Moose1 Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 (edited) http://kotaku.com/5501495/actor-who-portrayed-half+life-2s-villain-is-dead-at-79 Robert Culp, known to some as the voice of Dr. Wallace Breen of Half-Life 2, to others as FBI Agent Bill Maxwell on "The Greatest American Hero," died today in Los Angeles. He was 79. Significant though it was to gamers, Culp's role as the director of the doomed Black Mesa Research Facility was far outshone by other portrayals in his nearly 50-year television career, beginning alongside Bill Cosby in the barrier-breaking "I Spy." But in Half Life 2, his monologues broadcast to City 17 helped sow the backstory of an overwhelmingly acclaimed video game, and give serious depth to an antagonist that most games would have treated one-dimensionally. Culp's character was the administrator of the facility responsible for the "Black Mesa Incident" that begins the series' continuity. Culp played a character who negotiated a peace agreement with the invading Combine that saved humanity, but only by enslaving it. Breen then became a puppet governor who, while a formidable and ruthless opponent of the game's protagonist, Gordon Freeman, still believed that the choice he had made was best for mankind. Culp died after falling on a sidewalk by park in Los Angeles. He is survived by his wife, five children and five grandchildren. Edited March 26, 2010 by Moose1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-O-P-rime Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 NOO. I loved Breen. This makes me sad. However this, "He is survived by his wife, five children and five grandchildren." Makes no sense Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moose1 Posted March 26, 2010 Author Share Posted March 26, 2010 (edited) still alive. Edited March 26, 2010 by Moose1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weeman Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 It just means that they are the only people directly related to him, who are still alive. wow, must've been catholic. anyways it's not like valve is gonna finish episode 3 this decade anyways. but may he rest in piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-O-P-rime Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 It just means that they are the only people directly related to him, who are still alive.Still could have used different wording. But im not complaining Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingless Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 sur·vive (sr-vv) v. sur·vived, sur·viv·ing, sur·vives v.intr. 1. To remain alive or in existence. 2. To carry on despite hardships or trauma; persevere: families that were surviving in tents after the flood. 3. To remain functional or usable: I dropped the radio, but it survived. v.tr. 1. To live longer than; outlive: She survived her husband by five years. 2. To live, persist, or remain usable through: plants that can survive frosts; a clock that survived a fall. 3. To cope with (a trauma or setback); persevere after: survived child abuse. /grammar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koragan Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 Yeah its used in tons of obituaries.. wow people. AND! its not Catholic at all.. people really need to get some dead family members around here gah... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingless Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 Oh, obligatory: It just means that they are the only people directly related to him, who are still alive. [YOUTUBE]Y6ljFaKRTrI[/YOUTUBE] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordps3 Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 this is sad :( but we never even knew what happened to breen anyways Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weeman Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 by catholic i meant by the fact that he had 5 kids, obviously the guy didn't use condoms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maamorth Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 oh wow that's sucks he passed away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siphaed Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 A great voice to a great character. He will be missed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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