Posted on 02/02/2014 10:28:20 AM PST by EveningStar
He also starred in "The Looking Glass War" and TV's "The Legend of Jesse James" before leaving Hollywood after the murder of Sharon Tate at the peak of his brief career in the '60s.
Christopher Jones, an heir apparent to James Dean who starred in such films as The Looking Glass War and Ryan's Daughter before quitting show business at the height of his brief but dazzling career, has died. He was 72.
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Philip Seymour Hoffman died today, too.
He was gorgeous in that movie! But drugs got to him and he got weird. Married to Susan Strasberg at one time.
Damn!
Drug overdose, found dead at his Manhattan apartment
Wow. I didn’t know that. So young! :(
Yep, I just got an alert from The Wall Street Journal. He was a helluvan actor. I can’t remember him in a role that didn’t impress me.
My best friend was so in love with him back in the day. I’m just telling her the bad news now.
Wild in the Streets, Max Frost for President. In his personal life wasn’t he a Conservative Republican?
I just watched Ryan’s Daughter about 2 years ago and again was struck by his charisma. I’m thinking of watching it tonight over dinner. A seriously underrated movie and actor.
It would help if you guys would post a photo of the celebrities you are posting about.
I just checked, I thought it might be him, he starred in one of my favorite movies of all time “Wild in the Streets”, I also liked Three in the Attic.
Absolutely LOVED that movie! Ed Begley tripped out on acid was a hoot.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Jones_%28actor%29
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_in_the_Streets
-PJ
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Two in a row that I’ve never heard of and not seen any movies they were in. Usually I’ve at least read about them!
He truly was a great one.
RIP.
The only movies I remember seeing him in were Wild in the Streets and Chubasco.
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