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SAMPLE PAGE LEO GORDON He was one of those perennial bad guys with piercing eyes, big body and an intimidating delivery. His name was Leo Gordon[1]. The last time we saw each other was in Father Murphy , an offshoot of Little House on The Prairie . He was a bad guy who wrestled Merlin Olsen[2]. We rode back in a car together after the wrestling match. He was wiped out! Leo said, “That guy (Merlin) is so strong he threw me around like I was nothin’”
This was in sharp contrast to the fight scene I had with Leo where I was ingloriously pushed around. He and I were shooting a show up in Prescott. He was not a bully, just a rugged guy.
He was the guy in “McClintock who irritated John Wayne[3] with his “whining” and Wayne said, “No, I’m not gonna hit you… like Hell I’m not!” Then he proceeded to sock him and Leo went rolling down a hill.
In
our simulated fight scene I actually caught Leo upside his nose before
he “blew me away with a shotgun”! After the scene was over Leo came over
and told me I shouldn’t have hit him in the nose. He gave me a blow in
the stomach. From then on I always pulled my punches.
[1]
Leo Gordon born Brooklyn, New York, December 2, 1922
,
died
December 26, 2000, was an American movie and
television character actor as well as a screenplay writer and
novelist. He specialized in playing brutish bad guys and he
would appear in more than 170 film and television productions
from the early 1950s to the mid 1990s. In 1997, he received the
"Golden Boot Award
" for his many years of work in Westerns. In
accepting the award, the actor simply flashed a smile for his
fans and remarked "Thank God for typecasting!"
[2]
Merlin Jay Olsen born in Logan, Utah, September 15, 1940,
died March 11, 2010.
He
was a football player in the National
Football League, NFL commentator, and actor. He played his
entire 15-year career with the Los Angeles Rams and was elected
to the Pro Bowl in 14 of those seasons. As an actor on Little
House on the Prairie he portrayed the farmer Jonathan
Garvey. Next he starred in his own NBC drama,
Father Murphy, playing the title role of a foster dad posing
as a traveling priest. He was also in the John Wayne movie
The Undefeated
as
Little George. Olsen was the commercial spokesman for FTD
Florists
for
many years.
[3]
John Wayne born in Winterset, Iowa, May 26, 1907 ,died
June
11, 1979, was an American film actor, director and producer. An
Academy Award
-winner for
True Grit
in
1969, Wayne was among the top box office draws for three decades
and was named the all-time top money-making star.
An enduring American icon, he epitomized rugged
masculinity and is famous for his demeanor, including his
distinctive calm voice, walk, and height.
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"TABLE OF CONTENTS"
Introduction Page 7
Chapter One
VOICE WORK Page 9
Vocal Delivery Page 9
Timing/Speed Delivery Page 11
Making Someone Else's Words Your Own Page 11
Pronunciation Page 12
Spot Practice Page 13
Communicate Effectively Page 15
Do’s and Don’ts Page 16
Promotion Materials Page 17
Promoting Yourself Page 18
Chapter Two
ACTING IN TELEVISION Page 20
Television/Internet Production Page 20
Casting Directors Page 20
Difference Between Stage and ScreenPage 21
SAG is the Screen Actor’s Guild Page 21
React on Four Levels Page 22
Auditioning for a Commercial Page 22
Auditioning for a TV Series
Page 23
KING OF THE ONE LINERS Page 26
Chapter Three
ACTING IN MOVIES & STAGE Page 28
JIM ARNESS Page 28
AMANDA BLAKE Page 30
BARBRA STREISAND Page 31
KRIS KRISTOFFERSON Page 31
PHYLLIS DILLER Page 33
WALTER PIDGEON Page 34
LEO GORDON Page 36
VAL KILMER Page 37
KURT RUSSELL Page 37
LINDA HAMILTON Page 38
KEVIN COSTNER Page 40
LAWRENCE WELK Page 42
JOHNNY MATHIS Page 43
RED FOXX Page 44
DANNY KAYE Page 46
KENNY ROGERS Page 47
MICKEY ROONEY Page 49
REX ALLEN Page 50
ROBERT BLAKE Page 51
VONDA KAYE VAN DYKE Page 52
THE TOMBSTONE AUDITION Page 54
KURT RUSSELL Page 56
SIDNEY POITIER Page 57
CHARLIE SHEEN Page 58
MICHAEL LANDON Page 59
IMMORTALS Page 60
LEE MAJORS Page 62
MICHAEL J. FOX Page 63
JOHN RITTER Page 64
TEX RITTER Page 64
BILL THOMPSON Page 65
EDDIE BRACKEN Page 67
JACK WARDEN Page 68
ROBERT MITCHUM Page 69
RANDY JOHNSON Page 70
ROD TAYLOR Page 71
SUSAN LUCCI Page 72
JOSH BROLIN Page 73
STEPHEN BALDWIN Page 73
PAUL HOGAN Page 74
CUBA GOODING Page 74
Chapter Four
IN CONCLUSION Page 75
Sandy Gibbons’ Biography
Page 79
Final Advice Page 86
Index Page 87 |