Herbert Lom, the actor who played Chief Inspector Dreyfus in the Pink Panther movies and was memorably reduced to eye-twitching madness dealing with Peter Sellers’ imbecilic Inspector Clouseau, has died. He was 95.
Lom died Thursday in his sleep at his London home, said the actor’s son Alec.
If ever a case needed to be put forward to support the idea that film remakes aren’t always a bad idea, then Invasion Of The Body Snatchers would most certainly be proof that good ones do exist. A remake of the 1956 film of the same name, Philip Kaufman’s adaptation of the original film was almost universally praised for its cast, innovative film techniques and expanded subject matter. While the film features an all-star cast of actors (most notably Jeff Goldblum and Leonard Nimoy), it’s Sutherland’s performance (and trademark 70s hair) that pushes the film’s narrative forward. Sutherland’s character, Matthew Bennell,
Danny Kaye (born January 18, 1913, New York, New York, U.S.—died March 3, 1987, Los Angeles, California) was an energetic, multitalented American actor and comedian who later became known for his involvement with humanitarian causes.
