filmlover Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Alex Karras has died of kidney failure http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/09/alex-karras-kidney-failure-lions-wife-family_n_1952452.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sepiatone Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Heard it on the radio last night. Sad news. He was legendary here in Detroit, since his days of playing for the Lions as part of the team's famed "production line". He did several humorous TV commercials for Dertoit brand FAYGO soft drinks and won notoriety for beating the crap out of wrestling's famed bad boy "Dick The Bruiser" at Dertroit's popular Anchor Bar. His turn as "MONGO" in *Blazing Saddles* was a high point of the film. Rest in peace, Mr. Karras. Sepiatone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EugeniaH Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Not being a football fan, I read this title and thought you were referring to our wonderful poster "mongo". It was an awful few seconds before I realized this was someone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMeingast Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 That's unfortunate. R.I.P. I remember him from "Webster" back in the day. http://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-sn-alex-karras-dies-20121010,0,4079421.story Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamradio Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Sorry to hear about his passing but should I draw the conclusion that the only one not sad is the horse he socked? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sepiatone Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 CORRECTION: My wife corrected me in that the bar Karras beat the crap out of "Dick the Bruiser" at was the LINDELL A.C., a popular watering hole for sports writers and sports figures back in the day. It was across Trumbull Ave. from Tiger Stadium. Sepiatone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted October 10, 2012 Author Share Posted October 10, 2012 > {quote:title=EugeniaH wrote:}{quote}Not being a football fan, I read this title and thought you were referring to our wonderful poster "mongo". It was an awful few seconds before I realized this was someone else. Sorry about that. I chose the role that Karras will always be remembed for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casablancalover2 Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Sorry, I didn't know your thread was here. I was sorry to read about Alex Karras. I will not forget Mongo. What a funny, great part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scsu1975 Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SansFin Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 I wonder if TCM will do a tribute. It is sad to say that only *Blazing Saddles* (1974) and *Victor Victoria* (1982) were popular. Many movies in which he appeared are thought mediocre: *FM* (1978) *Against All Odds* (1984) *Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang* (1978) *Nobody's Perfekt* (1981) I can only hope that he was paid well for: *Win, Place or Steal* (1975) *The Great Lester Boggs* (1974) *When Time Ran Out...* (1980) I believe it best to say little of *Porky's* (1982). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slaytonf Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 Not much to work with. They might try fleshing it out with The 500 Pound Jerk, an inoffensive TV movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sepiatone Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 *Against All Odds* mediocre?!? Well, I always thought so, but it seemed EVERYbody was in love with this mud puddle. AND that sappy, syrupy Phil Collins tune. But, HEY! It's work, and I believe Karras felt the MONEY wasn't mediocre. Sepiatone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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