RIP George Segal .

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RIP #GeorgeSegal

One of my favourite actors, always loved seeing him in *any*thing (film, TV, stage[!]) as *any*one (lead, supporting, drama, comedy, etc. etc. etc.).

Growing up, he was another one of those names bandied about with the greats (oooh, GeorgeSegal…GeorgeSegal…), and then when I finally saw him in…Look Who's Talking(don't judge!), I was like, wait, that's GeorgeSegal?! He's funny, not, you know, great "thespian" from on yonder that my young brain had been conditioned to expect.

Ah, but you see, such was the folly of youth. He was a *great* thespian, able to deploy that trademark effortless charm(TEC) to incredible effect, in a head*spinning* array of roles and genres. I mean, look at the run he went on in the 1970s: the directors (Altman, Lumet, Nichols et al.), the leading ladies (Fonda, Hawn, Jackson et al.), the costars (Redford, Gould, [the other😏]Fonda). Some would say the 80s were a bit of a comedown, but c'mon that movie with Denzel(yes, *that* Denzel!)…or wait am I getting confused with the Denzel-Bob Hoskins movie?…huh, I may have to re-watch both just to be sure😇

And then that great bounceback in the 90s, with all the directors and co-stars and TV shows, maybe it was a bit of a typecasting as the well-meaning, slightly daffy, always well-meaning paterfamilias…but that aforementioned TEC was still there.

GeorgeSegal, once, and always, a hallowed name for us…

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#RIP #Segal #actor #Hollywood #Broadway #TV #film #cinema #movie #legend

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Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
Where's Poppa? (1970)
The Hot Rock (1972)
California Split (1974)
Fun With Dick and Jane (1979)
A Touch of Class (1973)
The Owl and the Pussycat (1970)
King Rat (1965)
Bye Bye Braverman (1968)
Blume In Love (1973)
Just Shoot Me! (1997)
The Goldbergs (2013)
Look Who's Talking (1989)
Flirting With Disaster (1996)
The Cable Guy (1996)
The Longest Day (1962)
The Bridge at Remagen (1969)
Entourage (2009)
The Quiller Memorandum (1966)
Carbon Copy (1981)
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? (1978)
The Terminal Man (1974)
The Black Bird (1975)
The Iceman Cometh (1956)
The Desperate Hours (1966)
Of Mice and Men (1967)
Death of a Salesman (1968)
Love & Other Drugs (2010)
The Naked Truth (1997)
Tracey Takes On... (1997)
The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996)
To Die For (1995)
Rollercoaster (1977)
Murphy's Law (1988)
The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood (1984)
The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox (1976)
Russian Roulette (1975)
Ship of Fools (1965)
No Way to Treat a Lady (1968)
Loving (1970)

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