This one hurts, he's been among my favorite actors for all of my adult life.
Whether it be classics like Dracula or the Wickerman, strange efforts like the Return of Captain Invincible, or his later period work in Star Wars and Lord of the Rings, he always brought dignity and gravitas to any film he was even - even if - especially if - they did not deserve it. War Hero, dedicated family man, golfer (no one is perfect) and an old school gentleman of a past age.
While many of the tributes are about his acting career or his wartime career - here is my favorite tribute quote, which says
everything you need to know about the man. "He married his wife,
Birgit, known as Gitte, in 1961 and they had a daughter, Christina.
Asked for the secret of a long-lived marriage, he replied: “Marry
someone wonderful.”
Whether it be classics like Dracula or the Wickerman, strange efforts like the Return of Captain Invincible, or his later period work in Star Wars and Lord of the Rings, he always brought dignity and gravitas to any film he was even - even if - especially if - they did not deserve it. War Hero, dedicated family man, golfer (no one is perfect) and an old school gentleman of a past age.
While many of the tributes are about his acting career or his wartime career - here is my favorite tribute quote, which says
everything you need to know about the man. "He married his wife,
Birgit, known as Gitte, in 1961 and they had a daughter, Christina.
Asked for the secret of a long-lived marriage, he replied: “Marry
someone wonderful.”