Huntingdon, West Virginia — John Humphreys, who played Mikey in the movie in episode 514- TEENAGE STRANGLER, died at his home here June 29. He was 74, and spent most of his life as a speech therapist. “Teenage Strangler” was his only film role.He later attended the first ConventioCon ExpoFest-A-Rama in 1994, where he recounted tales of the production, including an explanation of his histrionic performance.
A complete novice when the film was made, he said he took his acting cues from his co-star, Jo Canterbury, whom he knew was from New York and had some acting experience. And so, as her performance became more and more teary and shrill, so did his.
Incidentally, during our web host difficulties, two small MSTory passings got passed over, Jered Barclay (age 91), who played (reportedly) a character named Ralph in the movie in episode 112- UNTAMED YOUTH (though I can’t find anyone who is addressed by that name in the movie) and Burt Metcalfe (age 87), who had an uncredited bit part as a guard in the movie in episode 906- THE SPACE CHILDREN.
