Don rickles simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. In 1958, he made his film debut in a serious part in run silent, run deep with clark gable and burt lancaster. Run silent, run deep was made near the end of clark gables remarkable career. Based on a novel by former submarine commander edward l. Meanwhile, he embarked on a film career with a supporting part as a naval officer in the world war ii drama run silent, run deep in. In 1958, he made his film debut in the burt lancasterclark gable submarine movie run silent run deep and starred. Beach jrit was directed by robert wise, produced by harold hecht, and starred clark gable and burt lancaster. Don rickles and lancasters old circus partner nick cravat in a rare speaking role among them and the 93minute running time keeps things from getting slack. Donald jay rickles was born may 8, 1926 in new york. With clark gable, burt lancaster, jack warden, brad dexter. Run silent, run deep, and martin scorseses 1995 film casino.
Rickles made his film debut in 1958 in the submarine thriller run silent, run deep with clark gable and burt lancaster. Run silent, run deep is a 1958 american blackandwhite war film from united artists, based. Run silent, run deep 1958 film wikipedia republished. I am shocked to see that no one has mentioned, at least that i can find, don rickles and the line. Rickles was educated at american academy of dramatic arts. While performing at the slate brothers, rickles was cast in his first movie role.
Don rickles made his film debut in a small role, and in his 2007 memoirs he recalled that during filming gable. May 04, 2020 don rickles, american comedian and actor known for a cheerfully belligerent brand of humor that relied on adlibbed insults and broad cultural stereotypes. Run silent, run deep is a 1958 american blackandwhite war film from united artists, based on the novel of the same name by commander later captain edward l. Since then rickles has appeared in movies such as casino, toy story, toy story 2, denice the menace strikes again, toy story 3, zookeeper, toy story 3. Beach, run silent, run deep is rousing entertainment with the added benefit of paying honorable tribute to the men who navigated through the most frightening and claustrophobic channels of the pacific theater. His film career included such classics as 1958s run silent, run deep starring clark gable and burt lancaster and 1970s kellys heroes which featured an allstar cast that included clint eastwood, telly savalas, donald sutherland and carroll oconnor. He underplays his lines so as not to sound like hes doing a comedy routine. For my money, this is the best of the world war ii submarine movies. His prominent film roles included run silent, run deep 1958 with clark gable and kellys heroes 1970 with clint eastwood, and beginning in 1976 he enjoyed a twoyear run starring in the. Apr 06, 2017 abrasive comic don rickles, the honorary rat pack member and celebrity roast guest whose career spanned six decades, has died. It looks like a standardissue 1950s war film, but it has some excellent points.
Don rickles, in full donald jay rickles, born may 8, 1926, jackson heights, queens, new york, u. Following the golden era of hollywood, he remained active until early 2017. He later won roles in the romance the rat race 1960 and in several teenoriented beach movies, such as bikini beach 1964. Mar 25, 2018 his prominent film roles included run silent, run deep 1958 with clark gable and kellys heroes 1970 with clint eastwood, and beginning in 1976 he enjoyed a twoyear run starring in the nbc. United artists promoted run silent, run deep as a combination of the obsessiveness of moby dicks captain ahab and the shipboard rivalry found in mutiny on the bounty. Apr 06, 2017 donald jay don rickles may 8, 1926 april 6, 2017 was an american standup comedian, actor, and author, known especially for his insult comedy. Burt lancaster don rickles jack warden available on dvd via amazon. Beach was a wwii submarine veteran himself, and wrote a gripping, plausible thriller about life under the sea and the perils of making war there.
Abrasive comic don rickles, the honorary rat pack member and celebrity roast guest whose career spanned six decades, has died. Beach wrote run silent, run deep while serving as naval aide to president eisenhower, and it was published by henry holt and company in 1955. He got his start in night clubs, toiling for over 20 years, until 1958, when he made his film debut in run silent run deep 1958. Clark gable and burt lancaster head an all star cast. Originally intended to reunite destination tokyos cary grant and delmar daves, run silent run deep sees clark gable and burt lancaster at odds in what still holds up as one of the best submarine movies thanks to tight direction from robert wise and a solid script that manages to throw in a few surprises alongside the expected staples of the genre.
Clark gable, burt lancaster, jack warden, brad dexter, don rickles, nick cravat, joe maross, mary laroche, eddie foy iii, rudy. Featured in the cast of run silent, run deep are burt lancasters old circus partner nick cravat, and, in his unbilled movie debut, don rickles. It quickly attained best seller status, and in 1959 was. Aug 02, 2004 after a promising start in 1958, with a part in run silent, run deep, starring clark gable, there was nothing but a string of roles in lowbudget teen movies until kellys heroes 1970. Clark gable, burt lancaster, jack warden, brad dexter, don rickles, nick cravat, joe maross, mary laroche, eddie foy iii, rudy bond, jimmy bates. His film roles included run silent, run deep 1958 with clark gable and kellys heroes 1970 with clint eastwood, and beginning in 1976, enjoyed. Rickles gueststarred in get smart as sid, an old war buddy of max who comes to stay with him. Donald jay don rickles may 8, 1926 april 6, 2017 was an american standup comedian, actor and author. Donald jay don rickles may 8, 1926 april 6, 2017 was an american standup comedian, actor, and author, known especially for his insult comedy. Don rickles was americas insult comic extraordinaire who mercilessly mocked movie stars. His serious side, however, was occasionally put to good use in guest starring roles in episodic tv and the occasional dramatic role in movies such as his first, run silent, run deep, and martin scorseses 1995 film casino. Burt lancaster don rickles jack warden available on dvd via. Don rickles, aggressively caustic comedian dubbed mr.
Jack warden and don rickles enhances the movies compelling authenticity. He got his start in night clubs, toiling for over 20 years, until 1958, when he made his film debut in run silent run deep. Oct 05, 2012 run silent run deep trailer directed by robert wise and starring clark gable, burt lancaster, jack warden, brad dexter, don rickles. Don rickles and the art of the insult the new yorker. Adapted by screenwriter john gay from the 1955 novel by edward l. Run silent run deep 1958 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses.
His film roles included run silent, run deep 1958 with clark gable and kellys heroes 1970 with clint eastwood, and beginning in 1976, enjoyed a 2year run starring in c. Apr 06, 2017 in 1959 he started performing regularly in las vegas. Second world war drama, starring clark gable, burt lancaster, jack warden, brad dexter and don rickles. My view by silvio canto, jr run silent, run deep is a. Donald jay rickles may 8, 1926 april 6, 2017 was an american standup comedian, actor, and author, known especially for his insult comedy. His prominent film roles included run silent, run deep 1958 with clark gable and kellys heroes 1970 with clint eastwood, and beginning in 1976 he enjoyed a twoyear run. His film career included such classics as 1958s run silent, run deep starring clark gable and burt lancaster and 1970s kellys heroes which featured an allstar cast.
Afterward, rickles continued acting, starring in films like x. The film is based on the novel of the same name by commander later captain edward l. Donald jay rickles was an american standup comedian, actor, and author, known especially for his insult comedy. Sold by hiswaybooks and ships from amazon fulfillment. For almost 60 years he appeared in top showrooms and concert halls throughout the u. Run silent, run deep 1958 film movie, book facebook. Donald jay rickles may 8, 1926 april 6, 2017 was an american standup comedian, actor, and author. Us navy wwii 1 transcript, larry king live, 25 may 2007, obviously in jest but funny enough that it bears repeating. After the golden era of hollywood ended, don rickles is one man still living to tell his tales. Although he became well known as an insult comic, his pudgy, balding appearance and pugnacious style led to few leading roles in film or television, including his prominent film roles included run silent, run deep. Run silent, run deep for all the restrictions they pose in terms of setting, submarine films have long been a popular subgenre of the war movie. Rickles career began in 1958 in run, silent, run deep. Apr 06, 2017 his attempts at series tv did not succeed because of the astringency of rickles personality.
Run silent, run deep is a 1958 american blackandwhite war film from united. He is widely regarded as being one of the best insult comics of all time. But plenty of laughs were to come in his movie career, with some favorite. Beach, run silent, run deep is rousing entertainment with the added benefit of paying honorable tribute to the men who navigated through. Run silent, run deep blu ray clark gable, burt lancaster, jack warden, don rickles, brad dexter actor, robert wise director rated. Run silent run deep 1958, robert wise the stop button. Apr 06, 2017 although he was best known for comedy, rickles also appeared in dramatic movies. Meanwhile, he embarked on a film career with a supporting part as a naval officer in the world war ii drama run silent, run deep in 1958. Clark gable, burt lancaster, jack warden, brad dexter and don rickles. In 1959 he started performing regularly in las vegas. One of the most respected talents in entertainment, rickles got his start in the night clubs, toiling for over 20 years, until 1958, when don made his film debut in run silent run deep. His film roles included run silent, run deep with clark gable and kellys heroes with clint eastwood. Since then rickles has appeared in movies such as casino, toy story, toy story 2, denice the menace strikes again, toy story 3, zookeeper, toy story 3, and small fry. As production began, he grew more congenial and relaxed, although he did throw a fit over the scene in which lancaster wrests control of the ship away from him.
He appeared in such movies as casino and voiced the character of mr. Clark gable in run silent run deep 1958 burt lancaster in run silent run deep 1958 clark gable and burt lancaster in run silent run. Clark gable, burt lancaster, jack warden, brad dexter, don rickles, nick cravat and joe maross screenplay. It quickly attained best seller status, and in 1959 was made into the classic movie starring clark gable and burt lancaster. Donald jay rickles was an american standup comedian, actor, and author. His attempts at series tv did not succeed because of the astringency of rickles personality. His film roles included run silent, run deep 1958 with clark gable and kellys heroes 1970 with clint eastwood. Their success continues to this day with such films as u571 2000 and k19. His serious side, however, was occasionally put to good use in guest starring roles in episodic tv and the occasional dramatic role in movies such as his first, run silent, run deep. Beach, the author of the book, did not think highly of the film. Run silent run deep trailer directed by robert wise and starring clark gable, burt lancaster, jack warden, brad dexter, don rickles.
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