…Paul Gleason - perhaps best known as Principal Vernon in “The Breakfast Club” has died. His Wikipedia entry says from mesothelioma.
That’s ANOTHER ONE, right THERE! You want ANOTHER?!
Looks like someone messed with the bull…
But at least we know he’s got the proper outfit for an open casket funeral.
Actually, he was WAY better as Mr. Beaks (Beeks?) in Trading Places.
He played a great jerk. He would not have lasted the week in character at the SDMB because of this That’s all I have to say on the subject.
He never raided any of Barry Manilow’s wardrobe. As anyone with eyes could see, it was Christopher MacDonald’s wardrobe.
That’s OK, though. Chris went on to steal Paul’s act.
Gleason was also very good in Die Hard. RIP.
This is ironic… over the holiday weekend we saw one of those “100 Funniest Movies” on VH1 or something, and he was being interviewed for “Trading Places”. We actually mentioned that he didn’t look too good anymore.
It’s a shame really… he was really funny and I’m sure a fun guy to hang out with off-camera.
Wait, not to hijack this thread, but . . .
He was the Principal? I thought he was a teacher. If he was the principal, why was the janitor able to give him flack over looking into the kid’s permanent records. As principal, he would have had access anyway, right? And why was he so bitter and angry about having to cover Saturday detention. The Principal should have been able to get someone else to do it. I’m so confused. . .
Well, it has been a while since I’ve seen TBC.
Gotta agree, Reloy3 – I’ve seen TBC dozens of times, and it never registered with me that he would be the principal. However, the IMDB lists him as “Principal Richard Vernon”.
Seems to me like adding that title to his name does nothing but open plot holes. 'Eh…I guess things just work differently in Shermer.
Wiki backs up the Principal part as does Amazon.com.
I did not remember it either. I would have guessed a gym coach or Asst. Principal.
Jim
Hmm. I always assumed he was the principal, and the janitor was just giving him flak for being a dick. I guess it makes up for the fact that I thought Penny had appendicitis in Dirty Dancing.
It’s a shame to see Gleason go–he was one of the premier 80’s movie assholes.