Are there any other fans out there of the late,great Ronnie Lacey?
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goodlookingui — 20 years ago(August 26, 2005 10:28 AM)
When I was a kid, Ronald Lacey's Toht was my favorite movie villian of all time (even more than Darth Vader, and I was a huge Star Wars geek). My brother and I drove our mom crazy at the dinner table by stuttering "We are not thirsty" everytime she asked us what we wanted to drink. We kept that up for months.
Other than Raiders, the only movies I saw Lacey in were Firefox and Buckaroo Banzai. Lacey was completely uncrecognizable in Banzai but his performance didn't otherwise stand out (good accent, though). I thought he was great in Firefox, and the movie took a huge dive in quality ** SPOILERS ** when his character was killed off ** END SPOILERS**. -
dogsoldier_spoon-1 — 19 years ago(July 26, 2006 05:28 PM)
I only saw him in raiders
but he was so great in that
it's sad he had to die so soon
R.I.P. mr. Lacey, I guess you're in a better place now
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Woodyanders — 19 years ago(February 22, 2007 08:58 AM)
I'm a big fan of Ronald Lacey as well. He was a splendidly slimy villain in "Raiders of the Lost Ark." He was likewise excellent in "The Final Programme" and "Flesh + Blood." Rest in peace, Mr. Lacey.
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the_evil_loc_nar — 15 years ago(December 30, 2010 10:31 AM)
I love it when an actor makes himself "immortal" by only one single role in one sin16d0gle movie - Lacey suceeded here as Toht in "Raiders the Lost Ark". Indeed one of the best Villains of the 80ies. He will not be forgotten.
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crisso — 11 years ago(September 06, 2014 08:39 PM)
Anyone seen him in THE BOYS? He was a standout as a 16 year old tearaway (he was 26 at the time) accused of murder, taking the audience through a whole range of emotions. I couldn't find any clips online but it's out on DVD:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Boys-DVD-Ronald-Lacey/dp/B002R2FE28/ref=sr_1_1 ?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1410059793&sr=1-1&keywords=the+boys
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PyreworksShow — 9 years ago(July 12, 2016 10:23 AM)
I love him in Raiders, but my favorite performance of his is The Listener in the "There Was an Old Woman" episode of The Ray Bradbury Theater. He created such an unusual atmosphere and a great foil to the titular Old Woman without saying a word. It's brilliant.
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