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You may not know the name, but you know the actor. Anyone remember Then Came Bronson?

He started out on TV but he made a bunch of movies, too. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford immediately comes to mind.


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I remember him best in Then Came Bronson.Always wanted a motorcycle watching that show, even though I was 11 when it aired originally...
 
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Oh no! Always liked him. This scene of Parks as Esteban Vihaio in Kill Bill Vol. 2 is the way I'll remember him. I think it's brilliant



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I remember Then Came Bronson. I was a 9 YO kid then.
I didn't notice he had been in The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford.

I think I'll need to watch it again.




 
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He played an aid to the Governor in the film. Not a big part, but he has his scenes.

What I remember about Then Came Bronson was that knit watch cap Parks wore in the series.


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I looked forward to T C B. Always liked to see what type day labor jobs he got. Got enough for chow, fuel & camped out & hit the road the next sunrise.

I liked his acting style also. Kind of moody.
Thanks Michael, RIP.



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Aww man Frown that sucks.

Always loved his part in From Dusk Til Dawn


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His work in Red State was Oscar-worthy.


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Sad to hear this. I really like his work in Tarantino films, Red State, and Blood Father.

As Far as I'm concerned Michael Parks and Sonny Chiba are the best things about the Kill Bill films.



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Like Para first thing that came to mind when I heard about his passing was Then came Bronson.



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I don't think I ever missed Then Came Bronson. I happened to be on shore duty during that time so I actually got to watch TV.

I think the last thing I saw him in was an episode of Walker Texas Ranger.
 
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Besides Esteban Vihaio in Kill Bill Vol 2, he appeared in Kill Bill Vol 1 as Texas Ranger Earl McGraw



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He did a film named Noble Things, which, even though it was a bit over the top dramatically, means a lot to me because it's set in Southeast Texas.


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RIP. I'm old enough to remember Then Came Bronson......


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RIP.
Watched them film a short segment of Then Came Bronson in northern California many, many years ago.

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Dang, I liked his work.


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I saw this when I got home, RIP Michael. I was 13 when I watched him every week in then Then Came Bronson, been a fan of his since then.



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He was also a singer. He sang 'Long Lonesome Highway' (the theme song from Then Came Bronson) and others.

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I also remember him, the hat and the series. We are showing our age.


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He played an aid to the Governor in the film. Not a big part, but he has his scenes.

What I remember about Then Came Bronson was that knit watch cap Parks wore in the series.
 
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I liked him in "China Lake Murders" opposite Tom Skerritt.


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