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Post by felixdeburgh on Mar 25, 2016 19:42:44 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2016 19:48:15 GMT
Absolutely gutted to read this very sad news. A truly wonderful actor who made McGill an unforgettable character. Such a shame that RB never made it really big.
RIP
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Post by dscarter1975 on Mar 25, 2016 19:55:58 GMT
Oh no! So sorry to hear. Such a marvellous actor and he made McGill into a memorable character. Without him, Man In A Suitcase wouldn't have been the show it was and they would have probably cast someone like Jack Lord (also RIP) who was better known to the world as Hawaii Five-O's Steve McGarrett. Richard at least kept himself busy after MIAS ended. His performance in Operation Heartbeat was also top notch.
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Post by daz on Mar 25, 2016 20:18:30 GMT
This is sad news, very sad news. I'm away to put on an episode of MIAS in his honour. RIP
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2016 21:35:07 GMT
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Post by dscarter1975 on Mar 25, 2016 23:51:59 GMT
I knew about him being born in 1934. Makes sense.
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Post by daz on Mar 26, 2016 7:05:17 GMT
I thought he was born in 37 also. Has any British news site reported on this story? He may not have worked over here since the 60s, but I would say MIAS is an iconic piece of our television history and he deserves some sort of mention on his passing.
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Post by pr1 on Mar 26, 2016 9:32:56 GMT
Very sorry to read this. He was excellent as McGill. I was just watching some episode of Man In A Suitcase a few weeks ago. Rest In Peace Mr. Bradford and Thank You.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2016 9:37:24 GMT
I think RB was the greatest actor never to really make the big time. He should have been a household name.
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Post by pr1 on Mar 26, 2016 9:52:14 GMT
It is surprising that he never had another regular role on a tv series.
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Post by jno on Mar 26, 2016 10:02:32 GMT
Very sad to hear this. RIP McGill.
I'm going to shoot you McGill ... arguably one of the best lines in a TV show ever (for me).
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2016 10:18:23 GMT
I knew about him being born in 1934. Makes sense. Well, I have been following RB's career for around 30 years and, until yesterday, I had never seen 1934 as his given birth year.
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Post by felixdeburgh on Mar 26, 2016 10:45:59 GMT
I must admit, I thought he was born in 1937 as well but that's probably because the first ever article I read about him in the mid-80's gave that as his year of birth. I'd like to think that some of the British papers will run an obituary, if only for his appearance in The Untouchables.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2016 10:54:11 GMT
It is surprising that he never had another regular role on a tv series. He did star in the pilot for 'Medical Center' but for some reason the lead role went to Chad "Charisma Bypass" Everett when the series got made.
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Post by jno on Mar 26, 2016 15:00:17 GMT
He had a superb on screen presence in anything I've ever seen him in. One of the very few actors I think who has a magic spark when delivering the lines making him stand out in a group. Superb.
I must get round to watching 'Man In A Suitcase' again, the series repeated late night in the 80s that introduced me to 60s TV, ITC and has led to a 30+ year addiction to classic shows with incredibly groovy music. I think Richard Bradford himself (as McGill) is partially responsible for me watching so much old TV and film having sparked the interest back in the 80s.
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Post by pr1 on Mar 26, 2016 15:25:41 GMT
It's a real shame that Man In A Suitcase isn't better known here in the US. It's worth watching just for Richard Bradford's excellent portrayal of McGill.
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Post by dscarter1975 on Mar 26, 2016 19:28:38 GMT
I watched Variation On A Million Bucks (parts 1 and 2) today and managed to remind myself what a superb method actor he was as McGill who really took some punishment in this story. He was smacked on the back of the head a few times, stabbed in the shoulder, hit on his forehead after being ambushed and collapsed a few times.
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Post by felixdeburgh on Mar 26, 2016 23:03:23 GMT
Just watched Essay In Evil (of course!) as a tribute. One of the best episodes with some superb action sequences.
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Post by Portland Road on Mar 29, 2016 6:21:34 GMT
Sorry to hear about this. I didn't know until I saw this thread.
I only saw Richard in 'Man In A Suitcase' and 'The Untouchables'. IMDB & Wikipedia still give his birthdate as 1937.
As mentioned, Man In A Suitcase was one of the greatest of the ITC series. It was less formulaic, and much more believable, than e.g. 'The Saint' or 'The Champions'.
RIP Richard Bradford.
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Post by dscarter1975 on Mar 29, 2016 19:13:31 GMT
Operation Heartbeat should have paved the way for bigger and better things but I suppose crew members were quite wary of him because of the problems involved with the making of MIAS in terms of what he wanted for the character.
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Post by gustav on Aug 26, 2017 20:03:34 GMT
I had assumed that Richard Bradford was still alive. Just started watching the 'Man in a Suitcase' dvds and realised when I looked him up that he died last year and was mentioned here. Very sorry to hear that.
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