1980 (Hangar 18; The Last Chase)
- Date in 1980 unknown Catherine Finn (age
unknown, who had a role in episode 905- THE DEADLY BEES.
- Date in 1980 unknown Ricardo Luna (age
unknown), who provided the choreography for the movie in
episode 521- SANTA CLAUS.
- 01/03 Ivan Triesault (age 81), who played Dr.
Peter Ulof in episode 623- THE AMAZING TRANSPARENT MAN.
- 01/25 Dave Newell (age 75), make-up artist for
the movie in episode 902- THE PHANTOM PLANET.
- 02/04 Don Torpin (age 62), assistant director
of the movie WORLD WITHOUT END, riffed in MST3K's first
live show.
- 02/06 Franz Schafheitlin (age 84), who
portrayed Polonius in episode 1009- HAMLET.
- 02/08 Yuli Kun (age 65), cinematographer of
the movie "Ilja Muromets," shown in episode 617- THE
SWORD AND THE DRAGON.
- 02/11 Ooldrich Lukes (age 70), who portrayed
Harringway in episode 211- FIRST SPACESHIP ON VENUS.
- 02/13 David Janssen (age 48), who portrayed
Ted Dougherty in episode 401- SPACE TRAVELERS and Mike
Shelley in episode K15- SUPERDOME.
- 03/011 Catherine Finn (age unknown), who
portrayed Mary Hargrove in episode 905- THE DEADLY BEES.
- 03/13 Harlan Warde (age 62), who portrayed a
police dispatcher in episode 409- THE INDESTRUCTIBLE MAN.
- 03/17 Farciot Edouart (age 85), who did the
process photography for the movies in episodes 523-
VILLAGE OF THE GIANTS and 906- THE SPACE CHILDREN.
- 03/18 Richard Caffey (age 51), assistant
director for the movie in episode 906- THE SPACE
CHILDREN.
- 03/20 David Sharpe (age 70), who portrayed a
schooner sailor in the season two serial THE PHANTOM
CREEPS.
- 04/15 Raymond Bailey (age 75), who portrayed
Dr. Wahrman in episode 906- THE SPACE CHILDREN. He's most
famous for his role of Mr. Drysdale on TV's Beverly
Hillbillies.
- 04/15 Marshall Reed (age 62), who portrayed a
bruiser in episode 520- RADAR SECRET SERVICE.
- 04/25 Mario Bava ((age 65), cinematographer
for the movies in episodes 408- HERCULES UNCHAINED and
502- HERCULES, as well as the director for the movie in
episode 1013- DIABOLIK. He was the father of Lamberto
Bava, director of the movie in episode 911- DEVIL FISH
and the assistant director in 1013- DIABOLIK. Mario
sometimes worked under the pseudonym of John M. Old Sr.
and Lamberto as John M. Old Jr.
- 05/26 Franz Bachelin (age 84), the movies' art
director in episodes 411- THE MAGIC SWORD and 523-
VILLAGE OF THE GIANTS.
- 06/19 Bill Giorgio (age 56), who portrayed
Deputy Sheriff Sanders in episode 313- EARTH VS. THE
SPIDER and a bus driver in episode 319- WAR OF THE
COLOSSAL BEAST.
- 06/30 Thomas Browne Henry (age 72), who
portrayed Col. Tom Sturgeon in episode 517- BEGINNING OF
THE END and Capt. Fletcher in episode 805- THE THING THAT
COULDN'T DIE.
- 07/07 Daniel White (age 72), who portrayed
Slim Reed in episode 406- ATTACK OF THE GIANT LEECHES.
- 07/15 Eda Warren (age 76), editor of the movie
WORLD WITHOUT END, riffed at MST3K's first live show.
- 07/19 Fred Parrish (age 87), still
photographer for the movie in episode 203- JUNGLE
GODDESS.
- 08/25 Gower Champion (age 61), who directed
the short ONCE UPON A HONEYMOON in episode 701- NIGHT OF
THE BLOOD BEAST.
- 08/26 Knox Manning (age 76), who portrayed a
television newsman in episode 602- INVASION U.S.A.
- 09/22 Jimmy Bryant (age 55), who, with his
band The Night Jumpers, provided the movie's dance tunes
in episode 609- THE SKYDIVERS.
- 10/06 Ray Walker (age 76), who portrayed
reporter Richard Lloyd in episode 906- THE SPACE
CHILDREN.
- 10/17 Edwin Max (age 71), who portrayed Harold
in episode 704- THE INCREDIBLE MELTING MAN.
- 10/26 Charles P. Thompson (age unknown), who
portrayed a member of the tribe in episode 315- TEENAGE
CAVEMAN.
- 11/06 Newton P. Jacobs (age 78), American
dubbing producer for the movie in episode 211- FIRST
SPACESHIP ON VENUS.
- 11/17 Hod David Schudson (age 38), musical
score composer for the movie in episode 811- PARTS: THE
CLONUS HORROR.
- 11/25 Dick Haynes (age 69), who portrayed Col.
Lansfield in episode 902- THE PHANTOM PLANET.
- Date in December unknown Millard McGowan (age
77), who had a small role in the season four serial
UNDERSEA KINGDOM.
- 12/09 Harris Ashburn (age 76), music
supervisor of the movie in episode 804- THE DEADLY
MANTIS.
- 12/13 Ray Buffum (age 76), who wrote the
original story and screenplay for the movie in episode
522- TEEN-AGE CRIME WAVE.
- 12/26 Larry Dunn (age unknown), stunt driver
in the movie in episode 706- LASERBLAST.
- 12/29 Roy Engel (age 67), who portrayed the
desk sergeant in episode 409- THE INDESTRUCTIBLE MAN.
 
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