Members YRfan23 Posted March 6, 2020 Members Share Posted March 6, 2020 Very shocked about this! Please register in order to view this content I’ve only really seen his work on Y&R and Passions, but he was always very convincing at playing an absolute scumbag! RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DynamiteKiddo Posted March 6, 2020 Members Share Posted March 6, 2020 RIP. He was amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pdm1974 Posted March 6, 2020 Members Share Posted March 6, 2020 Agreed he was magic on Santa Barbara! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted March 6, 2020 Members Share Posted March 6, 2020 I'm too caught up in my shock and sadness over this news to express how much I always looked forward to seeing Roscoe Born one more time on my TV screen. The fact that he never won an Emmy is proof that those awards are flat-out meaningless. RIP, Mr. Born. May God be with him, his daughter and the rest of his loved ones and colleagues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kalbir Posted March 6, 2020 Members Share Posted March 6, 2020 Oh yes, Terrible Tom was menacing. RIP Roscoe Born. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members amybrickwallace Posted March 6, 2020 Members Share Posted March 6, 2020 What else can I say that hasn't already been said? In his career, he played heroes and villians, on both coasts and on all three networks. He played many roles on daytime and made them all his own. I know he also sang and wrote songs, but have never heard them. I will have to check his music out. All love and prayers to his daughter, fans and his many colleagues from the world of soaps!! RIP Mr. Born. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members amybrickwallace Posted March 6, 2020 Members Share Posted March 6, 2020 Roscoe Born only got one Emmy nomination - for Supporting Actor in 1990. He lost to his SB castmate, Henry Darrow (Rafael Castillo). I remember reading somewhere years ago that he wanted to appear on both B&B and GH, as those were the only surviving soaps that he hadn't been on. What a shame that wish will never come to pass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members reallyhateskateonlost Posted March 7, 2020 Members Share Posted March 7, 2020 (edited) I do not know what to say. Just sad to hear. It's like I've been watching him for ever. Mitch on OLTL was one of my favorites. Edited March 7, 2020 by reallyhateskateonlost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wendy Posted March 7, 2020 Members Share Posted March 7, 2020 (edited) I will always remember him best as Robert Barr/Quinn on Santa Barbara. Born took what could have been a cookie-cutter villain and made him a compelling anti-hero. And any character that could actually make the audience torn (regarding the triangle with Cruz and Eden) against the show's signature couple was remarkable. He also sparked with Carrington Garland's Kelly. (If the show were smart, they should have kept CG and begged Born to return to absorb the end of Cruz and Eden.) May Mr. Born RIP. And condolences to his child with ex-wife Roberta Bizeau (Flame on SB) and to Ms. Bizeau, as well, assuming they were still friendly/cordial. Edited March 7, 2020 by Wendy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Paul Raven Posted March 7, 2020 Members Share Posted March 7, 2020 Roscoe Born's soap role courtesy of Slick Jones ROSCOE BORN RYAN'S HOPE Joseph "Joe" Novak 1981-83; 1988 THE DOCTORS ____McCormick (Brother of Kit) hired for 1983 but TD was cancelled before he could start. Thanks @amybrickwallace for that info PAPER DOLLS Mark Bailey 1984 ONE LIFE TO LIVE Reverend <cough> Mitch Lawrence 1985-87; 2002-03; 2009-10; 2012 SANTA BARBARA Robert Barr 1989-1991 Quinn Armitage 1990-91 FAMILY PASSIONS (FOREIGN) Kyle McDeere 1993 THE CITY Nick Rivers 1995-97 ALL MY CHILDREN Jim Thomasen 1997 AS THE WORLD TURNS Greg Lauritz 1999 Detective Adamski 2001 DAYS OF OUR LIVES Baron Coe 2001 GUIDING LIGHT Peter Vreeland 2001 THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS "Terrible" Tom Fisher 2005-06; 2009 PASSIONS Warden 2007 DAYS OF OUR LIVES Dean Trent Robbins 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faulkner Posted March 7, 2020 Members Share Posted March 7, 2020 So much of the reporting on Roscoe’s career is just poorly researched (THR/Variety). Especially how they downplay his role as Mitch. Variety says “he went on to play Mitch Laurence from 2009 to 2012” without mentioning he originated the role almost 25 years prior. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted March 7, 2020 Members Share Posted March 7, 2020 I saw that EW called him a "DAYS star," even though he just had a cameo in that silly Maldovia type story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cat Posted March 7, 2020 Members Share Posted March 7, 2020 This is how I knew him too. His charisma leapt off the screen. It's funny how he could play both villains and heroes equally powerfully -- as Robert Barr, he seemed to smoulder with lovelorn soulfulness. I thought he was the sexiest man I had ever seen! As Mitch on OLTL his menace filled the entire screen. He was hypnotic. For someone as vibrant, loved and respected as Roscoe Born, I feel like 69 is too young to pass away. He could have returned to a soap as a new character and won over a new set of fans, you know? The potential was limitless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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