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RIP Austin Stoker

LOS ANGELES — Actor Austin Stoker, an immigrant from Trinidad who appeared in films including “Assault on Precinct 13,” “Battle for the Planet of the Apes,” “Sheba, Baby” and the ABC miniseries “Roots” died at a hospital here Oct. 7. He was 92.

MSTies will recall his performances as Dr. Ken Melrose […]

RIP Wolfgang Kohlhaase

Berlin, Germany– German film director Wolfgang Kohlhaase, known for “Solo Sunny” (1980), “The Break” (1989) and “Summer in Berlin” (2005), died Oct. 5. He was 91.

MSTies may be aware that he was one of the screenwriters who adapted the Stanislaw Lem novel “The Astronauts” into the movie in episode 211- FIRST […]

RIP Lydia Alfonsi

Italian actress Lydia Alfonsi died Sept. 21. She was 94. MSTies will recall that she played The Sybil in the movie in episode 502- HERCULES and played Megara (though she was uncredited) in the movie in episode 1108- THE LOVES OF HERCULES.

Here’s an Italian news item.

Thanks to Tim for the […]

Henry Silva, RIP

Woodland Hills, Calif. — Menacing character actor Henry Silva, who frequently played bad guys in many films including the original “Oceans 11” and the original “Manchurian Candidate,” died Sept. 14 at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital here, one day short of his 96th birthday.

Silva was the last […]

William Reynolds, RIP

Actor William Reynolds, who may be best remembered for his six seasons one TV’s “The F.B.I.,” died August 24 following a short illness. He was 90.

Reynolds portrayed F.B.I. agent Tom Colby on the hit ABC series from 1967 to 1973, joining the show in its third season. After he left the […]