Mackintosh Man

THE MACKINTOSH MAN…Director John Houston…Paul Newman…We were at Pinewood for a couple of weeks filming the prison escape scenes.There must have been a couple of hundred Supporting Artists on the set everyday. Central Casting were at their best for this casting.Broken noses, scars, cauliflower ears, pug ugly (And that was just the women).Some of the best known ‘’faces’’ from north and south of the river (Thames) were teamed up in a mock up of a prison yard.Let me mention some that I can remember.The Cardews, the Tippets, Bobby Ramsey, Jack Kid Berg and many many more.I wish my memory was better. (I’d better remember Gypsy Tom) Hello Tom.I’m sure we’ll get a full list of the people in these scenes when we read Scott Palmers book.Some of the quieter faces Eric Kent, Trevor Wedlock, Gordon Hann and myself would find a quiet corner and play cards in between set ups.Trevor and his dog Yogi went to Ireland to hunt for Mr Newman.Yogi was a BIG Rottweiler. (And I mean BIG)
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