California — Actor/stuntman Ted White died at his home here Oct. 14. He was 96.

He may be best known to horror movie fans for his role as Jason Voorhees in “Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter.” As a stunt man he appeared in “Creature from the Black Lagoon,” “Giant,” “Rio Bravo,” “Planet of the Apes,” “King Kong,” “The Manitou,” “Escape from New York,” “Road House” and Gone in 60 Seconds. As an actor he appeared in “TRON,” “Romancing the Stone,” “Starman,” “The Hidden” and “The X-Files.”

MSTies might remember him as a brawler in the movie in episode 324- MASTER NINJA II

The crew at “Bloody Disgusting” got the story.

Thanks to Gordon for the heads up.

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 in the movie in episode 405- BEING FROM ANOTHER PLANET and as a dive officer in the movie in episode 814- RIDING WITH DEATH.

The Hollywood Reporter has the story.

Thanks to Gordon for the heads up.

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 SPACESHIP ON VENUS.

There are a few obits on the web but so far all of them are in German.

Thanks to Gordon for the heads up.