JOE KIDD! ROOSTER COGBURN! John Wayne! Clint Eastwood! Robert Duvall! Ride with Paul Koslo! AWOW
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 พ.ค. 2023
- Paul Koslo shares behind-the-scenes stories of co-starring with John Wayne in ROOSTER COGBURN and with Clint Eastwood and Robert Duvall in JOE KIDD. In COGBURN, Koslo was part of the outlaw gang with Richard Jordan and Anthony Zerbe. In a nice revelation, Koslo says that Duke turned him into a true believer. "I never liked John Wayne as an actor," the versatile actor remembers in this exclusive interview. It wasn't until working together in Duke's reprisal of his Oscar-winning TRUE GRIT role that Koslo saw Wayne give a surprising performance that changed his mind about the beloved icon.
Filmed in Lone Pine and Old Tucson, JOE KIDD featured Koslo and an array of solid character actors and stuntmen supporting Clint. What could be "off color" during the making of Clint Eastwood's JOE KIDD for director John Sturges? When the Big Wind blows in the High Desert with Robert Duvall, something's bound to happen! Paul remembers and tells all.
One of the busiest character actors of the 1970's, Koslo (June 27, 1944-Jan 9, 2019) was a co-founder (with James Gammon and Timothy Scott) of the acclaimed Los Angeles M.E.T. Theater. Among Paul's early roles was the cult classic, THE OMEGA MAN, with then SAG President Charlton Heston who helped get Paul and William Smith some well earned back pay on the biker flick, THE LOSERS.
Paul joined producer/host Rob Word for this full, fun conversation, May 18, 2016, at The Autry
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Great to see Paul Koslo get the recognition he deserves. Funny that all the 'bad guys' spent their off camera time together. As usual could listen to these stories forever. Thanks Rob. RIP Mr Koslo.
I have always loved "Rooster Cogburn". To me it's a beautiful love story.and the chemistry between Wayne and Hepburn was just wonderful.
Paul is so funny I hope you have more of him. Thank you, Rob.
I wish I did, Greg, but I'm certainly glad to have captured what we got. Used it all.
@@AWordonWesterns . You did alright, Rob. Life is full of should’ve, could’ve, would’ve.
Interesting interview, Rob. I am a fan of Robert Duvall, Charleton Heston, and John Wayne, of course, not only of their acting, but also their politics. A lot of actors today want to complain about the politics of Charleton Heston and Ronald Reagan, but as Clint Eastwood said, maybe they should give up the better salaries and residuals that those two won for actors as presidents of the Screen Actors Guild; with that Clint made the actors shut up above expelling President Reagan from SAG.
Rooster Cogburn was a fantastic movie. As Rob said, John Wayne and Katharine Hepburn had a chemistry very reminiscent of Humphrey Bogart and Hepburn's great chemistry in The African Queen (1951), all while Duke channels that great Rooster character he did fantastically in True Grit.
John Wayne is an absolute legend. Katherine Hepburn is without a doubt my favorite actress ever.
Thanks so much for the Paul Koslo interview, Rob!
Thanks for watching and commenting, A.
Paul is a terribly underrated talent. I hope there is more to this interview. I appreciated this terrific, warm and thoughtful discussion! Thanks, AWOW!
Another great interview with another very fine actor who has now passed. Thankfully he will always be with us through his work in film and television.
Great show. Mr koslo always grabbed your attention in any film he was in. Loved hearing about the Duke, Chuck Heston, and Kate Hepburn, all favorites of mine. Thanks.
I learned to hate this guy as a kid because he was so good at playing a bad guy. I can see now he was just the opposite, what a great personality. I guess that happens a lot and I'm glad you share these awesome interviews Rob.
Thanks, Max. Paul sure delivered many interesting performances.
Rob, your the best interviewer on You Tube, you actually let the guest do the talking 👍
He adds a lot to the interview with his huge knowledge of Westerns facts and lore, without trying to outshine the interviewed guests - as unfortunately many others do in all media today.
That us one of the many reasons he makes AWOW a show so entertaining, enjoyable, and in a certain sense, highly educative on Film History & Art appreciation.
@@Tordogor …well said 👏👏👏
Hey, Dox. Thanks. I wanna hear their stories too!
Thanks, Tor. Are you ready for a quiz?
Rob, so enjoyed this interview. The perspective of someone who didn’t like John Wayne, “Duke”, at the beginning but thru personal relationship changed his view. Paul Koslo critique of star actors is exceptional. Thanks for guiding to get such stories in film.
Paul was always a stand out as a character actor who brought a lot to the parts he played. Of course his strength was the bad guy parts that made the audience follow him throughout his given scenes......R.I.P. Paul Koslo you're missed.
I forgot to mention that I remembered him also by his original last name of Koslowski......😎
Paul Koslo unforgetable in Mr.. Majestyk ...
Paul Koslo in my all-time favorite movie, Vanishing Point. He played a great part.
Great memories. RIP
I just re watched Joe Kidd yesterday. Great show!
Rip, Paul koslo, enjoyed again Rob
Mark my Words-Mister Word! You ended this post on a great note-The Omega Man! One of my favorite films of all time! Plus those insights into Wayne and Heston! You never disappoint! Bravo!
Anything that talks about Wayne, Duvall and Eastwood in the same show gets my attention yet Koslo who is a fine actor himself could not give Wayne any credit for acting. Great interview with wonderful stories from Koslo thanks Rob.
He really shined in "The Sacketts" as Kid Newton. Nobody else could have played that part better than Paul.
I have always loved the character actors. Dub Taylor, Chill Wills, Royal Dano, Slim Pickens, but some stand out with these guys. Paul Koslo is one of those guys.They make the film.
I lived in a house next door to a restaurant that Paul Koslo owned ... I didn't realize who he was but while we were shooting pool one night, it dawned on me ..."Your' Paul KOSLO!" He looked up and said "I am?" I am a B I G Vanishing Point (Paul was the heavy) fan, and own a white Challenger.
Cool, Buxx. Thanks
Love these stories. This program just keeps getting better and better!! Thanks Rob!!!!
Wonderful interview. Love those stories. Thank you ALL.
Thanks
I saw another comment in here that said he hated the character of Paul Koslo and I can identify with that. He was always cast as the bad guy and he played his part so well that you did end up not liking him. In real life he really seemed like a great guy. I’m glad you got to put that one to rest. I loved his stories but as you know he’s no longer with us, I’ll look at him a little differently now. You’ve had some great conversations with these actors I look forward to your interviews every week. Another good one Rob.
Man I remember him in Omega Man has a kid thinking what a cool dude & his hair in that movie was crazy but your right Rob he kinda stole some scenes in Joe Kidd without having alot of lines he still made his character interesting. Thank you
Rob, you nailed it when you described what made Paul’s performance in Joe Kidd so appealing. Spot on!
Thanks, Rebel. He is missed.
Glad you brought this to us again. Mr. Koslo was great in Mr. Majestyk, Conagher etc. and I agree, he stole the movie, Joe Kidd!
Great oral history. Thank you.
Thank you love hearing these stories.
Me, too, roger. Thanks
Paul Koslo is yet another under rated stand-out actor. His characters have always shined bright in every film he was in, whether good-guy, or bad. 👍👍👏 10⭐
Gotta love Paul Koslo.
Well, THAT was fun! Thank you for yet another very entertaining interview. I remember a few years ago, an actor friend of mine said that he was going to a memorial event at the MET for Paul Koslo. My question was, "Who's Paul Koslo?" So, it turned out that I've seen and enjoyed his work many times without knowing his name. And you are absolutely right about him stealing the show in Joe Kidd!
He passed away in 2019.
Great interview and the movies, and actors, they belong in westerns 🤠 All of Them, beautiful painting plaid you have, thanks lord Rob Word of Word on Westerns laird of Word manor your friend tom now and always 🤩 🤩, PS have a wonderfull Day 🤩 🤩
To the definitive western channel on the Tube, thanks for another great episode. You keep them all alive for us ! 👍👍👍 💫💫💫💫💫
Thanks, Joe. I try!
Excellent show, never paid much attention to Mr. Koslo , but after seeing him on here I will now. Thank you for sharing your knowledge .
Always played such a great bad guy!
Interesting fellow! Thanks for sharing!
Fun anecdotes from Paul. Joe Kidd is one of my Eastwood western favorites, in large part because of that great supporting cast that included Paul, Robert Duvall, John Saxon, (Ulzana) Juaquin Martinez and Don Stroud (another guy with great stories presented here).
Glad Paul came around to appreciating Duke's acting, which I think is still underrated. And Heston, who I always felt if his career had taken a path more in the direction of westerns instead of those toga and sandal things he became more or less locked into, could have been near as big a genre icon as Wayne or Gary Cooper.
Proved it with The Big Country and the much later Will Penny.
Heston btw was one of many who turned down the Gary Cooper role in High Noon. As did Gregory Peck who later said it was the biggest mistake of his career.
Hard to believe today, but Cooper at the time in the midst of a career lull was way down the list of choices.
Lucky break for him, we fans and motion picture history he got it.
🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Another 5 star presentation. Thanks
Wow, thank you, phil.
Paul was one of those great ‘bad guy’ character actors who face you would always recognize but whose name you never knew. I would love to have heard about his father’s transition from Hitler’s army to moving his family to Canada after the war. We had similar neighbors down the street when I was growing up in Midland, Texas. The dad was an officer in Hitler’s army and relocated to Texas after the war. They had three Volkswagens and I had a crush on the youngest daughter. 😄 Paul must have died not too long after this interview. I’m so glad you were able to get interviews with many of these fine character actors before they passed. Thank you!
Thanks, Kelly.
Rob word is a great interviewer he brings out the best in people
Thanks, Kev.
Paul Koslo was a Great Character Actor, Also a Great Bad Guy, I Surprised to See him So Well and Soft Spoken. He had a Big Part in Mr Majestyk, With Charles Bronson, Linda Crystal, One Thing that Added to his Versatility , Koslo Spoke Great Spanish, Listen for it, His Hair Style Still the Same, Good Interview I Enjoyed it.
Need Paul back for more off color stories 😎
Thank you so much for this wonderful video.
Thanks Rob, you never disappoint
The guy stole the show in “Joe Kidd”.
Fine actor.
Always a highly enjoyable character actor, who was also a part of the huge cast of HEAVEN'S GATE, playing the Mayor. Paul eventually worked with Paul Newman on THE DROWNING POOL, did a few films with Charles Bronson, and besides a tremendous amount of television work did movies like VOYAGE OF THE DAMNED, FREEBIE AND THE BEAN, THE LAUGHING POLICEMAN, and LOLLY-MADONNA XXX. I still haven't seen his movie THE BOOTLEGGERS (1974, co-starring Slim Pickens, Dennis Fimple, and Jaclyn Smith before she did CHARLIE'S ANGELS) but THE LOSERS is a lot of high-energy fun and features a battle scene where motorcycles are fitted with rocket launchers.
Thanks, Rob. That’s Bill Smith’s wife, Joanne, in front of THE LOSERS 1-sheet at QT’s New Beverly Cinema for a screening! Paul always was watchable. He had a terrific scene with Ben Johnson & Sam E in THE SACKETTS.
Just love WOW. Never fail to learn something. Thanks Rob. ❤
Thanks, June. Happy Memorial Day screening!
Paul koslo added to any movie he was in one of the great character actors which you don't see any more.
Paul Koslo was the comic relief, I only saw him as an underling a wannabe tough guy that got a boot up his ass everytime. I can never forget the way Al Lettieri chewed him out in Mr. Majestyk
Yeah I remembered Paul Koslow. Excellent character actor. I remember him in the movie Mr. Majestyk w/Charles Bronson.
What was actor Al Lettieri like to work with? Thanks 👍 I'll keep watching
When I was a lot younger, I used to misidentify Anthony Zerbe with Neville Brand. Both wonderful character actors. I am a bug fan of them!
The Losers did play in the US. I don't remember whether it was walk-in theater or a drive-in theater but I saw it in Statesville, NC.
When an actor randomly lists a movie that he or she was in or maybe even just comments on, I expect a movie poster or a still to come on the screen. Rob, where do you find these things?
Anyway, I've always liked William Smith. Now, I want to see the Losers, which before now I had not heard of.
Thanks, Scott. I’m always on the lookout for related posters and stills. I don’t have one for THE LOSERS but Tarantino does. That’s Bill Smith’s wife, Joanne, standing in front of Q’s New Beverly Cinema for a screening!!
Heston was good and so were his politics. Great as always!
Paul Koslo was in one of the better episodes of the final season of "Gunsmoke" playing the outlaw brother of Martin Kove and son of David Huddleston.
COBRA KAI’s Marty Kove is in that episode and is on an AWOW talking about it.
Yep, he's a great cowboy.
Definitely a 2x Time viewing program today kind of show. He is different ;) I like it.
Thanks, Rob :)
Thanks, Marv
Paul Koslo was one of the bad guy's in so many TV shows and movies. I agree that he was great in Joe Kid, but I really don't think that anyone in that posse didn't get to shine. The posse was made up of great actors each with personalities and weapons that weren't usual for westerns. Kelso's performance was truly memorable in the film.
Thanks, Jim. Hope you saw my zoom with Don Stroud talking about it.
Love Word on Westerns...👍
Thanks, Jerry.
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 grazie Paul Koslo. Quando ero una ragazzina e guardavo questo film mi stavate antipatici voi ragazzi cattivi crescendo ho capito, semplicemente facevate bene il vostro lavoro, con i visi giusti le espressioni giuste, non solo Duck e Katharine che per me è stata una donna molto intelligente e libera nel vero senso della parola. Ho sempre avuto stima della donna Hepburn e come attrce era fantastica ✨✨✨👍🏻🌹
Thanks for showing this side of Paul. Even though I know its just a screen personality I still somehow in the back of my mind don't like him. Now I know a little bit about the person and its not so bad.
The Duke was a perfect Rooster
Thanks!
You bet! Thank you.
ROOSTER COGBURN the westernized version of THE AFRICAN QUEEN, was never going to be as good as TRUE GRIT, but it was entertaining... and so is character actor PAUL KOSLO...
Koslo, was at its best and most goofiest during the 1970s as in MR. MAJESTIK with Charles Bronson.
The stories you get to here and the guests Rob finds for us, they're always fascinating that when you re-watch the movies they mention with that insider knowledge, it just adds so much to everyone who has never been on a film/TV production set. As Koslo relates so well, you really get to know your fellow actors with so much downtime between scenes.
Thanks, Graham. And now, with so many channels to choose from, these movies we talk about seem to be always available. Lucky us!
@@AWordonWesterns As we both know Rob, these movies good and not so good, all look just fabulous REMASTERED... unfaded, unscratched, with resolution even better than we first saw them in a theater on the original big screens...
Sometimes because of that, we re-discover forgotten gems we gave up on, and literally see them in a whole new light!
👍
Hes the mean little ass kicker !
Funny, I just watched Mr Majestyk a short while ago. Don't think I ever saw him play a good guy.
Thanks Rob. Good dirt bag not sure why he ranks the Duke so low he played more or less same character in every Film I ever saw him in. Always refer to him as the struttin peacock
Paul played with all the greats; Clint Eastwood, John Wayne, Charles Bronson, Robert Duvall, Paul Newman, Charlton Heston.
I remember Paul Koslo in Mr. Majestik and Freebie and the Bean.