In the fifth season episode of "The Twilight Zone," called "The Masks", an elderly millionaire named Jason Foster (Robert Keith) has gathered his daughter, her husband, and their two adult children for a Mardi Gras gathering. Jason, attended by his doctor (Willis Bouchey), is dying. He expects he'll be dead by morning. Jason also hates his daughter and her family. He sees Emily (Virginia Gregg) as spineless, her husband Wilfred (Milton Seltzer) as greedy, her son Wilfred, Jr. (Alan Sues) as dumb and oafish, and her daughter Paula (Brooke Hayward) as vain and shallow.
At dinner, the family members all feign politeness, but the audience trusts Jason when he says they are all terrible people who are only interested in inheriting his fortune. After dinner, Jason calls the quartet into the drawing room for a Mardi Gras game. The patriarch has commissioned five expressive, full-face masks that he and his family are to wear.
At dinner, the family members all feign politeness, but the audience trusts Jason when he says they are all terrible people who are only interested in inheriting his fortune. After dinner, Jason calls the quartet into the drawing room for a Mardi Gras game. The patriarch has commissioned five expressive, full-face masks that he and his family are to wear.
- 8/1/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
"M*A*S*H" star Harry Morgan died at his home in Los Angeles on Wednesday morning. The character actor was 96. He was best known for playing Colonel Sherman T. Potter on the long-running army comedy. In a 2004 interview with the The Television Academy Foundation’s Archive of American Television, Morgan acknowledged the profound effect that the iconoclastic sitcom had on his career. Also read: 'Laugh-In' Regular Alan Sues Dies at 85 ""He was firm," Morgan said. "He was a good officer and he had a good sense of humor. I think it's the best part I ever...
- 12/7/2011
- by Brent Lang
- The Wrap
Last week, television lost another veteran performer, a former Growing Pains kid has a new show, there are some similarities between Lost and Once Upon a Time, a former presidential candidate comes clean about his Pokemon connection and some dates in TV history.
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Alan Sues, the sometimes flamboyant castmember of the popular NBC comedy series, died on Thursday, December 1st. Sues was 85 years old and passed away from an apparent heart attack at his home in West Hollywood. He appeared on Broadway before and after Laugh-In and guested on shows like The Brady Brides, Punky Brewster, The Wild, Wild West, The Twilight Zone, and Sabrina, the Teenage Witch. Sues is survived by his sister-in-law, Yvonne.
Growing Pains
Tracey Gold grew up on television, in front of millions of people, while playing brainy Carol Seaver on ABC's Growing Pains.
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Alan Sues, the sometimes flamboyant castmember of the popular NBC comedy series, died on Thursday, December 1st. Sues was 85 years old and passed away from an apparent heart attack at his home in West Hollywood. He appeared on Broadway before and after Laugh-In and guested on shows like The Brady Brides, Punky Brewster, The Wild, Wild West, The Twilight Zone, and Sabrina, the Teenage Witch. Sues is survived by his sister-in-law, Yvonne.
Growing Pains
Tracey Gold grew up on television, in front of millions of people, while playing brainy Carol Seaver on ABC's Growing Pains.
- 12/5/2011
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Filed under: TV News, Celebrities and Gossip
Alan Sues, a regular on 'Laugh-In,' has died. He was 85.
According to the Los Angeles Times, Sues died Thurs., Dec. 1 at night while watching TV.
"He had been in failing health the last couple of years, but it was nothing you could put your finger on; just old age," Michael Gregg Michaud, a longtime friend, told the La Times. "Mentally, he was funny and 'on' as usual. He was a delightfully funny man, with a wonderful career that spanned six decades."
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Alan Sues, a regular on 'Laugh-In,' has died. He was 85.
According to the Los Angeles Times, Sues died Thurs., Dec. 1 at night while watching TV.
"He had been in failing health the last couple of years, but it was nothing you could put your finger on; just old age," Michael Gregg Michaud, a longtime friend, told the La Times. "Mentally, he was funny and 'on' as usual. He was a delightfully funny man, with a wonderful career that spanned six decades."
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- 12/5/2011
- by Chris Harnick
- Aol TV.
Comedy actor Alan Sues has passed away at the age of 85.
The entertainer died on Thursday night at his home in Los Angeles, according to a statement posted on his website.
Sues shot to fame as part of American TV show Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In which aired from 1968 to 1972, and he became well known for playing eccentric characters.
His longtime friend Michael Gregg Michaud says, "He had been in failing health the last couple of years, but it was nothing you could put your finger on; just old age. Mentally, he was funny and 'on' as usual. He was a delightfully funny man, with a wonderful career that spanned six decades."...
The entertainer died on Thursday night at his home in Los Angeles, according to a statement posted on his website.
Sues shot to fame as part of American TV show Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In which aired from 1968 to 1972, and he became well known for playing eccentric characters.
His longtime friend Michael Gregg Michaud says, "He had been in failing health the last couple of years, but it was nothing you could put your finger on; just old age. Mentally, he was funny and 'on' as usual. He was a delightfully funny man, with a wonderful career that spanned six decades."...
- 12/5/2011
- WENN
Los Angeles — Alan Sues, who brought his flamboyant and over-the-top comic persona to the hit television show "Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In" in the 1960s and 1970s, has died, a close friend said Sunday night.
Sues died of cardiac arrest on Thursday at his home in West Hollywood, Michael Gregg Michaud, a friend since 1975, told The Associated Press.
"He was sitting in a recliner watching TV with his dachshund Doris who he loved in his lap," Michaud said.
Sues had various health problems in the last several years, but the death came as a shock to friends, Michaud said. He was 85.
A native Californian who moved to New York in 1952, Sues began his career as a serious actor and in 1953 appeared in director Elia Kazan's "Tea and Sympathy" on Broadway.
But he would be remembered for his wild comic characters.
They included "Big Al," an effeminate sportscaster, and "Uncle Al the Kiddies Pal,...
Sues died of cardiac arrest on Thursday at his home in West Hollywood, Michael Gregg Michaud, a friend since 1975, told The Associated Press.
"He was sitting in a recliner watching TV with his dachshund Doris who he loved in his lap," Michaud said.
Sues had various health problems in the last several years, but the death came as a shock to friends, Michaud said. He was 85.
A native Californian who moved to New York in 1952, Sues began his career as a serious actor and in 1953 appeared in director Elia Kazan's "Tea and Sympathy" on Broadway.
But he would be remembered for his wild comic characters.
They included "Big Al," an effeminate sportscaster, and "Uncle Al the Kiddies Pal,...
- 12/5/2011
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Alan Sues, a regular on the ground-breaking Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In series, has died at age 85. Although Sues never officially said he was gay at the time, he was one of the first mainstream performers to proudly portray effeminate characters on mainstream TV shows. By 1968, when Laugh-In premiered, societal values were radically changing, allowing Sues and other cast members to be themselves. Sues specialized in playing flamboyant characters including Uncle Al, the Kiddies' Pal, a drunken and rude host of a children's TV show. Sues' personality fit well into the "anything goes" mix of the Laugh-In jokes and crazy characters. He stayed with the show through 1972. He also appeared in classic TV series such as The Wild, Wild West and The Twilight Zone. He played Prof. Moriarty in the acclaimed 1975 Broadway production of Sherlock Holmes. Click here for more.
- 12/4/2011
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
Alan Sues, a regular on "Rowan & Martin's Laugh In" known for playing the flamboyant sportscaster Big Al, died Thursday night while watching television. He was 85 and apparently suffered a heart attack at his home in West Hollywood. Sues appeared on "Laugh-In" from 1968 to 1972. In addition to playing Big Al, he frequently portrayed the character Uncle Al the Kiddies' Pal, the always hung-over children's show host. During his "Laugh-In" years, he also was a spokesman for Peter Pan Peanut Butter, appearing in print and broadcast ads as a campy...
- 12/3/2011
- by Joshua L. Weinstein
- The Wrap
Another small screen legend has passed on, leaving behind a legacy filled with laughs and memorable performances. TV legend Alan Sues has died at the age of 85.
Sues passed away at his Los Angeles home yesterday.
Known to the mainstream audience mainly for his hilarious stint on "Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In", Alan touched our genre twice: once in 1995 in the television remake of A Bucket of Blood and more famously for his role as Wilfred Harper, Jr., in the ultra creepy episode of "The Twilight Zone" entitled The Masks.
We here at Dread Central would like to take this time to offer our sincerest of condolences to Sues' many friends, family members, and constituents. Your legacy lives on, sir. Rest easy!
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Sues passed away at his Los Angeles home yesterday.
Known to the mainstream audience mainly for his hilarious stint on "Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In", Alan touched our genre twice: once in 1995 in the television remake of A Bucket of Blood and more famously for his role as Wilfred Harper, Jr., in the ultra creepy episode of "The Twilight Zone" entitled The Masks.
We here at Dread Central would like to take this time to offer our sincerest of condolences to Sues' many friends, family members, and constituents. Your legacy lives on, sir. Rest easy!
Visit The Evilshop @ Amazon!
Got news? Click here to submit it!
Share your memories of Mr. Sues in the comments section below!
- 12/3/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Here is last week's caption pic winner. This week's caption pic is at the bottom of the page.
Thanks to everyone for participating! The winner is ...
"The Goldilocks and the Three Bears/Cruella Deville mashup produced mixed results"
Thanks to Birthday Boy Huggy for this week's winning caption.
Weekend Birthdays! (Note: Birthday shoutouts are for out entertainers, allies, or for any celeb that seems to have a following on Ae). Brendan Fraser (above) is 43, Daryl Hannah is 51, Julianne Moore is 51, Dan Butler is 57, Tyra Banks is 38, and Britney Spears is 30. Time to name your top five Britney songs! While you do that, I'll name my top five Ozzy Osbourne songs, to celebrate Ozzy's 63rd. 5. "Mama, I'm Coming Home," 4. "Bark At The Moon," 3. "Close My Eyes Forever," 2. "Crazy Train", 1. "Shot In The Dark." (which is also one of my favorite unintentionally hilarious music videos.) My favorite guilty pleasure film genre is "Disaster!
Thanks to everyone for participating! The winner is ...
"The Goldilocks and the Three Bears/Cruella Deville mashup produced mixed results"
Thanks to Birthday Boy Huggy for this week's winning caption.
Weekend Birthdays! (Note: Birthday shoutouts are for out entertainers, allies, or for any celeb that seems to have a following on Ae). Brendan Fraser (above) is 43, Daryl Hannah is 51, Julianne Moore is 51, Dan Butler is 57, Tyra Banks is 38, and Britney Spears is 30. Time to name your top five Britney songs! While you do that, I'll name my top five Ozzy Osbourne songs, to celebrate Ozzy's 63rd. 5. "Mama, I'm Coming Home," 4. "Bark At The Moon," 3. "Close My Eyes Forever," 2. "Crazy Train", 1. "Shot In The Dark." (which is also one of my favorite unintentionally hilarious music videos.) My favorite guilty pleasure film genre is "Disaster!
- 12/2/2011
- by snicks
- The Backlot
Alan Sues, a flamboyant and wacky member of the comic ensemble that made Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In a big hit for NBC in the late 1960s, died Thursday at his home in West Hollywood of an apparent heart attack. He was 85. Sues was a regular on the comedy-variety show from 1968 until 1971, playing such characters as Uncle Al the Kiddies' Pal, a hung-over children’s entertainer, and Big Al, an effeminate sportscaster. He left Laugh-In before its final season. Rather than relying on a series of tightly scripted song-and-dance segments, Laugh-In offered
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- 12/2/2011
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Comedian Alan Sues -- who starred in "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" back in the 70s -- has died, TMZ has learnedAlan -- who also appeared in the infamous 1964 Twilight Zone episode "The Masks" (below) -- passed away last night. So far, a cause of death is unknown."Laugh-In" creator George Schlatter tells TMZ, "Alan was a dear man and good friend, and a forcefield of energy and laughs. Every situation he was in added an element...
- 12/2/2011
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Chicago – HollywoodChicago.com has never heaped as much praise on one series of releases as the season sets for one of the best shows of all time — “The Twilight Zone”. Did you really think we would change our tune with the fifth and final season of this amazingly-influential program? Of course not. Complete your collection.
Blu-ray Rating: 5.0/5.0
Airing from Fall 1963 to Spring 1964, the fifth season of “The Twilight Zone” was the last of this amazing show. You can now own all 156 episodes plus Days of special features in five of the best TV-on-Blu-ray sets that have ever been produced. And, while the fourth season was a bit of a dip in quality (the show couldn’t quite survive the stretch to an hour long), the fifth marked a return to form. Some of your favorite episodes in the history of “The Twilight Zone” are in this set. Notable episodes include “Nightmare at 20,000 Feet,...
Blu-ray Rating: 5.0/5.0
Airing from Fall 1963 to Spring 1964, the fifth season of “The Twilight Zone” was the last of this amazing show. You can now own all 156 episodes plus Days of special features in five of the best TV-on-Blu-ray sets that have ever been produced. And, while the fourth season was a bit of a dip in quality (the show couldn’t quite survive the stretch to an hour long), the fifth marked a return to form. Some of your favorite episodes in the history of “The Twilight Zone” are in this set. Notable episodes include “Nightmare at 20,000 Feet,...
- 9/7/2011
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
The Twilight Zone - Season 5 (Blu-Ray) Just released from Sue Procko Public Relations: It’s time to enter the fifth season of the fifth dimension when The Twilight Zone: Season 5 comes to Blu-ray™ on August 30, 2011. All 36 episodes from the groundbreaking sci-fi/fantasy series’ final season are here, remastered and presented in pristine 1080p high-definition and uncompressed Pcm audio. In addition, the 5-disc set includes hours of entertaining bonus features specially created for this Blu-ray™ release, as well as the bonus features from the Definitive Collection DVD release. Srp is $99.98, and pre-book is August 2.
Submitted for your approval, is the wildest and (dare we say) weirdest season of Rod Serling’s iconic series, containing such memorable episodes as "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet," "A Kind of a Stopwatch," "Living Doll" and the Oscar® nominated short film "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge." This season also rolls out some great guest stars including Bill Mumy,...
Submitted for your approval, is the wildest and (dare we say) weirdest season of Rod Serling’s iconic series, containing such memorable episodes as "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet," "A Kind of a Stopwatch," "Living Doll" and the Oscar® nominated short film "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge." This season also rolls out some great guest stars including Bill Mumy,...
- 5/28/2011
- by Big Daddy aka Brandon Sites
- Big Daddy Horror Reviews - Interviews
While we're still in the midst of Image's stellar release of "The Twilight Zone" Season 4 (look for a review really soon), the first details have surfaced regarding the very last season we all need to complete our set!
That's right, kids! Your next stop? August 30th! That's when "The Twilight Zone" Season 5 will be hitting store shelves. Home to some incredible episodes and stars like Bill Mumy, George Takei, Gladys Cooper, Jack Klugman, and Jackie Cooper, this is the season I've personally been waiting for! Mr. Garrity and the Graves in full 1080p? Joy to the friggin' world!
Dig on the extensive list of supplemental materials and the cover art below!
Special Features
Twenty New Audio Commentaries, featuring "The Twilight Zone Companion" author Marc Scott Zicree, author/film historian Gary Gerani (Fantastic Television), Twilight Zone directors Ted Post, Richard Donner and Robert Butler, writer Earl Hamner, actors George Takei and Peter Mark Richman,...
That's right, kids! Your next stop? August 30th! That's when "The Twilight Zone" Season 5 will be hitting store shelves. Home to some incredible episodes and stars like Bill Mumy, George Takei, Gladys Cooper, Jack Klugman, and Jackie Cooper, this is the season I've personally been waiting for! Mr. Garrity and the Graves in full 1080p? Joy to the friggin' world!
Dig on the extensive list of supplemental materials and the cover art below!
Special Features
Twenty New Audio Commentaries, featuring "The Twilight Zone Companion" author Marc Scott Zicree, author/film historian Gary Gerani (Fantastic Television), Twilight Zone directors Ted Post, Richard Donner and Robert Butler, writer Earl Hamner, actors George Takei and Peter Mark Richman,...
- 5/11/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
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