This picture of my dad popped up on my phone with this caption to reimagine my photo with a creative backdrop. If you knew my dad this would make you laugh. He was a quiet, reserved man that would happily sit and watch people at a party rather than be the center of attention. Sparkly Disco backgrounds were not my dad’s thing. In his later years he got into acting bit parts in movies by accident . Again highly unlikely given his quiet demeanor. This somehow made him very attractive to casting personnel. Without trying in a lineup he would easily snag a good role. He was on shows like Moonlighting, Cagney and Lacey, General Hospital. One time he was supposed to say a line when this guy runs in and interrupts a card game. The guy runs in and my dad misses his cue. The director yells cut and says Bill you didn’t say your line when the guy came in. What happened? My dad said “I didn’t want to stop , I have great cards and my hand was too good!” My sweet dad I miss you.
Under this post on facebook the comments:
Andy Kudo: Awww. Mr. Yamadera. I remember him well. Mrs too.Your mother was always so happy and so funny. She was a thrill to be around.
Jocelyn: I love this picture of Dad. I believe he had that good poker hand in a film called “The Two Jakes”, which was a sequel to “Chinatown” with Jack Nicholson.
Nancy: But I also remember uncle Bill as one uncle who would always draw us out onto the dance floor at any big party. He would catch your eye and point his finger and motion out to dance!! Never said a word but he always got a dance partner!! Love uncle Bill!!
Me: Nancy, yes i think he needed a couple of drinks then all bets were off!
Karen: Nancy, he was the strong, silent type. This made me laugh as I could imagine him doing that!
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