Christopher Jones obit

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'Ryan's Daughter' Star Christopher Jones Dies at 72

         

He also starred in “The Looking Glass War” and TV’s “The Legend of Jesse James” before leaving Hollywood after the murder of Sharon Tate at the peak of his brief career in the '60s.

Christopher Jones, an heir apparent to James Dean who starred in such films as The Looking Glass War and Ryan’s Daughter before quitting show business at the height of his brief but dazzling career, has died. He was 72.

Jones, who also toplined the Samuel Z. Arkoff cult classic Wild in the Streets (1968) and played the title character in the ABC series The Legend of Jesse James, died Friday at Los Alamitos (Calif.) Medical Center of complications from cancer, Paula McKenna told The Hollywood Reporter. McKenna had four children with Jones.


In Ryan’s Daughter (1970), directed by famed British helmer David Lean, Jones played Randolph Doryan, a dashing but shell-shocked British officer who has an affair with a married Irish woman (Sarah Miles) during World War I. He and Miles have a memorable lovemaking scene in the woods.

In 2007, Jones told a British newspaper that during the filming of the movie he was having a real-life affair with actress Sharon Tate, the wife of director Roman Polanski. When she was brutally murdered by members of Charles Manson’s gang in Los Angeles in August 1969, Jones was devastated and gave up acting, McKenna said.

Quentin Tarantino offered Jones the part of Zed in Pulp Fiction (1994) but he turned it down, and Peter Greene got the job. Jones’ next and final screen appearance would come in the comedic crime movie Mad Dog Time (1996), directed by Larry Bishop, son of comic actor Joey Bishop.

“He had excitement. He was a movie star,” Tarantino said in a 1999 episode of E! True Hollywood Story. “He looked like James Dean, but Chris Jones didn’t take himself seriously like James Dean. He was a big comer — and with the right person handling and directing, he could still be as big as anybody.”

Jones grew up an orphan in Jackson, Tenn. He tried out for the Actors Studio in New York and appeared on Broadway in The Night of the Iguana in 1961. Later, he married Susan Strasberg, the daughter of Actors Studio founder Lee Strasberg.

Jones came to Hollywood and landed a gig as the notorious outlaw in The Legend of Jesse James, but the Western, facing steep competition on Monday nights from The Lucy Show on CBS and Dr. Kildare on NBC, lasted just one season, airing from September 1965 to May 1966.

After he and Susan Strasberg appeared in Chubasco (1967), Jones played Max Frost, the malevolent rock star who becomes president, in American International Pictures’ Wild in the Streets. The satire also starred Shelley Winters and, in one of his first films, Richard Pryor.

In Frank Pierson’s The Looking Glass War (1969), adapted from the spy novel by John le Carre, Jones portrays a civilian who is recruited by British intelligence to go behind the Iron Curtain on a mission.

Jones also starred in Three in the Attic (1968) as a man who gets his comeuppance from three girls who discover he’s been three-timing them.

He most recently had a career as an artist and sculptor; his oil painting of legendary actor Rudolph Valentino was displayed at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery.

In addition to McKenna, survivors include his children Seagen, Calin, Tauer, Delon, Jeremy, Christopher and Jennifer.

Arthur Rankin Jr obit

Arthur Rankin, animator of 'Rudolph,' dies in Bermuda

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Arthur Rankin, Jr., a prolific animator, producer and director behind holiday TV classics, including "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer," has died at his home in Bermuda at the age of 89, a close friend and associate said on Saturday.


Rankin passed away this week after a brief illness, Tom Butterfield, head of the Masterworks Foundation in Bermuda, told Reuters.


Born in New York in 1924, Rankin teamed with Jules Bass to form a company known as Rankin/Bass that made its mark in the industry for its stop-motion animation and use of celebrity voices in its productions.


Rankin had dozens of credits as a producer or director for movies and TV shows spanning six decades that included the "Jackson 5ive" animated TV series in the early 1970s, the TV short "Frosty the Snowman" and the "Thundercats" TV series.


"He was warm and funny, and was also incredibly intense. Arthur Rankin never lost that creativity that came from the child that was in him. He had the most amazing business acumen, as well," Butterfield said.


Rankin's death was also reported in The Royal Gazette of Bermuda.

Animated feature films

    Willy McBean and His Magic Machine (1965)

    Mad Monster Party? (1967)

    The Hobbit (1977) (TV movie)

    The Return of the King (1980) (TV movie)

    The Last Unicorn (1982)

    The Flight of Dragons (1982) (TV movie)

    The Wind in the Willows (1987) (TV movie)

    The King and I (1999)

Live-action

    King Kong Escapes (1968)

    Marco (1973)

    The Last Dinosaur (1977)

    The Bermuda Depths (1977) (TV movie)

    The Ivory Ape (1980)

    The Bushido Blade (1981)

Animated TV specials

    Return to Oz (1964) (produced as Videocraft)

    Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964, Burl Ives) (produced as Videocraft)

    The Edgar Bergen & Charlie McCarthy Show (1965)

    The Ballad of Smokey the Bear (1966, James Cagney)

    Cricket on the Hearth (1967, Danny Thomas)

    Mouse on the Mayflower (1968, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Eddie Albert, Jack Cassidy, Joanie Sommers)

    The Little Drummer Boy (1968, Greer Garson)

    Frosty the Snowman (1969, Jimmy Durante)

    Santa Claus is Comin' to Town (1970, Fred Astaire, Mickey Rooney)

    Here Comes Peter Cottontail (1971, Danny Kaye)

    Puss in Boots (1972 TV special)

    The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974, Shirley Booth)

    Frosty's Winter Wonderland (1976, Andy Griffith)

    Rudolph’s Shiny New Year (1976, Red Skelton)

    Jack Frost (1979, Buddy Hackett)

Animated series

    The New Adventures of Pinocchio (1960)

    Tales of the Wizard of Oz (1961)

    The King Kong Show (1966–69)

    The Tomfoolery Show (1970–71)

    The Reluctant Dragon and Mr. Toad Show (1970)

    The Jackson 5ive (1971)

    The Osmonds (1972)

    Festival of Family Classics (1972-1973)

    Kid Power (1972-1973)

    ThunderCats (1985–87)

    SilverHawks (1986)

    TigerSharks (1987)

 

Campbell Lane obit

Voice Actor Campbell Lane Passes Away

 

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Voice actor Campbell Lane passed away on January 30. He was 78 years old.

Campbell worked in both voice-acting, live-action television, and movie projects. He voiced Rampage in Beast Wars: Transformers, Mr. Ichinose in Maison Ikkoku, and was the Narrator in Mobile Suit Gundam Wing and Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz. He also worked as a voice actor in X-Men: Evolution as Mastermind, in Action Man as Dr. X, and in The New Adventures of He-Man as Skeletor.

Actor (128 credits)

 2010 Planet Hulk (Video) (voice, as Cam Lane)

 2009 Geronimo Stilton (TV Series)

Ollie Flap

- The Mermaid Mouse ... Ollie Flap (voice)

 2008 Stargate: Continuum (Video)

Older Man

 2008 Fear Itself (TV Series)

Thug

- New Year's Day (2008) ... Thug

 2008 The Secrets of Pine Cove (TV Movie)

Mr. Dindridge

 2007 Battlestar Galactica: Razor (TV Movie)

Hybrid

 2007 Battlestar Galactica: Razor Flashbacks (TV Mini Series short)

First Hybrid

- The Lab (2007) ... First Hybrid

 2007 Cleaverville (TV Movie)

Krakow

 2006 Home by Christmas (TV Movie)

Max Stern

 2006/I Gray Matters

Harry

 2006 Scarface: The World Is Yours (Video Game) (voice)

 2006 Unnatural & Accidental

Rebecca's Father

 2006 Scary Movie 4

Amos

 2004-2006 The Collector (TV Series)

Russ Tollin / Sleazy Owner

- The Farmer (2006) ... Russ Tollin

- Another Collector (2004) ... Sleazy Owner

 2005 His and Her Christmas (TV Movie)

Harold Lane

 2005 Masters of Horror (TV Series)

Masurewicz

- Dreams in the Witch-House (2005) ... Masurewicz

 2004 Dead Like Me (TV Series)

Ira

- The Shallow End (2004) ... Ira

 2003-2004 Alienated (TV Series)

George Crickmore

- Everything's Fine (2004) ... George Crickmore

- Where's the Vagina? (2004) ... George Crickmore

- Caught (2004) ... George Crickmore

- Alien Man (2004) ... George Crickmore

- The Arrival (2004) ... George Crickmore

Show all 22 episodes

 2003 Peacemakers (TV Series)

Dick Crawford

- The Witness (2003) ... Dick Crawford

 2003 Homeworld 2 (Video Game)

Bentusi (voice)

 2002-2003 The Dead Zone (TV Series)

Barker #2 / Carny

- The Storm (2003) ... Carny

- Unaired Pilot (2002) ... Barker #2 (uncredited)

- Wheel of Fortune (2002) ... Barker #2

 2003 He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (TV Series)

Elder Kulatak

- Trust (2003) ... Elder Kulatak (voice)

 2003 Dreamcatcher

Old Man Gosselin

 2002 Frogger Beyond (Video Game)

Rainforest Elder (voice)

 2001-2002 X-Men: Evolution (TV Series)

Mastermind / Jason Wyngarde / Professor Thorton

- Under Lock and Key (2002) ... Mastermind / Jason Wyngarde (voice)

- The Toad, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2002) ... Mastermind / Jason Wyngarde (voice)

- Grim Reminder (2001) ... Professor Thorton (voice)

 2002 The Dead Zone (Video)

Barker #2

 2002 Breaking News (TV Series)

Man

- Bad Water (2002) ... Man

 2002 Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (TV Series)

Mr. John August

- Witness to Murder/Roulette Wheel/The Phrenologist's Head/The Bridge/The Cigar Box (2002) ... Mr. John August

 2002 The Chris Isaak Show (TV Series)

Sweaty Old Guy

- Home of the Brave (2002) ... Sweaty Old Guy

 2002 Wolf Lake (TV Series)

Lyle Bingham

- Four Feet Under (2002) ... Lyle Bingham

 2001-2002 Ultimate Book of Spells (TV Series)

- Solo Sorceress (2002) ... (voice)

- The Lure (2002) ... (voice)

- Magic Quest (2002) ... (voice)

- Lucky Gus (2002) ... (voice)

- Big Girls Don't Cry (2002) ... (voice)

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 2002 Point Blank (TV Series)

Harry Flotsam

 2002 Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers: To Live and Die in Starlight (TV Movie)

Alien Captain (uncredited)

 2001 Chilly Dogs

Starter

 2001 Frank Was a Monster Who Wanted to Dance (Short)

Narrator (voice)

 2001 Snow White: The Fairest of Them All (TV Movie)

Magistrate

 1999-2001 Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century (TV Series)

Guest Voice

- A Case of Identity (2001) ... Guest Voice (voice)

- The Adventure of the Mazarin Chip (2001) ... Guest Voice (voice)

- The Adventure of the Beryl Board (2001) ... Guest Voice (voice)

- The Adventure of the Creeping Man (2001) ... Guest Voice (voice)

- The Adventure of the Six Napoleons (2001) ... Guest Voice (voice)

Show all 26 episodes

 2000-2001 Action Man (TV Series)

Dr. X

- The Triton Factor (2001) ... Dr. X (voice)

- Green Thoughts (2001) ... Dr. X (voice)

- Out of the Shadows (2000) ... Dr. X (voice)

- Into the Abyss (2000) ... Dr. X (voice)

- Double Vision (2000) ... Dr. X (voice)

Show all 9 episodes

 2001 Along Came a Spider

Mathias

 2001 3000 Miles to Graceland

Billy

 2000 Mysterious Ways (TV Series)

Man

- Crystal Clear (2000) ... Man

 2000 Homeworld: Cataclysm (Video Game)

Narrator - Bentusi (voice)

 2000 MVP: Most Valuable Primate

Melvin

 2000 A Feeling Called Glory (Short)

Radio Announcer (voice)

 2000 So Weird (TV Series)

DiFranco

- James Garr (2000) ... DiFranco

 1997-2000 The Wonderful World of Disney (TV Series)

Judge Peterman / Skip

- Life-Size (2000) ... Judge Peterman

- Angels in the Endzone (1997) ... Skip

 2000 First Wave (TV Series)

Uncle Harry

- Rubicon (2000) ... Uncle Harry

 1997-1999 Roswell Conspiracies: Aliens, Myths & Legends (TV Series)

Additional Voices

- Numbered Days: Part 2 (1999) ... Additional Voices (voice)

- Numbered Days: Part 1 (1999) ... Additional Voices (voice)

- Confrontation (1999) ... Additional Voices (voice)

- Conspiracy Revealed (1999) ... Additional Voices (voice)

- Third Degree (1999) ... Additional Voices (voice)

Show all 40 episodes

 1999 Transformer Beast Wars Metals: Gekitotsu! Gangan Battle (Video Game)

Rampage (voice)

 1998-1999 Cold Squad (TV Series)

Auto Parts Garage Owner / Frank Dorry

- Death, a Love Story (1999) ... Auto Parts Garage Owner

- Edmund Kritch (1998) ... Frank Dorry

 1998-1999 RoboCop: Alpha Commando (TV Series)

- Family Reunion: Part 2 (1999) ... (voice)

- Family Reunion: Part 1 (1999) ... (voice)

- Talk About the Weather (1999) ... (voice)

- Das Re-Boot (1999) ... (voice)

- Out of the Dark (1999) ... (voice)

Show all 40 episodes

 1999 Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show (TV Series)

Lord Bilious

- Honey, I'm Kung Fu Fighting (1999) ... Lord Bilious

 1999 The Duke

Nutswager

 1999 Homeworld (Video Game)

Bentusi Traders (voice)

 1999 Mr. Rice's Secret

Mr. Death

 1999 A Cooler Climate (TV Movie)

Mr. Mathers (as Campbell Lan)

 1996-1999 The Outer Limits (TV Series)

Noel Bachman / Roland Baker

- Summit (1999) ... Noel Bachman

- Straight and Narrow (1996) ... Roland Baker

 1998-1999 Beast Wars: Transformers (TV Series)

Rampage

- Nemesis: Part 1 (1999) ... Rampage (voice)

- Other Victories (1999) ... Rampage (voice)

- Master Blaster (1999) ... Rampage (voice)

- Crossing the Rubicon (1999) ... Rampage (voice)

- Feral Scream: Part 1 (1999) ... Rampage (voice)

Show all 13 episodes

 1999 The Jack Bull (TV Movie)

Clay Williams

 1997-1999 Dead Man's Gun (TV Series)

Pastor / Sheriff Frank Lampeer

- The Regulator (1999) ... Pastor

- The Healer (1997) ... Sheriff Frank Lampeer

 1998 Da Vinci's Inquest (TV Series)

Sidney Wisnuski

- Little Sister: Part 3 (1998) ... Sidney Wisnuski

 1998 The Inspectors (TV Movie)

Old Man

 1998 In the Doghouse (TV Movie)

Mr. Wyman

 1998 Gundam Wing: The Movie - Endless Waltz (TV Movie)

Narrator (English version, voice)

 1998 Nick Fury: Agent of Shield (TV Movie)

Baron Von Strucker

 1997 Mr. Magoo (uncredited)

 1997 Police Academy: The Series (TV Series)

Don Greenburg

- Dead Man Talking (1997) ... Don Greenburg

 1997 Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz (TV Mini Series)

Narrator

- Eien no Kaiki (1997) ... Narrator (English version, voice)

- Sugi Sari Shi Ryusei (1997) ... Narrator (English version, voice)

- Shizuka Naru Kido (1997) ... Narrator (English version, voice)

 1997 High Stakes (TV Movie)

Tom Wilson

 1996-1997 Key: The Metal Idol (TV Series)

Aoi / Judge

- Exit (1997) ... Aoi (English version, voice)

- Virus II (1996) ... Aoi (English version, voice)

- Virus I (1996) ... Aoi (English version, voice)

- Save (1996) ... Aoi (English version, voice)

- Bug (1996) ... Aoi / Judge (English version, voice)

Show all 6 episodes

 1994-1996 Hurricanes (TV Series short)

- The Relegator (1996) ... (voice, as Cam Lane)

- The Masked Matador (1996) ... (voice, as Cam Lane)

- Daring Due (1996) ... (voice, as Cam Lane)

- The Curse of the Gorgon (1996) ... (voice, as Cam Lane)

- One Million Years F.C. (1995) ... (voice)

Show all 7 episodes

 1996 Stone Protectors (TV Series)

- Digging In (1996) ... (voice, as Cam Lane)

- Island Hopping (1996) ... (voice, as Cam Lane)

- Fan or Foe (1996) ... (voice, as Cam Lane)

- Weaponogs (1996) ... (voice, as Cam Lane)

- Return of Blackheart (1996) ... (voice, as Cam Lane)

Show all 13 episodes

 1996 The Beginner's Bible: Joseph and His Brothers (Video short) (voice)

 1996 Millennium (TV Series)

Joe's Attorney

- The Well-Worn Lock (1996) ... Joe's Attorney

 1994-1996 The X-Files (TV Series)

Senator Romine / Calusari #3 / Hohman's Father

- Terma (1996) ... Senator Romine

- Tunguska (1996) ... Senator Romine

- The Calusari (1995) ... Calusari #3

- Miracle Man (1994) ... Hohman's Father

 1996 In Cold Blood (TV Mini Series)

Walter Hickock

- Episode #1.2 (1996) ... Walter Hickock

- Episode #1.1 (1996) ... Walter Hickock

 1996 The Prisoner of Zenda, Inc. (TV Movie)

Lawyer #1

 1996 The Limbic Region (TV Movie)

Ann's Father

 1996 Captains Courageous (TV Movie)

Captain Abashai

 1995-1996 Mobile Suit Gundam Wing (TV Series)

Narrator

- Saigo no Shôrisha (1996) ... Narrator (English version, voice)

- Shutsugeki Jî Chîmu (1996) ... Narrator (English version, voice)

- Pâtî naito (1995) ... Narrator (English version, voice)

- Rirîna no himitsu (1995) ... Narrator (English version, voice)

- Akumu no bikutoria (1995) ... Narrator (English version, voice)

Show all 8 episodes

 1995-1996 G.I. Joe Extreme (TV Series)

Clancy

- Rebellion (1996) ... Clancy (voice)

- Coup of the Klaw (1996) ... Clancy (voice)

- Winner Take All (1996) ... Clancy (voice)

- Now Hear This (1995) ... Clancy (voice)

- Extend a Helping Klaw (1995) ... Clancy (voice)

Show all 13 episodes

 1995 The Final Cut

Kulkonne

 1995 Strange Luck (TV Series)

Sidney

- Angie's Turn (1995) ... Sidney

 1995 The Ranger, the Cook and a Hole in the Sky (TV Movie)

Biggest Hat

 1995 She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal (TV Movie)

Retired Navy Officer

 1995 Deadlocked: Escape from Zone 14 (TV Movie)

Judge

 1994 Exosquad (TV Series)

- The Perfect Warrior (1994) ... (voice)

- The Greatest Fear (1994) ... (voice)

- Winged Fury (1994) ... (voice)

- Under the Skin (1994) ... (voice)

- Ultimatum (1994) ... (voice)

Show all 39 episodes

 1994 Power Play

Harold Bloom

 1994 Dazzle the Dinosaur (Video short)

Mother Maiasaura (voice)

 1994 Beyond Obsession (TV Movie)

Judge Bradley

 1994 Ski School 2

Pastor

 1993 The Commish (TV Series)

Alan Bricks / Headmaster

- Hero (1993) ... Alan Bricks

- Dead Cadet's Society (1993) ... Headmaster

 1993 Look Who's Talking Now

Mollie's Dad

 1993 Cool Runnings

Shindler

 1993 Needful Things

Frank Jewett

 1990-1991 The New Adventures of He-Man (TV Series)

Skeletor / Sagitar / Various

- Flogg's Revenge (1991) ... Skeletor (voice)

- The Games (1991) ... Skeletor (voice)

- A Time to Leave (1991) ... Skeletor (voice)

- The Blacksmith of Crelus (1991) ... Skeletor (voice)

- The Call to the Games (1991) ... Skeletor (voice)

Show all 65 episodes

 1991 Cafe Romeo

Enzo

 1991 Captive (TV Movie)

Marv

 1991 The Magic Trolls and the Troll Warriors (Short) (English version, voice, as Cam Lane)

 1990 The New Adventures of He-Man (TV Movie)

Skeletor (voice)

 1988-1990 MacGyver (TV Series)

Chief Cooke / Brizard

- The Gun (1990) ... Chief Cooke

- The Odd Triple (1988) ... Brizard

 1989-1990 Bordertown (TV Series)

President James A. Garfield / Jesse Heller

- Killer with a Smile (1990) ... President James A. Garfield

- The Killing (1989) ... Jesse Heller

 1990 Sky High (TV Movie)

Mr. Crawford (as Cam Lane)

 1989 Wiseguy (TV Series)

Saperstein

- Day Nine (1989) ... Saperstein

 1989 Captain N: The Game Master (TV Series)

Additional Voices

- Happy Birthday, Megaman (1989) ... Additional Voices (voice)

- Metroid Sweet Metroid (1989) ... Additional Voices (voice)

- In Search of the King (1989) ... Additional Voices (voice)

- Simon the Ape-Man (1989) ... Additional Voices (voice)

- Nightmare on Mother Brain's Street (1989) ... Additional Voices (voice)

Show all 13 episodes

 1989 Beyond the Stars

Alex Stamas

 1988 J.J. Starbuck (TV Series)

Desk Sergeant

- Rag Doll (1988) ... Desk Sergeant

 1987 Deep Dark Secrets (TV Movie)

Police Officer

 1987 Hands of a Stranger (TV Movie)

Doorman #1

 1987 Stingray (TV Series)

Terry Haslow

- One Way Ticket to the End of the Line (1987) ... Terry Haslow (as Cam Lane)

 1987 Malone

Tom Riggs

 1987 Airwolf (TV Series)

Commandant

- Mime Troupe (1987) ... Commandant

 1987 Stranger in My Bed (TV Movie)

Reverend Pierce

 1986 Brothers by Choice (TV Movie)

Uncle Cam

 1986 Danger Bay (TV Series)

Paisley / Kuchak

- The Lion Sleeps Tonight (1986) ... Paisley

- Timber (1986) ... Kuchak

 1986 Maison Ikkoku (TV Series)

Mr. Ichinose

- Even Kyoko's Surprised! 'I'm Kentaro's Father' (1986) ... Mr. Ichinose (English version, voice)

 1986 Power's Play (TV Movie)

 1986 Nobody's Child (TV Movie)

Mr. Edmond

 1986 The Magical World of Disney (TV Series)

General

- I-Man (1986) ... General

 1985 A Letter to Three Wives (TV Movie)

Carl

 1985 The Journey of Natty Gann

Chicago Moderator

 1985 Certain Fury

Wino (as Cam Lane)

 1984 Finders Keepers

Stanton Gilmore

 1983 For the Record (TV Series)

- Reasonable Force (1983) ... (as Cam Lane)

 1982 Fremdes Land oder Als die Freiheit noch zu haben war (TV Movie)

Johnson

 1979 A Man, a Woman and a Bank

Citation Cop (as Cam Lane)

 1976 Revenge for a Rape (TV Movie)

Gas Station Attendant (as Cam Lane)

 1973 The Adventures of Mowgli

Baloo (English version, voice, as Cam Lane)