Yes, he certainly does deserve his own Thread/Shrine, doesn't he? I have to say, I loved his performance when he was -very- young in LION IN WINTER; my fave is of course his Rochester in JE; thought he did a very creditable job as the Errol Flynn bad guy in ROCKETEER, and I did catch his Heathcliff in WH -- also quite good. I must say, I didn't like his James Bond, though -- he seemed very stiff & humourless in the role. But maybe this just wasn't his cup o' tea. Does anyone know if FLORENCE NIGHTENGALE is available on videotape? Thanks!

BTW Amy -- I found out today that TD is 51 -- his birthday is March 8, 1946. The way I figure it, he was actually the same age as Rochester when he played him in '83! Neat huh? Also, it means that while he is 24 years older than me, in "Jane" terms its really not that bad! He was 18 years older than her, right! I have more interesting tid-bits, but I will save them for later. I actually have the original press kit from "Scarlett" with lots of hunky photos in it. I'm going to try to download them! Lori

I took a pass on SCARLETT, since the book was so bad (I'm a major GWTW fan). How did Our Tim do as Rhett? It seems like a pretty good casting choice. Yup, the age difference bet. Jane & Rochester was 18 years (when she first arrived @ Thornfield). Let me ask you this -- what do you think makes his performance so great in JE? To me, it's his sardonic smile; passion; intelligence & humour; and that luxurious black hair! As I've said before, when he takes Jane's hand after the fire in his bedroom and won't let go.....look out!

You've hit the nail on the head Amy. Its definetly his passion, both in when he tries to hide it and when its in full view. My first film Rochester of course was Welles, and frankly he just scared me too much! TD's performace worked so well because you could see beyone that stern temperment. Its all in the facial features - smile, eyes, etc. And yes, that black hair is GORGEOUS! As for "Scarlett" -- I have a tendency to read and see sequels even though I know I will be terribly disappointed. "Scarlett" the book was "ok." "Scarlett" the movie was HORRIBLE. TD was the only saving grace, he played Rhett Butler to the hilt -- and with some very interesting nuances. Ripley (the author) has Rhett go through some new emotions, and I doubt there are many actors who could have pulled that off. Clark Gable is a tough man to follow! (BTW - GWTW is one of my all time favorites as well -- book and movie!) Lori

I confess I've read GWTW about 20 times, & my sister & I can literally recite the dialog along with the film! I'm glad that TD came off well in SCARLETT. I had my fears when I heard it was a Robert Halmi Production, because his stuff is usually not too great (like the recent ODYSSEY with Armand Assante). Some things are better left alone, esp. classics.

News for the Timothy Obsessed... he had a child! On August 7th he had a baby boy (Alexander)with his "partner." Isn't that just like our Rochester? To have a child at age 51!

Who is this "partner"?

I was reading his Web Page yesterday, & it seems he also supports liberal politics. Go Tim! I was reading the synopsis of an upcoming film of his dealing with the IRA. Do you know what part he plays? It sounded pretty intense.