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« on: May 07, 2010, 03:45:59 PM »
Hey Janet,
Alas! Alack! No more Hoffman for at least a month. Collinwood just isn't the same without her vinegary smiles and barely smothered smirks. Talk about a Domestic Goddess!
John Harkins, who played Horace Gladstone, was one of the most chameleon-like character actors I have ever seen. He also appeared as Lieutenant Costa (I think only for two episodes) during the 1967 Laura Collins storyline, Mr. Strak in the Leviathans story, and perhaps his best-loved (?) role among fans, the infamous Garth Blackwood, Master of Dartmoor.
Lieutenant Costa is I think the most like John Harkins must have been in regular life, and if I had a picture of him to show you, you could see how completely he changed his appearance, bearing, and body language for the extremely sleazy role of Gladstone. Love your image of Gladstone at home on the ratty armchair scarfing down the Jello in one of this hideous plastic bowls. Brilliant!
G.