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Who was the old sniper?

posted 12 years ago by PoeSG1
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Whenever BLS and NM went to visit the old guy, seeking 'wisdom', who was the guy? He kinda reminds me of Carlos Hathcock.

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[–] PoeSG1 12 years ago

K, Carlos died in 1999, so obviously he couldn't have been in this movie. :-P

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[–] SasquatchJim 12 years ago

It was a guy named Levon Helm; he was in The Band. IIRC, he's not supposed to be a sniper, though. I think Swagger said he was a gunsmith.

Either way, he was awesome. "Still got the shovel" is the best line in the movie IMO.

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[–] Chrsmassiah 12 years ago

That line and his scene for me stole the show!

[–] Vashramana 12 years ago

He reminded me of my late Grandfather. Excellent scene indeed :)

[–] SasquatchJim 12 years ago

Sadly, he passed away this morning. RIP Levon Helm!

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[–] Vashramana 12 years ago

Yeah, I saw that this morning, total bummer!

[–] grumpyoldguy1 11 years ago

If you appreciated Levon Helm in this role, be sure to catch his cameo in "Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada."

[–] jmbarron-2 8 years ago

You should also watch him in "Coal Miners Daughter". He sings Blue Moon Of Kentucky along with the radio. Awesome!

[–] duckofprey 8 years ago

Levon Helm also played Ridley in the Right Stuff ( the guy that was Chuck Yeager's right-hand man on the ground). He was also the narrator in that film.

[–] oldgoatee 8 years ago

In the book, the character seemed to be based on COL Townsend Whelen or COL Charles Askins, both legendary gun writers/experts