The late 1970’s and 80’s were a prime time on TV for the miniseries. With the success of Shogun there was a rush of other grand adventures created. Here is Marco Polo from 1982. An all star cast included Leonard Nimoy as Lord Achmed – who is sort of good and evil, a bit conniving. (Well, of course he’s evil, look at that beard!) He did well with a moderate part, although he first comes off as a bit…Shatner-esque? (A bit breathless with lots of pauses in his speeches) But by the time his character dies we at least get a feeling for some of his personal traits! Nimoy never got the girl in these movies, and was again relegated to a ‘heavy’ – but hey, he got a free trip to China!
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- Leonard Nimoy as the conniving Lord Achmed in the 1982 miniseries “Marco Polo”
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- He knows how to wear an evil beard
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- Polo, You call that a beard?
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- My beard’s pointier than yours!
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- Of course I know something about points!
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- Yes, I always wear this pith helmet
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- What you say, Polo?
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- What’d’ya mean this hairdo makes my ears look pointed?
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- Yeah, Bill hid my bike all the time…
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- Top knots are cool…
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- Mine’s still pointier than yours…
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- Maybe you have a girlfriend, but I have a harem…
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- I have to pose for the Yuan now…
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- Work’s over, bring in the girls…
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- You’ll do.
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- Yes, I do wear this robe well…
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- Now get lost, will you?
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- It’s okay, dear, it’s just a piece of gum…
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- Do you know “Beyond Antares?”
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- Tastiest nailpolish I’ve ever had
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- NOW you call me? I was about to get laid!
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- Alright, I’ll see him in a minute
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- AAUUGH! That was a mistake…
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- Well, that wraps it up for this movie…
epic, I didn’t know about this one
Excellent captions – love the one about the pith helmet:-)
You sure he wasn’t playing the mirror Lord Achmed? I mean…look at the beard…it’s a dead give-away!
Thanks for taking all these screenshots for us!
Wow, that beard makes his face look even longer. I do love that unusual face. 😉
Satanic!