Aw, F*ck!!! Tony Randall dead @ 84 - ZEFRANK.COM

priceyfatprude · 05-19-2004, 03:29 AM

Actor Tony Randall, the stage, screen and television actor best known as fussy Felix Unger on the 70s sitcom The Odd Couple, died in New York in his sleep Monday night after complications from a long illness; he was 84. An actor who specialized in playing comedic sidekicks and best friends, Randall first gained prominence onscreen by reprising his Broadway starring role in Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? in 1957. That film was followed two years later by his scene-stealing turn in Pillow Talk opposite Rock Hudson and Doris Day, the first of many supporting romantic comedy roles for which he would become best known (others included Let's Make Love, Lover Come Back and Send Me No Flowers), although he was also an effective and versatile lead in 7 Faces of Dr. Lao. Randall seamlessly transitioned to television in 1970 with The Odd Couple, based on the hit Neil Simon play, in which he was paired with Jack Klugman, who played the messy Oscar Madison; the show ran for five years and won both actors Emmy Awards for their roles. Innumerable television appearances followed, most notably The Tony Randall Show (1976-78) and Love, Sidney (1981-83), a pioneering sitcom in which his character's homosexuality was implied but never stated. Randall turned most of his energy to the stage in his later career, founding the non-profit National Actors Theatre in 1991, starring in and directing a number of the company's productions. The actor made a brief return to the screen last year in Down with Love, an homage to the Rock Hudson-Doris Day films in which he co-starred. Randall is survived by his wife Heather Harlan Randall – who was fifty years younger and made him a father for the first time at 77 – and their two children, a 7 year-old daughter and a 5 year-old son. --Prepared by IMDb staff

zenbabe · 05-19-2004, 04:22 AM

well...he was 84!

What a great ride though!!!!

I loved the odd couple!

nycwriters · 05-19-2004, 08:17 AM

And he just sired a new child (wasn't that something like five years ago?!) duh, I suppose it would help to read the entire thing huh?

Aw what a shame.

I wonder who the next two will be?

Willow Sylph · 05-19-2004, 09:04 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by nycwriters
And he just sired a new child...

What was he thinking?!

sparticle · 05-19-2004, 09:15 AM

I adored Tony Randall. Bless his gentle soul.

Avalon · 05-19-2004, 10:43 AM

I saw it on CNN yesterday

I loved his fussy Felix....

LadyCrow · 05-19-2004, 11:55 AM

RIP...

mightytiki · 05-19-2004, 01:24 PM

I'll miss his bizarre interviews on letterman. Tony Randall was a good man.

red · 05-19-2004, 02:30 PM

I have real opinio on him one way or another.
enh

lapietra · 05-19-2004, 03:29 PM

I loved him.

aw.

masterofNone · 05-19-2004, 05:04 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by red
I have real opinio on him one way or another.
enh

wazzat?

lapietra · 05-19-2004, 05:05 PM

iss drunkred

05-19-2004, 03:29 AM	#1
priceyfatprude girthy pickles Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: under your desk Posts: 9,313	*Aw, Fck!!! Tony Randall dead @ 84** Actor Tony Randall, the stage, screen and television actor best known as fussy Felix Unger on the 70s sitcom The Odd Couple, died in New York in his sleep Monday night after complications from a long illness; he was 84. An actor who specialized in playing comedic sidekicks and best friends, Randall first gained prominence onscreen by reprising his Broadway starring role in Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? in 1957. That film was followed two years later by his scene-stealing turn in Pillow Talk opposite Rock Hudson and Doris Day, the first of many supporting romantic comedy roles for which he would become best known (others included Let's Make Love, Lover Come Back and Send Me No Flowers), although he was also an effective and versatile lead in 7 Faces of Dr. Lao. Randall seamlessly transitioned to television in 1970 with The Odd Couple, based on the hit Neil Simon play, in which he was paired with Jack Klugman, who played the messy Oscar Madison; the show ran for five years and won both actors Emmy Awards for their roles. Innumerable television appearances followed, most notably The Tony Randall Show (1976-78) and Love, Sidney (1981-83), a pioneering sitcom in which his character's homosexuality was implied but never stated. Randall turned most of his energy to the stage in his later career, founding the non-profit National Actors Theatre in 1991, starring in and directing a number of the company's productions. The actor made a brief return to the screen last year in Down with Love, an homage to the Rock Hudson-Doris Day films in which he co-starred. Randall is survived by his wife Heather Harlan Randall – who was fifty years younger and made him a father for the first time at 77 – and their two children, a 7 year-old daughter and a 5 year-old son. --Prepared by IMDb staff __________________ "We like your board's features...but don't care about it's people"

05-19-2004, 04:22 AM	#2
zenbabe Lollypop! Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: we are all made of stars Posts: 11,690	well...he was 84! What a great ride though!!!! I loved the odd couple! __________________ Be yourself, because the people that mind don't matter, and the people that matter don't mind. -Dr. Seuss

05-19-2004, 10:43 AM	#6
Avalon Moderator Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: A much better place Posts: 5,931	I saw it on CNN yesterday I loved his fussy Felix.... __________________ I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn't arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I'm going to be happy in it. Groucho Marx

05-19-2004, 11:55 AM	#7
LadyCrow WhY sO SiRiUs? Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ta uoy erehw Posts: 1,120	RIP... __________________ "If there is a bedrock principle of the First Amendment, it is that the government may not prohibit the expression of an idea simply because society finds the idea itself offensive or disagreeable." -- Justice William J. Brennan (1906-1997) U. S. Supreme Court Justice Source: Texas vs. Johnson, 1989 ************ Illegitimi non carborundum... ************ Whatever doesn't kill you simply makes you... stranger. - Heath Ledger

05-19-2004, 01:24 PM	#8
mightytiki Destroyer of soups Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Tucson, Az Posts: 93	I'll miss his bizarre interviews on letterman. Tony Randall was a good man. __________________ Mightytiki!

05-19-2004, 08:17 AM	#3
nycwriters Stuck in T.O. Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Floundering Posts: 4,134	And he just sired a new child (wasn't that something like five years ago?!) duh, I suppose it would help to read the entire thing huh? Aw what a shame. I wonder who the next two will be?

05-19-2004, 09:15 AM	#5
sparticle Conspiracy Theorist Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: cleveland, oh Posts: 4,702	I adored Tony Randall. Bless his gentle soul.

05-19-2004, 02:30 PM	#9
red elite rabble Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Houston Posts: 4,147	I have real opinio on him one way or another. enh

05-19-2004, 03:29 PM	#10
lapietra half baked Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: just ducky Posts: 12,078	I loved him. aw. __________________ “As long as the world is turning and spinning, we're gonna be dizzy and we're gonna make mistakes.” ~ Mel Brooks

05-19-2004, 05:05 PM	#12
lapietra half baked Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: just ducky Posts: 12,078	iss drunkred __________________ “As long as the world is turning and spinning, we're gonna be dizzy and we're gonna make mistakes.” ~ Mel Brooks

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