So fantastic to hear this man talk about Richard Widmark who was one of my favourites and who is now all but forgotten. They don’t make them like that anymore.

Increasingly, this is becoming one of the last places where one can simply see nice people.For that alone it should be celebrated.

@AWordonWesterns

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Doug.

This is one of those interviews where I would like to hang around, crack open a few beers, and listen to more stories that are shared--probably after the camera stops rolling. Thanks, Rob, for bringing us another fun time on a Sunday morning.

@AWordonWesterns

3 жыл бұрын

Correct. It’s just one long party, Sue.

@TheSharron

3 жыл бұрын

I don’t even drink,but I could get one down,at least.🍺

@gailgrant1417

2 жыл бұрын

I love westerns! When I start I can't stop. Clean, decent, funny entertainment. Thank you Rob

The best part of KZread are channels like this one. Mr. Word, thank you for sharing these interviews. Otherwise, stories like these would be lost forever.

@AWordonWesterns

3 жыл бұрын

I agree, monk. Thanks.

Nice to see him interviewed, he’s one of my favorites. Great memories, he worked with so many big stars.

Darren McGavin's performance in Christmas Story is pure comic genius. Loved that movie. A holiday classic from an underrated literary genius, Jean Shepherd who drew on his own personal experience of growing up in small town Indiana in the 40's.

@AWordonWesterns

3 жыл бұрын

A classic! I hang up my 1 sheet every Christmas.

@sherrihinton8567

3 жыл бұрын

I love that show

@mem1701movies

3 жыл бұрын

Can you believe JACK NICHOLSON almost played the father??? He was doing TERMS OF ENDEARMENT or else he would have. The director respects him but was glad to have Darren McGavin.

@hiramnoone

3 жыл бұрын

@@mem1701movies Never heard that one before. But agree, no one could have equaled McGavin in that part. Not even the great Nicholson.

@kenperk9854

3 жыл бұрын

His performance on a new show in the mid 1970s called the Night Stalker. It influenced so many shows to come, especially the X Files.

Burt Reynolds was offered the part of Han Solo the same year he did Smokey and the Bandit....Just imagine a black millennium Falcon with a gold fire bird painted on the hood...I think it would of been pretty nifty myself.

Great show today Rob. Walt Disney must be turning in his grave if he knows what they did to Disney Studios and what they stand for today.

@9johnpaul

3 жыл бұрын

One of the things I liked about the early Disney shows was watching Walt at the start of each show.

@TWayneD1020

3 жыл бұрын

So true !!! Now a bunch of sick, communist , anti-American propaganda trash !!!!!

@garyschultz7768

3 жыл бұрын

@@TWayneD1020 ... maybe pedophiles too ?

@bedeodempsey5007

3 жыл бұрын

@@garyschultz7768 THEY took over in 1984 and immediately proposed the first Diz-Nee released R-rated film 2 years later. THEY own almost all media and entertainment outlets and much more.

@garyschultz7768

3 жыл бұрын

@@bedeodempsey5007 ..... are we powerless to stamp evil demons OUT from our midst ?

What a wonderful interview. So many times child actors have trouble moving into adulthood, it’s great to see two from my youth who transitioned so well.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Matthew Adam Garber (25 March 1956 - 13 June 1977) was a British child actor who played Michael Banks in the 1964 film Mary Poppins. He appeared in only two other films, The Three Lives of Thomasina and The Gnome-Mobile, all three times appearing alongside actress Karen Dotrice. All three appearances were in movies by Walt Disney Pictures. Ten years after his retirement, Garber contracted hepatitis, which later affected his pancreas. He died of pancreatitis at the age of 21.

@AWordonWesterns

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, B. That’s very sad to learn though.

@BeachsideHank

3 жыл бұрын

@@AWordonWesterns Yes, very sad, at my world view age of 70, he was a child.

Until you see these one realizes how many great people were in the business back in the day. They just keep getting better, Thanks, Lee

Wow! I loved the pure honesty of this guy. He shared an insiders’ look at some actors that was captivating! I think he needs to write a book. Thank you Rob!

@AWordonWesterns

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, he should! Thanks, Jimmie.

Michael McGreevey and Billy Mumy seem to really have a good perspective on Hollywood and their careers. They "know the deal" and are very down to Earth.

@birdsfan57

3 жыл бұрын

Now, if they can just get the Schultz twins, Keith and Kevin (who starred as pre-teens and teens) in the TV Western series, The Monroes (mid-late 1960's) to reflect on their time in Hollywood and that series, which also starred a young Barbara Hershey and Michael Anderson Jr. I had such a huge crush on them back then!

Awesome. The longer the show the better.

Great episode ! This may be my favorite of all the WORD ON WESTERNS. Always wondered why Burt left Riverboat now I know.

This episode warmed my heart so many times in those too short 23 minutes! Michael McGreevey was a such a great guest! The captivating annectdotes kept coming one after the other. And when the added bonus guest Bill Mumy joins in for all the great Walt Disney stories! Those kids were so lucky to be part of the Disney family back when Uncle Walt was still there, and made sure everything was running smoothly, and that every kid on his tv shows and movies were doing okay and "having fun". I was not born yet, but it made me wish I could have been there during those days of the Mouseketeers, Spin & Marty, and all those great Disneyland western series. Thank you for another wonderful show Rob!

This was the best episode I have watched, loved the stories these guys shared.

Keep the shows coming as I look forward to them every Wednesday and Sundays

@AWordonWesterns

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Tom.

Richard Widmark was fantastic in westerns, in fact all the one's mentioned were great in westerns. WESTERNS were my Dad and I's favourite shows. I still watch every one that I can find 😍💖🙏oxoxox oxoxox oxoxox I pray you Rob live to be ancient 🙏 😂

@AWordonWesterns

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Leona. I am ancient.

@leonaduncan3047

3 жыл бұрын

@@AWordonWesterns Ohhh no, you can't be lol 😍😀🙏oxoxox oxo

Wow wow what a show 🤠 burt Reynolds just such a wonderfull actor i love smokey and the bandit and city heat Clint and burt was cc stars and he Was in perry mason series so he Was awsome thanks lord Rob Word of Word on Westerns thanks Hope you Are All well and safe

Eddie Little Sky was a great Native American actor much overlooked today. I met him in Jamestown once and he and his wife Dawn were so kind and down to earth.

@AWordonWesterns

3 жыл бұрын

Cool, Tom. He would have been a good guest for us, too. I listened to your TV Western Stars in Spaghetti Westerns podcast while hiking this morning. Lots of fun.

I love watching his interviews! He asks a question that you'd want to ask and then he just lets them answer! Wadda conception! Love them ❤️ thank Mr. Rob!

@AWordonWesterns

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Christine. You sure make me glad I'm doing this.

Growing up as a kid around Billy's age, I really enjoyed and envied Michael and Billy, as their careers progressed. It was just a great time to be a kid, and watch their movies and shows.

This just became one of my favorite episodes! Really good work.

@AWordonWesterns

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Jim.

I wrote to Burt Reynolds about 25 years ago and he sent me a photo back from "Smokey and the Bandit" that he autographed for me. He was a very talented actor that could play so many different parts.

@sherrihinton8567

3 жыл бұрын

Very cool

Really enjoyed today's show. Word on westerns always good.

Loved these tales! Both McGreevy and Mumy and all the other child actors, it's almost like they grew up with me. Hadn't heard the Burt Reynolds Gaven McCloud story and I thought it most interesting. Great episode.

@fredericmartin7148

Жыл бұрын

"Gaven McCloud" ????!!!! How did you come up with THAT?? Gavin MacLeod was the captain of "The Love Boat," not the "Riverboat." Darren McGavin was the captain of the "Riverboat," not "The Love Boat." Burt Reynolds did not throw Gavin MacLeod off of "The Love Boat ." "McCloud" was another series entirely starring Dennis Weaver as a cowboy cop out of place in New York.

Great stories and memories of all the great actors and also the interactions of the great directors and walt Disney. Some really great productions.

A wonderful extended segment, Rob, with lots of great stories from Michael and Billy! Always a new gulch to explore, and a renewed passion to indulge.

Thank You Rob & crew!!! Continued Excellence that always leaves a happy smile!!!

I loved this interview. Such great stories and actors that I watched as a child. Thank you so much Rob for letting me relive some of my childhood. Love your channel.

@AWordonWesterns

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Deb.

Many great stories

Good to see they both had happy memories of Hollywood.

Rob, great episode, Michael & Billy were awesome!💫

@AWordonWesterns

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Larry.

Rob, this episode was great. The shows get better and better. Those inside stories are priceless. Thanks

Wow another great show 👏 I could have listened to Bill & Michael's recollections and antidotes for hours on end, fantastic 👏

@AWordonWesterns

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it, Vince. So did I!

Nice show Rob. Takes me back a lot of years to a simpler time of life. Thanks.

I’m a senior and your broadcast are right in my wheelhouse.....wonderful memories!

@AWordonWesterns

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Vernon.

Appsolultly wonderful !!!!!

A great episode. Darrian and burt are two of my favorite actors. Sally field still looks great. A great way to start a sunday. Westerns are my favorite movies. Have a nice day Rob. Billy mummy is also one of my favorite actors.

@AWordonWesterns

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Wayne

That would have been awesome to grow up doing movies as a child actor with all those legends.

Always love Mike's stories.

Loved all of BR’s movies and TV appearances. Underrated actor.

@briansmith8914

3 жыл бұрын

Even Stroker Ace and Cannonball Run 2????

It's good to see the kids, now men, who I watched when I was a kid who aspired to be actor.

That was a really interesting interview. I just saw "The Way West" a few weeks ago. I believe that Mitchum story of under acting because you looked forward to seeing Mitchum to underplay Douglas' over the top performing. Richard Widmark was great too and Sally Field was so sexy in that film.

Talking about all my favorite actors, this AWOW was not long enough!!

The previous poster said it perfectly: "Great show today, Rob."

How LOYAL is your A Word on Westerns following? 795 LIKES and three dissenters! Amazing appreciation and enjoyment for your program efforts Rob! Keep it up Sir.

@AWordonWesterns

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for noticing, Bob.

Burt was probably a young cocky actor starting out who had a huge ego then. Not totally unheard of at the time.

@Tordogor

3 жыл бұрын

AFAIK, Reynolds ego never diminished, but inflated hugely. Great actor - no doubt -, especially playing big SOBs, but I never found him a likeable person.

@bailey9r

3 жыл бұрын

@@Tordogor I found him incredibly likeable and super loyal to his friends as evident by his Sinatra like pack he gave so many roles to.

@davegreene8588

3 жыл бұрын

@@bailey9r I always liked Reynolds and consider him one of the most effective actors, whether in drama or comedy! Also, a great talk-show guest; He and Don Rickles, btw, were the Tonight Show's best substitute hosts, always maintaining a balance of tact (yes, Rickles, too!!), intelligence, and well-chosen questions during interviews.

@Hugatree1

3 жыл бұрын

@@eddysgaming9868 rumor is McGavin was a creep, not well liked by a lot of his costars

@SeemsFutileNow

3 жыл бұрын

@@Tordogor your personal opinion only. I liked Burt

Thanks Rob always interesting interviews, it will be great when this horrible pandemic ends so you can resume these interviews.

@AWordonWesterns

3 жыл бұрын

YESSSS!!!!

Great interview with a super nice guy, Mike McGreevy. Thanks Rob

This interview kept my interest the entire time. Great work getting these guests.

So so enjoyable to watch. Apart from seeing Mr Disney only in picture format, it is a blessing to see him as a human being through actors actor's eyes. How unforgettable was Billy in Lost in Space also. Thank you so much and kind regards from Adelaide, South. Australia

@AWordonWesterns

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Sammy.

Thank You Rob I look forward to ever show. So many great memories.

@AWordonWesterns

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Edith.

mitchem was read the lakota dialog scene twice and did it perfectly with what the expert said was the best lakota accent he had heard. wow. it seems mitchem had not only a read the scene once mermory but auditory as well.

@songsmith31a

3 жыл бұрын

The information about Mitchum's auditory response would certainly help explain his singing ability, credited and uncredited on films.

I love these interviews so much. I bet these great actors have unending stories they can tell. I look forward to more interviews every week. Keep them coming.

@AWordonWesterns

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Wayne. See you next time.

Pretty dang cool. I honestly didn't recognize either one of them until I saw them in their roles . Then they were suddenly good friends and fond memories. Thanks Rob . Do one on the Red head Mumy ? Said he had done some westerns too. Thanks again Rob a great escape from the world

Lots of fun stories. Never knew the real story behind Burt leaving. Thanks.

Love the old school story telling. Living history being recorded. Great job.

@AWordonWesterns

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Rob's interviews are amazing. I'm not really a big Western fan, but he is so well prepared and lets his guests talk that I get into it.

@AWordonWesterns

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Mike. Glad you enjoy them

My Uncle Dale went to high school with Darren McGavin in Galt, Calif. My junior year in high school I started working weekends at Pollardville Ghost Town, a tourist attraction between Lodi & Stockton, Calif., as a cowboy/gunslinger/stunt-teen in the old west shows/gunfights we put on every hour on Main St.. Couldn't really call it work. It was way too much fun getting shot off the hotel balcony, stagecoach , or horse...plus getting paid a whopping $1.25 an hour. Absolutely instilled my deep love of westerns I still have to this day. Worked at the Ghost Town til joining the military in 1970. Earlier in 1970 landed a night job as food server & dishwasher on the set of the Moonshine War directed by Robert Altman (M*A*S*H the movie). Met Richard Widmark, Alan Alda, Patrick McGoohan, Will Geer (Grandpa Walton), and Lee Hazelwood in his first movie. Lee had several hit songs out with Nancy Sinatra (Some Velvet Mornin, Jackson ect). Great guy, but here he is a millionaire with hit records and he kept bumming cigarettes off me. He smoked like a chimney, we smoked the same brand, and every time he ran out of smokes he'd come looking for me...an 18 year old dish washer. Got to the point I tried to avoid the mooch.

@AWordonWesterns

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Chucker. What a fun summer gig. Big bucks!

@nerblebun

3 жыл бұрын

@@AWordonWesterns: Thank YOU sir. I watch your videos religiously. The nostalgia is wonderful for my old soul.

This is a great follow-up! The guests are so great and just sharing lots of good info!! WOW on never disappoints, thanks Rob.😊👍

Disney stories in this episode are great. The Way West is unique because of several suspenseful, bizarre and surprising scenes.

Waiting for someone to annoy Billy Mumy so he can send them to the cornfield. lol

So very interesting to hear from my childhood stars thanks for sharing

Great episode. Really enjoyed it.

Just caught up with this wonderful and interesting interview. Thank you for keeping these movies, actors, and directors alive.

@AWordonWesterns

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot, Joan. Glad you're enjoying them.

Thank you for another great interview!

Great to see Michael McGreevey Hollywood was built by actors like him!

Very, very interesting interview! I just got into Western TV Shows lately.. I grew up hating the heck out of them throughout the 70s and beyond because I guess my generation wasn't as much part of the time when Westerns were all over the place like the 50s and the 60s.. We were more submersed in Detective Shows and Comedies.. With all of the garbage going on I actually sat through The Rifleman a couple times, which was an accomplishment for me, and got hooked on the genre!! Now I love Gunsmoke, Bonanza, The Rifleman and even Wagon Train.. They're all on MeTV.. Thanks for this great interview!!

😷 Rob, this was a great interview 👍

Wonderful, honest, storytelling. Love this, Rob.

@AWordonWesterns

3 жыл бұрын

He's a gifted storyteller, Rupe. As are you!

Love the show brings back a lot of memories.

I always look forward to these great stories keep up the great work it's great to watch and listen I used to watch these guys when I was a kid Robert Mitchum was one of my favorite actors

Great Show!!!!!

Fantastic interview! Thanks Rob. Very enjoyable.

This is my favorite video so far. I'm a huge McGreevey fan!

Rob,,, I can't express the joy you bring me from these interviews. As a kid I knew who ALL the Best Child Actors were. I've never seen Michael interviewed (or another Great Fave was Kevin Corcoran. I wanted to be Moochie in the worst way.) Thank you so very much for your XLNT work.

@AWordonWesterns

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Rick.

@carolpaukstis6623

3 жыл бұрын

I’m 79 yrs old , and enjoyed every minted of your show 👍👍 . You & guests brought back a lot of wonderful memories , Keep them coming......👏👏👏👏👏

So love this channel and hearing these incredible back stories by such wonderful actors of my past....thank you so much Mr. Word!...👍

wow what a great interview...thanks for not interrupting !!!!!!!

These shows are pure gold, thank you so much for your efforts!

@AWordonWesterns

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, DC. Glad you like them!

Keep 'em coming! I absolutely love your guests and the backstory behind the movies and television shows. Michael Mcgreevey continues the tradition of interesting guests. And it is always good to hear Billy Mumy going back in time.

Even though much of this footage was in previous episodes, it was recut and presented in a way that made it fresh and new. As always a Word On Westerns makes Sunday mornings a little better.

@AWordonWesterns

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Jim. Since our last live show was over a year ago, I’m looking at some of our old shorter show and digging for unused footage. Glad you enjoyed my “enhanced” episode. More to come.

He needs to write a book if his life!

@AWordonWesterns

3 жыл бұрын

Right on, Rosie. He’s already a screenwriter. Let’s give him a deadline.

This gives me an excuse to praise Richard Widmark. A true pro who made it look like acting came naturally. I still haven't gotten over Rob's _November Noir_ series and recently re-watched _Pickup on South Street_ for the first time in many years. What a knockout, literally and figuratively.

@AWordonWesterns

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Dale. Widmark was so very good. PICKUP, LAST WAGON and RUN FOR THE SUN are among my Widmark favorites.

@fredericmartin7148

Жыл бұрын

I agree with you completely re: Richard Widmark.

What a wonderful, fun interview. Im so grateful to view it

@AWordonWesterns

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Sherri.

So enjoyable. More valuable than maybe you know at a time when the world looks mad. Thank you, Rob.

@AWordonWesterns

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Ian. Let's all get....HAPPY!

Another great one. I like the way you steer them into interesting areas then let them talk. That first guy was dropping nuggets about those famous actors one right after the other.

Loved this way back Rob. It was great to see the two of them together after all the years.

@AWordonWesterns

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Norm. It was exciting to get them up on stage together. The audience went...WILD!

GREAT.. I LOVE TO HEAR ABOUT THESE PEOPLE

I loved it.....great stories

I used to go junior high school with Brandon Cruze who was on Courtship of Eddys father. I faked sick and went to the nurses office. I sat on a bench next Brandon who had a cast on his arm. We didn't talk. I loved that show and bill Bixby

Another great glimpse into a wonderful era !

@AWordonWesterns

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, James. Glad you enjoyed it

Thank you so much,for these wonderful stories and actors of my past.I just wish you could have gotten Clint Walker on the show.

@AWordonWesterns

3 жыл бұрын

Me, too, Sharron.

Great interview! I recognized Mumy immediately (From Lost in Space), but not the other guy. They made good TV programs back then. Movies, too.

Rob, this interview was a great example of what you do so well. Insightful questions and guests who have so many interesting stores to share. As viewers and fans, we learn so many fascinating tales of back stage drama. They bring back to life in a way favorite people that we watched so many years ago. Always enjoy watching your interviews. And it struck me today that i need to share more of your work with others. I encourage all of your subscribers to do the same. Hopefully, we can contribute to achieve your goal and ours of keeping Westerns alive.

Thank you Rob, I really enjoyed this one.

Used to watch both of these guys and all the shows and movies of this time period. I tell my granddaughters about them, their reply is that I must be “Three days older than dirt” wasn’t tv in any color back then.

@williambilyeu9801

2 жыл бұрын

Some television shows were filmed in color as live short subjects for movies in foreign countries, but were broadcast on American television in black and white. There are color episodes of "The Cisco Kid" and "The Adventures of Superman" that were filmed in color for that reason.

Over the top enjoyable.

@AWordonWesterns

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, John. We try and deliver a full spectrum of entertainment.

Fascinating as always, well done Rob.

@AWordonWesterns

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Brian