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1894: Harold Miller, who had an uncredited role as an official in the movie in episode 309- THE AMAZING COLOSSAL MAN, an uncredited role as a party guest in the movie in episode 507- I ACCUSE MY PARENTS and an uncredited role as a party guest in the movie in episode 808- THE SHE-CREATURE.
1912: Sen. Henry “Scoop” Jackson, who was mentioned in a host segment in episode 510- THE PAINTED HILLS.
1914: Akira Ifukube, musical composer created the familiar roar of Godzilla, heard in the movies in episodes 212- GODZILLA VS. MEGALON and 213- GODZILLA VS. THE SEA MONSTER (and, if you listen carefully, in the movie in episode 502- HERCULES).
1916: Massimo Serato, who played Licos in the movie in episode 1108- THE LOVES OF HERCULES.
1918: Sadie Corre, who was inside “Hugo the Dummy” (uncredited) in the movie in episode 818- DEVIL DOLL.
1929: Menahem Golan, half of infamous production team of Golan-Globus, who produced the movie in episode 516- ALIEN FROM L.A.
1929: Tim Barrett, who played Harcourt in the movie in episode
905- THE DEADLY BEES.
1930: Clint Eastwood, who played lab tech Jennings in the movie
in episode 801- REVENGE OF THE CREATURE.
1930: Taldo Kenyon, who played Sir Anthony in the movie in episode 411- THE MAGIC SWORD.
1938: Peter Yarrow of the folk music group Peter, Paul and Mary, who were mentioned in episode 310- FUGITIVE ALIEN and 204- CATALINA CAPER.*
1939: Jerry Ziesmer, assistant director for the movie in episode 512- MITCHELL.
1940: James Cahill, who played Rigna in the movie in episode 321- SANTA CLAUS CONQUERS THE MARTIANS.
1945: Rainer Werner Fassbinder, who was mentioned in a host segment in episode 310- FUGITIVE ALIEN.
1952: Kevin Brodie, who played Dave Perkins in the movie in episode 810- THE GIANT SPIDER INVASION and also served as first assistant director for that movie.*
1971: Ralph Slosser (age 79), assistant director for the movie in episode 702- THE BRUTE MAN.
1974: Gabriel Scognamillo (age 67), art director for the movie in episode 414- TORMENTED and was also art director for the short DESIGN FOR DREAMING, seen in episode 524- 12 TO THE MOON.
1975: John Roy (age 77), who played an observation room guest in the movie in episode 401- SPACE TRAVELERS and a military officer in the movie in episode 804- THE DEADLY MANTIS.
1979: John Wilcox (age 72), cinematographer for the movie in episode 905- THE DEADLY BEES.
1984: Jonathan Ledford (age 62), who played Cpl. Culver in the movie in episode 418- ATTACK OF THE THE EYE CREATURES and Smith in episode 623- THE AMAZING TRANSPARENT MAN.
1986: Hugh Webster (age 58; cancer), who played Fetch in the movie in episode K20- THE LAST CHASE.**
1992: Robert Farfan (age 83), assistant director of the movie in episode 423- BRIDE OF THE MONSTER.
1996: Regis Parton (age 79), movie stuntman played a moleman in the movie in episode 803- THE MOLE PEOPLE and a Metalunan mutant in THIS ISLAND EARTH, seen in MST3K: THE MOVIE.
2000: Andrew Faulds (age 77), who played Brett in the movie in episode 101- THE CRAWLING EYE.
2004: Robert A. Burns (age 60), art director of the movie “Time Walker,” seen in episode 405- BEING FROM ANOTHER PLANET.
2006: Ken Lettvin (age 80), assistant editor of the TV movie in episode K13- SST: DEATH FLIGHT.
2007: Don Granberry (age 62), first assistant director of the
movie in episode K20- THE LAST CHASE.
2013: Elvin Feltner (age 83), producer and writer of the original story for the movie in episode 1112- CARNIVAL MAGIC and executive producer for the movie in episode 514- TEENAGE STRANGLER.
2017: Mimi Heinrich (age 80), who played Karen Martensin the movie in episode 1101- REPTILICUS.
2018: Michael Ford (age 90), assistant art director for the TV show “Space: 1999,” seen in episode K10- COSMIC PRINCESS.
2021: Arlene Golonka (age 85), who was mentioned in a host segment in episode 805- THE THING THAT COULDN’T DIE.
1997: Episode 810- THE GIANT SPIDER INVASION first shown.
1953: The movie in episode 505- THE MAGIC VOYAGE OF SINBAD has its American premiere.
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