Posted by Neredbojias on 08/18/05 11:57

With neither quill nor qualm, Blinky the Shark quothed:

> Neredbojias wrote:
> > With neither quill nor qualm, Blinky the Shark quothed:
> >
> >> Hey, I shot Bozo. No, seriously -- Bozo was a franchise, and I was,
> >> among other roles there, a cameraman at the station in my city that
> >> did the local Bozo show. :)
> >>
> >> [1]Trivia Guess: Sid Melton played Mudd. <clickety> Right! What do
> >> I win?[2]
> >
> > You have a better memory than I do.
> >
> >> [2]But can I remember who played Captain Midnight? Noooooo! :)
> >
> > I don't think I ever did know, but surely he went on to even greater
> > fame and fortune in the soaps. :)
>
> I did not know that.

I was being facetious.

>
> <clickety>
>
> Richard Webb

Hmm, yeah, I *have* heard that name before. Never knew he was Captain
Midnight; just assumed he played a duck or something in a Disney movie.

>
> IMDB doesn't show him doing any soaps as a regular, albeit his list of
> guest (nonregular characters) appearances on TV is long. "Captain
> Midnight" seems to have been his only recurring TV role.
>
> "He committed suicide [in 1993, at 77] after suffering a long-term,
> debilitating respiratory illness."

Alas, all the great ones seem to go that way. Look at Superman (-the
first.) How an actor who has an unforgettable character indelibly
linked to his persona can throw away all that fame and fortune for the
questionable nirvana of oblivion is beyond me.

>
> http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0916253/
>
>

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Neredbojias
Contrary to popular belief, it is believable.

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