rec.arts.movies.past-films

Rich T wrote:
> On Feb 16, 4:46 pm, "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

Apparently not:

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