Noble Willingham

11 films on Best Blurays7 in 4K4 in HD

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Noble Henry Willingham, Jr. (August 31, 1931 – January 17, 2004) was an American actor who appeared in more than thirty films and in many television shows. He was best known for his role as C.D. Parker on the television series Walker, Texas Ranger. His many other TV credits include guest appearances on Bonanza, Gunsmoke, The Waltons, Mary Tyler Moore, The Rockford Files, Alice, Dallas, CHiPs, The Dukes of Hazzard, The A-Team, L.A. Law, Home Improvement, and Murder, She Wrote. He also co-starred with Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell in a 1991 episode of Quantum Leap.

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The Last Boy Scout (1991)

Supporting role · Director: Tony Scott

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly, Video & Audio:

Arrow 4K Blu-ray

3.5

Paper Moon (1973)

Supporting role · Director: Peter Bogdanovich

4K · Solid

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab)

Upcoming Release:

Eureka UK are considering doing a 4K and actively exploring the possibility: https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.php?p=24363810&postcount=264

Video Notes:

Wonderful underlying remaster by Criterion and Resillion, but NexSpec encode has clipped highlights with the occasional blockiness. The Criterion Blu-Ray, sourced from their 4K remaster, ironically makes for a more consistent and overall pleasing experience.

4.4

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)

Supporting role · Director: Tom Shadyac

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab)

Upcoming Release:

Video Notes:

(caveat: missing extras present on the Germany NSM Blu-ray mediabook)

Best Audio:

WB Home Video US LaserDisc [23000]

Audio Notes:

WB Home Video US LaserDisc [23000] for the OG stereo

3.2

Career Opportunities (1991)

Supporting role · Director: Bryan Gordon

Video format: UHD Blu-ray

Best Video:

Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray

Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)

Supporting role · Director: Barry Levinson

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Best Audio:

1999 Disney DVD

Audio Notes:

1999 Disney DVD has the original 70mm 6-track mix in 4.1 (mislabelled as 5.1 in the US release)

The Howling (1981)

Small role · Director: Joe Dante

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Scream Factory US 4K Blu-ray

Video Notes:

Scream Factory US 4K Blu-ray > StudioCanal UK for the inclusion of original mono, more extras

Best Audio:

Scream Factory US includes original mono

For the director/actor commentary, the 1995 Image Entertainment LaserDisc is uncut, subsequent releases are cut

3.3

Chinatown (1974)

Small role · Director: Roman Polanski

4K · Solid

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Paramount 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

1991/1998 Paramount LaserDisc

4.3

The Last Picture Show (1971)

Small role · Director: Peter Bogdanovich

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Theatrical Cut: 2022 Sony 4K Blu-ray

Director's Cut: 2023 Criterion 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Better compression than Sony

Best Audio:

Criterion/Sony 4K Blu-ray

4.2

Norma Rae (1979)

Small role · Director: Martin Ritt

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Sources: caps-a-holic (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Fox Blu-ray is markedly better than Germany Concorde Blu-ray which seems to be from a different master see caps

La Bamba (1987)

Small role · Director: Luis Valdez

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Audio:

3.6

The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)

Small role · Director: Joel Coen

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.7

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