With the hype around the Dark Knight Rises, I thought Deathlist should blatantly cash in by turning our attention back to the 1960s Batman and seeing how many cast members are still with us. The answer: not many at all. These are the only survivors from the main cast:
Adam West (1928) Batman - still active at conventions and does some voiceover work for that Family Guy animated show.
Burt Ward (1945) Robin
Yvonne Craig (1937) Batgirl
Julie Newmar (1933) first Catwoman
Lee Meriwether (1935) Catwoman in the film
John Astin (1930) filled in for the role of the Riddler while Frank Gorshwin was away for a short stint. He is, of course, best known for playing Gomez in the Addams Family but that could be the subject of a whole other thread...
Of the other guests, the most notable is Lesley Gore who did a stint as one of Catwoman's underlings. Also, Deathlist favourite Eli Wallach (1915) did one appearance as Mr Freeze.
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Of the Burton and Schumacher Batman films, the only person of note to have passed away so far is Michael Gough. I guess either Jack Nicholson or Arnold Schwarzenegger will be next, with Danny DeVito in the running as an outside chance.
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Posted 26 July 2012 - 04:05 AM
Davey Jones' Locker, on 26 July 2012 - 12:53 AM, said:
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Of the Burton and Schumacher Batman films, the only person of note to have passed away so far is Michael Gough. I guess either Jack Nicholson or Arnold Schwarzenegger will be next, with Danny DeVito in the running as an outside chance.
There are a few other cast members from said films worth bearing in mind;
Billy Dee Williams (the original Harvey Dent) b. 1937
Lee Wallace (Mayor William Borg) b. 1930
Michael Murphy (The Mayor in Batman Returns) b. 1938
Also Bob Kane's widow, actress Elizabeth Sanders who cameoed in 3 of the Batman films appears to still be alive, but I can't find a DOB. Worth pointing out too that Christopher Walken (Max Schreck in Batman Returns) is older than Schwarzenegger and DeVito
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Posted 26 July 2012 - 04:14 AM
Thanks, JR. Yes, I forgot about Walken. That said, I picked Schwarzenegger over him not due to age but due to steroids. 
Didn't realise Lando Calrissian was so old now.
I also had absolutely no idea that Bob Kane's missus did some cameos!
BTW, the verdict in my office is that the Dark Knight Rises is a bit of a flop and definitely Nolan's worst film. Apparently Marion Cotillard, who I like from her Euro work, is horrendous as the chief villainess.
Didn't realise Lando Calrissian was so old now.
I also had absolutely no idea that Bob Kane's missus did some cameos!BTW, the verdict in my office is that the Dark Knight Rises is a bit of a flop and definitely Nolan's worst film. Apparently Marion Cotillard, who I like from her Euro work, is horrendous as the chief villainess.
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Posted 26 July 2012 - 05:58 AM
Davey Jones' Locker, on 26 July 2012 - 04:14 AM, said:
Thanks, JR. Yes, I forgot about Walken. That said, I picked Schwarzenegger over him not due to age but due to steroids.
Didn't realise Lando Calrissian was so old now. I also had absolutely no idea that Bob Kane's missus did some cameos!
BTW, the verdict in my office is that the Dark Knight Rises is a bit of a flop and definitely Nolan's worst film. Apparently Marion Cotillard, who I like from her Euro work, is horrendous as the chief villainess.
Didn't realise Lando Calrissian was so old now.
I also had absolutely no idea that Bob Kane's missus did some cameos!BTW, the verdict in my office is that the Dark Knight Rises is a bit of a flop and definitely Nolan's worst film. Apparently Marion Cotillard, who I like from her Euro work, is horrendous as the chief villainess.
Yea i was hugely disappointed by dark knight rises. I haven't seen all of Chris Nolan's movies but that was the worst I have watched of his movies .
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Posted 26 July 2012 - 11:31 AM
Davey Jones' Locker, on 26 July 2012 - 12:53 AM, said:
Of the Burton and Schumacher Batman films, the only person of note to have passed away so far is Michael Gough. I guess either Jack Nicholson or Arnold Schwarzenegger will be next, with Danny DeVito in the running as an outside chance.
Danny Devito looked quite sprightly in his Big Issue interview this week and is appearing in the West End opposite Richard Griffiths in Neil Simon's Sunshine Boys
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2013 DDP Teams:
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2013 DDP Teams:
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I Can't Believe They're Not Deader
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Posted 26 July 2012 - 01:31 PM
Bibliogryphon, on 26 July 2012 - 11:31 AM, said:
Davey Jones' Locker, on 26 July 2012 - 12:53 AM, said:
Of the Burton and Schumacher Batman films, the only person of note to have passed away so far is Michael Gough. I guess either Jack Nicholson or Arnold Schwarzenegger will be next, with Danny DeVito in the running as an outside chance.
Danny Devito looked quite sprightly in his Big Issue interview this week and is appearing in the West End opposite Richard Griffiths in Neil Simon's Sunshine Boys
But to paraphrase Rod Lurie, he still resembles a testicle with arms
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Posted 26 July 2012 - 02:45 PM
After all the shit that went on in Aurora, I think this thread needed some Batman feelgood news. A man dressed as a Batman is doing wonderful work in visiting very sick children all across America, giving them a day to remember. He used to drive around in a Lamborghini dressed as the Batmobile. Needless to say that this combination is not the way we remember the Batmobile.
This week he took delivery of an honest to god drooooolworthy replica of the Adam West Batmobile. Build from the ground up this car is absolute the spitting image of the car that was made famous in that campy series. And come on, wouldn't you turn your head when you say this coming your way?
Via Jalopnik.
This week he took delivery of an honest to god drooooolworthy replica of the Adam West Batmobile. Build from the ground up this car is absolute the spitting image of the car that was made famous in that campy series. And come on, wouldn't you turn your head when you say this coming your way?
Via Jalopnik.
Top 50 list for 2013.
1) Hal Holbrook, 2) Robert Wagner, 3) Roger Moore, 4) Dries van Agt, 5) Jan Terlouw, 6) Margaret Thatcher, 7) Shane McGowan, 8) Little Richard, 9) Jerry "The Killer" Lee Lewis, 10) Jean "Toots" Tielemans, 11) Nelson Mandela, 12) Barbara Walters (The part that is not plastic), 13) Bob Dole, 14) Nancy Reagan, 15) Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 16) Antonin Scalia (Well, that's just hope.), 17) Stan Lee, 18) Christopher Lee, 19) Gerard Helders (oldest living Dutchman), 20) Tommy Chong, 21) Christopher Plummer, 22) Peter O'Toole, 23) Joop van den Ende, 24) Gene Simmons, 25) Billy Graham, 26) Stephen Hawking, 27) Remco Campert, 28) Donald Trump (pleeeeease), 29) Paul McCartley, 30) Jimmy Carter, 31) Fidel Castro (New Deathlist favorite), 32) Murray Walker, 33) Nancy Reagan, 34) Fabiola of Belgium, 35) Nile Rodgers, 36) Peter Sallis, 37) Maureen O'Hara, 38) Fred Phelps (asshole), 39) Berry Gordy, 40) Prof. Bob Smalhout. 41) Lisa Marie Presley, 42) Jan Akkerman, 43) Rob de Nijs, 44) Armand, 45) Helmut Kohl, 46) Teake van der Meer (Frisian comedian), 47) Barry Gibb (might as well go four for four), 48) Michael Palin, 49) John Mayall, 50) Madeleine Albright.
DDP team: Pass me the mike!
Joker Michael Waltrip, Michael Douglas, Michael Whitacker, Michael Caine, Michael Gambon, Michael J. Fox, Michael Keaton, Michael Shumacher, Michael Dikakis, Michael McDonald, Mick Jagger, (Michael) Duff McKagan, Michael Andretti, Michael Chiklis, Michael Madsen, Michael Jordan, Michael Bolton, Michael Bay, Michael Ballack, Mike Tyson. Reserve Pick(s): Michael Myers,Mike Oldfield, Mika brzezinski (only female here).
DDP team (main): Debutant.
Joker Madeleine Albright, Dries van Agt, Teake van der Meer, Barry Gibb, Nile Rodgers, Nancy Reagan, Bob Dole, Jean “Toots” Tielemans, Arie Ribbens, Fred Phelps, Berry Gordy, Smokey Robinson, Hans Wiegel, Anderson Cooper, Bob Smalhout, Horace Cohen, Maureen O’Hara, Kirk Douglas, Peter Salis, Piet romeijn. Reserve Pick(s): Stephen Hawking, Jan Des Bouvrie, Michael Douglas.
1) Hal Holbrook, 2) Robert Wagner, 3) Roger Moore, 4) Dries van Agt, 5) Jan Terlouw, 6) Margaret Thatcher, 7) Shane McGowan, 8) Little Richard, 9) Jerry "The Killer" Lee Lewis, 10) Jean "Toots" Tielemans, 11) Nelson Mandela, 12) Barbara Walters (The part that is not plastic), 13) Bob Dole, 14) Nancy Reagan, 15) Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 16) Antonin Scalia (Well, that's just hope.), 17) Stan Lee, 18) Christopher Lee, 19) Gerard Helders (oldest living Dutchman), 20) Tommy Chong, 21) Christopher Plummer, 22) Peter O'Toole, 23) Joop van den Ende, 24) Gene Simmons, 25) Billy Graham, 26) Stephen Hawking, 27) Remco Campert, 28) Donald Trump (pleeeeease), 29) Paul McCartley, 30) Jimmy Carter, 31) Fidel Castro (New Deathlist favorite), 32) Murray Walker, 33) Nancy Reagan, 34) Fabiola of Belgium, 35) Nile Rodgers, 36) Peter Sallis, 37) Maureen O'Hara, 38) Fred Phelps (asshole), 39) Berry Gordy, 40) Prof. Bob Smalhout. 41) Lisa Marie Presley, 42) Jan Akkerman, 43) Rob de Nijs, 44) Armand, 45) Helmut Kohl, 46) Teake van der Meer (Frisian comedian), 47) Barry Gibb (might as well go four for four), 48) Michael Palin, 49) John Mayall, 50) Madeleine Albright.
DDP team: Pass me the mike!
Joker Michael Waltrip, Michael Douglas, Michael Whitacker, Michael Caine, Michael Gambon, Michael J. Fox, Michael Keaton, Michael Shumacher, Michael Dikakis, Michael McDonald, Mick Jagger, (Michael) Duff McKagan, Michael Andretti, Michael Chiklis, Michael Madsen, Michael Jordan, Michael Bolton, Michael Bay, Michael Ballack, Mike Tyson. Reserve Pick(s): Michael Myers,Mike Oldfield, Mika brzezinski (only female here).
DDP team (main): Debutant.
Joker Madeleine Albright, Dries van Agt, Teake van der Meer, Barry Gibb, Nile Rodgers, Nancy Reagan, Bob Dole, Jean “Toots” Tielemans, Arie Ribbens, Fred Phelps, Berry Gordy, Smokey Robinson, Hans Wiegel, Anderson Cooper, Bob Smalhout, Horace Cohen, Maureen O’Hara, Kirk Douglas, Peter Salis, Piet romeijn. Reserve Pick(s): Stephen Hawking, Jan Des Bouvrie, Michael Douglas.
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Posted 26 July 2012 - 05:23 PM
Other Batman actors, from all era's
Joan Collins {Siren in the 60's TV series}
Tommy Lee Jones
Morgan Freeman
Michael Caine
Rutger Hauer
Joan Collins {Siren in the 60's TV series}
Tommy Lee Jones
Morgan Freeman
Michael Caine
Rutger Hauer
here's my top 150 for 2013
Lindsay Lohan, Christopher Plummer, Richard Chamberlain, Abe Vigoda, Kamala, Stan Lee, Bret Michaels, Obama, George Bush Sr., George Bush Jr., Barbara Bush, Bruno Sammartino, Vincent K. McMahon, Linda McMahon, Diana Ross, Sid Kroft, Marty Kroft, Hugh Hefner, Cher, Conrad Bain, Morgan Fairchild, Morgan Freeman, Tina Turner, Paul McCartney, Christopher Lee, Phil Donahue, Marion Ross, Martin Landau, Ed Asner, Mary Tyler Moore, Steve "Red Green" Smith, Bobby Heenan, Axl Rose, Nicolai Volkoff, Iron Shiek, Henry Silva, John Goodman, Rosanne Barr, Ricou Browning, Loretta Lynn, Bob Barker, Scott Weiland, Fidel Castro, Charlotte Rae, Ringo Starr, Dynamite Kid, Peter Tork, Mr. Fuji, Jim Ross, "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka, Bob Newhart, Michael Caine, Louis Anderson, Mickey Rooney, George "the Animal" Steele, Mike MacDonald {Canadian comedian}, Abdullah the Butcher, "Cowboy" Bob Orton Jr., Pete Doherty, George Takei, William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Dick Van Dyke, Jerry Stiller, Carla Laemmle, Sidney Poitier Sr., Doris Day, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Karl Lagerfeld, R Lee Ermey, Marv Wolfman, John Pinette, Wilford Brimley, Magic Johnson, Yoko Ono, Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Charles, Robert Blake, Norman Lear, King Kong Bundy, Jean Stapleton, Roddy Piper, Carol Channing, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Richard Keil, Sid Caesar, James Earl Jones, Jerry Lawler, Carl Reiner, Starr Jones, Randy Quaid, Oprah, Stedman, Woody Allen, "Superstar" Billy Graham, Billy Graham {evangelist}, Dr. Demento, Napoleon XIV, Andy Dick, Betty White, Cloris Leachman, Mae Young, Larry King, Pope Benedict XVI, Shirley Temple, Albert Finney, Joan Rivers, Kirk Douglas, Michael Douglas, Fred Penner, Bill Cosby, Carol Burnett, Courtney Love, Regis Philbin, Jerry Lewis, Jerry Lee Lewis, Dick Dale, King Diamond, Shirley MacLaine, Warren Beatty, Ned Beatty, Stephen Hawking, Emo Phillips, Ray Manzarek, Scott Hall, Aretha Franklin, Clint Eastwood, Ray Harryhausen, Muhammad Ali, Jimmy Carter, Pete Rose, Christopher Lloyd, Sean Connery, Lex Luger, Michael Berryman, Jake the Snake, Sid Haig, Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello, Budd Friedman, Clive Anderson, Hulk Hogan, Nancy Reagan, Henry Winkler, Charles Manson, Keith Richards, Gene Wilder, Roger Ebert, Roadwarrior Animal, Ric Flair.
Lindsay Lohan, Christopher Plummer, Richard Chamberlain, Abe Vigoda, Kamala, Stan Lee, Bret Michaels, Obama, George Bush Sr., George Bush Jr., Barbara Bush, Bruno Sammartino, Vincent K. McMahon, Linda McMahon, Diana Ross, Sid Kroft, Marty Kroft, Hugh Hefner, Cher, Conrad Bain, Morgan Fairchild, Morgan Freeman, Tina Turner, Paul McCartney, Christopher Lee, Phil Donahue, Marion Ross, Martin Landau, Ed Asner, Mary Tyler Moore, Steve "Red Green" Smith, Bobby Heenan, Axl Rose, Nicolai Volkoff, Iron Shiek, Henry Silva, John Goodman, Rosanne Barr, Ricou Browning, Loretta Lynn, Bob Barker, Scott Weiland, Fidel Castro, Charlotte Rae, Ringo Starr, Dynamite Kid, Peter Tork, Mr. Fuji, Jim Ross, "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka, Bob Newhart, Michael Caine, Louis Anderson, Mickey Rooney, George "the Animal" Steele, Mike MacDonald {Canadian comedian}, Abdullah the Butcher, "Cowboy" Bob Orton Jr., Pete Doherty, George Takei, William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Dick Van Dyke, Jerry Stiller, Carla Laemmle, Sidney Poitier Sr., Doris Day, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Karl Lagerfeld, R Lee Ermey, Marv Wolfman, John Pinette, Wilford Brimley, Magic Johnson, Yoko Ono, Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Charles, Robert Blake, Norman Lear, King Kong Bundy, Jean Stapleton, Roddy Piper, Carol Channing, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Richard Keil, Sid Caesar, James Earl Jones, Jerry Lawler, Carl Reiner, Starr Jones, Randy Quaid, Oprah, Stedman, Woody Allen, "Superstar" Billy Graham, Billy Graham {evangelist}, Dr. Demento, Napoleon XIV, Andy Dick, Betty White, Cloris Leachman, Mae Young, Larry King, Pope Benedict XVI, Shirley Temple, Albert Finney, Joan Rivers, Kirk Douglas, Michael Douglas, Fred Penner, Bill Cosby, Carol Burnett, Courtney Love, Regis Philbin, Jerry Lewis, Jerry Lee Lewis, Dick Dale, King Diamond, Shirley MacLaine, Warren Beatty, Ned Beatty, Stephen Hawking, Emo Phillips, Ray Manzarek, Scott Hall, Aretha Franklin, Clint Eastwood, Ray Harryhausen, Muhammad Ali, Jimmy Carter, Pete Rose, Christopher Lloyd, Sean Connery, Lex Luger, Michael Berryman, Jake the Snake, Sid Haig, Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello, Budd Friedman, Clive Anderson, Hulk Hogan, Nancy Reagan, Henry Winkler, Charles Manson, Keith Richards, Gene Wilder, Roger Ebert, Roadwarrior Animal, Ric Flair.
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Posted 26 July 2012 - 09:39 PM
Lewd_Squirrel, on 26 July 2012 - 05:23 PM, said:
Tommy Lee Jones
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Posted 26 July 2012 - 10:31 PM
Davey Jones' Locker, on 26 July 2012 - 09:39 PM, said:
Lewd_Squirrel, on 26 July 2012 - 05:23 PM, said:
Tommy Lee Jones
They're both equally contemptible I think, soulless feature-length adverts for toys
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Posted 26 July 2012 - 10:41 PM
JR976evil, on 26 July 2012 - 10:31 PM, said:
Davey Jones' Locker, on 26 July 2012 - 09:39 PM, said:
Lewd_Squirrel, on 26 July 2012 - 05:23 PM, said:
Tommy Lee Jones
They're both equally contemptible I think, soulless feature-length adverts for toys
Batman Forever is fun. Batman and Robin is diabolical. I got the video as an Xmas present many moons ago and I think pound for pound it was the worst Christmas present ever...
Derby Dead Pool showrunner...
"We're today's scrambled creatures, locked in tomorrow's double feature
Heaven's on the pillow, its silence competes with hell
It's a twenty-four hour service, guaranteed to make you tell
And the streets are full of press men
Bent on getting hung and buried
And the legendary curtains are drawn 'round Baby Bankrupt
Who sucks you while you're sleeping
It's the theatre of financiers
Count them, fifty 'round a table
White and dressed to kill."
David Bowie - We Are The Dead (1974)
"We're today's scrambled creatures, locked in tomorrow's double feature
Heaven's on the pillow, its silence competes with hell
It's a twenty-four hour service, guaranteed to make you tell
And the streets are full of press men
Bent on getting hung and buried
And the legendary curtains are drawn 'round Baby Bankrupt
Who sucks you while you're sleeping
It's the theatre of financiers
Count them, fifty 'round a table
White and dressed to kill."
David Bowie - We Are The Dead (1974)
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Posted 27 July 2012 - 12:53 AM
lorna doom, on 27 July 2012 - 12:44 AM, said:
actually where Julie Newmayer is concerned shouldn't there be a 7 brides for 7 brothers thread? I think most of them are still with us.
I wonder how many of the lovely Miss Meriwether's cohorts from the Time Tunnel are still with us, too?
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Posted 27 July 2012 - 04:04 AM
Davey Jones' Locker, on 27 July 2012 - 12:53 AM, said:
lorna doom, on 27 July 2012 - 12:44 AM, said:
actually where Julie Newmayer is concerned shouldn't there be a 7 brides for 7 brothers thread? I think most of them are still with us.
I wonder how many of the lovely Miss Meriwether's cohorts from the Time Tunnel are still with us, too?James Darren (b. 1936) and Robert Colbert (b. 1931) both appear to be alive and well
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Posted 27 July 2012 - 03:45 PM
Lorenzo Semple Jr. (b. 1923) who wrote several early episodes of the 60s TV series and later went on to write screenplays including The Parralax View is definitely worth keeping an eye on.
No one seems to have survived from the 1943 serialisation (which was screened on Channel 4 on weekday mornings during the Xmas holidays in the early 90s, I seem to recall) starring Lewis Wilson, unless anyone knows different?
No one seems to have survived from the 1943 serialisation (which was screened on Channel 4 on weekday mornings during the Xmas holidays in the early 90s, I seem to recall) starring Lewis Wilson, unless anyone knows different?
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