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\"Flint\"I was sorry to hear that James Coburn <\/a>had died<\/a> the other day. His knife-thrower, Britt, in The Magnificent Seven<\/i>, was iconic, and his deep, gravelly voice and lanky frame graced many other enjoyable flicks.<\/p>\n

\"TheI was surprised I’d not heard about it when Jonathan Harris<\/a> (also) died<\/a>, earlier in the month. Though forever stamped into the mold of Dr. Zachary Smith in Lost in Space<\/i> (“Oh, the pain …”), Harris rolled with the punch, and was willing to live with it, including a number of voice-over roles in recent years — Freakazoid <\/i>and A Bug’s Life <\/i>come to mind. Nobody would likely guess he grew up with a thick Bronx accent. For that matter, few folks would guess he left behind a wife of 64 years and a son.<\/p>\n

I try not to be disappointed when actors turn out to have feet of clay. They are, after all, humans, too. When it turns out to be a favorite of mine<\/a>, though, and the feet are more like slime<\/a>, I get really <\/i>irked — and have to remind myself that indictment doesn’t necessarily equate to guilt.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I was sorry to hear that James Coburn had died the other day. 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