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RIP Ron Masak

Thousand Oaks, CALIF. — Character actor Ron Masak died Oct. 20 at a hospital here. He was 86.

He is perhaps best known as Cabot Cove Sheriff Mort Metzger, a frequent beneficiary of sleuth Jessica Fletcher’s crime-solving abilities for eight seasons of TV’s “Murder, She Wrote.” But he also had roles on […]

RIP Ted White

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,” […]

RIP Angela Lansbury

LOS ANGELES–Dame Angela Lansbury, the actress who for seven decades brought a commanding presence to stage, screen and television, died Oct. 11 at her home here. She was 96.

MSTies may remember that she was mentioned in a host segment in episode 619- RED ZONE CUBA.

People Magazine has the story.

Thanks […]

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 […]