October 29, 2007
My housemate Dan and I happened to watch “Trading Places” (1983) with Eddie Murphy and Dan Aykroyd on the weekend…
We got to talking about the age of several of the actors… and since we don’t mind a bit of a niggle… and as is our want… we came up with a wee bet…
There were a handful of older actors in the movie… and since it was made in 1983… we figured that at least a couple of them had likely departed this earth since the making of the movie… and we were fairly confident we hadn’t seen any of them in a movie in recent times…
So we wagered $20 on whether Ralph Bellamy (Randolph Duke - left), Don Ameche (Mortimer Duke - right), or Denholm Elliot (Coleman the Butler - below) was the first to pass away…
Dan took Don Ameche… I took Ralph Bellamy… but I was secretly concerned about Denholm Elliot…
Have a go at it yourself… scroll down for the result… which… for a whimsical bet… was excrutiatingly close… as all passed within 2 years of each other…
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Don Ameche (May 31, 1908 – December 6, 1993)
Denholm Elliot (31 May 1922 – 6 October 1992)
Ralph Bellamy (June 17, 1904 – November 29, 1991)
Yup… Nailed it…
P.S. I know… I know… it was a macabre bet… but we have an excuse…
We were bored…
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Dan is a classic comedian. I love his role on the Blues Brothers..`*
Comment by Ian Henderson — May 19, 2010 @ 3:05 am
i love all Eddie Murphy movies. i like also the movie DAVE where he co stars with Elizabeth Banks.“*
Comment by Madelyn Cox — June 11, 2010 @ 2:48 pm
Dan Aykroyd is a classical comedian, i love Coneheads movie`.~
Comment by Imogen Cooper — July 13, 2010 @ 12:50 pm
Eddie Murphy is the best comedian that i have known, he is a really funny guy..;’
Comment by Carlos Kelly — July 20, 2010 @ 11:38 am