BLUE! You're Mah Boy! You're Mah Boy, Blue!!

Ladies and Gentlemen; A moment of silence for Patrick Crenshaw. The veteran actor passed away of natural causes, on December 28th.

Anyone that saw Old School will instantly recognize him as “Blue”, the eldest pledge member of the fraternity, who was longer in years than some of his brothers combined: “Just ring the ****ing bell, you pansy.”

Crenshaw performed memorably in other movies over the years, several of which are near and dear to my heart: He played the elderly mail-sorter in The Hudsucker Proxy, and the singing Hobo on the train in Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure. He also turned in a number of guest appearances on TV, including Dukes of Hazzard, Green Acres, Night Court, even Wonder Woman. He’s been playing old men since 1970.

There’s such a thing as taking a role and running with it; but we all know Patrick Crenshaw wasn’t running anywhere. He was too old. Still. He scored a spot into the brain, and anyone that’s seen his more prominent work is bound not to forget him.

I can see you, Blue. And you look glorious.