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Re: Characters Murdered Who Would Have Made Good Killers Themselves

Just thinking through this a little bit more, Vic Norris would have made a good murderer because he was an arrogant little idiot.

Re: Characters Murdered Who Would Have Made Good Killers Themselves

I think Beau Wiliamson would have been a good murderer. Good old western Texas tough guy. I always try to plug and play actors who could have been other murderers and I always felt Forrest Tucker fit the bill. Perhaps he could have played Paul Hanlon.

Re: Characters Murdered Who Would Have Made Good Killers Themselves

And he was the blackmail victim, and usually the blackmail victim IS the murderer.
Plus, Robert Middleton always had that great "tough guy" look about him.


Re: Characters Murdered Who Would Have Made Good Killers Themselves

Just thought of an obvious choice: Edmund the nephew of Abigail Mitchell in "Try and Catch Me". Obvious because he WAS a murderer (accused, at least by Mitchell of murdering her niece, Phyllis).

Re: Characters Murdered Who Would Have Made Good Killers Themselves

Karl Lessing was possibly bitter enough to kill Viveca, instead of being killed BY her.

Re: Characters Murdered Who Would Have Made Good Killers Themselves

Jesse Jerome in Now You See Him was just so cool and methodical as he's prosecuting Sgt Mueller at the beginning. You can tell he's in it for the money, but has such a hate and low opinion of Santini (rightfully so).