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Originally Posted by Kasept
Robin Williams' (terrific) NYT appreciation to his idol and then mentor..
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/16/ar...=tw-share&_r=0
Winters was one of my all time favorites. Does anyone remember his insane, inspired work -- all apparently unscripted -- in a series called 'Davis Rules'? He played Randy Quaid's father Gunny? He would wander into scenes with manic riffs that were hysterical. RIP. |
From the article -
>>>Jonathan’s improvs on “Mork & Mindy” were legendary. People on the Paramount lot would pack the soundstage on the nights we filmed him. He once did a World War I parody in which he portrayed upper-class English generals, Cockney infantrymen, a Scottish sergeant no one could understand and a Zulu who was in the wrong war. The bit went on so long that all three cameras ran out of film. Sometimes I would join in, but I felt like a kazoo player sitting in with Coltrane. <<<
High praise indeed. One of the all time greats. RIP