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Post by Gary Robinson on Jun 9, 2005 20:45:51 GMT
Ed Bishop and Michael Billington have sadly passed away within days of each other.
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Post by Eric on Jun 9, 2005 23:18:04 GMT
Ed will be sadly missed...`U.F.O` was a brill programme...fine actor too....R.I.P. Ed......
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Post by Andy Lane on Jun 10, 2005 17:29:22 GMT
I met Ed back in 1986 uforia,nice guy,will be sadly missed
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Post by H Hartley on Jun 10, 2005 19:02:22 GMT
Very sad week.
Does anyone know if Michael Billington was still in acting or living in the UK when he died?
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Post by Michael on Jun 10, 2005 20:52:09 GMT
I too met Ed bishop only the once at the Birmingham cult TV festival in 1991.
He was a very approacable and talkative person about his work with Gerry Anderson and his film and TV credits.
All I can say is that we have lost two gentlemen of the acting profession whose talent can not be replaced.
As I write this images of the two actors are coming to mind in the work they have done,not just for UFO.
We have seen Ed Bishop in many roles throughout the years-every time they needed an American there was Ed,even though he was a Canandian.
Even when they needed an actor to play Dr.Klaus Hergishimer in the 007 movie Moonraker,there was Ed talking in his native Canadian accent.
I have seen Ed in his role as the journalist in 1990,the late 70s BBC2 seris that starred Edward Woodward,as a Doctor in a 90s Jasper Carrot sketch and of course UFO,for which he is best remembered.
They leave behind their performances as legacys of their talent;goodbye Ed and Michael,you will not be forgotten.
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Post by William Martin on Jun 11, 2005 14:31:21 GMT
Very sad week. Does anyone know if Michael Billington was still in acting or living in the UK when he died? he was living in the UK, in Kent I believe but he was effectivly retired due to bad health, he did apear at a cult tv weekend a few weeks ago. |
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Post by H Hartley on Jun 11, 2005 20:13:27 GMT
Oh thanks William. I was not sure if he had gone to the states.
I'm just rambling but strange thought , what do ex actors do all day? I mean for example what has Peter Wynguarde done for twenty years.
We will never know I suppose
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Post by Kev on Jun 11, 2005 20:38:31 GMT
Helpful!
He has appeared on the odd tv retrospective show.
I think he found work hard to come by after his infamous incident.
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Post by Kev on Jun 11, 2005 20:39:39 GMT
From the maus club
Nice one Cyril
Just read that Peter Wynguarde made one of his rare (but welcome) TV performances as the engineer Brunel.
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Post by William Martin on Jun 13, 2005 11:25:27 GMT
Oh thanks William. I was not sure if he had gone to the states. I'm just rambling but strange thought , what do ex actors do all day? I mean for example what has Peter Wynguarde done for twenty years. We will never know I suppose Michael Billington seemed to spend most of his time going to cult tv do s like Fanderson(he and Ed were due to appear at this years a few weeks from now) and selling signed photos of himself on his web site www.michaelbillington.org.uk/Peter Wyngarde on the otherhand did as Kev says find work difficult after the 1974 Incident although some actors like Wilfred Bramble seemed to survive similar public "outings" uk.imdb.com/name/nm0943936/ contains a fairly comprehensive listing. |
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Post by H Hartley on Jun 14, 2005 11:13:36 GMT
Now that is something thats sounds great
Engineer Extraordinary
Peter Wynguarde as Brunel
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Post by William Martin on Jun 17, 2005 14:25:02 GMT
And standing in a pit presumably  |
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Post by markoates on Jun 17, 2005 14:42:14 GMT
Wasn't Klaus Hergishimer in Diamonds Are Forever?
[Bond nerd mode off]
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Post by William Martin on Jun 17, 2005 15:04:27 GMT
yup, Klaus Hergersheimer, with a clip board and also as the Hawaii CapCom in you only live twice.
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Post by Simon Winchester on Jun 18, 2005 0:08:27 GMT
"in you only live twice."
wasn't Peggy Mount in that too?
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