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Al Matthews, star of 'Aliens', dies at 75
Yahoo News ^
| 9/24/18
| Ben Arnold
Posted on 09/24/2018 10:00:07 AM PDT by Kartographer
Al Matthews, the actor who played Gunnery Sergeant Apone in Aliens, has been found dead at his home in Spain.
El Pais reports that a neighbour called the emergency services yesterday, who arrived at his home in Orihuela Costa, Alicante.
The cause of death is unknown and will be determined by an autopsy. He was 75.
He began acting following a career in the US Marines, serving in Vietnam and receiving two purple hearts, before becoming the first black soldier in the 1st Marine Division to be promoted to sergeant.
Born in Brooklyn, he began his acting – and also singing – career in the UK, making the top 20 with a single called Fool in 1975.
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TOPICS: Military/Veterans; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: aliens; almatthews
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Standing guard at the gates of heaven. Rest in peace Sargent Matthews
"All right sweethearts, what are you waiting for, breakfast in bed? Another glorious day in the corps. A day in the Marine Corps is like a day on the farm. Every meal is a banquet. Every paycheck a fortune. Every formation a parade. I LOVE the corps!"
To: Kartographer
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posted on
09/24/2018 10:02:34 AM PDT
by
mountn man
(The Pleasure You Get From Life, Is Equal To The Attitude You Put Into It)
To: Kartographer
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posted on
09/24/2018 10:02:40 AM PDT
by
E. Pluribus Unum
(Science is a method, not a belief system.)
To: mountn man
God Speed SGT. Thanks for your service.
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posted on
09/24/2018 10:03:28 AM PDT
by
DCBryan1
(Quit calling them liberals, progs, socialists, or democrats. Call them what they are: COMMUNISTS!!!!)
To: Kartographer
RIP.
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posted on
09/24/2018 10:04:50 AM PDT
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: trisham
His part was pretty minor, but he was one of my favorite characters in a movie chocked full of favorite characters. Sad to hear of his passing.
To: Kartographer
“The cause of death is unknown and will be determined by an autopsy.”
Hopefully, there is no gaping hole in his midsection.
RIP, Sgt. Matthews, and condolences to your family and friends. Thanks for the entertainment, you won’t be forgotten.
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posted on
09/24/2018 10:11:34 AM PDT
by
Ancesthntr
("The right to buy weapons is the right to be free." A. E. van Vogt, The Weapons Shops of Isher)
To: Kartographer
“Look into my eye . . .”
RIP
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posted on
09/24/2018 10:12:19 AM PDT
by
Tolerance Sucks Rocks
( The US Constitution ....... Invented by geniuses and God .... Administered by morons ......)
To: siberianheat
Yes, absolutely, and he was too young.
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posted on
09/24/2018 10:13:02 AM PDT
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: siberianheat
Very few movies have had such a large group of memorable supporting characters/actors. It is the only movie of the Alien series I can say I truly enjoyed.
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posted on
09/24/2018 10:13:35 AM PDT
by
Kartographer
("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")
To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
"All right sweethearts, you heard the man and you know the drill. Assholes and elbows! Hudson, come here! Come *here*!"
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posted on
09/24/2018 10:15:53 AM PDT
by
Kartographer
("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")
To: Kartographer
It's a rescue mission, you'll love it. There's some juicy colonists' daughters we have to rescue from their virginity.
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posted on
09/24/2018 10:17:10 AM PDT
by
Haiku Guy
(ELIMINATE PERVERSE INCENTIVES)
To: Kartographer
One of the few sequels that is vastly superior to the original.
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posted on
09/24/2018 10:21:54 AM PDT
by
Mr. K
(No consequence of repealing Obamacare is worse than Obamacare itself.)
To: Kartographer
From what I remember, he was also the inspiration for sergeant Johnson in the Halo games.
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posted on
09/24/2018 10:22:16 AM PDT
by
RandallFlagg
(Fact: Gun control laws kill innocents.)
To: Mr. K
“One of the few sequels that is vastly superior to the original”
Lethal Weapon 2, Joe Pesci made the movie.
To: E. Pluribus Unum
and also singing – career in the UK, making the top 20 with a single called Fool in 1975.
~~~
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06S8K6CRfOg
Now I wonder how the audition for Aliens went. “Hay, how about a signing Sergeant?”
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posted on
09/24/2018 10:25:34 AM PDT
by
z3n
To: woodbutcher1963
"“One of the few sequels that is vastly superior to the original” Lethal Weapon 2, Joe Pesci made the movie."
Star Trek II Wrath of Khan !
To: Mr. K
True, but Alien was an innovative and unexpected commercial success in its monster on the loose terror set in a spaceship with a grimy industrial aesthetic. It also marked the transition of Ridley Scott from TV commercials to movies.
To: Mr. K
You really can’t compare the two. Alien is a haunted house movie. Aliens is an action blockbuster. It’s like trying to compare Halloween with Die Hard, it’s apples and chickens.
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posted on
09/24/2018 10:38:39 AM PDT
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discostu
(Every gun makes its own tune.)
To: discostu
it’s apples and chickensface huggers
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posted on
09/24/2018 10:41:23 AM PDT
by
Kartographer
("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")
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