic film “Excalibur,” performed alongside legends like Laurence Olivier, Katharine Hepburn and Peter O’Toole over the course of a career that spanned five decades, according to IMDb.
The Bristol native, who grew up in Cornwall, first appeared on the silver screen opposite Hepburn, O’Toole, Anthony Hopkins and Timothy Dalton in the 1968 classic “The Lion in Winter,” the story of three sons’ rivaling bids to assume King Henry II’s throne in the 12th century.
He would not appear again in a movie until he took the iconic role as leader of the Knights of the Round Table in director John Boorman’s film 13 years later. That movie boasted Helen Mirren as Morgana, Liam Neeson as Gawain, Nicol Williamson as Merlin and a Wagner soundtrack performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra.
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69 is too young.
It was a great movie with an even greater soundtrack.
He was especially good in The Lion in Winter as the young Prince John, played as a pimply faced scheming little scumbag.
After that, S and E became perfect reverse barometers for me. Ebert especially was a sucker for snooty, arty (i.e. dull and boring) Euro-arty flicks.
Can’t go wrong with Wagner and Carl Orff. The Wagner fit perfectly the Arthurian myth. He was also in an episode of Dr. Who.
One of my all time favorite movies. RIP, King Arthur!
R.I.P.
The wonderful symphonic ending to Excalibur: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ll4qS4anGo
Nicol Williamson, who played Merlin, died 3.5 years ago: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicol_Williamson
A great movie.
Good movie plus Helen Mirren nude as a bonus. Vavoom!
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RIP to Mr Nigel, the "King Arthur for the 80's kids".
Please excuse my bad paraphrasing of Merlin. d:^)
Prince John: “If I were on fire I bet no one would stop to pee on me!”
Richard: “Let’s strike a flint and see!”
RIP.
And 53 doesn’t seem as old to me as it once did!
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