Dolittle: How Robert Downey Jr was inspired by a Welshman

By Stephen Fairclough

 

William Price is still remembered in Llantrisant, where there is a statue of him

 

Dr Dolittle talks to the animals - and now he does so in a Welsh accent.

 

Hollywood star Robert Downey Jr says he based his portrayal of the character in a new adaptation on a 19th Century Welsh doctor who lived in Llantrisant.

 

He told the Graham Norton Show that as soon as he had discovered William Price's story, he knew he had found his inspiration for the character of Dr Dolittle.

 

"I wanted to do something different... and I read about this guy named William Price who was this nutty, kind of neo-druidic doctor in the 19th Century," he said.

 

Full Story: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-51399936

 

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The statue shows William Price taking a selfie.

I saw the trailer- I won't be seeing the movie. OTT PC apparently reigns supreme in Hollywood.

He did well in his first Ironman movie, and then went PC bonkers. By the last Ironman outing not worth the ticket price. Wait till it comes out on tv.