Free For All Posted December 12, 2008 Report Posted December 12, 2008 Article Always thought he was a good guy. Saw him in many films and TV shows. Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted December 13, 2008 Report Posted December 13, 2008 Sorry to say I thought he was gone long ago. Seemed like a nice guy and his screen characterizations worked for me. Quote
ValerieB Posted December 13, 2008 Report Posted December 13, 2008 Sorry to say I thought he was gone long ago. Seemed like a nice guy and his screen characterizations worked for me. OMG, that he was already gone was my first thought as well. second thought was that i believe he might have spent his life "in the closet". i only remember him from films of the fifties! yikes! Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted December 13, 2008 Report Posted December 13, 2008 Hate to think of him spending his life with brooms and coats. Quote
ValerieB Posted December 13, 2008 Report Posted December 13, 2008 Hate to think of him spending his life with brooms and coats. i'm going to leave that one alone and resist a retort!! Quote
BruceH Posted December 13, 2008 Report Posted December 13, 2008 An exceptionally likable screen presence. He sure lived a long time. RIP Quote
Dave James Posted December 13, 2008 Report Posted December 13, 2008 Some of my favorites: Command Decision, A Guy Named Joe and Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo, but best of all, The Caine Mutiny. Johnson was the quintessential boy next door. He was well into his 90's when he passed. A long life and a good one. Up over and out. Quote
Jazzmoose Posted December 13, 2008 Report Posted December 13, 2008 Hate to think of him spending his life with brooms and coats. i'm going to leave that one alone and resist a retort!! Oh, go ahead; the cherry retorts are excellent! Quote
Shawn Posted December 13, 2008 Report Posted December 13, 2008 R.I.P. - I must admit that I always got him and Van Heflin confused. Quote
Dave James Posted December 13, 2008 Report Posted December 13, 2008 R.I.P. - I must admit that I always got him and Van Heflin confused. Same here. I find that reasonably peculiar since both physically and from an acting/performance standpoint, there's zero simliarity between the two. I guess it's got to be the name that creates the confusion. Up over and ouy. Quote
Van Basten II Posted December 13, 2008 Report Posted December 13, 2008 They are too many guys around with Van in their name Quote
BruceH Posted December 14, 2008 Report Posted December 14, 2008 R.I.P. - I must admit that I always got him and Van Heflin confused. Same here. I find that reasonably peculiar since both physically and from an acting/performance standpoint, there's zero simliarity between the two. I guess it's got to be the name that creates the confusion. I must admit to a little "Van" confusion from time to time myself. Fact is, I like them both in different ways. TCM last night had a mini-Van Heflin festival; reminded me just how good he was. The sad thing about Van Heflin was that he died relatively young, in 1971, at the beginning of his sixties. Quite a contrast to Van Johnson. Quote
Jazzmoose Posted December 15, 2008 Report Posted December 15, 2008 They are too many guys around with Van in their name Yeah, I always get Camper Van Beethoven and Van Halen mixed up... Quote
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