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Kraken
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 Posted: 15-May-2003 13:53 Post subject: RIP- Robert Stack |
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(taken from Compuserve News)
'Untouchables' Star Robert Stack Dies
He had that granite-eyed stare. He spoke in a menacing baritone. And as The Associated Press says no criminal was safe when actor Robert Stack was on the job--be it the fictional ones in "The Untouchables" or the real ones in "Unsolved Mysteries." And now Stack is dead at age 84. He passed away on Wednesday afternoon of heart failure. He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Rosemarie, and two grown children, Elizabeth and Charles.
Stack's film career began in 1939 with "First Love," but he became a household name when "The Untouchables" TV drama aired from 1959 to 1963. He played the role of Chicago crime-buster Eliot Ness to perfection and even won a best actor Emmy for his work. AP notes he was always the consummate good guy. In a 1998 interview with AP, Stack said about his role on "Unsolved Mysteries": "I think there's a definite carry-over from Eliot Ness. Somebody once said, 'You really think you're Eliot Ness.' No, I don't think I'm Ness, but I sure as hell know I'm not Al Capone.'"
Stack's life touched Hollywood's most famous. He played polo with Spencer Tracy. Clark Gable once gave the ambitious kid advice. As Stack once recalled to AP: "He brought a bottle of 21-year-old Scotch and put it between us. 'There's a rumor going around that you're gonna try to be an actor.'" And Stack said he told Gable, "I thought I'd give it a shot.' Clark said, 'You're gonna be one thing: A pro. Show up on time, know your lines. And if you ever become a thing called a celebrity--a word I hate--if you ever do, and you use that power to push people around, I'm gonna kick you right in the (expletive).'" When you think about it, that's still good advice.
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Vagabond
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| Posted: 15-May-2003 17:19 Post subject: RE: RIP- Robert Stack |
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*bows head in a moment of silence*
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Sir Henry
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| Posted: 16-May-2003 07:39 Post subject: RE: RIP- Robert Stack |
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I also.... ******
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