Film Score Monthly
FSM HOME MESSAGE BOARD FSM CDs FSM ONLINE RESOURCES FUN STUFF ABOUT US  SEARCH FSM   
Search Terms: 
Search Within:   search tips 
You must log in or register to post.
  Go to page:    
 
 Posted:   Nov 9, 2017 - 8:04 PM   
 By:   Jim Cleveland   (Member)

He was in EVERYTHING!

http://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/john-hillerman-higgins-on-magnum-pi-dies-at-84/ar-BBEMIpS?li=BBnb7Kz

 
 Posted:   Nov 9, 2017 - 8:13 PM   
 By:   Viscount Bark   (Member)

R.I.P. Higgy, baby.

 
 Posted:   Nov 10, 2017 - 3:06 AM   
 By:   Bill Carson, Earl of Poncey   (Member)

Rip john. I remember first noticing him in Ellery Queen i think and of course Howard Johnson in Blazing saddles.

he had that great line when the townsfolk are leaving.

Bart: "Well, can't you see that's the last act of a desperate man?"
Howard Johnson: "We don't care if it's the first act of "Henry V," we're leaving!"

Plus he also one of the townsfolk who sang "RAN-DOLPH SCOT-T-T-T-T-T!!

He was a very busy actor in the 70s and 80s.

 
 Posted:   Nov 10, 2017 - 4:33 AM   
 By:   Jim Phelps   (Member)

I am so sad he's gone.

One of the few things in the 1980s that I absolutely adored was MAGNUM, P.I. Its arrival heralded the end of vapid, doldrum TV that even young me could sense during those cultural (and personal) dark days of 1977-80. Hillerman's Highins was the ultimate father figure/establishment character that you could buck against yet admire for his rocksteady persona. Watching Selleck and Hillerman develop their characters' bond was a joy to behold; I admired these characters and still do.

 
 
 Posted:   Nov 10, 2017 - 6:44 AM   
 By:   Montana Dave   (Member)

I've been a fan of 'What's Up Doc?' ever since I was across the street viewing the filming of the film. I watched as Barbara Streisand walks across the street to the Hotel Bristol's entrance, without looking for traffic, and causing a multi-car smash up. I never actually saw John Hillerman though, who portrayed the Hotel's Manager. He could deliver a line of dialogue as droll as the best of them. In fact, he was the best of them.

Hotel Manager: 'Dr. Bannister, I have a message for you from the staff of The Hotel'.
Dr. Bannister: 'What is it?'
Hotel Manager: 'Goodbye'.

 
 Posted:   Nov 10, 2017 - 7:18 AM   
 By:   Jim Phelps   (Member)

Barbara Streisand

Monty Dave, I am stunned...stunned that you would commit such a sin in print!

 
 Posted:   Nov 10, 2017 - 8:44 AM   
 By:   Mr. Jack   (Member)

I shall crack open a can of Mauna Loa Macadamia Nuts in tribute.

 
 Posted:   Nov 10, 2017 - 12:13 PM   
 By:   CindyLover   (Member)

He deserves all the kudos for doing one of the most convincing English accents to come from an American - and for his cameo in A Very Brady Sequel. One of the best bits in the movie.

 
 Posted:   Nov 10, 2017 - 12:35 PM   
 By:   Octoberman   (Member)

DAMN he was a cool guy.

RIP.
frown

 
 
 Posted:   Nov 10, 2017 - 2:49 PM   
 By:   Nightingale   (Member)

Loved his portrayal of the classic, British gentleman and professional soldier (retired). Rest well Jonathan Quayle Higgins.

 
 Posted:   Nov 11, 2017 - 9:48 AM   
 By:   Justin Boggan   (Member)

Farewell, Higgy Baby.

 
 Posted:   Nov 11, 2017 - 5:05 PM   
 By:   Bill Carson, Earl of Poncey   (Member)

"..Dr Samuel Johnson is right about Olsen Johnson being right. And im not giving up my ice cream parlour that i built with these two hands for nothing or nobody!"

"Howard Johnson is right"

 
 Posted:   Nov 13, 2017 - 7:17 AM   
 By:   Jim Phelps   (Member)

"That must really smart."

"Only when I breathe."

Did Russ Yelburton ever get to be head of the water department?

 
 Posted:   Nov 14, 2017 - 4:05 PM   
 By:   TominAtl   (Member)

"..Dr Samuel Johnson is right about Olsen Johnson being right. And im not giving up my ice cream parlour that i built with these two hands for nothing or nobody!"

"Howard Johnson is right"


As funny as those were, I think he had the absolute funniest, though nowadays truly unspeakable, line in the film, one that I won't write here. But if you are a fan of the movie, you know of which I speak of. The timing and his utterance still makes me laugh every time I see it. And if anyone isn't sure of what I'm talking about, just go to Youtube and fine the moment when Cleavon Little's character first rides into town. Hell, the whole dame scene is a classic.

Hillerman was a class act in everything he did.

 
 Posted:   Nov 15, 2017 - 8:14 AM   
 By:   Jim Phelps   (Member)

I was hoping Bob DiMucci would grace this thread with his usual fine career retrospective.

 
 Posted:   Nov 15, 2017 - 10:06 AM   
 By:   Bill Carson, Earl of Poncey   (Member)

He might still.
Its a lot of work, Bob does.
Hilly probably deserves such an honour though.

"Never mind that shit...here's Mongo!"

 
 Posted:   Nov 15, 2017 - 10:06 AM   
 By:   Bill Carson, Earl of Poncey   (Member)

Dp

 
 Posted:   Nov 15, 2017 - 11:23 AM   
 By:   Jim Phelps   (Member)

Tom Selleck pays tribute to his MAGNUM, P.I. co-star, the late Mr. Hillerman.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tom-selleck-pays-tribute-magnum-pi-star-john-hillermans-accent-fooled-brits-1057950

 
 
 Posted:   Nov 15, 2017 - 5:23 PM   
 By:   Bob DiMucci   (Member)

John Hillerman made his film debut in a bit part as a reporter in the 1970 crime drama THEY CALL ME MISTER TIBBS!. In the film, Landau plays a close friend of "Det. Lieut. Virgil Tibbs" (Sidney Poitier), who looks into the case when Landau is accused of murdering a prostitute. Gordon Douglas directed the film, which was shot in San Francisco. Quincy Jones's score was released on a United Artists LP and was re-issued on CD by Rykodisc in 1997.

 
 
 Posted:   Nov 15, 2017 - 5:31 PM   
 By:   Bob DiMucci   (Member)

Hillerman had a small role as "Totts" in the 1971 Burt Lancaster western LAWMAN. Michael Winner directed the hard-hitting film. Jerry Fielding's score was most recently released by Intrada in 2004 (although the 2017 Twilight Time Blu-ray of the film has an isolated score track).

 
You must log in or register to post.
  Go to page:    
© 2024 Film Score Monthly. All Rights Reserved.
Website maintained and powered by Veraprise and Matrimont.