1891: Frank Mills, who played a plant worker in the movie in episode 602- INVASION U.S.A.
1893: Ben Bard, dialogue director for the movie in episode 902- THE PHANTOM PLANET.
1899: Wyllis Cooper, who wrote the original story for the season two serial THE PHANTOM CREEPS.
1904: Douglas Evans, who played Colonel Norm in the movie in episode 517- BEGINNING OF THE END.
1908: Dennis Moore, who played a police dispatcher in the movie in episode 517- BEGINNING OF THE END.
1914: Dorothy Neumann, who played the witch Meg Maud in the movie in episode 806- THE UNDEAD.
1915: William Hopper, who played Dr. Nedrick Jackson in the movie in episode 804- THE DEADLY MANTIS.
1921: Ashley Cowan, who played Capt. Mel Lockhart in the movie in episode 106- THE CRAWLING HAND.
1925: Paul Newman, who was mentioned in a host segment in episode 514- TEENAGE STRANGLER.
1934: Pietro Ceccarelli, who appeared in the movie “Operation Kid Brother,” seen in episode 508- OPERATION DOUBLE 007.*
1938: Michael Andersen, musical score composer for the movie in episode 524- 12 TO THE MOON.*
1940: Marrisa Mathes, who played a juror in the movie in episode 902- THE PHANTOM PLANET.*
1942: Joy N. Houck Jr., associate producer of the movie in episode 1006- BOGGY CREEK II.
DIED ON THIS DATE
1963: Ole Olsen (age 70), who appeared in the short JOHNNY AT THE FAIR seen in episode 419- THE REBEL SET.
1973: Edward G. Robinson (age 79), who was mentioned repeatedly in a host segment in episode 304- GAMERA VS. BARUGON.
1977: Maggie a.k.a. Margaret Hayes (age 60), who played Mother Veronica in the movie in episode 601- GIRLS TOWN.
1979: Nelson Rockefeller (age 70), who was included in the list of prominent “doughy guys” shown in a host segment in episode 522- TEEN-AGE CRIME WAVE.
1985: Mario Petri (age 63), who played Zenith, priest of Uranus, in the movie in episode 412- HERCULES AND THE CAPTIVE WOMEN.
1997: Edward G. Simmel (age 76), producer/director of the short A DATE WITH YOUR FAMILY, seen in episode 602- INVASION U.S.A.
2016: Abe Vigoda (age 94), who was played by Mike Nelson during an invention exchange in episode 211- FIRST SPACESHIP ON VENUS.
2017: Mike “Touch” Connors (age 91), who played Bob in the movie in episode 503- SWAMP DIAMONDS and Tony Lamont in THE DAY THE WORLD ENDED (riffed by fans in Sci-fi Channel’s “MST3K: The Home Game”).
2017: Barbara Hale (age 94), who played Dr. Jenny Langer in the movie in episode 810- THE GIANT SPIDER INVASION.
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