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Title: Actor Gene Barry Dies
Post by: ColonialMarine0431 on December 10, 2009, 10:50:37 PM
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Actor Gene Barry, dapper TV hero, stage star, dies
By BOB THOMAS (AP) – 1 hour ago

LOS ANGELES — Gene Barry, who played the well-dressed man of action in the television series "Bat Masterson," "Burke's Law" and "The Name of the Game," has died at age 90 of unknown causes, his son said Thursday.
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Many knew him best from War of the Worlds.

Creepy. Guess which book I came across yesterday and started reading again: War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells.

And lookit my screen wallpaper:

(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/ColonialMarine/Mars%20Attacks/War%20of%20the%20Worlds/wallpaper12.jpg)

Gene Barry & Ann Robinson in War of the Worlds

(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/ColonialMarine/Mars%20Attacks/War%20of%20the%20Worlds/war_worlds_pal_4_x.jpg)


Still one of the best Sci-Fi movies ever made.

RIP Mr. Barry
Title: Re: Actor Gene Barry Dies
Post by: Lord Undies on December 10, 2009, 11:12:00 PM
I haven't thought about Gene Barry in years.  When I was a kid I was a fan of "Burke's Law".

RIP, Mr. Barry. 
Title: Re: Actor Gene Barry Dies
Post by: NHSparky on December 10, 2009, 11:27:13 PM
Jebus--I'm getting confused.  At first I thought it was the guy on Match Game (Gene Rayburn), but then I realized he died years ago.  Took me a second to realize it was War of the Worlds, Burke's Law, Bat Masterson, etc...
Title: Re: Actor Gene Barry Dies
Post by: Eupher on December 11, 2009, 07:54:44 AM
"Died of unknown causes at the age of 90"?????

WTF???

How about "old age"? Or even "natural causes"?

I've heard of not taking chances in reporting, but this is a little over the top even for LA standards....
Title: Re: Actor Gene Barry Dies
Post by: Lord Undies on December 11, 2009, 08:13:11 AM
Jebus--I'm getting confused.  At first I thought it was the guy on Match Game (Gene Rayburn), but then I realized he died years ago.  Took me a second to realize it was War of the Worlds, Burke's Law, Bat Masterson, etc...

That's ok.  We know when it comes to the Pencil Sharpener of Life your head doesn't fit in the hole.
Title: Re: Actor Gene Barry Dies
Post by: Wineslob on December 11, 2009, 10:15:07 AM
That's ok.  We know when it comes to the Pencil Sharpener of Life your head doesn't fit in the hole.


Well, he probably liked Charles Nelson Reilly the best.
Title: Re: Actor Gene Barry Dies
Post by: NHSparky on December 11, 2009, 01:42:15 PM

Well, he probably liked Charles Nelson Reilly the best.

Richard Dawson, actually.  And trust me, LU, if I could do like you and stick my head in a pencil sharpener...
Title: Re: Actor Gene Barry Dies
Post by: debk on December 11, 2009, 02:31:34 PM
I always liked Bat Masterson.....sigh....


Title: Re: Actor Gene Barry Dies
Post by: IassaFTots on December 11, 2009, 02:39:01 PM
Richard Dawson, actually.  And trust me, LU, if I could do like you and stick my head in a pencil sharpener...

Richard Dawson is a classic.
Title: Re: Actor Gene Barry Dies
Post by: Eupher on December 11, 2009, 02:44:18 PM
Richard Dawson is a classic.

I liked him better on Hogan's Heroes. He wasn't so full of himself at that time.
Title: Re: Actor Gene Barry Dies
Post by: THA HOUSTON PIMP IS IN DA HOUZ! on December 11, 2009, 03:53:50 PM
Those flying saucers from War of The Worlds were used again by director Byron Haskin in "Robinson Crusoe on Mars".

RIP Mr. Barry
Title: Re: Actor Gene Barry Dies
Post by: Airwolf on December 11, 2009, 04:52:06 PM
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Many knew him best from War of the Worlds.

Creepy. Guess which book I came across yesterday and started reading again: War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells.

And lookit my screen wallpaper:

(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/ColonialMarine/Mars%20Attacks/War%20of%20the%20Worlds/wallpaper12.jpg)

Gene Barry & Ann Robinson in War of the Worlds

(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/ColonialMarine/Mars%20Attacks/War%20of%20the%20Worlds/war_worlds_pal_4_x.jpg)


Still one of the best Sci-Fi movies ever made.

RIP Mr. Barry

They played "War of the Worlds" this past week on AMC. I got to meet his co star in that movie a few years ago. She said that he kept trying to steal the limelight with her so when it came to the part of the movie where they are in the farmhouse and she was just supposed to wipe his face with a towel,she jammed his face in it till he pulled back. They left it in the movie.