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Mark Mander
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posted September 27, 2012 08:29 AM

Just heard veteran actor Herbert Lom has died,Surprised to hear he was 95,Mark.

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Pasquale DAlessio
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posted September 27, 2012 08:33 AM

Chief Inspector Drefus

A role he played quite well. RIP

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Martin Jones
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posted September 27, 2012 08:55 AM

Only last week I went to see The LadyKillers.. not the original Ealing Comedy Film (a real CLASSIC) in which he gave a brilliant performance, but the Stage Adaptation... VERY,VERY funny.
But not as funny as the film, and it lacked the sheer suspense of the original.
Herbert Lom was a highly accomplished actor, at home in all genres.

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Kevin Hassall
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posted September 27, 2012 11:21 AM

thats a shame he was a funny guy

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Paul Adsett
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posted September 27, 2012 11:56 AM

One of the great British character actors. He stole every scene he was in.

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Hugh Thompson Scott
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posted September 27, 2012 12:21 PM

I was reared on Herbert Lom as a kid when he was Dr Corder, the
psychiatrist in "The Human Jungle" TV series, but he'll always be
the kindly Capt. Nemo in "Mysterious Island" and the troubled
Phantom in Hammers' "Phantom of the Opera" to me.A very fine
actor and a private man,condolences to his Family, RIP.

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Osi Osgood
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posted September 27, 2012 01:07 PM

"No, I want you to die Mr. Bond!"

RIP

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Hugh Thompson Scott
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posted September 27, 2012 01:31 PM

Osi,are you not confusing Herbert with Gert Frobe or Donald
Pleasence?

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Paul Browning
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posted September 27, 2012 03:38 PM

Great actor , he was in asylum with robert powell using mind control over a tiny robot with a beating heart acting out revenge on various people , great little film like tales from the cript , another star in the heavens of the movie world.RIP.

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Jonathan Trevithick
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posted September 27, 2012 03:48 PM

His greatest comedy moment was the funeral scene in
"Revenge of the Pink Panther" when, as Dreyfuss, he is joyfully happy assuming that Inspector Clouseau is dead (but tries to disguise his giggles as remorseful tears).

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Steve Klare
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posted September 27, 2012 04:28 PM

Wouldn't have been Pink Panther without him!

"Don't just stand there, you idiot! Call a doctor! -and then help me find my doze!"

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Andrew Woodcock
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posted September 29, 2012 07:01 PM

Hopefully will be obtaining a copy of A Shot In The Dark next month which will be my own fitting tribute to Herbert!Only hope I will still get the chance to screening it when I'm 95!! l.o.l

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David Ollerearnshaw
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posted October 15, 2012 02:07 PM

Only reading old Films & Film bought from Ebay article wrote by Herbert Lom about filming in Hollywood just a couple of days before he died.

A fantastic character actor, who added to many a film. Remember him in Northwest Frontier, Mysterious Island a very good Nemo too, seemed to fit the part after reading the book. Mysterious Island

I feel if Herbert Lom had NOT played 'Police Commisioner Charles Dreyfus' the Pink Panther films would not have been as funny.

Great in 'The Ladykillers' too Also enjoyed 'Hopscotch' with Walter Matthau, lucky to have on 16mm.

Heaven must be a fun fantastic place to be.

Thank You for entertaining me over the years.
Herbert Charles Angelo Kuchacevich ze Schluderpacheru

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