RIP Charles Grodin

[Gomez Adams]

I had no idea he was that old. He was 86. Man, time just flies by.

Charles Grodin, 'Midnight Run' and 'The Heartbreak Kid' star, dead at 86

Charles Grodin, a versatile comedic actor best known for his roles in movies like "Midnight Run" and "The Heartbreak Kid," died Tuesday at his home in Connecticut, after battling cancer, according to his son.

www.cnn.com

I still liked him best in a very small roll he did in the movie 'Dave' where he gets to balance the United States Budget. (He's just a run of the mill CPA.)

Of course 'Midnight Run' is about as classic Grodin as you get.

 

[Zeedox]

Wow, he was in 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea way back in 1954 with Kirk Douglas, James Mason and Peter Lorre. Helluva group to start with.

 

[Gomez Adams]

He was?! I've watched that movie a thousand times and don't remember seeing him.

 

[Zeedox]

He's an un-credit. It was in his IMDB bio. He was a "drummer boy" iirc.

 

[Gomez Adams]

He's an un-credit. It was in his IMDB bio. He was a "drummer boy" iirc.

Now I've GOT to find that.

That's the only movie I remember seeing with my father (not my dad) as a child. We went to a matinee and saw it. I think I was 4 or 5 years old. I remember the seats were red and he told us (my brother was there as well) if we rocked the seats back and forth the movie would start faster.

Of course, we rocked like hell.

I also remember being scared to death in the squid scene. It's one of the last memories I have of my father before he was gone and I wouldn't see him again for decades.

Every time I see that movie I think of him.

 

[Zeedox]

It's the scene where the Nautilus first attacks the sailing ship when capturing Douglas and Lorre.

About a 1:19.

 

[Gomez Adams]

Was just coming to post it. LOL.

 

[Hugo Stiglitz]

I only remember seeing him in the Beethoven movies.

 

[Gomez Adams]

I completely forgot he was in that.

 

[Grimhogun]

Love 20000 leagues under the sea. Great movie. I hated the remake of it. It was god awful.