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Dec 20, 2021 · In the foreground is Igor (Marty Feldman), the good doctor's assistant. Half hidden by the shower of flame and sparks, the Monster (Peter Boyle), center, climaxes an emotional moment of the story by inadvertently hitting a switch with his flailing arms, almost destroying the old laboratory.
The Brooks graduates include Madeline Kahn, Peter Boyle, Kenneth Mars and Marty Feldman. Cheech and Chong represent themselves. And there are cameos by such distinguished British actors as James Mason, Michael Hordern, Susannah York and Beryl Reid. Anybody, in short, who is anybody is in this movie.
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Igor is a fictional hunchback and assistant and one of the main characters in the 1974 horror/comedy Young Frankenstein. He was played by actor Marty Feldman.
•The character of Igor was created by writer/director Mel Brooks and co-screenwriter and lead actor Gene Wilder.
•Igor is a pastiche of several characters connected to the Frankenstein mythos. The archetype of a hunchbacked lab assistant is taken from the character of Fritz, who was the assistant to Henry Frankenstein from 1931's Frankenstein as well as Karl, who worked for Henry in The Bride of Frankenstein (both roles were played by Dwight Frye). The name Igor is actually taken from Ygor, who was the malefic schemer with the twisted neck introduced in Son of Frankenstein and played by actor Bela Lugosi.
•Typically, the name Igor is pronounced "Ee-gor", however, in this film, he makes it a point to mention that he pronounces it as "Eye-gor". This is done as a response to Frederick Frankenstein's insistence that his name be pronounced "Franhk-en-steen".
•Igor is one of two characters in Young Frankenstein whose name begins with the letter I. The other is Inga.
•The hump on Igor's back had a penchant for shifting from side to side. This was actually prompted by Marty Feldman, who kept moving the prop during shoots. The ad-libbed sight gag was later added as part of the script.
•Playing the part of Igor is actor Marty Feldman's seventh film role. Not counting television movies, it is his third feature film.
1.A bit of a smart-ass, Igor told Frederick Frankenstein that he pronounces his name "Eye-Gor", in contrast to Frederick's preference to have his surname pronounced "Franhk-en-steen".
2.Grandfather. Though there is also represents a continuity flub as Ygor worked for Wolf von Frankenstein, not Henry Frankenstein
3.Date approximated based upon the age of actor Marty Feldman. This database presumes that the events of Young Frankenstein take place in the same year in which the film was released.
4.IMDB; Young Frankenstein (1974); Trivia
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Marty Feldman as Igor in 'Young Frankenstein'. by Terry O'Neill. bromide print, 1974. 17 7/8 in. x 12 in. (455 mm x 305 mm) Given by Terry O'Neill, 1985. Photographs Collection.
Nov 8, 2021 · It was a face that David Frost, one of his bosses, characterised as 'too grotesque' for television -- see what Feldman has to say about Frost, and Francis Bacon, and John Lennon ... Marty Feldman finished, and set aside Eye Marty soon before travelling to Mexico to shoot his final film.
White People, 1975- Marty Feldman writer, director as well as a comedian who won brilliant reviews in, "Young Frankenstein" and other movies, died of a heart attack 12/2/1982 in Mexico City. He is shown as Igor... Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images.
Feldman As Igor. Comic actor Marty Feldman in costume for his role as Igor in Mel Brooks film ‘Young Frankenstein’, 1973. available of this image. This image is available for editorial and commercial licensing.
