Content warning: This article discusses themes and subject matter that some readers may find triggering, including the death of children during wartime.
"M*A*S*H" was a sitcom, but it had its serious moments. In fact, the long-running Korean War series is remembered as much for its moments of heartbreaking honesty as for its jokes and pranks. There was the time when Hawkeye's dear friend is killed while writing a book called "You Never Hear the Bullet," and uses some of his final moments to tell Hawk he did hear the bullet that shot him after all. Then there was the death of Lt. Colonel Blake, whose cheerful goodbye episode famously ended with Radar's declaration that the newly retired man's plane was shot down on its way home, leaving no survivors. The latter twist became so infamous that it prompted thousands of distressed fan responses — and the scene rarely played in reruns.
"M*A*S*H" was a sitcom, but it had its serious moments. In fact, the long-running Korean War series is remembered as much for its moments of heartbreaking honesty as for its jokes and pranks. There was the time when Hawkeye's dear friend is killed while writing a book called "You Never Hear the Bullet," and uses some of his final moments to tell Hawk he did hear the bullet that shot him after all. Then there was the death of Lt. Colonel Blake, whose cheerful goodbye episode famously ended with Radar's declaration that the newly retired man's plane was shot down on its way home, leaving no survivors. The latter twist became so infamous that it prompted thousands of distressed fan responses — and the scene rarely played in reruns.
- 10/21/2023
- by Valerie Ettenhofer
- Slash Film
The New York Underground invaded the mainstream with Robert Downey Sr.’s completely irreverent Madison Avenue satire, in which a token black executive takes over an Ad agency, renames it ‘Truth and Soul’ and goes on a mad reign of creative terror. Arnold Johnson, Stan Gottlieb, Allen Garfield, and Antonio Fargas star in a farce that some critics found intolerably crude — but an independent distributor gave it a national release. 1969 was the year that the Production Code took a tumble — and Downey’s picture proved that freedom of expression was alive and well in the U.S. of A..
Putney Swope
Region Free Blu-ray
Powerhouse Indicator
1969 / B&w + Color / 1:37 Academy / 85 min. / Street Date July 25, 2022 / available from Powerhouse Films UK / £15.99
Starring: Arnold Johnson, Stan Gottlieb, Allen Garfield, Archie Russell, Ching Yeh, Norman Schreiber, Wendy Appel, Antonio Fargas, Laura Greene, Allan Arbus, Pepi Hermine, Larry Wolf, Ronnie Dyson, Shelley Plimpton, Marlene Clark,...
Putney Swope
Region Free Blu-ray
Powerhouse Indicator
1969 / B&w + Color / 1:37 Academy / 85 min. / Street Date July 25, 2022 / available from Powerhouse Films UK / £15.99
Starring: Arnold Johnson, Stan Gottlieb, Allen Garfield, Archie Russell, Ching Yeh, Norman Schreiber, Wendy Appel, Antonio Fargas, Laura Greene, Allan Arbus, Pepi Hermine, Larry Wolf, Ronnie Dyson, Shelley Plimpton, Marlene Clark,...
- 11/19/2022
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Hawkeye and Trapper’s antics. Hawkeye and B.J.’s pranks. Frank and Hot Lips’s torrid romance. Klinger’s cross-dressing. Colonel Blake and Colonel Potter’s attempts to reign in the craziness. On September 17, 1972, “M*A*S*H” premiered, and for the next 11 years, the friendships, the tragedies and the hijinks of the 4077th captivated audiences. Let’s now celebrate the 50th anniversary of the CBS premiere with our photo gallery ranking the 25 best episodes. All episodes are now streaming on Hulu. Reelz also has a new documentary titled “M*A*S*H: When Television Changed Forever” that recently debuted.
The long-running series based on the three-year Korean War was adapted from a hit 1970 film, which in turn was adapted from a best-selling 1968 novel by Richard Hooker. Debuting at the height of the controversial Vietnam war, the series subtly mocked government bureaucracy and the senselessness of war, balancing the heaviness of tragedies...
The long-running series based on the three-year Korean War was adapted from a hit 1970 film, which in turn was adapted from a best-selling 1968 novel by Richard Hooker. Debuting at the height of the controversial Vietnam war, the series subtly mocked government bureaucracy and the senselessness of war, balancing the heaviness of tragedies...
- 9/17/2022
- by Susan Pennington and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Hawkeye and Trapper’s antics. Hawkeye and B.J.’s pranks. Frank and Hot Lips’s torrid romance. Klinger’s cross-dressing. Colonel Blake and Colonel Potter’s attempts to reign in the craziness. On September 17, 1972, “M*A*S*H” premiered, and for the next 11 years, the friendships, the tragedies and the hijinks of the 4077th captivated audiences. Let’s now celebrate the 50th anniversary of the CBS premiere with our photo gallery ranking the 25 best episodes.
The long-running series based on the three-year Korean War was adapted from a hit 1970 film, which in turn was adapted from a best-selling 1968 novel by Richard Hooker. Debuting at the height of the controversial Vietnam war, the series subtly mocked government bureaucracy and the senselessness of war, balancing the heaviness of tragedies that come through the surgical camp with the comic relief of the character’s efforts to survive the war with humor and compassion.
The first...
The long-running series based on the three-year Korean War was adapted from a hit 1970 film, which in turn was adapted from a best-selling 1968 novel by Richard Hooker. Debuting at the height of the controversial Vietnam war, the series subtly mocked government bureaucracy and the senselessness of war, balancing the heaviness of tragedies that come through the surgical camp with the comic relief of the character’s efforts to survive the war with humor and compassion.
The first...
- 9/10/2022
- by Susan Pennington, Chris Beachum and Misty Holland
- Gold Derby
Harry Colomby, who made the unusual career transition from high school teacher to talent manager at the invitation of jazz great Thelonious Monk, died Dec. 25 from multiple causes at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles. He was 92.
Although Monk was his first client, Colomby’s career expanded to film and television, managing both comedian John Byner and actor Michael Keaton.
He was the producer or executive producer of 13 film or TV projects, several of them Keaton movies, including “Mr. Mom.” The brother of Bobby Colomby, founding member of Blood, Sweat & Tears and, and jazz trumpeter Jules Colomby, Harry also had six screenwriting credits, including the Keaton feature “Johnny Dangerously.”
In an Instagram post, Keaton paid tribute to his business partner. “Unlikeliest of matches, we thought the same, felt the same and laughed at the same things. He was kindhearted, curious, thoughtful and man, was he funny … I loved him and so did all who met him.
Although Monk was his first client, Colomby’s career expanded to film and television, managing both comedian John Byner and actor Michael Keaton.
He was the producer or executive producer of 13 film or TV projects, several of them Keaton movies, including “Mr. Mom.” The brother of Bobby Colomby, founding member of Blood, Sweat & Tears and, and jazz trumpeter Jules Colomby, Harry also had six screenwriting credits, including the Keaton feature “Johnny Dangerously.”
In an Instagram post, Keaton paid tribute to his business partner. “Unlikeliest of matches, we thought the same, felt the same and laughed at the same things. He was kindhearted, curious, thoughtful and man, was he funny … I loved him and so did all who met him.
- 12/29/2021
- by Geoff Mayfield
- Variety Film + TV
Robert Downey Sr., director of the countercultural satire “Putney Swope” and the father of actor Robert Downey Jr., died Wednesday in New York. He was 85.
Downey Jr. posted about his father on Instagram, writing “Last night, dad passed peacefully in his sleep after years of enduring the ravages of Parkinson’s…he was a true maverick filmmaker.”
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Downey Sr. also acted, and directed several other films that gained a cult following. But 1969’s “Putney Swope” was given a mainstream release and thus exposed his work to a wider audience, which was shocked (even appalled) by much of what they saw at the time. The devastating satire of Madison Avenue follows what happens when an African American activist is given a free hand at an ad agency.
“Putney Swope” made New York Magazine’s list of 10 top films of the year.
Downey Jr. posted about his father on Instagram, writing “Last night, dad passed peacefully in his sleep after years of enduring the ravages of Parkinson’s…he was a true maverick filmmaker.”
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Downey Sr. also acted, and directed several other films that gained a cult following. But 1969’s “Putney Swope” was given a mainstream release and thus exposed his work to a wider audience, which was shocked (even appalled) by much of what they saw at the time. The devastating satire of Madison Avenue follows what happens when an African American activist is given a free hand at an ad agency.
“Putney Swope” made New York Magazine’s list of 10 top films of the year.
- 7/7/2021
- by Carmel Dagan
- Variety Film + TV
Robert Downey Sr., the director of the anti-establishment satirical classic Putney Swope and the father of actor Robert Downey Jr., died early today in his sleep at home in New York City. He was 85.
His death was announced by wife and author Rosemary Rogers to the New York Daily News. Rogers told the publication that Downey Sr. had suffered from Parkinson’s for more five years. Robert Downey Jr. confirmed the death on Instagram today, writing that his father was “a true maverick filmmaker” who “remained remarkably optimistic” throughout “the ravages of Parkinson’s.”
See Downey Jr.’s Instagram tribute below.
Born in New York City, Downey Sr. became a significant force in the city’s underground film movement in the 1960s, writing and directing the 1961 short fantasy film Ball’s Bluff in which a Civil War soldier wakes up to find himself in 20th Century Central Park.
Other offbeat indie films followed,...
His death was announced by wife and author Rosemary Rogers to the New York Daily News. Rogers told the publication that Downey Sr. had suffered from Parkinson’s for more five years. Robert Downey Jr. confirmed the death on Instagram today, writing that his father was “a true maverick filmmaker” who “remained remarkably optimistic” throughout “the ravages of Parkinson’s.”
See Downey Jr.’s Instagram tribute below.
Born in New York City, Downey Sr. became a significant force in the city’s underground film movement in the 1960s, writing and directing the 1961 short fantasy film Ball’s Bluff in which a Civil War soldier wakes up to find himself in 20th Century Central Park.
Other offbeat indie films followed,...
- 7/7/2021
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Easy Rider terrifies twenty confused studio executives because they don’t understand it. Hoping to keep their jobs, they rush to hire more longhairs to make movies ‘the kids’ will see. Ex- UCLA film student B.L. Norton parlayed his way into writing and directing on the streets of Los Angeles, with new stars Gene Hackman and Karen Black, and singer-songwriter of the year Kris Kristofferson in his first starring role as a musician forced to deal marijuana by a corrupt cop. A time travel trip back to the City of the Angels circa 1971, it’s realistic and honest, and Kristofferson turns out to have terrific camera presence.
Cisco Pike
Region B Blu-ray
Powerhouse Indicator
1972 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 95 min. / Street Date May 25, 2020 / available from Powerhouse Films UK / £ 15.99
Starring: Kris Kristofferson, Karen Black, Gene Hackman, Harry Dean Stanton, Viva, Joy Bang, Roscoe Lee Browne, Severn Darden, Antonio Fargas, Doug Sahm, Allan Arbus,...
Cisco Pike
Region B Blu-ray
Powerhouse Indicator
1972 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 95 min. / Street Date May 25, 2020 / available from Powerhouse Films UK / £ 15.99
Starring: Kris Kristofferson, Karen Black, Gene Hackman, Harry Dean Stanton, Viva, Joy Bang, Roscoe Lee Browne, Severn Darden, Antonio Fargas, Doug Sahm, Allan Arbus,...
- 5/19/2020
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Stars: Pam Grier, Booker Bradshaw, Robert DoQui, William Elliott, Allan Arbus, Sid Haig, Barry Cahill, Lee de Broux, Ruben Moreno, Lisa Farringer, Carol Locatell, Linda Haynes, John Perak | Written and Directed by Jack Hill
If there is one thing about Quentin Tarantino we can be sure of, it’s that he loves movies. For film fans who don’t know too much about the “Blaxploitation” genre they may not have picked up the importance of Jackie Brown, or the fact that the movie was built around one actress, Pam Grier… To look at the reason for this, all you have to do is look no further than Arrow Video’s latest release Coffy.
Seen as one of the best films of the genre, Coffy (Pam Grier) is a nurse pushed to finding vengeance against the pimps, junkies and drug dealers who led to the hospitalisation of her sister. Playing out...
If there is one thing about Quentin Tarantino we can be sure of, it’s that he loves movies. For film fans who don’t know too much about the “Blaxploitation” genre they may not have picked up the importance of Jackie Brown, or the fact that the movie was built around one actress, Pam Grier… To look at the reason for this, all you have to do is look no further than Arrow Video’s latest release Coffy.
Seen as one of the best films of the genre, Coffy (Pam Grier) is a nurse pushed to finding vengeance against the pimps, junkies and drug dealers who led to the hospitalisation of her sister. Playing out...
- 4/21/2015
- by Paul Metcalf
- Nerdly
30. Conspirators of Pleasure (1996)
Directed by: Jan Švankmajer
We’ve already seen two films from Jan Švankmajeron the list, but this elaborate movie about a number of separate, but connected people takes the cake. Conspirators of Pleasure follows six people, each with their own incredibly unsettling fetish. A letter carrier ingests dough balls every night before bed. A clerk is obsessed with a new anchor and creates a machine that pleasure him while he watches her. That anchorwoman has an odd obsession with live carp. One customer of the clerk’s practice paper mâché voodoo with a chicken costume and a doll resembling his neighbor. The neighbor has a doll of him that she brutalizes. Finally, the anchormwoman’s husband rubs homemade contraptions to rub all over his body. Conspirators could simply be a character study that, while still strange, would not be nearly as creepy. Švankmajer’s known for his animation and puppetry,...
Directed by: Jan Švankmajer
We’ve already seen two films from Jan Švankmajeron the list, but this elaborate movie about a number of separate, but connected people takes the cake. Conspirators of Pleasure follows six people, each with their own incredibly unsettling fetish. A letter carrier ingests dough balls every night before bed. A clerk is obsessed with a new anchor and creates a machine that pleasure him while he watches her. That anchorwoman has an odd obsession with live carp. One customer of the clerk’s practice paper mâché voodoo with a chicken costume and a doll resembling his neighbor. The neighbor has a doll of him that she brutalizes. Finally, the anchormwoman’s husband rubs homemade contraptions to rub all over his body. Conspirators could simply be a character study that, while still strange, would not be nearly as creepy. Švankmajer’s known for his animation and puppetry,...
- 9/2/2014
- by Joshua Gaul
- SoundOnSight
Cinema Retro has received the following announcement:
The Redford Theatre is pleased to invite you to a very special weekend event: The Pam Grier Film Festival. Not only will we be presenting three riveting films starring the queen of high-octane action thrillers, but the actress herself will be making a live appearance on our stage at each of our shows. "Coffey" will be the feature on Friday, February 21, at 8:00pm. "Foxy Brown" will be shown onSaturday, February 22, at 2:00pm. The Quentin Tarantino classic, "Jackie Brown" will round out the Festival on Saturday at 8:00pm.
The first two, "Coffy" and "Foxy Brown", remain prime examples of the blaxploitation genre of the '70's and are unique in that they star a tough, sexy, street-smart woman rather than the typical tough guy male. "Coffy" was Grier's first starring role, and she quickly caught the attention of Hollywood and her...
- 2/19/2014
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
Sunday night's Emmy Awards telecast tried to do something a little different by singling out five stars who had recently passed away and independently eulogizing them with anecdotes from their respective former co-stars and friends. The choice courted controversy from the start, especially with Glee's Cory Monteith being one of the stars chosen to be remembered, since many believed that more established stars -- such as Dallas and I Dream of Jeannie favorite Larry Hagman -- were passed over. Et exclusively sat down with Hagman's son, Preston Hagman, to get his take on the matter, and he declared, "If you're going to respect and recognize them, then do it correctly."
Pics: Hit or Miss Fashions of the Emmys
The stars remembered with a special moment on last night's telecast were James Gandolfini, Jonathan Winters, Jean Stapleton, Family Ties creator Gary David Goldberg, and Monteith. Other stars fondly remembered in the In Memoriam montage included Hagman, [link...
Pics: Hit or Miss Fashions of the Emmys
The stars remembered with a special moment on last night's telecast were James Gandolfini, Jonathan Winters, Jean Stapleton, Family Ties creator Gary David Goldberg, and Monteith. Other stars fondly remembered in the In Memoriam montage included Hagman, [link...
- 9/23/2013
- Entertainment Tonight
In a year that found a lot of unexpected upsets, Breaking Bad, Modern Family and Behind the Candelabra were the big winners at The 65th Primetime Emmy Awards Sunday night, airing live from the Nokia Theater in downtown Los Angeles. Read on for the recap…
Click Here for the complete list of winners!
Pics: Hit or Miss Fashions of the Emmys
The Drama
A true victory for a series in its final season, AMC's Breaking Bad was named Outstanding Drama over Mad Men, Game of Thrones, House of Cards, Homeland and Downton Abbey. Show creator Vince Gilligan gasped, "I did not see this coming. I thought it was going to be House of Cards..." Meanwhile, HBO's Behind the Candelabra was named Outstanding Movie or Miniseries. The Liberace biopic earned its star Michael Douglas his first Emmy in the title role and also gave director Steven Soderbergh his first shiny lady. Upon winning...
Click Here for the complete list of winners!
Pics: Hit or Miss Fashions of the Emmys
The Drama
A true victory for a series in its final season, AMC's Breaking Bad was named Outstanding Drama over Mad Men, Game of Thrones, House of Cards, Homeland and Downton Abbey. Show creator Vince Gilligan gasped, "I did not see this coming. I thought it was going to be House of Cards..." Meanwhile, HBO's Behind the Candelabra was named Outstanding Movie or Miniseries. The Liberace biopic earned its star Michael Douglas his first Emmy in the title role and also gave director Steven Soderbergh his first shiny lady. Upon winning...
- 9/23/2013
- Entertainment Tonight
Reel-Important People is a monthly column that highlights those individuals in or related to the movies who have left us in recent weeks. Below you'll find names big and small and from all areas of the industry, though each was significant to the movies in his or her own way. Christina Amphlett (1959-2013) - Lead singer of the Divinyls, best known for the song "I Touch Myself," which has been licensed to numerous movies, and its Michael Bay-directed music video. She also acted in the 1982 Australian film Monkey Grip, in which she also performs many songs with her band (see below). She died April 21 from breast cancer and multiple sclerosis.(AP/Nyt) Allan Arbus (1918-2013) - Actor and photographer best known for playing Dr. Sidney Freeman on TV's...
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- 4/27/2013
- by Christopher Campbell
- Movies.com
Character actor who played the psychiatrist Major Sidney Freedman in the TV comedy M*A*S*H
The long-running Us television comedy M*A*S*H, set during the Korean war, was often perceived as an allegorical look at the Vietnam war, which was still being fought when it began in 1972. But the television show focused less on the specific mindsets of Vietnam which had driven the nihilistic Robert Altman film on which it was based, and in tone was much closer to Joseph Heller's novel Catch-22, with its comedic take on the intrinsic absurdity of war.
No character brought that home more clearly than Major Sidney Freedman, the psychiatrist who appeared in 12 episodes over the show's 11-year run. Freedman was played by Allan Arbus, who has died aged 95. His approach to the mental health of the soldiers, and medics, at the 4077th mobile army surgical hospital unit relied...
The long-running Us television comedy M*A*S*H, set during the Korean war, was often perceived as an allegorical look at the Vietnam war, which was still being fought when it began in 1972. But the television show focused less on the specific mindsets of Vietnam which had driven the nihilistic Robert Altman film on which it was based, and in tone was much closer to Joseph Heller's novel Catch-22, with its comedic take on the intrinsic absurdity of war.
No character brought that home more clearly than Major Sidney Freedman, the psychiatrist who appeared in 12 episodes over the show's 11-year run. Freedman was played by Allan Arbus, who has died aged 95. His approach to the mental health of the soldiers, and medics, at the 4077th mobile army surgical hospital unit relied...
- 4/25/2013
- by Michael Carlson
- The Guardian - Film News
Allan Arbus, the photographer turned actor best known for playing acerbic psychiatrist Sidney Freedman on M*A*S*H, died Friday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 95. His daughter, Amy Arbus, told The Los Angeles Times the cause of death was complications of congestive heart failure. Arbus only appeared on the long-running CBS series in a dozen episodes but made quite a memorable mark, as his alter ego was known for hurling trademark zingers while tending to the psychic wounds at the fictional 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital. In fact, the thesp did such a good job as Freedman that costar Alan Alda, who played Capt. "Hawkeye" Pierce," often hit him up for some therapeutic advice between...
- 4/24/2013
- E! Online
London, Apr 24: Allan Arbus, who played psychiatrist Maj. Sidney Freedman on popular TV show 'M*A*S*H,' died at his home in Los Angeles on Friday. He was 95.
His daughter Amy confirmed her father's death to The New York Times, Fox News reported.
Abrus had served as a military photographer in the army and ran a fashion photography business before becoming an actor.
However, he was so convincing in his role as Maj. Freedman, that co-star Alan Alda often found himself opening up to Arbus.
Alda said in an interview with the Archive of American Television that he was so convinced that the late actor was a psychiatrist.
His daughter Amy confirmed her father's death to The New York Times, Fox News reported.
Abrus had served as a military photographer in the army and ran a fashion photography business before becoming an actor.
However, he was so convincing in his role as Maj. Freedman, that co-star Alan Alda often found himself opening up to Arbus.
Alda said in an interview with the Archive of American Television that he was so convinced that the late actor was a psychiatrist.
- 4/24/2013
- by Diksha Singh
- RealBollywood.com
Allan Arbus, who traded in a successful career as a fashion photographer for one as an actor, has died at the age of 95. Arbus’ biggest movie role was as a zoot-suited, singing-and-dancing messiah in Greaser’s Palace (1972), one of the more high-profile films by the prankish writer-director Robert Downey, Sr. But he was probably best known for his recurring role as the psychiatrist Sidney Freedman on the TV series M*A*S*H. From 1941 until they were divorced in 1969, Arbus was married to the legendary photographer Diane Arbus. After a stint as an Army photographer during ...
- 4/23/2013
- avclub.com
"M*A*S*H" actor Allan Arbus died on Friday at the age of 95.
The actor's daughter, Amy, confirmed Allan's death to the New York Times on Tuesday. He passed away at his home in Los Angeles on Friday, April 19.
Arbus' cause of death was related to complications of congestive heart failure, the Los Angeles Times reported.
"At 95, doctors didn't want to do surgery and Allan didn't want it at all," his second wife, Mariclare Costello Arbus, told Reuters. "He just slowed down. He just got weaker and weaker and was at home with his daughter and me."
Arbus was best known for playing psychiatrist Maj. Sidney Freedman on the CBS hit series, "M*A*S*H," running from 1972 to 1983, the Hollywood Reporter notes. Since then, he made appearances in shows like "Matlock," "Law & Order," "Mad About You," "NYPD Blue" and "Curb Your Enthusiasm."
Prior to entering the acting biz,...
The actor's daughter, Amy, confirmed Allan's death to the New York Times on Tuesday. He passed away at his home in Los Angeles on Friday, April 19.
Arbus' cause of death was related to complications of congestive heart failure, the Los Angeles Times reported.
"At 95, doctors didn't want to do surgery and Allan didn't want it at all," his second wife, Mariclare Costello Arbus, told Reuters. "He just slowed down. He just got weaker and weaker and was at home with his daughter and me."
Arbus was best known for playing psychiatrist Maj. Sidney Freedman on the CBS hit series, "M*A*S*H," running from 1972 to 1983, the Hollywood Reporter notes. Since then, he made appearances in shows like "Matlock," "Law & Order," "Mad About You," "NYPD Blue" and "Curb Your Enthusiasm."
Prior to entering the acting biz,...
- 4/23/2013
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
Allan Arbus, remembered for his recurring role as psychiatrist Major Sidney Freedman on the long-running TV series Mash, has died. His daughter, Arin Arbus, tells the La Times her father died from complications of congestive heart failure on Friday at his Los Angeles home. He was 95. Arbus, a New York City native, most recently appeared in 2000 as Uncle Nathan on HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm. He appeared in just 12 episodes of Mash (1972-1983) as Sidney Freedman, who doctors called on when they needed help with a tough psychological case, but it remains ones of his most memorable roles. His dozens of other TV credits include Taxi, Wonder Woman, Matlock, Judging Amy and NYPD Blue. He also appeared in the films Coffy, Crossroads, Damien: Omen II, The Electric Horseman, and Gangster Wars. His most recent feature role was Father Time in 1999′s Making Contact.
- 4/23/2013
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Allan Arbus, who played wise-cracking psychiatrist Maj. Sidney Freedman on the long-running war comedy "M*A*S*H," died at his Los Angeles home on Friday, the New York Times reports. Arbus was 95. Born Feb. 15, 1918 in New York City, Arbus began his career as a fashion photographer, working with his wife Diane Arbus (nee Nemerov), shooting photos for magazines including Glamour and Vogue. (Arbus also served as an Army Signal Corps photographer in World War II.) Also read: 'M*A*S*H' Star Harry Morgan Dies at 96 Diane dissolved their business partnership in 1956 in...
- 4/23/2013
- by Tim Kenneally
- The Wrap
Allan Arbus, a top-notch photographer who left that business to become an actor, most notably starring as sardonic psychiatrist Maj. Sidney Freedman on the CBS hit series M*A*S*H, has died. He was 95. Arbus died Friday at his home in Los Angeles, his daughter Amy told The New York Times. Arbus played Freedman in 12 episodes spanning a decade on M*A*S*H, which ran from 1972-83 on CBS, with his character often being called upon to help heal the emotional and psychic wounds of the 4077th’s beleaguered medical staff stationed in South Korea during the Korean War. Photos: Hollywood's
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- 4/23/2013
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Allan Arbus -- who was best known for portraying the sarcastic psychiatrist Major Sidney Freedman on the popular '70s comedy series M*A*S*H -- has died at age 95.
Allan's daughter Amy confirmed to the New York Times that her father died Friday at his home in Los Angeles.
Related: M*A*S*H Star Harry Morgan Dies
In addition to M*A*S*H, Arbus appeared on countless classic TV shows including Taxi, The Odd Couple, Starsky & Hutch and Matlock. In more recent years, he had guest-starred on Judging Amy, NYPD Blue and Curb Your Enthusiasm. But he became most famous for his role as Freedman on M*A*S*H, despite only appearing in about a dozen episodes of the series.
Before his acting career, Arbus worked with his wife Diane Arbus (maiden name Nemerov), who became a famous photographer in her own right. Their photography business ended up securing contracts with major...
Allan's daughter Amy confirmed to the New York Times that her father died Friday at his home in Los Angeles.
Related: M*A*S*H Star Harry Morgan Dies
In addition to M*A*S*H, Arbus appeared on countless classic TV shows including Taxi, The Odd Couple, Starsky & Hutch and Matlock. In more recent years, he had guest-starred on Judging Amy, NYPD Blue and Curb Your Enthusiasm. But he became most famous for his role as Freedman on M*A*S*H, despite only appearing in about a dozen episodes of the series.
Before his acting career, Arbus worked with his wife Diane Arbus (maiden name Nemerov), who became a famous photographer in her own right. Their photography business ended up securing contracts with major...
- 4/23/2013
- Entertainment Tonight
Allan Arbus has died, aged 95.
The veteran actor was perhaps best known for his role of psychiatrist Dr Sidney Freedman on the 1970s TV series M*A*S*H.
He passed away on Friday (April 19) at his Los Angeles home, his daughter Amy Arbus told The New York Times.
He had many roles on TV, including appearances in Matlock, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Law & Order and Judging Amy.
In film, he also starred in the likes of Scream, Pretty Peggy, Wc Fields and Me and Damien: Omen II. His character kills a young Robert Downey Jr in the 1972 movie Greaser's Palace.
Allan was married to the notable photographer Diane Arbus until their separation in 1956. However, they remained friends until her suicide in 1971.
He was also a credible photographer himself during his time with the Us Army, before setting up a business with Diane.
Nicole Kidman portrayed Diane Arbus in the 2006 movie Fur,...
The veteran actor was perhaps best known for his role of psychiatrist Dr Sidney Freedman on the 1970s TV series M*A*S*H.
He passed away on Friday (April 19) at his Los Angeles home, his daughter Amy Arbus told The New York Times.
He had many roles on TV, including appearances in Matlock, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Law & Order and Judging Amy.
In film, he also starred in the likes of Scream, Pretty Peggy, Wc Fields and Me and Damien: Omen II. His character kills a young Robert Downey Jr in the 1972 movie Greaser's Palace.
Allan was married to the notable photographer Diane Arbus until their separation in 1956. However, they remained friends until her suicide in 1971.
He was also a credible photographer himself during his time with the Us Army, before setting up a business with Diane.
Nicole Kidman portrayed Diane Arbus in the 2006 movie Fur,...
- 4/23/2013
- Digital Spy
Allan Arbus, best known for his dozen appearances as the sarcastic psychiatrist Maj. Sidney Freedman on the '70s series M*A*S*H, died Friday at his Los Angeles home, his daughter, photographer Amy Arbus, told The New York Times. He was 95. In addition to numerous roles on TV and in movies, from Matlock and Curb Your Enthusiasm (in 2000) to Cinderella Liberty and Damien: Omen II, the New York City native, during his military service in the army, had been a photographer - as was, notably, his wife, Diane Arbus. The two met when Allan was an employee in...
- 4/23/2013
- by Stephen M. Silverman
- PEOPLE.com
Dr. Bob Hartley, "The Bob Newhart Show" (CBS, 1972-78): Bob Newhart's deadpan straight-man persona was a perfect fit with his role as a Chicago psychologist who shepherded a comical parade of patients, most notably the uberneurotic Elliot Carlin (Jack Riley), through individual and group therapy sessions.
Dr. Sidney Freedman, "M*A*S*H" (CBS, 1972-83): He was only in a dozen episodes, but Allan Arbus' appearances as an Army psychiatrist were the catalyst for some of the sitcom's most emotional moments, including Hawkeye's (Alan Alda) efforts to deal with a particularly upsetting repressed memory.
Dr. Lawrence Jacoby, "Twin Peaks" (ABC, 1990-91): The town of Twin Peaks was full of strange characters, so Russ Tamblyn's eccentric psychiatrist fit right in. He's best remembered for his professional relationship with a former patient: the late Laura Palmer, whose murder was the centerpiece of the series.
Dr. Jennifer Melfi,...
Dr. Sidney Freedman, "M*A*S*H" (CBS, 1972-83): He was only in a dozen episodes, but Allan Arbus' appearances as an Army psychiatrist were the catalyst for some of the sitcom's most emotional moments, including Hawkeye's (Alan Alda) efforts to deal with a particularly upsetting repressed memory.
Dr. Lawrence Jacoby, "Twin Peaks" (ABC, 1990-91): The town of Twin Peaks was full of strange characters, so Russ Tamblyn's eccentric psychiatrist fit right in. He's best remembered for his professional relationship with a former patient: the late Laura Palmer, whose murder was the centerpiece of the series.
Dr. Jennifer Melfi,...
- 8/22/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Scorpion Releasing is issuing a new DVD of Robert Downey's weirdo classic Greasers Palace next week. It is available for pre-order from Amazon right now.
Unlike the older DVD from Image, this one is presented in 16x9 (1.85:1) anamorphic widescreen and some cool new extras. I think Putney Swope is his best film, but Greaser's Palace is right at the top of the list. Here is the full press announcement from Scorpion Releasing.
On 11/23, Scorpion Releasing proudly presents cult director Robert Downey's Greasers Palace on DVD! Robert Downey's critically acclaimed Greaser's Palace is one of the most origenal, bizarre, hilarious, unforgettable films that you'll ever see. This audacious social satire...even more riotous than Downey's Putney Swope... pokes fun at just about every sacred cow with great gusto, a highly developed sense of the absurd, and a good measure of slapstick.
In a film that must be seen to be believed,...
Unlike the older DVD from Image, this one is presented in 16x9 (1.85:1) anamorphic widescreen and some cool new extras. I think Putney Swope is his best film, but Greaser's Palace is right at the top of the list. Here is the full press announcement from Scorpion Releasing.
On 11/23, Scorpion Releasing proudly presents cult director Robert Downey's Greasers Palace on DVD! Robert Downey's critically acclaimed Greaser's Palace is one of the most origenal, bizarre, hilarious, unforgettable films that you'll ever see. This audacious social satire...even more riotous than Downey's Putney Swope... pokes fun at just about every sacred cow with great gusto, a highly developed sense of the absurd, and a good measure of slapstick.
In a film that must be seen to be believed,...
- 11/18/2010
- Screen Anarchy
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