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Subject: Re: Dabney Coleman R.I.P.
Date: Sat, 18 May 2024 15:54:02 -0400
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On 5/18/2024 2:21 PM, suzeeq wrote:
> On 5/18/2024 9:53 AM, super70s wrote:
>> Thought he was worth a mention in here even if nobody else bothered to.
>>
>> Maybe it's because he was described by the NYT as "the actor audiences 
>> loved to hate."
>>
>> Must have been because of the "9 to 5" role, I certainly never hated him.
>>
> I've been watching The Guardian in which he plays father to a young 
> Simon Baker. The two don't really get along. He is a decent actor though.

The famed character actor Jack Elam described an important career 
juncture as one going from "Get me Jack Elam' to "Get me a Jack Elam 
type".  I'm sure "Get me a Dabney Coleman type" had its day.