Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Henry Gibson, R. I. P.

Henry Gibson, original 'Laugh-In' cast member, dies at 73 -- latimes.com: "Henry Gibson, the veteran character actor who came to fame in the late 1960s as the flower-holding poet on TV's landmark satirical comedy show 'Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In,' has died. He was 73.

Gibson died late Monday night after a short battle with cancer at his home in Malibu, said his son, Jon.

Gibson, who more recently played a recurring role as cantankerous Judge Clark Brown on 'Boston Legal,' was part of the original ensemble cast of 'Laugh In,' which ran on NBC from 1968 to 1973."

Keep a'goin', Henry!

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

I'm shocked!

I ran into Mr. Gibson about a year or so ago at a restaurant in Venice. He was nice enough to hang out with my friends and I for a little while and we even put in a few good words for him with a very attractive waitress who thought he was "adorable." I think he thought she was adorable too.

I hope it worked out for him that night. He will always be "Dr. Verringer" to me.

TL

Ted the Younger said...

I'm glad someone else remembers him as Dr. Verringer in The Long Goodbye. There are people who despise Altman's movie, but Gibson as Verringer was a great piece of contrary casting. And let's not forget him in Nashville.

mybillcrider said...

Both excellent performances. He was good at villainous types. Loved him in both those movies.

Dan said...

Liked him on LAUGH-IN,loved him in THE LONG GOODBYE, and I still get a bit misty when I hear, "I'll Give You a Daisy a Day..."

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