1893: Sam Comer, set decorator for the movie in episode 906- THE SPACE CHILDREN.

1898: Ivan Triesault, who played Dr. Peter Ulof in the movie in episode 623- THE AMAZING TRANSPARENT MAN.

1899: Ronald Davidson, screenwriter for the season one serial RADAR MEN FROM THE MOON.

1903: Charles S. Gould, assistant director for the movie in episode 611- LAST OF THE WILD HORSES.

1904: Lawrence Morton, orchestrator for the movie in episode 208- LOST CONTINENT.

1918: Larry Taylor, who played Marlenus in the movie in episode 519- OUTLAW (OF GOR).

1920: John F. Schreyer, editor of the movie in episode 112- UNTAMED YOUTH.

1920: Alessandro (aka Sandro) Continenza, screenwriter for the movie in episode 412- HERCULES AND THE CAPTIVE WOMEN and a writer for the movie in episode 1108- THE LOVES OF HERCULES.

1921: Ernest Gold, who composed music for episode 912- THE SCREAMING SKULL.

1921: James Anderson, who played Boyd Abercrombie in the movie in episode 805- THE THING THAT COULDN’T DIE.

1922: Dino Verde, writer for the movie ARGOMAN THE FANTASTIC SUPERMAN, which was riffed several times during 2017’s “Watch Out For Snakes” live tour.

1927: Steven Marlo, who played a guard in the TV movie “The Stranger,” seen in episode 305- STRANDED IN SPACE.

1933: Elaine DuPont, who had an uncredited role in the movie in episode 809- I WAS A TEENAGE WEREWOLF.*
1940: Jim Danforth, who was a matte artist and photographer for the movie in episode 1204- THE DAY TIME ENDED.*

1941: Robert Enrietto, first assistant director and unit production manager for the TV movie in episode 608- CODE NAME: DIAMOND HEAD and first assistant director for the TV movie in episode K13- SST: DEATH FLIGHT.

1942: Harrison Ford, who was mentioned in a host segment in episode 304- GAMERA VS. BARUGON.*

1940: Danilo Desideri, assistant cameraman for the movie in episode 408- HERCULES UNCHAINED.*

1941: Robert Enrietto, first assistant director for the TV movies in episodes K13- SST: DEATH FLIGHT and 608- CODE NAME: DIAMOND HEAD (he was also unit production manager for the movie in 608- CODE NAME: DIAMOND HEAD).

1941: Robert Forster, who played Nick Thorne in the movie in episode 1104- AVALANCHE.

1955: Stanley Price (age 62), who played E.J. Henning. in the movie in episode 611- LAST OF THE WILD HORSES (and was also a unit production manager and dialog director for that movie).

1974: Richard T. James (age 60), the inventor of the Slinky toy, which was mentioned in a host segment in episode 202- THE SIDEHACKERS.

1978: Baku Hatakeyama (age 34; suicide), who played the police chief Geba in the movie in episode K17- /306- TIME OF THE APES.

1986: Takashi Kanda (age 68), who played Inspector Takeda in the movie in episode 816- PRINCE OF SPACE and Defence Chief Takita in the movie in episode 819- INVASION OF THE NEPTUNE MEN.

2010: Alan Hume (age 85), cinematographer for the movies in episode 1107- THE LAND THAT TIME FORGOT and in episode 1114- AT THE EARTH’S CORE.

2024: Richard Simmons (age 76), who was parodied in a host segment in episode 306- TIME OF THE APES.

1991: Episode 306- TIME OF THE APES first shown.

1960: The movie in episode 408- HERCULES UNCHAINED has its U.S. premiere.

2010: Shout! Factory releases The Mystery Science Theater 3000 Collection, Vol. XVIII.

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