Morgan Woodward - after 250 movies, dies at 93

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Many people may not know the name but they’ll never forget the Man With No Eyes, in Cool Hand Luke. Few character actors made such an impression with just a menacing look. He’s taking aim at Luke in this one.
https://goo.gl/images/XAR29o

Woodward made a long career playing intimidating characters.

He played deranged characters in Star Trek. Capt Tracy in The Omega Glory. Dr Van Gelder, Dagger of the Mind.
I enjoyed his work and it was always interesting to see how he was used in movie and tv roles.

A retrospective of his roles.

RIP

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I’m Going to Cut the Meat off Your Bones

Morgan at his deranged and menacing best. :wink:
This was a tv role. :eek:

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Obligatory IMDb link.

Two episodes of ST:TOS playing different characters.

Condolences to Andy Renko.

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Morgan discusses getting cast for Cool Hand Luke. Seems like a nice guy, in real life.

I wish The Television Academy would have done a full 2 hour interview of Morgan’s life. They’ve saved a lot of important memories of the early days of tv.

Short, 4 min interview. Casting Cool Hand Luke
- YouTube

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250 movies, and yet his death announcement said “Star Trek Actor Dies”. Is that really what he’s best known for?

How about Cool Hand Luke Actor Dies?

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He was also “Punk” Anderson on Dallas.

RIP. :frowning:

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He was 93. Which means he was in his early forties during the Trek episode shoots. Looked a lot older.

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His brother was a notable weatherman in my hometown so I always had a special place in my heart for him.