John Gavin has died aged 86... best known for his roles in Psycho and Spartacus. I was not aware that he came so close to playing Bond.
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genplant29 jaýaby
2019 Tamyz 28 kúni 5:48 PM ýaqytynda
RIP, Mr. Gavin.
I see his original name was Juan Vincent Apablasa. Somehow it hadn't ever at all occurred to me that he might be of Latin descent.
It would have been interesting to see him as James Bond. I think that just might have worked!
QuitePleasant jaýaby
2019 Tamyz 29 kúni 10:45 PM ýaqytynda
Think he may have had one Mexican parent and one American parent, but whatever, it works well for his looks, right?
He goes from portraying Sandra Dee's would-be-stepfather to her would-be-fiancé but also pairs nicely with Vera Miles and Susan Hayward.
Also interesting that he plays the quiet leading man to overly dramatic leading ladies in those Ross Hunter/ Douglas Sirk soapies remakes, where the originals and original remakes are much better, but John still commands the screen, even with Donna Mills on Love Boar many years later.
genplant29 jaýaby
2019 Tamyz 30 kúni 12:08 PM ýaqytynda
According to Wikipedia:
I always figured (no doubt due to 1960's Spartacus) that he was probably of Greek descent. As you said, Quite, whatever the genetic makeup was, it definitely worked.
DanDare jaýaby
2019 Qyrkúıek 6 kúni 5:52 PM ýaqytynda
I think the Bond people always had him as a standby when they were negotiating with Connery.