This Date in MSTory
1895: Russell Hicks, who played the angel chief in the short ONCE UPON A HONEYMOON, seen in episode 701- NIGHT OF THE BLOOD BEAST.
1899: Lane Chandler, who played Darius in the season four serial UNDERSEA KINGDOM and had an uncredited role as “henchman with Rankin” in the season two serial THE PHANTOM CREEPS.
1899: Robert Agnew, assistant director for the movie in episode 210- KING DINOSAUR.
1902: Alexander Engel, who played the ghost in the movie in episode 1009- HAMLET.
1914: Shep Houghton, who appeared in the movie in episode 615- KITTEN WITH A WHIP and also played a military attaché in the movie in episode 602- INVASION U.S.A.
1917: Leon Selznick, narrator of the movies in episodes 412- HERCULES AND THE CAPTIVE WOMEN and 902- THE PHANTOM PLANET.
1926: Nan Leslie, who played Trinka in the movie in episode 417- CRASH OF MOONS.
1925: Lydia (aka Lidia) Brassi, who played Mrs. Claus in the movie in episode 1113- THE CHRISTMAS THAT ALMOST WASN’T.
1927: Ken Clark, who played Steve Benton in the movie in episode 406- ATTACK OF THE GIANT LEECHES and Capt. John Anderson in the movie in episode 524- TWELVE TO THE MOON.
1940: The collie named Pal, who was the very first Lassie. Either Pal or an offspring played Lassie in the movie in episode 510- THE PAINTED HILLS.**
1986: Tom Selleck, who played Jim McCauley in the movie in episode K15- SUPERDOME, received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.*
1988: Renzo Palmer (age 58; cancer), who played the finance minister’s assistant in episode 1013- DIABOLIK.
1993: Georgi Millyar (age 89), who played the sorcerer in the movie “Sampo,” seen in episode 422- THE DAY THE EARTH FROZE and the witch in the movie “Morozko,” seen in episode 813- JACK FROST.
1997: George E. Mather (age 77), who played Lewis Moffitt in the movie in episode 206- RING OF TERROR.
1998: Ray Montgomery (age 79), who played Reggie in the movie in episode 413- MANHUNT IN SPACE.
2004: Anthony Steffen (age 73), who played Max in the movie in episode 1205- KILLER FISH.
2009: Ward Costello (age 89) who played Capt. MacIntosh in the movie in episode 608- CODE NAME: DIAMOND HEAD and Dr. Robert Hedges in the movie in episode 807- TERROR FROM THE YEAR 5000.
2012: Herb Reed (age 83), member of the singing group The Platters, who performed in episode 601- GIRLS TOWN.
2012: Stan Jolley (age 86), production designer for the TV movie “The Stranger,” seen in episode 305- STRANDED IN SPACE.
2014: Gene Slott (age unknown), executive producer for the movie in episode K20- THE LAST CHASE.**
1991: Billy Crystal, who played David in the movie in episode
K13- SST-DEATH FLIGHT, gets a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
2018: Filming begins for season 12 of MST3K.
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