Anyone recognise Dum-Dum Dugan in "Captain America: The First Avenger"?

[Kirk G]

It was a pleasant surprise to see the "howling commandos" show up correctly cast in the WWII portion of the new Captain America movie.

 

But in addition to Dum-Dum, I also spotted Gabe Jones, Izzy Cohen, Percy Pinky Pinkerton, and at least one Frenchy and one Asian-american to round out the group.

 

Did anyone recognise the actor who played "Dum-Dum"?  Ironincally, he starred in at least one other WWII Battle of the Bulge mini series that was uber-realistic.  Can you name that actor and the mini-series?

(Maybe no one else finds this ironic, but I thought it worth mentionin...)

[Jason Marconnet (Pint sized mod)]

It's Neal McDonough he was in Band of Brothers, a great mini series. He's not typically a leading man but a pretty good supporting actor, imo. He is fits into the "that guy" category of actors you've seen a lot but don't remember who they are or what you saw them in.

[Kirk G]

Righto!  I just wasn't sure how to spell his name correctly!

I recall him from a Canadian TV series about a TV newsroom called "ENG".  he was pretty good in it too!

 

Now, for all the marbles, can you tell us why we are glad that the real life "Buck Compton" survived "Band of Brothers/WWII" to return to civilian life?   (That's a really poor way to segue to what he became noted for in private life, after the war...say about 1970 or so...)

One more trivial point, also off topic: Do you know what book another of the band of brothers wrote that influenced popular cluture?

[PowerBook Pete, the Mad Mod]

McDonough was also Lt. Hawk in Star Trek: First Contact.

[Philip Portelli]

And the bad guy in the Rock's Walking Tall.

[PowerBook Pete, the Mad Mod]

And the Tin Man in the Sci Fi Channel miniseries.

[Kirk G]

Lt. Hawk!  Right you are!  Good call!.

I was thinking more along the lines of a scandlous trial in L.A. that involved the Beatles...

[PowerBook Pete, the Mad Mod]

Helter Skelter?

[Kirk G]

Right you are!  It's my understanding that Buck Compton was an assistant or associate in the District Attorney's office who assisted in the prosecution of the Helter Skelter/Manson Family Murder trial.

As for the other trivia, I believe it was the late David Kenyon Webster that wrote the book on sharks ("Myth and Maneater"), that formed the background/became a million seller when "Jaws" came out!

 



PowerBook Pete (The Mad Mod) said:

Helter Skelter?

[PowerBook Pete, the Mad Mod]

Isn't Rusty Burrell mentioned in the book as the bailiff in the trial? He was later the bailiff on "The People's Court."