1998

1998

Date in 1998 unknown Fuyukichi Maki (age unknown) who had a role in episode K21- LEGEND OF THE DINOSAUR.
02/01 Jack T. Collis (age 75), art director for the movie in episode 601- GIRLS TOWN.
02/05 Haroun Tazieff (age 83), camera operator for the volcano shots for the movie in episode 412- HERCULES AND THE CAPTIVE WOMEN.
02/15 George White (age 86), editor for the movie in episode 104- WOMEN OF THE PREHISTORIC PLANET.
02/23 Philip Abbott (age 74), who portrayed Frank Morrison in episode K19- HANGAR 18.
02/23 Veteran stuntman Charles "Chuck" Hayward (age 77), who portrayed a Walker man in episode 811- PARTS: THE CLONUS HORROR.
03/10 Lloyd Bridges (age 85), who portrayed Colonel Floyd Graham in episode 201- ROCKETSHIP X-M.
03/10 Boyd Stockman (age 82), who portrayed a henchman in episode 520- RADAR SECRET SERVICE.
03/13 Claudio Gora (age 84), who portrayed the police chief in episode 1013- DIABOLIK.
04/19 Taggart Casey (age unknown), who portrayed Sheriff N.J. Shallert in episode 311- IT CONQUERED THE WORLD.
04/19 Liam Sullivan (age 74), who portrayed Sir Branton in episode 411- THE MAGIC SWORD.
04/20 Aram Katcher (age 76), who portrayed the factory window washer spy in episode 602- INVASION U.S.A.
04/22 Jack Cummins (age 49), assistant director for the movie "Time Walker," shown in episode 405- BEING FROM ANOTHER PLANET.
04/24 Frederic Downs (age 81), who was barkeep Jack in episode 209- THE HELLCATS, a face in the crowd in episode 609- THE SKYDIVERS, Tinsley in episode 619- RED ZONE CUBA and Prof. Howard Erling in episode 807- TERROR FROM THE YEAR 5000.
04/24 Leslie Stevens (age 74), co-creator, co-producer and co-screenwriter of the TV series "Gemini Man," two episodes of which were featured in episode 814- RIDING WITH DEATH.
05/04 Albert Glasser (age 82), who provided the musical arrangements for episode 201- ROCKETSHIP X-M and composed the scores for episodes 309- THE AMAZING COLOSSAL MAN, 313- EARTH VS. THE SPIDER, 315- TEENAGE CAVEMAN, 317- VIKING WOMEN AND THE SEA SERPENT, 319- WAR OF THE COLOSSAL BEAST, 409- THE INDESTRUCTIBLE MAN, 414- TORMENTED, 517- BEGINNING OF THE END, 602- INVASION U.S.A. and 611- LAST OF THE WILD HORSES.
05/07 Jack Bravman (age 72), director of the movie in episode 604- ZOMBIE NIGHTMARE.
05/11 Gene Fowler Jr. (age 80), director of the movies in episodes 419- THE REBEL SET and 809- I WAS A TEENAGE WEREWOLF.
05/27 Mark Williams (age 38), who portrayed a pool player in episode 904- WEREWOLF and also did the special effects makeup for that movie.
05/30 Stanley Bickman (age 66), the movie's producer in episode 618- HIGH SCHOOL BIG SHOT.
06/01 Darwin Joston (age 60), who portrayed Plummer in episode 405- BEING FROM ANOTHER PLANET.
06/04 Ray Montgomery (age 79), who portrayed Reggie in episode 413- MANHUNT IN SPACE.
06/09 Norman Stuart (age 89), dialogue coach for the movie "Marooned" shown in episode 401- SPACE TRAVELERS.
06/15 Leon M. Leon (age 95), who was responsible for the sound in the movie in episode 804- THE DEADLY MANTIS.
06/24 Henry Saperstein (age 80), the producer responsible for bringing Godzilla from Japan to the U.S.A. in the late 1950's. Godzilla was seen in episodes 212- GODZILLA VS. MEGALON and 213- GODZILLA VS. THE SEA MONSTER.
06/29 Jess Hahn (age 76), who portrayed Baby Face in episode 504- SECRET AGENT SUPER DRAGON.
Date in July unknown Yoko Tani (age 66), who portrayed Sumiko Ogimura in episode 211- FIRST SPACESHIP ON VENUS.
07/15 Cody Palance (age 42), who portrayed a beach thug in episode 622- ANGELS' REVENGE.
08/18 Persis Khambatta (age 47), who portrayed Natasia in episode 501- WARRIOR OF THE LOST WORLD.
10/03 Roddy McDowall (age 70), who portrayed Dr. Mellon in episode 706- LASERBLAST.
10/11 Richard Denning (age 84), who portrayed Henry Scott in episode 113- THE BLACK SCORPION and Rick in THE DAY THE WORLD ENDED (MST3K: The Home Game).
10/30 Harry Pachter (age 84), who portrayed Johnny's father in the short JOHNNY AT THE FAIR in episode 419- THE REBEL SET.
11/02 Thomas Duggan a.k.a.Tommy Duggan (age 84), who portrayed a naval officer in episode 909- GORGO.
11/02 Vincent Winter (age 50), who portrayed the meddling kid Sean in episode 909- GORGO.
12/01 Freddie Young (age 96), cinematographer for the movie in episode 909- GORGO.
12/08 John Veitch (age 78), who had a small role in episode 112- UNTAMED YOUTH.
12/14 Vittorio Cottafavi (age 84), director/screenwriter for the movie in episode 412- HERCULES AND THE CAPTIVE WOMEN.
12/14 Lord Lew Grade (age 91), ITC executive producer, responsible for distributing the movies in episodes K01- INVADERS FROM THE DEEP: STINGRAY and K02- REVENGE OF THE MYSTERONS.
12/30 Stan Jones (age 72), who appeared in the movie in episode 106- THE CRAWLING HAND.
12/31 Will Sheldon (age 92), assistant director for the movie in episode 611- LAST OF THE WILD HORSES.