Swithin Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 Richard Johnson, who appeared on stage, screen, and television, has died at the age of 87. He was married for a time to Kim Novak. With Julie Harris in The Haunting. http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-33036755 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomJH Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 Sorry to hear about this. For me, Richard Johnson will always be remembered as the comforting, reassuring presence of stability in Robert Wise's The Haunting. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Kimble Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 Sorry to hear about this. For me, Richard Johnson will always be remembered as the comforting, reassuring presence of stability in Robert Wise's The Haunting. That was probably his best role, but when I heard he had died my first thought was of his army go-between in Khartoum, one of my favorites in the "last stand" subgenre of the '60s (Zulu, 55 Days At Peking, The Alamo, etc...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomJH Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 That was probably his best role, but when I heard he had died my first thought was of his army go-between in Khartoum, one of my favorites in the "last stand" subgenre of the '60s (Zulu, 55 Days At Peking, The Alamo, etc...) I'm a big fan of Khartoum, as well, Richard, a "thinking man's" epic that seems to have always been a bit unfairly dismissed. When I heard of Richard Johnson's death yesterday, this was the second film of his that came to my mind. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 I'm a big fan of Khartoum, as well, Richard, a "thinking man's" epic that seems to have always been a bit unfairly dismissed. When I heard of Richard Johnson's death yesterday, this was the second film of his that came to my mind. I found Heston surprisingly effective as 'Chinese' Gordon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NipkowDisc Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 I found Heston surprisingly effective as 'Chinese' Gordon. and that marvelous Frank Cordell score, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NipkowDisc Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 Richard Johnson, who appeared on stage, screen, and television, has died at the age of 87. He was married for a time to Kim Novak. With Julie Harris in The Haunting. http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-33036755 Farewell Dr. Markway. You will never be a cold spot in our memories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OllieTSB Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 My favorite Richard Johnson role is his "Dr. Monk" in 80,000 SUSPECTS (1963), where he stumbles across a smallpox outbreak that spreads and spreads, and no one knows where it came from. Terrific early 'viral apocalypse' entry, although it's more than a decade after Evelyn Keyes smuggles in pox-laden diamonds in 1960 New York City. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dabb Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 I knew of him mainly from The Haunting (1963), which impressed me greatly with his performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingrat Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 Richard Johnson, always good, was an outstanding Cassius in the 1960s version of Julius Caesar, with John Gielgud excellent as Caesar and Jason Robards just awful as Brutus. Worth seeing for Gielgud and Johnson, and with Richard Chamberlain's Octavius a boost for his career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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