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Midnight Cowboy, 1969. (Photo by United Artists / Courtesy of Getty Images) With Shooting “Midnight Cowboy”, the Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist and film historian Glenn Frankel completes a trilogy of behind-the-scenes accounts of cinematic cowboy ballads. Of course, technically speaking, John Schlesinger’s 1969 Best Picture winner isn’t a western like High Noon or The Searchers; its 10-gallon-hat hero Joe Buck styles himself after Gary Cooper and John Wayne, but he’s shooting blanks. Played behind blue eyes by a 29-year-old Jon Voigt, Joe is a rootless dreamer, decamping fro...

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Washington [US], May 19 (ANI): 'The Heartbreak Kid', '12 PM Run' 'Deliciously Droll' and the 'Beethoven' actor Charles Grodin, who charmed audiences with his droll, understated and awkward humour has died. He was 86.

Charles Grodin, droll and deadpan actor noted for the hit films The Heartbreak Kid and Midnight Run – obituary Grodin wrote plays and numerous books of memoir, and was a popular mainstay of American chat shows Charles Grodin, 1994 Credit: AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler Charles Grodin, who has died aged 86, was an adaptable actor whose droll, sardonic charm was a feature of film, television and theatre for more than 50 years; he was also a playwright and memoirist and, in the US, a familiar face as a talk-show raconteur. His movie breakthrough came in 1972 with the role of Lenny Cantrow, the im...

Charles Grodin, the character actor who starred in popular films like The Heartbreak Kid, Heaven Can Wait, and Ishtar, has died at 86 at his home in Wilton, Connecticut. His son, Times that the cause of death was bone marrow cancer. Grodin made a name for himself for his versatile, often deadpan comedic performances on stage and screen. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Grodin dropped out of University of Miami to pursue acting, studying under renowned acting coach Uta Hagen in the '50s. Grodin received his big break when he landed a part in Broadway revival of Tchin-Tchin in 1963 starrin...