RIP Simon MacCorkindale
Simon MacCorkindale has passed away at the age of 58. MacCorkindale is probably best known in the U.S. for his role in the short-lived series Manimal, in which his character had the ability to shape shift into any animal to help fight crime. Kind of like Janya from Superfriends if she were a british gentleman with no brother and no monkey sidekick. That sentence alone should explain why the series only lasted for three months.
MacCorkindale will always hold a special place for me for his performance as Philip Fitzroyce in Jaws 3-D. Fitzroyce is easily the toughest victim Jaws ever devoured (unlike Quint, who screams like a girl) because even after being gloriously chewed upon for several minutes (I know, sharks don’t chew. I didn’t make this movie), Fitzroyce’s corpse still manages to remain in the shark’s mouth, grenade in hand, so that Dennis Quaid can pull the pin and **SPOILER ALERT** blow up the shark. **END SPOILERS**
I could post a scene from Jaws 3-D, but sharks are scary, so here’s a clip from Manimal:
And another clip from Manimal in French:
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