Originally Posted By Autopia Deb According to wikipedia Henry Gibson passed September 14, just days before his 74 birthday. Cancer strikes again :-( I remember watching him on Laugh In as a kid. He was one of my favorites, the poet with the flower, the tea sipping priest at the party... Good stuff.
Originally Posted By FiveBearRugs He was also the voice of Wilbur in the original "Charlotte's Web" and the Nazi sympathesizer in "The Blues Brothers"
Originally Posted By EdisYoda I heard about his passing while I was in the ER with my mom. You will be missed Henry.
Originally Posted By alexbook Here's the AP story: <a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hZQEwztkBWo5IwoRRwN8QnIwS69AD9AOMKO00" target="_blank">http://www.google.com/hostedne...9AOMKO00</a> I enjoyed him as the cranky old judge on "Boston Legal."
Originally Posted By skinnerbox Ditto. Judge Brown was a hoot. I particularly enjoyed the episode where Brown hires Alan to represent him in a lawsuit against the company which failed to "cure" the judge from "same sex attraction disorder." Gibson's portrayal was classic. Great actor who will be sorely missed.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA His real name was James Bateman. I enjoyed him also on Laugh-in, as the Poet -- 'A poem for you by Henry Gibson.' I didn't realize until much later that his stage name was a play on the more famous playwright 'Henrik Ibsen' Say it outloud 'Henry Gibson' Now say 'Henrik Ibsen' See that? Interesting stuff, no?
Originally Posted By velo He always made me laugh... wasn't he also the "foil" to Ruth Buzzi's naughty old woman? Man, she beat him with that purse!!
Originally Posted By Tinkeroon Oh, so sad...I hadn't heard about this until now. He was a great comic and will be sorely missed by many, I'm sure.
Originally Posted By iamsally I cannot believe I am just learning about this. Too much worthless drivel in the news the past few days I guess. I always loved him. We just saw him as on of Sally's dates in an old Dick Van Dyke episode. He was reading an inspirational poem for them, "Keep a goin'" These deaths always make me feel so old.
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost Want to feel older...Mary, of Peter, Paul and Mary died today. She was 72 years old. Man, am I depressed.
Originally Posted By iamsally Yeah, that one got to me as well. I just finally saw Henry Gibson's death on the news; it was on a streamer down at the bottom of the screen. Oi Vey!!
Originally Posted By Dabob2 <Say it outloud 'Henry Gibson' Now say 'Henrik Ibsen' See that? Interesting stuff, no?> I never knew that. That's COOL! <I always loved him. We just saw him as on of Sally's dates in an old Dick Van Dyke episode. He was reading an inspirational poem for them, "Keep a goin'"> Really? Because he sings a song in "Nashville" (that he wrote himself) called "Keep a' Goin'." Guess he just recycled the idea a dozen years later. He was great in Nashville, by the way, as the pompous Hank Snow-like character.
