Obit: Actors from "The Untouchables"

[Carmine5]

This isn't new information but these are recent deaths of extremely talented, prolific character actors whose passing should be acknowledged and work celebrated.

Paul Picerni who played Lee Hobson, Eliot Ness' right hand man on "The Untouchables."

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/21/arts/television/21picerni.html?ref=obituaries

And Bruce Gordon who played mob boss Frank Nitti on the same show.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/26/arts/television/26gordon.html?ref=obituaries

 

[Cincinnati Kid]

How ironic that both passed away so close to each other. The Untouchables was a really good show and one for that I have several episodes of on DVD. R.I.P.

 

[therealjm12]

I am a major fan of The Untouchables and own the DVD's now available. -Waiting for further releases. I can't believe the show is not shown on some cable station. Anyway, thanks for sharing the information. I wouldn't have know about the death of these two fine actors if I hadn't seen it here.

 

[landtuna]

Bruce Gordon made a better Frank Nitti than Frank Nitti. ;D

 

[Carmine5]

Bruce Gordon made a better Frank Nitti than Frank Nitti. ;D

Bruce Gordon had an amazing face and demeanor. I would hate to be late on a protection payment with a gangster who looked like him. Mr. Gordon was born to play mob bosses, grafters and shady businessmen which almost always did.

 

[bpatrick]

Does anyone remember that Bruce Gordon poked fun at his
own image as mob leader Mr. Devere in the short-lived 1966
CBS sitcom "Run, Buddy, Run" (itself a satire of man-on-the-run
shows)?