JUNE 17

1866: Reginald Barlow, who played Prof. Warwick in the movie in episode 103- THE MAD MONSTER.

1890: Bill Cooley, makeup artist for the movie in episode 414- TORMENTED.

1918: Alister Williamson, who played the inspector in the movie in episode 905- THE DEADLY BEES.

1919: Patrick Cranshaw, who played a security guard in the movie in episode 623- THE AMAZING TRANSPARENT MAN.

1924: Keith Larsen, who played Commander Scott in the movie in episode 104- WOMEN OF THE PREHISTORIC PLANET.

1925: Sonny Fox, who played Mr. Prim in the movie in episode 1113- THE CHRISTMAS THAT ALMOST WASN’T.

1925: Sadamasa Arikawa, director of special effects for the movies in episodes 213- GODZILLA VS. THE SEA MONSTER and
K14- /314- MIGHTY JACK.

1939: Michael Daves, second assistant director of the movie “Marooned,” an edited version of which was seen in episode 401- SPACE TRAVELERS.*

1945: Frank Ashmore, who played George Walker and his clone in the movie in episode 811- PARTS: THE CLONUS HORROR.*

1948: Shô Kosugi, who played Okasa (and also did stunts) in episodes 322- MASTER NINJA 1 and 324- MASTER NINJA 2.*

1955: Jeff Imada, who played a bodyguard in the movie in episode 322- MASTER NINJA I.*

1958: Basil Dickey (age 77), screenwriter for the season two serial THE PHANTOM CREEPS.

1967: John Coltrane (age 40; tumor), who was mentioned in host segments in episode 203-JUNGLE GODDESS and 510- THE PAINTED HILLS.

1978: Robert B. Williams (age 73), who played the TV newsman in episode 404- TEENAGERS FROM OUTER SPACE, George Johnson in the movie in episode 801- REVENGE OF THE CREATURE and Webb in THIS ISLAND EARTH riffed in MST3K: THE MOVIE.

1984: Leslie I. Carey (age 88), who did the sound for the movies in episodes 801- REVENGE OF THE CREATURE, 802- THE LEECH WOMAN, 803- THE MOLE PEOPLE, 804- THE DEADLY MANTIS, 805- THE THING THAT COULDN’T DIE and THIS ISLAND EARTH seen in MST3K: THE MOVIE.

1999: Giorgio Ubaldi (age 67), stunt coordinator for the movie in episode 412- HERCULES AND THE CAPTIVE WOMEN and assistant director for the movie “Operation Kid Brother,” seen in episode 508- OPERATION DOUBLE 007.

1953: The movie in episode 107- ROBOT MONSTER is reviewed in Variety.

1955: The movie in episode 210- KING DINOSAUR has its premiere.

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