I hadn't heard that Arnold Stang died

[SheWhoMustBeObeyed]

What a great character actor.



Arnold Stang played all kinds of roles both dramatic and comedic. Most people recognize him from It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World.

My first exposure to his talents came from old Chunky candy commercials. "Wotta chunka chawklit!"

He passed away on Sunday at age 91. He is survived by his wife of 60 years and their two children. Rest in peace, Mr. Stang.

http://www.sphere.com/nation/article/arnold-stang-sublime-sidekick-and-voice-of-top-cat-dies-at-91/19292736

[rurallib]

1. I remember him from the old '50s B&W TV

Always made me laugh as a kid.

[PCIntern]

2. Great link...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAouIAjj9QQ&feature=sub

[SheWhoMustBeObeyed]

9. I enjoyed that, thanks for posting n/t

[Gidney N Cloyd]

3. Tip of the hat to "Top Cat."

http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2009/12/24/1261243913602.html

[SpiralHawk]

4. R.I.P. Arnold

from wikipedia

"Arnold Stang (September 28, 1918 – December 20, 2009)<1> was an American comic actor who played a small and bespectacled, yet brash and knowing big-city type.

"Stang once described himself thus: "I look like a frightened chipmunk who's been out in the rain too long."<2> As for his squawky, Brooklyn voice, he said "I'm kind of attached to it...a personal logo. It's like you're Jell-O or Xerox."

[Graybeard]

5. I remember him with Milton Berle

He was second banana to Berle in the early days of TV.

I heard that at the height of his career he was in a bad accident that required reconstructive surgery on his face. The doctors told him they could make him as good looking as he wanted. "No,no,no", Stang insisted they make him look exactly as he was before. "That's my bread and butter."

RIP

[lamp_shade]

6. Oh my... I remember well the chunky bar commercials.

[Pab Sungenis]

7. Of all the things I've seen and heard him in....

I'll always remember him as Churchy LaFemme.

[progressoid]

8. thanks for the laughs Arnold.

rip

[pinto]

10. That he was. Kick.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/afterword/2009/12/arnold-stangs-memorable-part-in-its-a-mad-mad-mad-mad-world-.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

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