Orginal cast member of "Laugh-In," he died at age 73. He most recently had a recurring role on "Boston Legal."
http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-henry-gibson17-2009sep17,0,1109640.story?track=rss
He will always be the Illinois Nazi in Blues Brothers to me.
Guess this makes Hollywood's #2.....
(http://www.bluesbrotherscentral.com/images/profiles/characters/henry-gibson.jpg)
I loved his gentle wit, his poetry, and that big goofy flower...
I will never forget him in Laugh In. Back when humor and comedy were truly funny. He will be sorely missed.
RIP James. You will be missed.
Quote from: Welsh Wench on September 16, 2009, 07:26:12 PM
He will always be the Illinois Nazi in Blues Brothers to me.
Ditto!
As he is best remembered---
(http://www.moviepilot.de/files/images/0173/0817/laugh-in_henry_gibson_article.jpg)
A poem, by Henry Gibson.
Flowers
They are not all flower children,
All those that use the name.
A lot are just imposters,
Playin' at the game.
Beware (beware),
Beware (beware)
Of artificial flowers,
They may be nice to look at,
But they're dead and can not grow.
Beware (beware),
Beware (beware)
Of artificial flowers.
They're plastic up on top,
And they're wire down below.
The real flower children
Are filled with love.
Phonies, they just scoff at love -
Their hearts are made of wood.
Beware (beware),
Beware (beware)
Of artificial flowers,
They may be nice to look at,
But they're dead and can not grow.
Beware (beware),
Beware (beware)
Of artificial flowers.
They're plastic up on top,
And they're wire down below.
True blue flower children
Do not act strange or queer.
They know the world has got to change,
And it must start right here.
Beware (beware),
Beware (beware)
Of artificial flowers,
They may be nice to look at,
But they're dead and can not grow.
Beware (beware),
Beware (beware)
Of artificial flowers.
They're plastic up on top,
And they're wire down below.
He wrote all of his own poetry that he recited. Very clever man and a fine actor.