Post by chaney on Dec 16, 2009 10:35:25 GMT -5
Actor Martin Kove (best known as the bad sensei in THE KARATE KID films and as macho Isbecki on TV's CAGNEY AND LACEY) is interviewed in the book "Character Kings". He's asked about Charlie when they worked together on THE WHITE BUFFALO:
What was it like working with Charles Bronson in THE WHITE BUFFALO?
Kove: He was a terrific guy, and I loved him in all of his movies. I played Jack McCall and he played Wild Bill Hickok. I had a three-page scene with him where we meet and it got cut out of the movie. It broke my heart because we had a great time, but I'm in there briefly in the barroom with Clint Walker. I remember a friend of mine was standing next to him when Charlie asked his agent, "Who's this bartender guy?" - meaning me. His agent said, "We got him from another movie, his name is Martin Kove." Charlie had a big smile on his face and he nodded. My friend told me this, and I said, "That's all Charles Bronson said?" My friend said, "Are you kidding? That's a lot for Charlie. He really likes you!" I bumped into Charlie 14 years later at a black-tie event, and I had just finished six years on CAGNEY & LACEY. I walked up to him and said, "Do you remember me from WHITE BUFFALO? " He said, "Yeah, I remember you. Are you still doing that TV series with them girls?" So I said, "You watch CAGNEY & LACEY?" and he said, "That's one of my favorite shows." For Charlie Bronson - this huge action star - to be a CAGNEY & LACEY fan was a phenomenon unto itself. He was a nice man and a good guy.
What was it like working with Charles Bronson in THE WHITE BUFFALO?
Kove: He was a terrific guy, and I loved him in all of his movies. I played Jack McCall and he played Wild Bill Hickok. I had a three-page scene with him where we meet and it got cut out of the movie. It broke my heart because we had a great time, but I'm in there briefly in the barroom with Clint Walker. I remember a friend of mine was standing next to him when Charlie asked his agent, "Who's this bartender guy?" - meaning me. His agent said, "We got him from another movie, his name is Martin Kove." Charlie had a big smile on his face and he nodded. My friend told me this, and I said, "That's all Charles Bronson said?" My friend said, "Are you kidding? That's a lot for Charlie. He really likes you!" I bumped into Charlie 14 years later at a black-tie event, and I had just finished six years on CAGNEY & LACEY. I walked up to him and said, "Do you remember me from WHITE BUFFALO? " He said, "Yeah, I remember you. Are you still doing that TV series with them girls?" So I said, "You watch CAGNEY & LACEY?" and he said, "That's one of my favorite shows." For Charlie Bronson - this huge action star - to be a CAGNEY & LACEY fan was a phenomenon unto itself. He was a nice man and a good guy.
