Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid actor Charles Dierkop dies aged 87 | 6GS675F | 2024-02-28 21:08:01
Charles Dierkop had an extended and distinguished profession in Hollywood (Image: WireImage)
Charles Dierkop, the character actor greatest recognized for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, has died aged 87.
Dierkop, who performed outlaw George 'Flat Nose' Curry within the Paul Newman and Robert Redford basic Western movie, died on Sunday (February 25) at Sherman Oaks Hospital in LA.
His daughter Lynn advised The Hollywood Reporter he died after a current heart assault and bout of pneumonia.
Dierkop's other major roles have been starring alongside Newman and Redford again in the caper film The Sting and within the police procedural Police Lady, that includes Angie Dickinson.
Born in La Crosse, Wisconsin in 1936, Dierkop was enlisted within the US army and served in Korea after the Korean Struggle ended.
After being discharged, he enrolled in the American Foundation of Dramatic Arts in Philadelphia and pursued a profession in Hollywood.
Dierkop played an outlaw in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (Image: Silver Display Collection/Getty Pictures)He additionally starred alongside Dickinson in Police Lady (Image: Nbc-Tv/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock)
Dierkop's first uncredited position was in Voyage to the Backside of the Sea in 1961 before he was forged alongside Rod Steiger in 1964's& The Pawnbroker.
He additionally famously played a gangster in the 1967 mob movie& The St Valentine's Day Massacre.
Dierkop continued starring in films until 2016 when he played Louie in The Midnighters.
Dierkop starred alongside Redford again in The Sting (Image: Universal/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock)
On the small display, he had an equally distinguished career, appearing in the TV collection The Man from UNCLE and an episode of Star Trek.
His different TV credits embrace Mission: Inconceivable, Kung Fu and MacGyver.
Dierkop additionally made an appearance in& REM's 1992 music video for their Man on the Moon hit. He was seen in the promo sitting in a pub.
Speaking about being forged in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid in 2018, Dierkop stated he was fitted to the a part of an outlaw as a result of his nose had been damaged several occasions as a toddler.
Dierkop was within the US Military before pursuing a career in Hollywood (Picture: Albert L. Ortega/Getty Pictures)
'My agent was on a aircraft reading a script and it says, Flat Nose Curry … I feel I've somebody in mind' he recalled& in an interview with Rob Word.
'So I received an interview with [director] George Roy Hill and received forged, quite merely.'
Dierkop was married to Joan Addis, whom he met on the American Foundation of Dramatic Arts, from 1958 till their divorce in 1974.
The previous couple had two youngsters: son Charles Jr, who died in 1990 aged 29, and daughter Lynn.
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Call The Midwife viewers devastated after fan-favourite character makes shock exit | 6GS675F | 2024-02-28 21:08:01
Followers of the BBC drama have robust feelings concerning the turn of events (Image: BBC/Neal Road Productions/Olly Courtney)
Call The Midwife fans have been left utterly heartbroken over Olly Rix leaving the BBC collection, calling into question his character Matthew's relationship with Trixie.
In the newest episode of the show, Trixie (Helen George) learns that her husband Matthew has a plan to attempt to clear up his financial problems – however it might contain them being away from each other for a really long time.
Matthew explains to her that he's determined to maneuver all the best way to New York in an effort to kick off a enterprise partnership together with his pal Chester, without consulting together with her first.
While the plan is initially for his move to last for 3 or 4 months, there's the potential that he might keep in the Huge Apple indefinitely if his enterprise proves a hit.
Is Olly Rix leaving Name The Midwife eternally or could possibly be return?
While watching Sunday night time's episode of Call The Midwife, fans have been devastated by the news that Matthew – and subsequently Olly – can be leaving.
Some felt that the newest storyline was out of character for Matthew (Picture: BBC/Neal Road Productions/Olly Courtney)
'What I wouldn't give to have the humorous loving completely satisfied Trixie and Matthew back,' wrote Hollie, while Kelly-Ann added: 'Trixie deserved the completely happy ending.'
Jodie said that Matthew 'deserves better', whereas an X account referred to as A TV Pal praised the actor for his performance.
'Olly, you've got been an unimaginable and a a lot liked fan favourite, Matthew really provided hope and was a hero when the practice crashed and all the time provided safety and calm,' they wrote.
So is this really the top for Matthew, or might he return as Olly in the future?
Olly has been in the forged of Name The Midwife since 2021 (Picture: BBC/Neal Road Productions/Sally Mais)
RadioTimes.com reported that his departure doesn't necessarily mean that it's the top of the street for good.
Based on the publication, the door is being left open for him to return back sooner or later in the future.
Ahead of the newest episode of the show, Olly shared a publish on X addressing hypothesis round his character's storyline and how it could possibly be ending.
'I do not use Fb – profiles there are neither quoting me nor speaking for me,' he stated.
'Moreover, I have made no public remark by any means relating to Call the Midwife or my time on the present. Thanks.'
How do Name The Midwife fans really feel about Matthew's exit?
There were a number of followers watching the present who felt that Matthew's character had been written in a particularly totally different strategy to his storylines prior to now.
Followers are hopeful that Matthew will return (Image: BBC/Neal Road Productions/Andrea Southam)
One X account going by the handle @smilecouples remarked: 'You wrote a ravishing love story for Trixie & Matthew with an attractive wedding ceremony.
'But this season, Matthew has been written as a unique character. The place is identical Matthew that the viewers & Trixie fell in love with? Why not let them work by means of their drama?'
Kate also shared: 'Name the Midwife is completely certainly one of my favourites, but I'm utterly baffled by the turn of this storyline and the way backwards Matthew's character arc has turn out to be?!'
Name The Midwife is obtainable to observe on BBC iPlayer.
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