- 01/02 Ned Wertimer (age 89), who played Andy Henderson in the movie in episode 321- SANTA CLAUS CONQUERS THE MARTIANS.
- 01/22 Lucyna Winnicka (age 84), who played Joan Moran in the movie in episode 211- FIRST SPACESHIP ON VENUS.
- 02/14 Kojiro Hongo (age 75), who played Keisuke Hirata in the movie in episode 304- GAMERA VS. BARUGON and Shiro Tsutsumi in the movie in episode 308- GAMERA VS. GAOS.
- 02/16 Ennio Girolami aka Thomas Moore (age 78), who played President Henry Clark in the movie “Escape from the Bronx,” seen in episode 705- ESCAPE 2000.
- 02/21 Del Tenney (age 82), producer and director of the movie in episode 817- THE HORROR OF PARTY BEACH.
- 02/28 Armando Trovajoli (age 95), score composer for the movie in episode 412- HERCULES AND THE CAPTIVE WOMEN.
- 03/21 Robert Nichols (age 88), who played Joe Wilson in THIS ISLAND EARTH seen in MST3K THE MOVIE.
- 03/24 Peter Duryea (age 73), who played Tad Duval in the movie in episode 204- CATALINA CAPER.
- 03/27 Will Zens (age 92), producer, director and screenwriter for the movie in episode 612- THE STARFIGHTERS.
- 03/29 Bruce Podewell (age 69), who played Buzz Turner in the short MR. B NATURAL, seen in episode 319- WAR OF THE COLOSSAL BEAST.
- 04/02 Jesus “Jess” Franco (age 82), director of the movie in episode 323- THE CASTLE OF FU MANCHU.
- 04/15 William Thourlby (age 89), who played Dr. Bradford in the movie in episode 606- THE CREEPING TERROR.
- 04/25 Virginia Gibson (age 88), who played Mary in the short ONCE UPON A HONEYMOON, which was featured in episode 701- NIGHT OF THE BLOOD BEAST.
- 05/07 Ray Harryhausen (age 92), who was mentioned in passing in a host segment in episode 113- THE BLACK SCORPION.
- 06/06 Maxine Stuart (age 94), who played Peggy in the movie in episode 615- KITTEN WITH A WHIP.
- 06/08 Don Barton (age 83), the producer, director and screenwriter for the movie in episode 1005- BLOOD WATERS OF DR. Z.
- 06/12 Bert Spielvogel (age 101), cinematographer for the short LAST CLEAR CHANCE, seen in episode 520- RADAR SECRET SERVICE.
- 06/26 Peter Taylor (age 45), editor for the movie in episode 904- WEREWOLF.
- 07/01 Morton C. Landberg (age 80), co-producer of the movie in episode 513- THE BRAIN THAT WOULDN’T DIE.
- 07/14 Dennis Burkley (age 67), who played Pete Ungar in the movie in episode 706- LASERBLAST.
- 08/15 Gerry Arbeid (age 78), production manager for the movie in episode 822- OVERDRAWN AT THE MEMORY BANK.
- 08/28 Larry Pennell (age 85), who played Major Thomas in episode 906- THE SPACE CHILDREN.
- 09/16 Kim Hamilton (age 81), who played Young Malla in the movie in episode 802- THE LEECH WOMAN.
- 10/06 Lynne Frederickson (age 67), who had an uncredited role as a secretary in the movie THE GREEN SLIME, riffed in MST3K’s pilot.
- 10/21 Gianni Ferrio (age 88), musical score composer for the movie “Il Raggio Infernale,” seen in episode 620- DANGER!! DEATH RAY.
- 10/25 Nigel Davenport (age 85), who played Ernest Hubbs in the movie in episode K09- PHASE IV.
- 10/27 Lou Reed (age 71), whose song “Satellite of Love” was sung by Joel and the bots in episode K08- GAMERA VS. GUIRON.
- 11/17 Syd Field (age 77), whose bestselling book “Screenplay” was the basis of a host segment in episode 310- FUGITIVE ALIEN.
- 11/19 Marc Breaux (age 89), who was the male lead in the short DESIGN FOR DREAMING, seen in episode 524- 12 TO THE MOON.
- 11/26 Toshiaki Tsushima (age 77), score composer for the movie in MST3K’s unaired pilot, “THE GREEN SLIME,” and the movie in episode 306- TIME OF THE APES.
- 11/29 Parvin Lee Strosnider (age 82), who did sound and was the camera operator for the movie in episode 621- THE BEAST OF YUCCA FLATS and did sound for episode 812- THE INCREDIBLY STRANGE CREATURES WHO STOPPED LIVING AND BECAME MIXED UP ZOMBIES, and was the cinematographer for the movie in episode 609- THE SKY DIVERS.
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So did Santa bring you any MST3K-related stuff this Christmas?
Two words. Donald. Pleasance.
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