In the 1967 "Point Blank" he was called Walker, and was played by Lee Marvin.

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The character has long enjoyed cult classic status and found varying success on the big screen, portrayed by actors including Lee Marvin and Mel Gibson.

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Republicans, faced with an opponent who stood for long-term fiscal rectitude, decreased gas prices and the Lee Marvin school of foreign policy, would be dumbstruck and forfeit the next election.

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The bones of the story remain: Sergeant Possum (Lee Marvin) and four of his infantry men (Mark Hamill, Robert Carradine, Bobby Di Cicco, and Kelly Ward) fight together, and stay alive, all the way from North Africa to the concentration camps.

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Hollands and Gowling are out of contract at Dean Court this summer, as are defender Ryan Garry, versatile duo Shaun Cooper and Lee Bradbury, captain Darren Anderton, midfielder Marvin Bartley and striker Brett Pitman.

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Reds keeper Lee Camp also produced a superb double to parry Marvin Elliott's shot from the edge of the box and then block another effort from Adomah.

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