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JamesG · 05-30-2018, 04:40 PM

Frank Doubleday, Villain in John Carpenter's Escape From New York, Dies at 73
by Mark Barnes
5/30/18

Frank Doubleday, a specialist in portraying villains who turned in a pair of especially creepy performances in the John Carpenter films Assault on Precinct 13 and Escape From New York, has died. He was 73.

Doubleday died March 3 of complications from esophageal cancer at his home in Los Angeles, his wife and companion of 40 years, actress Christina Hart (Charley Varrick), told The Hollywood Reporter. She revealed the news of his death just this week.

He also is survived by his daughters, actresses Portia Doubleday (Mr. Robot) and Kaitlin Doubleday (Nashville, Empire), and his mother, Jane.

In his first collaboration with Carpenter — just the director's second feature — Doubleday played a vicious member of L.A.'s Street Thunder gang who blows away a little girl (Kim Richards) in the exploitation flick Assault on Precinct 13 (1976).

Then, in his signature role, Doubleday deliciously stood out as the spikey-haired Romero, the ghastly right-hand man of the Duke (Isaac Hayes), in Carpenter's post-apocalyptic masterpiece Escape From New York (1981).

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ne...was-73-1115429

Torgo · 05-30-2018, 09:29 PM

RIP Definitely one of the most memorable characters from the film.

Edison · 05-30-2018, 11:11 PM

Very much so. Very good actor.

http://www.theaterofguts.com/2013/12...doubleday.html

Torgo · 05-31-2018, 09:03 AM

Frank was also in the 1986 horror film Nomads. One of the more underrated horror films from that decade. Quite an eclectic cast that film had- Pierce Brosnan, Lesley-Anne Down, Adam Ant, Mary Woronov, Alan Autry, Nina Foch, Francis Bay, Jeannie Elias (who was in one of my favorite 80's horror films The Pit)

05-30-2018, 04:40 PM	#1
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,121	Frank Doubleday (Escape From New York) Dies at 73 *Frank Doubleday, Villain in John Carpenter's Escape From New York, Dies at 73* by Mark Barnes 5/30/18 Frank Doubleday, a specialist in portraying villains who turned in a pair of especially creepy performances in the John Carpenter films Assault on Precinct 13 and Escape From New York, has died. He was 73. Doubleday died March 3 of complications from esophageal cancer at his home in Los Angeles, his wife and companion of 40 years, actress Christina Hart (Charley Varrick), told The Hollywood Reporter. She revealed the news of his death just this week. He also is survived by his daughters, actresses Portia Doubleday (Mr. Robot) and Kaitlin Doubleday (Nashville, Empire), and his mother, Jane. In his first collaboration with Carpenter — just the director's second feature — Doubleday played a vicious member of L.A.'s Street Thunder gang who blows away a little girl (Kim Richards) in the exploitation flick Assault on Precinct 13 (1976). Then, in his signature role, Doubleday deliciously stood out as the spikey-haired Romero, the ghastly right-hand man of the Duke (Isaac Hayes), in Carpenter's post-apocalyptic masterpiece Escape From New York (1981). https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ne...was-73-1115429 Attached Images

05-30-2018, 09:29 PM	#2
Torgo Omaha & Fritz Forum Star Join Date: Mar 06, 2004 Location: Oregon Posts: 19,034	RIP Definitely one of the most memorable characters from the film.
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05-30-2018, 11:11 PM	#3
Edison Member Senior Member Join Date: Oct 01, 2006 Posts: 2,430	Very much so. Very good actor. http://www.theaterofguts.com/2013/12...doubleday.html

05-31-2018, 09:03 AM	#4
Torgo Omaha & Fritz Forum Star Join Date: Mar 06, 2004 Location: Oregon Posts: 19,034	Frank was also in the 1986 horror film Nomads. One of the more underrated horror films from that decade. Quite an eclectic cast that film had- Pierce Brosnan, Lesley-Anne Down, Adam Ant, Mary Woronov, Alan Autry, Nina Foch, Francis Bay, Jeannie Elias (who was in one of my favorite 80's horror films The Pit)