RIP Charles Nelson Reilly

Boy With A Problem · Post by **Boy With A Problem** » Mon May 28, 2007 2:59 am

One of a kind.

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Mon May 28, 2007 4:45 am

But who was he?

martinfoyle · Post by **martinfoyle** » Mon May 28, 2007 5:32 am

Otis Westinghouse wrote:But who was he?

Looks like he was the US equivalent of Bruce Forsyth

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0717650/

Post by **BlueChair** » Mon May 28, 2007 7:36 am

I knew him best as a flamboyant panelist on the 70s game show Match Game. Sadly, however, he is one of those people I thought had died long ago...

Post by **spooky girlfriend** » Mon May 28, 2007 9:33 am

I can vividly remember watching him on TV as a child, both on Matchgame and Lidsville. He was a truly unique guy.

RIP

mood swung · Post by **mood swung** » Mon May 28, 2007 9:44 am

I did not realize he'd been on Lidsville and Spongebob! I'll be The Dirty Bubble this week in his honor.

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Mon May 28, 2007 9:46 am

Can we see a photo of that?

mood swung · Post by **mood swung** » Mon May 28, 2007 9:48 am

done.

Boy With A Problem · Post by **Boy With A Problem** » Mon May 28, 2007 10:43 am

Mechanical Grace · Post by **Mechanical Grace** » Mon May 28, 2007 12:33 pm

Plus he was on The Ghost and Mrs. Muir. Now there's quality TV for you.

However, my main association with him will always be:

He won a Tony for his role as the conniving, whiny, jealous Bud Frump in this 1961 musical. My parents were Broadway addicts and saw many of the big shows that came out in the 50s and 60s. This record got tons of play by us kids, and I could still sing every note of it to you on demand. Truly hilarious stuff, and frankly I think it colored my whole life attitude toward the world of work before I'd even finished elementary school. (The film is great-- high camp complete with perfectly over-the-top choreography by Bob Fosse-- but CNR did not reprise his Broadway role in it.)

wardo68 · Post by **wardo68** » Mon May 28, 2007 1:55 pm

His most visible role to post-Generation X was on The X-Files.

legman open to offers · Tue May 29, 2007 11:46 am

He put the "flam" in flamboyant. RIP