Don Briscoe
Dinok22017
Jedpeck writes about Don Brisco
:
>>Stiff, wooden actor at times (really only good as Tom Jennings, but he
only had to mug for the camera), but I'd still like some information as to
his whereabouts and an update on his activities. Last rumour I heard, he
was driving a taxi in NYC in early 1980s (and from a fairly reliable
source; I discounted it, nonetheless).
Well, I'll tell you what my reliable source said . . .Don was the actor
mentioned in KLS' book about the "too intellectual" actor who sometimes
wound up sitting in the trash can in a producer's office, the result of
too much drugs. He is the one consistent rumor I've ever heard at
Festivals or in fandom -- that he did too much drugs on DS and throughout
his brief career and eventually just burned his brain out. He lives in
Nashville with his parents who basically care for him. This has also been
alluded to by the DS stars themselves on stage during Q&A's (never said
out and out) but that was the impression your left with. Other long time
DS people have all said basically the same thing about what happened with
him as he seem to mind fans coming to visit or even calling now and then
so there has been contact with him. I don't know really whether or not he
ever drove a NYC cab as the impression as I was left with is that after
the mid-70s he left the city entirely.
Just my two cents.
Dino
Rudy Caine
<<Stiff, wooden actor at times (really only good as Tom Jennings, but he
only had to mug for the camera), >>
Have to disagree with you there, Jed. His
woodnedness was the main part of his charm! I agree he was wonderfully
alternative as Tom, but as Chris and Tim he also brings ou different
personalities without losing that wonderful "stiffness" of his.
MGior92500
I thought DON BRISCOE was a very competent actor. I had heard that he was
struggling with mental illness. Is it possible the drugs he was taking
were anti-depressents? I'm curious as to why he left DARK SHADOWS. He
supposedly was going to play the part of RANDALL DREW, ROXANNE's brother,
in the 1840 storyline, but they got a new actor instead.
Linda Dachtyl
Too bad Briscoe sounds like the "Syd Barrett" of Dark Shadows. He was
good looking and looked pretty "on the ball". Too intellectual? Was
he into hallucinogens? I'd think some of the DS plotlines would
suffice for that kind of an experience and make them unnecessary!!
Jedpeck
Stiff, wooden actor at times (really only good as Tom Jennings, but he
Anne Flack
The last I heard, he was living in Tennessee with his mother.
Niles
In article <5apl8f$m...@panix3.panix.com>, ta...@panix.com says...
>
>He may not have been the *best* actor in DS, but I always liked
>watching him. His woodenness is somehow natural, in a way,
>and doesn't grate (unlike the mannerisms of that fellow who
>plays Charles Delaware Tate, whom everyone seems to dislike).
>I also think he's the best-looking male actor on DS- and have
>thought that if I had to pick any DS actor to look like, it would be him.
>
Personally, I've always felt that the best-looking actor on DS was
Geoffrey Scott, who played Schuyler Rumson, and was probably the worst actor on
DS.
Rudy Caine
<<I also think he's the best-looking male actor on DS- and have
thought that if I had to pick any DS actor to look like, it would be
him.>>
Aye, he looks really good but doesn't have that pretty boy
aspect the other lookers on the show had (David Selby & Joel Crothers).
Eric Newman
I don't think that's likely. Briscoe had a role in the 1970 Parallel
Time storyline as Chris Collins, cousin to Quentin and attorney for
the family. All of a sudden one day the family attorney was someone
named Larry Chase. Apparently Don Briscoe didn't show up for work one
day, his lines were given to the disposable Larry Chase, and he didn't
work on the show again.
Rudy Caine
<<Hmm, the worst actor on DS. If we're using "actor" generically to
refer to both male and female performers, then let's not forget the
execrable Betsy Durkin.>>
I thought betsy was quite good. Her only really crime was
that she was not Alexandra Moltke.
Eric Newman
On 6 Jan 1997 07:09:38 -0800, Niles wrote:
>In article <5apl8f$m...@panix3.panix.com>, ta...@panix.com says...
>>
>>He may not have been the *best* actor in DS, but I always liked
>>watching him. His woodenness is somehow natural, in a way,
>>and doesn't grate (unlike the mannerisms of that fellow who
>>plays Charles Delaware Tate, whom everyone seems to dislike).
>>I also think he's the best-looking male actor on DS- and have
>>thought that if I had to pick any DS actor to look like, it would be him.
>>
>Personally, I've always felt that the best-looking actor on DS was
>Geoffrey Scott, who played Schuyler Rumson, and was probably the worst actor on
David Kodeski
Since hearing about the Don Briscoe fall from grace thing here for the
first time I'm wondering if the first glimmerings of it are appearing
in the 1897 storyline...
Today's (1-7-97) scenes with Terry Crawford were frighteningly
awful...with Briscoe checking the teleprompter for his very first
line!
I've noticed in the time watching that generally the actors tend to be
quite fresh and snappy when they first reappear after a few episodes
off ... but then by the time they've done about three episodes in a
row the fabric begins to tear and they're mouths are full of mis read
lines....
(except the ALWAYS line perfect Nancy Barrett...then again maybe she
was just better at ad libbing.)
Jedpeck
Without a doubt, Betsy Durkin was the WORST recast on daytime television
ever. She whined. She overacted. She was just...dreadful. Now, I could
have accepted Carolyn Groves as Victoria Winters. Too bad she was only
around for three episodes, but that goodness that Betsy Durkin only made
the on-air madness for ten episodes. Absolultely atrocious....
Geoffrey Scott was terrible on Dark Shadows, never did a thing for anybody
on Dynasty (except Alexis!), and got terrible press when he played Billy
Lewis on Guiding Light a year or so ago--one of the WORST male recasts on
daytime television. There was such a fan uproar the character was sent to
prison.
To put it another way: Betsy Durkin and Geoffrey Scott suck(ed)!
Dinok22017
It wasn't so much that Besty was awful as Vicky, just miscast, I think.
Just wrong for that role given that the character was established and a
certain way. I forget who played Vicky the last go-around but she was
very good and fit the part beautifully. I think it was when BC went back
in time again to 1795 because he left his shoes there or something . . .
anyone know the name of the Vicky I'm talking about or have I lost
everybody on this?
Dino
Dinok22017
Does anyone else remember how Lara Parker trashed Geoffrey Scott during
Q&As at the Fests. I remember her doing that at least twice.
Dino
Rudy Caine
Tha was Carolyn Groves.
Niles
In article <19970108035...@ladder01.news.aol.com>, dinok...@aol.com says...
>
>Does anyone else remember how Lara Parker trashed Geoffrey Scott during
>Q&As at the Fests. I remember her doing that at least twice.
>
>Dino
I absolutely remember that. She also commented on how good-looking he was.
In one of his appearances on DS, there is a funny moment when he is exiting a
scene. As he is leaving, he gets the silliest, dopiest grin on his face! It
fit in perfectly with his bad acting which, unfairly(?), made him seem not too
bright.
Barnabas on #Dark_Shadows
Niles wrote:
What did she say about him?
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Barnabas on #Dark_Shadows <th...@connectnet.com> wrote in article
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> Niles wrote:
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> >In article <19970108035...@ladder01.news.aol.com>,
dinok...@aol.com says...
> >>
I seem to remember David Hennesy as forgetting just as many lines as both
of the folk you are all trashing here in this thread!
Who can forget how many times Roger add-libbed when asking David a question
and had to answer it himself due to the fact that David was just staring at
him like Mr. Jughans!
Jedpeck
Point One: David Hennesy was an adolescent.
Point Two: Geoffrey Scott was an adult.
Point Three: Despite his looks (which is how he got onto Dynasty and
Guiding Light), Geoffrey Scott is a rotten actor.
Point Four: Geoffrey Scott--on all Guiding Light net pages and in letters
to the editor and other points of information submitted by fans and
professionals alike--was considered the worst recast in Guiding Light's
60-year history.
Point Five: Who lasted longer?
Callaghan
The DirtMan <dir...@primenet.com> wrote in article
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Oooooooh! Did someone just say "Mr. Jughans" ?
~ sweet dreams ~
bettina