inferno

“The Towering Inferno” was the first movie poster I ever bought.

In the 1970s, he clinched notable parts on “Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman” and in the feature films “Downhill Racer” and “The Towering Inferno.”

There is more dancing, when Lange and Parsons burn, baby, burn in a duet set to “Disco Inferno.”

If anything, Simpson’s star shone even brighter after football with steady work as a sportscaster, a commercial pitchman — darting across airports — and roles in films such as “The Towering Inferno” and “The Naked Gun.”

He snagged roles in "Roots," "The Klansman" and "The Towering Inferno."