Timothy Olyphantknows just how lucky he is to have worked withLuke Perryin the actor’s final on-screen performance.
Olyphant opened up about working with Perry on the upcoming filmOnce Upon a Time in Hollywoodbefore the actor’stragic deathin March, calling the star a “lovely guy.”
“What a lovely guy. Just a lovely guy,” he toldVariety. I’m going to miss him at that premiere. I’m going to miss him. I’m going to miss him anyway.”
Perry, who had completed all of his scenes in the upcoming film prior to his death, will portray real-life actor Wayne Maunder. Olyphant, meanwhile, stars as actor James Stacy.
“We just met on the film, but the two of us showed up, and we kept looking at each other like, ‘How’d we get in? I don’t know who let us in, but they let us in,’ ” Olyphant recalled of sharing several scenes with Perry. “There were so many moments where it just felt like the two of us would look at each other and we both had the same look on our face, which is, ‘Not bad. Here we are.’ ”
Timothy Olyphant; Luke Perry.Gregg DeGuire/Getty; Charles Sykes/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty
Olyphant, 50, said they two bonded over a conversation about their families in between takes.
“I haven’t met anyone who’s ever said a bad thing about the guy, and that was my experience hanging out with him and working with him,” Olyphant said. “He was the best kind of actor. He was a craftsman. He was all about the work. No bull—-. He showed up early and did his work, and we spent most of our time talking about our families and just enjoying the job. Just a lovely guy.”
Perry was hospitalized after suffering a stroke on Feb. 27 after paramedics were dispatched to his home in Sherman Oaks, California. A source told PEOPLE henever regained consciousness.
On March 4, Perry’s rep confirmed that theBeverly Hills, 90210actor had died at age 52.
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source: people.com
