Actor John Gavin, who twice was slated to succeed Sean Connery as James Bond, has died. After a decidedly middling movie career (despite appearing in classics like Spartacus , as Julius Caesar, and Psycho) as Janet Leigh's lover), he became the first incumbent president of the Screen Actors Guild to be defeated in his bid for re-election. He then entered politics, as a Republican, and became ambassador to Mexico, where he pissed off that nation 30 years before Donald Trump took it to a new level. Among his accomplishments was beating up a Mexican cameraman.
Also departing on Thursday, at the young age of 59, was a fine actor in Reg E. Cathey, who played the politician Norman Wilson in The Wire, and the BBQ joint owner in House of Cards. The utter contempt and disgust with which turns from Spacey's character in that show is memorable not only for the metaphor it represents in the way Hollywood has turned from Spacey.
Unlike Cathey, Spacey will, of course, make a comeback, after his time in the naughty corner.
Also departing on Thursday, at the young age of 59, was a fine actor in Reg E. Cathey, who played the politician Norman Wilson in The Wire, and the BBQ joint owner in House of Cards. The utter contempt and disgust with which turns from Spacey's character in that show is memorable not only for the metaphor it represents in the way Hollywood has turned from Spacey.
Unlike Cathey, Spacey will, of course, make a comeback, after his time in the naughty corner.
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