1895: Malcolm Watson, who played a murdered Frenchman in the movie CIRCUS OF HORRORS, featured in the Great Cheesy Movie Circus Tour in 2019.
1900: Donald E. McCoy, executive produced for the movie in episode 323- BRIDE OF THE MONSTER.
1901: Heinz Roemheld, who composed some of the musical score for the movie in episode 803- THE MOLE PEOPLE. He was also one of the composers for the season two serial THE PHANTOM CREEPS and the season four serial UNDERSEA KINGDOM.
1904: Phillip Scheer, makeup creator for the movie in episode 809- I WAS A TEENAGE WEREWOLF.
1913: Sadykbek Dzhamanov, who played Sartak in the movie in episode 617- THE SWORD AND THE DRAGON.**
1913: Joseph Tregonino, who was in the crowd in the movie in episode 909- GORGO.**
1915: Henry Hite, who played the monster in the movie in episode 421- MONSTER A-GO GO (even though there WAS no monster).
1917: John Beradino, who played Dr. Steve Hardy on the TV soap opera GENERAL HOSPITAL, episodes of which were seen as shorts in season four.
1919: Dan O’Herlihy, who played Mr. Ohman in the movie in episode 602- INVASION U.S.A.
1923: Stanley Neufeld, unit production manager for the movie in episode K15- SUPERDOME and assistant director for the movie in episode 208- LOST CONTINENT.
1926: Valentin Bryleyev, who played the eligible bachelor in the movie “Morozko,” seen in episode 813- JACK FROST and had a small role in the movie “Sampo,” seen in episode 422- THE DAY THE EARTH FROZE.
1935: Ian Curteis, director of the movie in episode 901- THE PROJECTED MAN.
1940: Joy Harmon, who played Merrie in the movie in episode 523- VILLAGE OF THE GIANTS.*
1942: Giuseppe Lanci, who did additional photography for the movie in episode 1106- STARCRASH.*
1948: Conrad E. Palmisano, who did some stunts in the movie in episode 704- THE INCREDIBLE MELTING MAN.
1950: John Diehl, who played Whitey in the movie in episode 403- CITY LIMITS.*
1958: J. Downing, who played Lt. Plunkett in the movie in episode 1302- ROBOT WARS.*
1964: Scott Coffey, who played a geek in the movie in episode 501- WARRIOR OF THE LOST WORLD.*
DIED ON THIS DATE
1981: Marlin Skiles (age 74), who was an uncredited musical composer for the movie in episode 106- THE CRAWLING HAND.
2000: Steve Reeves (age 74), who played Hercules in episodes 408- HERCULES UNCHAINED and 502- HERCULES.
2006: Betsy Jones-Moreland (age 76), who played Thyra in the movie in episode 317- VIKING WOMEN AND THE SEA SERPENT.
2016: Nella Gambini (age 53), a stuntwoman for the movie in episode 1013- DIABOLIK.
2021: Willy Kurant (age 87), who, under the name Willy Curtis, was director of photography for the movie in episode 704- THE INCREDIBLE MELTING MAN.
EVENTS ON THIS DATE
1977: The movie in episode K21- “THE ‘LEGEND OF DINOSAURS’” premiered in its home country of Japan.
1978: Filming begins on the movie in episode 1204- THE DAY TIME ENDED.
1989: David Janssen, who played Mike Shelley in the movie in episode K15- SUPERDOME and Ted Dougherty in the movie in episode 401- SPACE TRAVELERS and was also mentioned in a host segment in episode 305- STRANDED IN SPACE, posthumously received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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