Richard Johnson

In fact, it's no wonder Eleanor decided for herself that she was going to be sweet on him, because he didn't make any efforts to let anyone know that he was married, so...

Dr. John Markaway was played by Richard Johnson, and the character was a paranormal investigator who assembles the group at Hill House.

Mr. Richard Johnson was best known for the amorous adventures of Maul Flanders, so like a mobster character in 65.

And in 79, he was in Zombie.

Oh, could it be? Not the horror movie Rob Zombie, but Zombie as in, you know, the undead.

So a pretty good little profit there.

Starring Angelina Jolie, Iain, I think it's I-A-I-N, Glenn, Jon Voight, Daniel Craig, Noah Taylor, Richard Johnson, Chris Berry, and others.

Of course, like I said, it is based off the Tomb Raider franchise, where we see Lara Croft attempt to recover a mysterious artifact called the Triangle of Light, which has the power to control time, while also trying to, while also working against a lawyer that's also after the Triangle on behalf of the Illuminati.

So, as I usually do, we will start off here with the three things that worked and three things that didn't work.

And in a film where nobody can be entirely certain of what they're seeing, that makes her particularly intriguing.

Now, Richard Johnson plays Dr John Markway, the investigator who brings the group together.

Markway is interested in psychic phenomena and wants to establish whether Hill House really is haunted.

He's a useful character because he represents the desire to understand the supernatural through investigation.

The atmosphere is extraordinary, the performances are deeply affecting and Hill House itself is one of the most memorable locations in the history of the genre.

Julie Harris gives us a fascinating portrayal of Eleanor, a woman whose loneliness and emotional vulnerability make her particularly compelling.

Claire Bloom provides a wonderful contrast as Theo, while Richard Johnson and Russ Tamblyn bring different perspectives to the question of what might be happening inside the house.

And Robert Wise brings all of these elements together with remarkable control.

But which will they choose? My guest this week is a legend in the tabletop gaming industry.

Son of actor Richard Johnson, he started working for Games Workshop in 1982.

Since then, he's worked on Warhammer 40,000 and Warhammer Fantasy Battles.

He also created or co-created Blood Bowl, Epic 40,000, Necromunda, and Age of Sigmar.

Uh, uh, you know, so I've picked things that will give us a lot of gameplay hopefully if, uh, they're the only five games we've got.

So let's go back to the beginning then.

So you, you're the son of actor Richard Johnson.

So firstly, f- a primer for the listeners, sort of what did he do? What was he in? And, and what was it like growing up in the, in the presence of showbiz?

Lovely.

So, "The Haunting" was directed by Robert Wise and is based on Shirley Jackson's novel, "The Haunting of Hill House." Richard Johnson plays Dr.

Markway, who brings a small group to Hill House to investigate its reputation for being haunted.

Eleanor, a woman who feels drawn to the house, and then you have Theodora and, um, Luke, and they're all expected to inherit this property.

Really?

... we're in some sort of his- real historic home like Lyndhurst or Greystone Mansion or something, but, but they, they are sets designed by Elliot Scott.

Um, but, uh, it, it's-- even though the house is enormous, this is still a claustrophobic, uh, drama because the, uh, for the most part, we have just four characters played by Julie Harris, Claire Bloom, Russ Tamblyn, and Richard Johnson, all, um, sequestered here in this home.

Uh, later, we have a treat because Lois Maxwell comes in as the wife of Rich- Richard Johnson's character, and we, of course, know Lois Maxwell as Miss Moneypenny in the James Bond movies.

This was filmed in the summer of 1979 on location in Sri Lanka and also in Italy.

Uh, Richard Johnson, who played the Prophet Jamison, filmed all of his scenes in the, in a, uh, interior of a cave in Italy.

Uh, although, the first scene that he's in when he's standing on top of the waterfall is actually the director, Sergio Martino, acting as his body double, 'cause he didn't wanna go out and stand on top of the waterfall, I guess.

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Holy heck.

Anyway, music by Stelvio Cipriani, effects by Carlo De Marchis and Paolo Ricchi.

Starring Barbara Bach, Claudio Cassinelli, Mel Ferrer, Richard Johnson, Romano Puppo, Annie Papa, Enzo Fichellella, Laurie Del Santo, Silvia Collatina, and Clara Colosimo.

I butchered those Italian names, and you know what? I don't even feel bad about it.

And it's, it's not, really a spy movie but like it kind of like it's like so when you find something that is oh there's a jess franco right uh the girl from rio like it's pretty great except for all the titty stuff that jess franco shot when the cast went home that they didn't know about you know um um or like the first uh bulldog drummond uh deadlier than the male yes um i finally saw some girls do i looked for some girls do forever and finally saw it and it's like oh there's a reason why i looked for this forever

How about Danger Route, that Richard Johnson movie? Oh, yeah.

Yeah, yeah.

No, dude, I'm so with you on these things.