RMweb Premium Claude_Dreyfus Posted September 27, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 27, 2012 The actor Herbert Lom has passed away at the age of 95. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-19745910 He was probably best known as Chief Inspector Charles Dreyfus in the Pink Panther films, and as the gangster Louis in the original film of the Ladykillers. A fine character actor, however having been retired for a number of years, he is also an actor I assumed had passed away years ago. R.I.P. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacque Jacque Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 So many famous names passing recently it seems. Like many I will remember him best as Dreyfus. R.I.P. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 A fine and versatile actor, a sad loss. Two very different roles I remember him for are as lorry driver Gino Rossi, in Hell Drivers, 1957, and as psychiatrist Dr Roger Corder, in the TV series the Human Jungle, 1963. As a kid I always found the opening sequence and theme music to the latter very spooky. Hell Drivers featured a who's who cast of British Actors, I think the only ' driver' survivor now is Sean Connery. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 ....Like many I will remember him best as Dreyfus. R.I.P. Same here. He'll forever be the long-suffering Dreyfus in my mind. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Re6/6 Posted September 27, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 27, 2012 So sad to hear of his passing. Apart from his enduring Comissioner Dreyfuss character and the superb potrayal of Louis in the the Ladykillers, one of my most favourite films of all time, he was always the superbly sinister villain in so many films. A few years ago there was a lovely feature in BRJ (IIRC) of the filming of the Ladykillers showing him and Alec Guiness on location having a fag during a break in filming. Just lovely. Must look it out. Ladykillers trailer on here http://classicfilmsreloaded.com/ladykillers-1955.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baby Deltic Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 RIP. A true legend. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markeg Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 RIP Herbert. Remember seeing him in Ladykillers as Louie, Hell Drivers with Sean and of course Mr Dreyfus with his twitching eye. Mark in OZ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
artisan100 Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Who else could have started this thread?.......... Geoff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Who else could have started this thread?.......... I wonder if he was a stalker Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bon Accord Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 If memory serves he was also the villain in 'North West Frontier', so there's another slight railway relation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted September 27, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 27, 2012 Smashing actor and always good at playing a menacing character so Insp Dreyfus was a bit out of his normal line. Also he was reputedly interested in railways and one story of him was that he often went missing from The Ladykillers set taking photos of trains at the back of the site above the tunnel entrance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Claude_Dreyfus Posted September 27, 2012 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted September 27, 2012 I wonder if he was a stalker Shhh! Every day, and in every way, I am getting better and better... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Smashing actor and always good at playing a menacing character so Insp Dreyfus was a bit out of his normal line. Yes, I was surprised that the BBC news described him as a 'comic actor, I always think of him as a straight actor, as you say Mike, playing menacing, and often foreign, characters. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhBBob Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 A fine and versatile actor, a sad loss. Two very different roles I remember him for are as lorry driver Gino Rossi, in Hell Drivers, 1957, and as psychiatrist Dr Roger Corder, in the TV series the Human Jungle, 1963. As a kid I always found the opening sequence and theme music to the latter very spooky. Hell Drivers featured a who's who cast of British Actors, I think the only ' driver' survivor now is Sean Connery. Oh dear, I can remember watching 'The Human Jungle' - very much a trail-blazer in the world of the human mind. Born in Prague, he was an archetype for the foreign scientist. As with many inherited UK talents, he fled Hitler's Germany in 1939. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Another fine actor gone. We should be told of the Dreyfuss connection, er, Dreyfuss. Do you have a pistol shaped lighter, by chance? Best, Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 A sad day - an Icon has passed! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Claude_Dreyfus Posted September 27, 2012 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted September 27, 2012 Another fine actor gone. We should be told of the Dreyfuss connection, er, Dreyfuss. Do you have a pistol shaped lighter, by chance? Best, Pete. No...but I do have a guillotine cigar-cutter. 'François, I just cut off my thumb' Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Colin Posted September 27, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 27, 2012 Another true great passes on. As Dreyfus he almost stole the show for me. RIP. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 I remember him for are as lorry driver Gino Rossi, in Hell Drivers, 1957 One of my favourite films - a wonderfully dark film with a superb cast. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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