1901: James Brock, who did the sound for the movie in episode 411- THE MAGIC SWORD.
1912: Ollie O’Toole, who played Dr. Walsh in the movie in episode 206- RING OF TERROR.
1920: Edward G. Simmel, producer/director of the short A DATE WITH YOUR FAMILY, seen in episode 602- INVASION U.S.A., and the season 13 short LET’S MAKE A MEAL IN 20 MINUTES.
1923: Carlo Hinterman, who played Coleman in the movie in episode 504- SECRET AGENT SUPER DRAGON.
1935: Sharon Acker, who played Dr. Bettina Cook in the movie in episode 305- STRANDED IN SPACE.
1934: Allan James, who was first assistant director for the movie in episode 1107- THE LAND THAT TIME FORGOT.
1935: Marlene Cameron, who played Sally Porter in the short A YOUNG MAN’S FANCY, seen in episode 610- THE VIOLENT YEARS.*
1943: Antonio Sabato Sr., who played Dablone (or was it Toblerone?) in the movie in episode 705- ESCAPE 2000.
DIED ON THIS DATE
1974: Douglass Dumbrille (age 84), who played Charlie Cooper in the movie in episode 611- LAST OF THE WILD HORSES.
1991: Gisa Geert (age 90), choreographer for the movie in episode 502- HERCULES.
1987: Drummer Buddy Rich (age 69), who was mentioned in a host segment in episode K18- THE MILLION EYES OF SU-MURU.
1997: Tomoyuki Tanaka (age 86), producer for the movies in episodes 212- GODZILLA VS. MEGALON and 213- GODZILLA VS. THE SEA MONSTER.
2002: Henry Slesar (age 74), who wrote the original story in the movie in episode 807- TERROR FROM THE YEAR 5000.
2004: Vanda Hudson (age 70), who played Magda von Meckin in the movie CIRCUS OF HORRORS, featured in the Great Cheesy Movie Circus Tour in 2019.
2008: Johnny Byrne (age 72), one of the screenwriters of the “Space: 1999” episodes “The Metamorph” and “Space Warp” seen in the movie in episode K10- COSMIC PRINCESS.
2013: Jesus “Jess” Franco (age 82), director of the movie in episode 323- THE CASTLE OF FU MANCHU. He also appeared as Inspector Ahmet in that movie.
2021: George Manasse (age 83), producer for the movie in episode 1012- SQUIRM.
EVENTS ON THIS DATE
1954: James H. Nicholson and Samuel Z. Arkoff found American International Pictures.
1978: The series “Sutâurufu,” a.k.a. “Star Wolf,” premiered on Japanese television. Episodes from the series would later be strung together into the movies in episodes K12- /310- FUGITIVE ALIEN and K03- /318- STAR FORCE: FUGITIVE ALIEN II.
1999: Anthony “Treach” Criss, who played Lt. Jim Rushing in the movie in episode 1202- ATLANTIC RIM, marries rapper Sandra “Pepa” Denton of the group Salt-N-Pepa.
1974: Robert Knudson (rerecording mixer for the movie in episode 1201- MAC AND MEe) won the best sound Oscar for “The Exorcist.”
EPISODE PREMIERE ON THIS DATE
1989: episode K17- TIME OF THE APES first shown.
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