Monday, May 29, 2006

DON'T MESS WITH THE BULL, YOUNG MAN. YOU'LL GET THE HORNS: Paul Gleason, whose extensive career as a character actor included memorable turns as a misguided authority figures in The Breakfast Club and Die Hard, has passed away at the age of 67. He had a gift for portraying a man who could only stay in charge by insisting to everyone else that he was in charge, regardless of whether that was really the case.

While we're at it, let's complete the 80's trifecta by remembering he also played Clarence Beeks in Trading Places, the dealer of inside information on frozen concentrated orange juice futures whose comeuppance at the hands of a lusty gorilla is, well, yeah . . . let's just face it. Paul Gleason played assholes well, and without movie assholes, there are no movie heroes. He will be missed. Fametracker has more.

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