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Post by Farrar on Mar 19, 2018 15:32:59 GMT -5
On AMC I always liked Adam Chandler played by David Canary. He had that razor-sharp bone structure--talk about a face made for the screen! And yes, I know Canary had been on Bonanza as "Candy" but I never saw him in that--I've only ever seen a few Bonanza episodes, and those were from the pre-Canary years.
And mention of Adam brings to mind his AMC arch-nemesis, Palmer Cortlandt, played by James Mitchell. Mitchell was an actor-dancer who'd appeared on Broadway and in film (mostly musicals). In the movies, I recall seeing him in The Band Wagon and The Turning Point as well as in the dream sequence of Oklahoma. Even though I wasn't watching AMC when Palmer was in his heyday as the show's main villain and his onscreen time had decreased considerably, I always enjoyed watching him whenever he was on.
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Post by The Captain on Mar 19, 2018 15:39:57 GMT -5
On AMC I always liked Adam Chandler played by David Canary. He had that razor-sharp bone structure--talk about a face made for the screen! And yes, I know Canary had been on Bonanza as "Candy" but I never saw him in that--I've only ever seen a few Bonanza episodes, and those were from the pre-Canary years. And mention of Adam brings to mind his AMC arch-nemesis, Palmer Cortlandt, played by James Mitchell. Mitchell was an actor-dancer who'd appeared on Broadway and in film (mostly musicals). In the movies, I recall seeing him in The Band Wagon and The Turning Point as well as in the dream sequence of Oklahoma. Even though I wasn't watching AMC when Palmer was in his heyday as the show's main villain and his onscreen time had decreased considerably, I always enjoyed watching him whenever he was on. David Canary did a great job on AMC. He also played Adam's twin brother Stuart, who was a little simple-minded and very kind, the exact opposite of his ruthless brother, showing an incredible amount of range in doing both roles. He won six daytime Emmys for his work on the show. |
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Post by Farrar on Mar 19, 2018 15:49:17 GMT -5
David Canary did a great job on AMC. He also played Adam's twin brother Stuart, who was a little simple-minded and very kind, the exact opposite of his ruthless brother, showing an incredible amount of range in doing both roles. He won six daytime Emmys for his work on the show. Great point, Captain! Yes, his Stuart was a singular creation. The viewer got the brothers' different personalities not only by virtue of their postures, hairstyling, clothing, etc., but you could absolutely see their personalties and souls in their eyes. You always knew who was Stuart and who was Adam, even when they impersonated one another (as they did on occasion). Loved Stuart. Amazing work by Canary. |
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Post by Prince Hal on Mar 19, 2018 15:54:20 GMT -5
On AMC I always liked Adam Chandler played by David Canary. He had that razor-sharp bone structure--talk about a face made for the screen! And yes, I know Canary had been on Bonanza as "Candy" but I never saw him in that--I've only ever seen a few Bonanza episodes, and those were from the pre-Canary years. And mention of Adam brings to mind his AMC arch-nemesis, Palmer Cortlandt, played by James Mitchell. Mitchell was an actor-dancer who'd appeared on Broadway and in film (mostly musicals). In the movies, I recall seeing him in The Band Wagon and The Turning Point as well as in the dream sequence of Oklahoma. Even though I wasn't watching AMC when Palmer was in his heyday as the show's main villain and his onscreen time had decreased considerably, I always enjoyed watching him whenever he was on. Hugh Franklin, who played Charles Tyler, the patriarch of the Tylers, eventually divorced Phoebe to marry Mona. Franklin's wife was author Madeline L'Engle.Fra Heflin was the sister of movie star Van Heflin.     And Phoebe took up with Langley Wallingford, aka Lenny Wlasuk, an urbane con man, played by Louis Edmunds who had previously been Roger Collins on "Dark Shadows." Here he is with Eileen Herlie as Myrtle Fargate. She had played Gertrude to Olivier's Hamlet on screen in 1948 (though she was younger than he by 12 years) and with Burton on stage in 1964.   |
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Post by Prince Hal on Mar 19, 2018 15:57:28 GMT -5
David Canary did a great job on AMC. He also played Adam's twin brother Stuart, who was a little simple-minded and very kind, the exact opposite of his ruthless brother, showing an incredible amount of range in doing both roles. He won six daytime Emmys for his work on the show. Great point, Captain! Yes, his Stuart was a singular creation. The viewer got the brothers' different personalities not only by virtue of their postures, hairstyling, clothing, etc., but you could absolutely see their personalties and souls in their eyes. You always knew who was Stuart and who was Adam, even when they impersonated one another (as they did on occasion). Loved Stuart. Amazing work by Canary. Stuart always had one tab of his shirt collar over the collar of his sweater, which Adam always did when he "played" him.  |
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Post by Farrar on Mar 19, 2018 16:10:43 GMT -5
Here he is with Eileen Herlie as Myrtle Fargate. She had played Gertrude to Olivier's Hamlet on screen in 1948 (though she was younger than he by 12 years) and with Burton on stage in 1964. Lol, we posted the same picture of Olivier and Herlie  Great minds and all that... classiccomics.org/post/260056/thread And yes, later on she was also in Burton's modern-dress Hamlet. Louis Edmonds was excellent as Langley; although again, for me, this was a case of missing his AMC heyday. When I was watching he only only popped up a few times a year. And when I think about it, this is what I loved most about soaps (and TV and films in general), it was always the actors that entranced me, much more so than the stories. I was always far more intrigued by the older actors and their CVs, if they had roots in theatre, or what other TV shows or movies they'd appeared in. I should also add that whenever I see The Captain 's Castle avatar, I still think of OLTL's Joey Buchanan  . Old habits die hard |
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Post by Rob Allen on Mar 19, 2018 16:18:54 GMT -5
Jerry Lacy was on Dark Shadows too! He was Willie Loomis and played other characters when they went back in time. Hang on, Jerry Lacy played Rev. Trask and other members of the Trask family on DS. Willie Loomis was played by John Karlen, who later played Tyne Daly's husband on Cagney & Lacey. |
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Post by Prince Hal on Mar 19, 2018 16:29:02 GMT -5
Farrar, I never saw that original post. Not only do I agree with your assessment of the greatness of our minds, but with your remark about following the actors more than the stories. so true. I was disappointed when the ones I didn't want to see were featured, especially in the half-hour days, when you'd only see a few actors at best. And you could tell the real pros, at least on AMC, whic was the only one I ever watched. Edmunds was always funny; Herlie was excellent; the Greg-Jessie Hubbard-Jenny years were pretty good, too. And you had to love the Marion Colby-Tad relationship before "cougars" became the thing. Groundbreaking. But I even liked watching the less than competent ones, b/c you could catch an occasional flubbed line. Loved that! You could always see Ruth Warrick reading her cue cards. They were everywhere: vases, tabletops, walls, etc.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 20, 2018 8:08:46 GMT -5
Jerry Lacy was on Dark Shadows too! He was Willie Loomis and played other characters when they went back in time. Hang on, Jerry Lacy played Rev. Trask and other members of the Trask family on DS. Willie Loomis was played by John Karlen, who later played Tyne Daly's husband on Cagney & Lacey. Whoops! haha! I have been watching so much DS, I am getting them all mixed up! Jerry Lacy was outstanding as Trask, especially during the 1897 flashback when he was attempting to swindle Judith Collins. John Karlen was great as Willie--and Barnabas was so cruel to him in the early episodes. |
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Post by Duragizer on Apr 3, 2018 12:21:38 GMT -5
Passions was the only soap opera I ever got hooked on, and I do emphasize "hooked on". I got sucked in by the supernatural elements, and kept watching long after I grew to hate the show. If it hadn't moved to DirecTV, I likely would've stayed with it to the bitter end.
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Great minds and all that...
. Old habits die hard
