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Rich “Lowtax” Kyanka, RIP

Lee’s Summit, Missouri — Richard ‘Lowtax’ Kyanka, the founder of the controversial and influential web site Something Awful, died Nov. 9 at the age of 45. He reportedly took his own life.

Kyanka worked with Rifftrax several times. He was a guest riffer on the riff of “Troll 2,” released Feb. 2, […]

Roy Holder, RIP

British character actor Roy Holder died Nov. 9. He was 75.

He appeared in various programs including “Ace of Wands,” “Z-Cars,” “Spearhead,” “Doctor Who” and the “Caves of Androzani.”

MSTies will remember him as Plesser in the movie in episode 1107- THE LAND THAT TIME FORGOT.

Wikipedia has an extensive retrospective.

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RIP Declan Mulligan of the Beau Brummels

Declan Mulligan, the Irish-born guitarist for the rock group The Beau Brummels, who appeared in the movie in episode 523- VILLAGE OF THE GIANTS, died Nov. 2. He was 83.

Wikipedia has an extensive look at his life and career.

Thanks to Tim for the heads up.

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Jack Angel, RIP

Prolific voice actor Jack Angel, known for his work in “Voltron” and “Transformers” among many TV, feature film and video game credits, died on Oct. 19. He was 90.

MSTies who have already, or will over the next few months, attended the MST3K Live Time Bubble Tour currently touring the country, will hear […]

Alan Hawkshaw, RIP

ENGLAND — Alan Hawkshaw, who composed music for 35 films and many television shows, died at a hospital here on Oct. 16. He was 84. He also composed tunes for the pop group The Shadows which toured with the Rolling Stones. He was also sampled by many artists, including rapper Jay-Z. MSTies […]