RIP Henry
Henry Gibson, original cast member of Laugh-In, the leader of the Illinois Nazis in The Blues Brothers, the creepy neighbor in The Burbs, and apparently at some point a Ferengi on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, passed away yesterday at age 73.
‘Laugh-In’ original Henry Gibson dies — Henry Gibson, a wry comic character actor whose career included “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In,” “Nashville” and “Boston Legal,” died Monday at his home in Malibu after a brief battle with cancer. He was 73.
Gibson’s breakthrough came in 1968 when he was cast as a member of the original ensemble of NBC’s top-rated “Laugh-In,” on which he performed for three seasons. Each week, a giant flower in his hand, he recited a signature poem, introducing them with the catchphrase that became his signature: “A Poem, by Henry Gibson.”
Henry Gibson was kind of always known as, “that guy from that movie”. But I will always remember him best as the Illinois Nazi in The Blues Brothers.
Rest in peace Henry.
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I LOVED Henry Gibson! This makes me so sad. I loved him on Laugh-In when he’d come out holding a huge flower and recite a silly poem. I remember one poem he did– Englebert Humperdink, when you drive, does your bumper clink? So silly!