rec.arts.movies.past-films

On Feb 16, 4:46=A0pm, "Del Stanley" wrote:
> I just saw an episode of Twilight Zone. One of the characters
> was Burt Mustin, a typical TV old man character in the 60s. I
> started thinking about old man roles, and the actors
> who played them. I could only come up with three, Mustin,
> Walter Brennan, and Cyril Delevanti. My favorite old man
> role was Delevanti in "Night of the Iguana." It was minor,
> but quite memorable to me.
>
> By "old man role" I mean a part where the script calls for
> someone who is there simply because he is aged.
> Paul Newman is an old man today, but I wouldn't consider
> any part he does today as an "old man" part. "This part
> calls for an old man, let's see if Paul Newman is available,"
> is a statement I don't think you would hear from a casting
> director. I think these guys were born old. I couldn't think
> of any old woman character parts. Of course there were
> lots of old women being cast in many roles, I just can't
> think of a typical one in the sense you had Mustin,
> Brennan, and Delavanti.
>
> Del

Who was the tall, hawk-nosed old man who appeared in All in the Family
and every other old sit-com? I think he was born old...

Rich