Feb 27 2006Don Knotts, Darren McGavin Lost Over Weekend
This weekend, we tragically lost two great actors. Don Knotts, best known for playing the bumbling Deputy Barney Fife on The Andy Griffith Show, Mr. Furley on Three's Company, and The Incredible Mr. Limpet in The Incredible Mr. Limpet, died Friday of pulmonary and respiratory complications. Darren McGavin, the ill-tempered father in A Christmas Story, was lost Saturday of natural causes. In memorial, I broke a lamp shaped like a leg, then made a wide-eyed, dumb-founded look at the camera.
Reader Comments
1. Doc - February 27, 2006 3:43 PM
those 2 gave us some classic movie/TV moments over the years... Darren McGavin's character in "A Christmas Story" is probably one of the most underrated performances ever... the entire leg lamp sequence is pure comedic gold... I also expect Conan O'Brien to do some sort of montage to Don Knotts any day now...
2. happy_bunny - February 27, 2006 4:34 PM
:(
Both these guys ruled. And now Dennis Weaver makes it 3.
Don Knotts' death almost feels like losing one of your favorite uncles.
3. sanguinovorous - February 27, 2006 5:11 PM
Mentioning Darren McGavin's passing without saying anything about "Kolchak: The Night Stalker" is a sin. One of the great, cult favorite TV series from the 70s.
4. MustangLaura - March 1, 2006 12:30 AM
Quoting A Christmas Story...... "Some Men Are Catholics Others Are Baptist My Old Man Was An Oldsmobile Man" ..... "Goddamn Son Of A Bitch Would Freeze Up In The Middle Of Summa On The Equata!"..... God I Love That Move !!!!