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Ned Wertimer, RIP

Valley Village, Calif.–Character actor Ned Wertimer, perhaps best known as Ralph the Doorman on the CBS sitcom “The Jeffersons,” died from complications following a fall in his Burbank home in late November, at a nursing home here Jan. 2. He was 89. MSTies will remember him as reporter Andy Henderson in the […]

Jean Jackson, RIP

We are saddened to report the passing of Jean Jackson. Jean was a stalwart MSTie, an incredibly funny person, a talented artist and one of the most sensible people I’ve ever encountered. She will be greatly missed. Many of you purchased her witty and wonderful MST3K-themed paintings (four of my favorites […]

MSTory Folks We Lost This Year

• 01/07 Hideaki Nitani (age 81), who we think played Harold Atari in the movie in episode 314- MIGHTY JACK. • 01/09 Andrea Bosic (age 92), who played a bank manager in the movie in episode 1013- DIABOLIK. • 02/06 Peter Breck (age 82), who played Mooney in the movie in episode 415- […]

RIP Gerry Anderson

OXFORDSHIRE, ENGLAND–Gerry Anderson, creator of the Supermarionation process behind such hit TV series as “Fireball XL5,” “Thunderbirds” and “Stingray,” died in his sleep at a nursing home here Wednesday, Dec. 26. He was 83 and had suffered from dementia for several years. MSTies will recall that the first two full-length MST3k episodes […]

Norman Grabowski, RIP

Cassville, Mo. — Character actor Norman Grabowski died here Oct. 12. He was 79. MSTies will remember him as Skin, one of Mamie Van Doran’s gang, in the movie in episode 601- GIRLS TOWN. In addition to appearing in many films produced by Albert Zugsmith and Walt Disney, and, later, guest starring […]