John Ashton, best known for his appearance as Taggert, the Beverly Hills cop in the movies of the same name, passed yesterday. He was great in those films but my favorite Ashton role is as dim-witted bounty hunter Marvin Dorfler in Midnight Run. Terrific and funny movie with many memorable lines, with an incredible cast, Robert DeNiro and Charles Grodin as the imperfectly perfectly matched pair, Yaphet Kotto, Dennis Farina, and Joe Pantoliano. Doing a press tour for the recently released Beverly Hills Cop, Ashton tells as funny story of how he got the role in Midnight Run (starting around 1:45). And here is a prior THC post on the film.
Monday, September 30, 2024
Goodbye Marvin Dorfler
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