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Ed Bishop is dead
http://www.fanderson.org.uk/news.html#EdandMike
Two UFO actors died this week: Ed Bishop and Mike Billington.
I'm not much of an actor person, but Ed Bishop left an impression on me. Ed played Commander Straker in UFO. It's a series I enjoyed, but wasn't into big time. Straker was a character I liked, but didn't fall in love with or lust after.
I liked Ed becasue he was a gentle unassuming man who related to people and liked to attend conventions with his wife. I met him many years ago at Cult TV and he said a couple of things that I've never forgotten. He didn't charge for doing conventions becasue he didn't feel that being an actor was anything special. He said, "My daughter's a policewoman, and her job is far more important than mine."
Ed was special, because he didn't think he was.
Two UFO actors died this week: Ed Bishop and Mike Billington.
I'm not much of an actor person, but Ed Bishop left an impression on me. Ed played Commander Straker in UFO. It's a series I enjoyed, but wasn't into big time. Straker was a character I liked, but didn't fall in love with or lust after.
I liked Ed becasue he was a gentle unassuming man who related to people and liked to attend conventions with his wife. I met him many years ago at Cult TV and he said a couple of things that I've never forgotten. He didn't charge for doing conventions becasue he didn't feel that being an actor was anything special. He said, "My daughter's a policewoman, and her job is far more important than mine."
Ed was special, because he didn't think he was.
Whoops Apocalypse
Someone who'll definitely be missed.
Alastair