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Rest in Peace - Anthony Franciosa!!!

WHU by 81666	Jan 21st, 2006 12:37:42 PM
WHO
else will feel this loss by 81666	Jan 21st, 2006 12:38:27 PM
is hat i mean, sorry to hear.
Matt Helm movies? by zer0cool2k2	Jan 21st, 2006 12:49:50 PM
i thought Dean Martin was Matt Helm in all the movies. I think Franciosa played Helm in a TV series.
I appreciated Tony's work in the NAPA Auto parts commercials by PORKY	Jan 21st, 2006 01:10:17 PM

You are correct, ZerOcool2k2 by Uncapie	Jan 21st, 2006 01:21:03 PM
Yes, he did star the tv series, "Matt Helm." Sometimes in Europe, they would take two shows from an American tv series and relase them theatrically as they did with the "Combat" episodes "Hills Are For Heroes." That's where I saw the "Matt Helm" movie though it was a tv series to begin with. Sorry for the confusion.
the aicn obit section by reckni	Jan 21st, 2006 01:33:41 PM
Should start one up considering the heavy losses of late eh?
Nicely said, my friend. by RobinP	Jan 21st, 2006 02:28:20 PM
Midway through January and the years's already taking its grim toll. Watching "Name of the Game" as a kid, being allowed to stay up late because it was on a Saturday here in the UK, is a fond memory.
S.E.A.R.C.H. was cool. by Manos	Jan 21st, 2006 04:30:26 PM
I can still hear Burgess Merideth. "Use your dental contact."
Loved him in Beneath the Planet of the Apes by CerebralAssassin	Jan 21st, 2006 04:48:37 PM
He got all shot up. "Tay-lor!"
I will also remember him as a great 80's TV figure as Casey by LilOgre	Jan 21st, 2006 05:02:06 PM
He was great in the show and a cool show ripe for an update - we could call it STALKER PI. Just kidding. It actually could be a cool show nowadays. Also he was great in his guest appearances in MASQUERADE - another show that would make a cool update - and HOTEL.
That was James Franciscus in... by REDD	Jan 21st, 2006 05:48:19 PM
"Beneath the Planet of the Apes", he played Brent.
To quote Tom Waits, "Tony Franciosa used ta date my mom." by Andy Travis	Jan 21st, 2006 07:10:34 PM
R.I.P.
Remeber that series... by CerebralAssassin	Jan 21st, 2006 08:40:59 PM
...Finder of Lost Loves? It was an NBC series in 1984. It didn't last long, but Tony was great in it.
S.E.A.R.C.H. by nolan bautista	Jan 22nd, 2006 03:38:33 AM
I remember this show!!..thanks for the mention Manos
.........WHO? by OttopartS	Jan 22nd, 2006 09:54:26 AM

Two Things About Tony by Jervis Tetch	Jan 22nd, 2006 07:47:23 PM
1. He was, indeed, briefly married to Shelly Winters -- when he was a thin, sexy young guy and she was older and beefy. Still, they "got it on" she said. And she just died recently. Grief on Tony's part? Reunited in heaven to "get it on" some more? 2. He was his coolest in the 60's, as a TV star with a smooth, smooth voice who occasionally made movies. Try him in the big-screen action Western "Rio Conchos" (1964) with the equally cool Richard Boone. Tony plays a wily Mexican rogue on a a four-man "Mission Impossible" ; somewhat politically incorrect but he is suave and likeable in the role
Tenebre by Some Dude	Jan 22nd, 2006 09:01:15 PM
Best prologue ever. Best soundtrack ever. Best killer reveal ever with the villain hiding in the victim's silhouette, subsequently borrowed by De Palma and much lesser "talents."
Heaven just got a little drunker. by Some Dude	Jan 22nd, 2006 09:02:52 PM
Almost forgot.
RIP by radio1_mike	Jan 23rd, 2006 08:05:59 AM
I also get him confused w/James Franciscus... I like the '80s show, Finder Of Lost Loves he was in, although this is the first time I've thought of it in 22 years...
I loved SEARCH! by mbeemer	Jan 23rd, 2006 11:00:52 AM
I geeked out on the gadgets, loved the babes, and all the agents reeked of cool! (But none of the others could beat Tony's smile.) RIP.

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