"Screen blades: Sword choreography in movies and TV: Conversations
with Bob Anderson, Anthony De Longis, F. Braun McAsh, Mark Ryan,
Tony Swatton and Terry Walsh"
by Abbie Bernstein
Eon Magazine
circa 1998
[excerpt]
McAsh rates De Longis as one of the best guests Highlander
ever had; he has a few other favorites as well: "Tony De Longis
[is] the first person who comes to mind with the greatest amount
of knowledge and weapons skills. Valentine Pelka [recurring villain
Kronos] is certified by the British Society of Fight Directors and
is extremely good with the sword. David Robb, who played Kalas,
was also trained and experienced. Peter Wingfield [recurring
5,000-year-old Methos], although he had no experience [since school]
with a sword, has been trained with a sword and is very physically
adept. Wolfgang Bodison, who played Cord in 'Brothers in Arms,'
had three fights, two swordfights and a knife fight. He had never
touched a bladed weapon in his life prior to being on Highlander
and yet his fights were so good, he had such natural ability and
such control over his body that two of his fights are on my [choreography]
demonstration reel."
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