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1984 (Cave Dwellers; City Limits; Escape 2000; Final Justice.) 01/06 Ernest Laszlo (age 85), cinematographer for the movies in episodes 414- TORMENTED and 906- THE SPACE CHILDREN. 01/24 Crox Alvarado (age 83) who played Pincate in the movie in episode 102- THE ROBOT VS. THE AZTEC MUMMY. 02/05 Santo a.k.a.Rodolfo Guzman Huerta (age 66) who played the leading character in the movie in episode 624- SAMSON VS. THE VAMPIRE WOMEN. 02/14 Edward Dein (age 76), director of the movie in episode 802- THE LEECH WOMAN. 02/29 Meyer Dolinsky (age 60), screenwriter for the TV-movie in episode K13- SST: DEATH FLIGHT. 02/29 Ken Strickfaden (age 87) who did the electrical effects for the movie "Monstrosity," shown in episode 518- THE ATOMIC BRAIN. 03/01 Jackie Coogan (age 69) who played Hank Johnson in the movie in episode 906- THE SPACE CHILDREN. 03/16 Shug Fisher (age 76) who played Harris in the movie in episode 402- THE GIANT GILA MONSTER. 03/20 Richard Van Enger (age 69), editor of the movie in episode 113- THE BLACK SCORPION. 03/25 Vera Marshe (age 78) who played Mrs. Hubbard in the movie in episode 414- TORMENTED and Freida Johnson in the movie in episode 906- THE SPACE CHILDREN. 04/18 Francis de Wolff (age 71) who played Dr. Keisling in the movie in episode 818- DEVIL DOLL. 04/24 Eijiro Yanagi (age 88) who appeared in the movie in episode 314- MIGHTY JACK. 04/25 Richard Benedict (age 68), who played Major Everett in the movie in episode 517- BEGINNING OF THE END. 04/26 Barry Gray (age 58), musical score composer of the TV series "Stingray," episodes of which were incorporated into episode K01- INVADERS FROM THE DEEP and the TV series "Captain Scarlet," episodes of which were incorporated into the movie in episode K02- REVENGE OF THE MYSTERONS. He was also did the music for the TV series "Space: 1999," two episodes of which were incorporated into the movie in episode K10- COSMIC PRINCESS. 05/02 Frank Forsyth (age 78) who played the Seagull Island doctor in the movie in episode 905- THE DEADLY BEES. 05/05 Doris Hursley (age 85), co-creator of the TV soap opera GENERAL HOSPITAL, episodes of which were shown as shorts in season four. 05/19 Terry O. Morse (age 78), editor of the movie in episode 906- THE SPACE CHILDREN. 06/11 Patrick Whyte (age 77) who played Philip Varden in the movie in episode 615- KITTEN WITH A WHIP and a guard in the movie in episode 803- THE MOLE PEOPLE. 06/15 Ned Glass (age 78) who played Sidney Horner in the movie in episode 419- THE REBEL SET. 06/15 Meredith Willson (age 82), one of the musical score composers for the season four serial UNDERSEA KINGDOM. 06/17 Leslie I. Carey (age 88), who did the sound for the movie THIS ISLAND EARTH, riffed in MST3K: THE MOVIE, and the movies in episode 801- REVENGE OF CREATURE, 802- THE LEECH WOMAN, 803- THE MOLE PEOPLE and 804- THE DEADLY MANTIS. 06/20 Estelle Winwood (age 102) who played Sybil in the movie in the movie in episode 411- THE MAGIC SWORD. 07/24 Vincent Beck (age 59) who played Voldar in the movie in episode 321- SANTA CLAUS CONQUERS THE MARTIANS. 07/25 Akihiko Hirata (age 56) who played Commander Yamamoto in the movie in episode 213- GODZILLA VS. THE SEA MONSTER and also appeared in the movie in episode 310- FUGITIVE ALIEN. 07/28 Bess Flowers (age 85), who played a party guest in the movie in episode 808- THE SHE-CREATURE. 08/04 Edmon Ryan (age 79), who played Joe Doakes in the short X MARKS THE SPOT, shown in episode 210- KING DINOSAUR. 08/08 Richard Deacon (age 63) who, in the movie THIS ISLAND EARTH (riffed in MST3K: THE MOVIE), was the spaceship pilot who punches up the "normal view." 08/12 Jim Dannaldson (age 69), spider-handler for the movie in episode 313- EARTH VS. THE SPIDER. 08/19 George Meeker (age 80) who played Charles Blake in the movie in episode 507- I ACCUSE MY PARENTS. 09/02 Sovol/Sergei Martinson (age 85) a.k.a. SOVOL MARTINSON who played the moneylender in the movie "Sadko," shown in episode 505- THE MAGIC VOYAGE OF SINBAD. Martinson also played Mika in the movie "Ilja Muromets," shown in episode 617- THE SWORD AND THE DRAGON. 09/13 Arduino "Dino" Maiuri (age 67), screenwriter for the movie in episode 1013- DIABOLOK. 09/28 Philip Cahn (age 90), editor for the movies in episodes 208- LOST CONTINENT and 702- THE BRUTE MAN. 10/23 Lyonel Margolies (age 78), dialogue director for the season two serial THE PHANTOM CREEPS. 10/27 Raymond Kessler (age 79), dialogue director for the movie in episode 702- THE BRUTE MAN. 11/07 George Mathews a.k.a. Matthews (age 73) who played the guardian angel in the short X MARKS THE SPOT, shown in episode 210- KING DINOSAUR. 11/09 John J. Fox (age 60) who played an attendant in the movie in episode 908- THE TOUCH OF SATAN. 11/13 Dorothy Arnold (age 66) who played Jean Drew in season two serial THE PHANTOM CREEPS. 11/15 Karen (aka Karyne) Kadler (age 50) who played Ellen Peters in the movie in episode 311- IT CONQUERED THE WORLD and Iris in the movie in episode 415- THE BEATNIKS. 11/16 Murray Alper (age 80) who played an MP in the movie in episode 208- LOST CONTINENT and a drunk in the movie in episode 802- THE LEECH WOMAN. 11/20 Frederick West (age 81), cinematographer for the movies in episodes 311- IT CONQUERED THE WORLD, 503- SWAMP DIAMONDS, 511– GUNSLINGER and 808- THE SHE-CREATURE. 11/24 Victor Most (age 66), costumer for the movie in episode 610- THE VIOLENT YEARS. 11/27 Cliff Wenger Jr. (age unknown), special effects assistant for the movie in episode K16- CITY ON FIRE. 12/07 Charles Duncan (age 72) who did the special effects for the movies in episodes 108- THE SLIME PEOPLE and 902- THE PHANTOM PLANET. 12/13 Vance Skarstedt (age 61), screenwriter for the movie in episode 108- THE SLIME PEOPLE. 12/14 Richard Currier (age 92), editor for the movies in episodes 320- THE UNEARTHLY and 701- NIGHT OF THE BLOOD BEAST. 12/14 Joseph E. Kenney (age 73), assistant director for the movie in episode 802- THE LEECH WOMAN. 12/24 Peter Lawford (age 61) who played drug lord Burke in the movie in episode 622- ANGELS' REVENGE. 12/28 Sam Pekinpah (age 59), dialogue director for the movie WORLD WITHOUT END, riffed in MST3K's first live show.