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Post by 1002 on Oct 3, 2007 16:32:38 GMT -5
George Grizzard, a Tony-award winning actor who portrayed father of the bride Mr. Thompson in Bachelor Party, passed away in New York today from lung cancer at age 79. George delivered an almost Ted Knight-like performance as Debbie's (Tawny Kitaen) dad, as he vehemently opposed her impending marriage to Rick Gassko (Tom Hanks). George was more well-known for his success as a stage actor, but to me he'll always be Mr. Thompson, and will be missed by the Bachelor Party movie community.
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Post by 1002 on Oct 6, 2007 3:06:01 GMT -5
An excerpt from a Time.com article remembering George:
"Though he did recurring TV guest bits, George didn't make the big bucks playing a dad or a lawyer on one of those long-running series whose residuals have provided silk cushions for hundreds of lesser actors. Few actors can accept only the roles they love in guaranteed masterpieces. George was a working actor, who took projects as they came his way. He once observed with a grunt and a smile that of all his work in the '80s he was probably best known as Tom Hanks' scowling, finally humiliated future father-in-law in the rowdy film Bachelor Party. Even the best actors learn that, in considering the importance of good or bad luck in their careers, the only appropriate gesture is a shrug."
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