UFO/Professionals

Just to keep the Professionals/UFO theme going, I had a great reply from
Michael Billington (great guy!) the other day - and I asked him about his
role on The Professionals:

"About the time of doing THE PROFESSIONALS I had just come back from PARIS
where I had been doing some tests at the time of MOONRAKER for Lewis Gilbert
who I think wanted me to do the next picture which was FOR YOUR EYES ONLY.

I can remember that THE PROFESSIONALS was a good set and very fast and
professional. I can recall getting on pretty well with Lewis Collins who had
a good sense of humour!

I can recall that I plucked my eyebrows completely off to play the role of
the Ex Boxer GOOGAN because It made me look a bit Insane! It was a bit of a
nuisance afterwards because it took YEARS for them to grow back completely.

I also had a difference of opinion with Mr Medak the Director over the way I
played the courtroom scene. To show Coogan's deviousness I played his as
though he was innocent and sincere! Peter wanted me to play him Callous and
Hard! Maybe he was right! I think it came out somewhere in the middle!"



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Gareth Bevan wrote:

> I can recall that I plucked my eyebrows completely off to play the role of
> the Ex Boxer GOOGAN because It made me look a bit Insane! It was a bit of a
> nuisance afterwards because it took YEARS for them to grow back completely.

YEOW!

That's almost as dedicated as shaving your head for a role, eh?

Thanks, Gareth!

-- Y

PS: Gareth is one of my favourite names, BTW - Gareth and Nigel. {{:-)


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Probably more so - I think eyebrows are notorious at growing back



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"Gareth Bevan" wrote:
> Probably more so - I think eyebrows are notorious at growing back
>

Can't help thinking he'd have been better off shaving them than
plucking them.

Still, plenty of chest hair for a transplant if they don't grow
back.