Actor Paul Scofield is dead at 86.
Hardly tragic on a personal scale as he had a very long life and wonderful career, but he was truly one of the acting greats. In addition to Thomas More (his “and when the devil turns round on you where will you hide?” is one of my favorite moments in film) I really liked him as the subdued Judge Danforth in The Crucible and the pompous but supportive father in Quiz Show as well as many earlier performances.