When a great actor like Dabney Coleman passes away, there is no shortage of platitudes that come from the acting community.
There is a shorter list of people who repay their admiration or a good turn, when it really makes a difference. That’s when the actor is still alive.
Quentin Tarantino has done it many times, resurrecting careers, and Yellowstone co-creator did it by casting Coleman in a flashback scene with Kevin Costner that is a most fitting epitaph for the actor.
His touching turn as John Dutton Sr. was also a pivotal plot point, revealing a promise made by John Dutton (Kevin Costner) that explains why he would not sell off a single square foot of his sprawling Montana ranch.
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