PuttyNose Posted September 13, 2010 Report Share Posted September 13, 2010 http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/afterword/2010/09/character-actor-har... Character actor Harold Gould dies at 86 September 13, 2010 | 12:40 pm Harold Gould, a veteran character actor who played con man Kid Twist in "The Sting" and Valerie Harper's father on TV's "Rhoda" and Betty White's boyfriend on "The Golden Girls," has died. He was 86. Gould died of prostate cancer Saturday at the Motion Picture & Television Fund retirement community in Woodland Hills, said Jaime Larkin, a spokeswoman for the fund. A full obituary will follow at www.latimes.com/obits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeySanJoaquin Posted September 13, 2010 Report Share Posted September 13, 2010 Sad. So few left from "our" golden age of Television. Makes me hope Betty's around -- and still sharp! -- till she's a 100!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chedderchester Posted September 13, 2010 Report Share Posted September 13, 2010 Sad. So few left from "our" golden age of Television. Makes me hope Betty's around -- and still sharp! -- till she's a 100!!! Sad. RIP "Miles" aka Mr. Cheeseman or whatever your alias was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuttyNose Posted September 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2010 I always found him to be a sexy senior citizen. I had a big crush on Mr. Ida Morgenstern. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryCarter Posted September 14, 2010 Report Share Posted September 14, 2010 Oh no! He was so wonderful as Martin Morgenstern and Miles Webber and in every other part he played. I met him a couple of years ago and he was terrific. I'm so surprised to hear this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Posted September 14, 2010 Report Share Posted September 14, 2010 This is so sad. I loved him in absolutely everything I have seen him in. A joy to watch. I can't help but picture him floating to Heaven trying to drab a bird, as Miles did as he was plummeting to the earth. Thanks for all the laughs and great performances. R.I.P. Samuel Plankmaker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Posted September 14, 2010 Report Share Posted September 14, 2010 Here's Harold as the original Howard Cunningham: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohbutyes Posted September 16, 2010 Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 Here's Harold as the original Howard Cunningham: One of my first jobs when I got to L.A. was at Disney answering the phones for the Oscar screenings the studios held every year - I never knew who was gonna be on the other end - they'd just say "I'd like to attend the 7:30 screening of blah-blah-blah" - but sometimes I would get a live one. Ricardo Montalban's wife yelled at me because FedEx was throwing film cans over the wall at their house - they were still getting FILMS instead of VHS screeners... One time this nasal voiced woman called in and when I asked for the name she said "Treva Silverman" and I said "you mean Rhoda?!" - meaning she basically wrote most of the early Rhoda character on Mary Tyler Moore - and she said "that would be me" - and then another time the voice said "Harold Gould" and I said "you mean Rhoda's dad?!" He couldn't have been nicer - just the sweetest man. We talked for at least 5 minutes. I was always one step away from getting fired cause I wouldn't let them off the phone... most times they were just delighted someone cared. Thank you, Harold Gould... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuttyNose Posted September 17, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2010 Love stories like that!! ^ Harold was so delightful in this TV movie with the Great Kate: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2fJ2wT2uLU Mrs. Delafield Wants To Marry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryCarter Posted September 18, 2010 Report Share Posted September 18, 2010 Nice tribute to Harold in the New York Times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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