RIP: Ernest Borgnine & Andy Griffith

[Glitch Girl]

It has not been a good weekend for actors.

My father was a huge Andy Griffith fan.  He'd watch Matlock and The Andy Griffith show every day religiously.  He (my dad) introduced me to some of his monologues as well.

I had the pleasure of seeing Mr. Borgnine at DragonCon last year.  He was very nice and very funny, despite his hearing loss.  I have enjoyed many of his roles and had a special fondness for "Marty" after they showed it in one of my college classes (one of the scriptwriters was teaching the class)

Both will be missed.

[MJB]

RIP gents.

[cmdrkoenig67]

I had heard of Andy's passing, but I just heard of Ernest's passing when I opened Yahoo...So sad.  Mr Borgnine has been in so many things over the years and done a lot of voice work for animation.

I can't say I followed much of Andy's career, but my parents used to watch the Andy Griffith Show and my mom watched and enjoyed Matlock...He always seemed like a nice guy.

Two great fellows who will be missed.

[hoss20]

My mother used to watch a lot of TV and introduced me to old movies. It used to enjoy sitting and watching things with her when she would inform that a certain old actor making a guest appearance in a TV show used to be on Broadway, was in some big movie, won an award, or was married to so and so. Observing the passing of actors like these always reminds of those times.

I knew of Mr. Griffith's passing, but didn't know about Mr. Borgnine's. It was great to see him in the movie Red. I kind of felt it was an homage to him for being in so many great action movies. Whether that was intentional or not, I remember when I first saw him make an appearance in the movie and thought, "Aw, cool."

My mother also used to watch Matlock religiously. Actors like Mr. Griffith never get enough credit for their talent, I believe. They came up in a time when entertainers needed to know how to do everything: sing, dance, act, play an instrument, and to play dramatic parts, as well as comedic ones. I think it's great that Ron Howard still remembers him so fondly and gives him a great deal of credit for his own career. The host of the show that I was watching recently announced Mr. Griffith's death and, in reference to The Andy Griffith Show, said, "If someone could remember something some 40 years after you did it, that's pretty special." I think that's a great tribute to both of these guys.

[Deaths Jester]

I'm goign tor eally miss Ernie!  He was such a great actor and also subscribed to the odler version of acting, in whcih when the director said cut they didn't go rushing back to their trailers but just sat down under the shade and waited for when they were needed.  Also, he was so helpful to the movie crews and treated them like they were hsi family!  The world lost a great man when Ernie died!