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RIP Milton DeLugg

Los Angeles — He was delightful, he was delicious, he was musician, bandleader, composer and arranger Milton DeLugg, who died at his home here April 6. He was 96. MSTies will remember the incredibly catchy tune, “Hooray for Santy Claus,” which he composed, along with the entire score for the movie in […]

RIP James Best

HICKORY, N.C. — James Best, whose prolific career included 83 movies and 600 TV shows but is best remembered for his role as Rosco P. Coltrane, the bumbling sheriff of Hazzard, died in a hospice here April 6 after a brief illness. He was 88. MSTies will recall his role as the […]

RIP Robert Z’dar

Pensecola, Fla. — Actor Robert Z’Dar, the massive man with the gigantic chin best known for the cult film series “Maniac Cop,” died here March 30 after being hospitalized when he came to town to appear at a convention. He was 64. MSTies fondly remember his performances as the Angel of Death […]

RIP Ivo Garrani

Italian actor Ivo Garrani, whose career in radio, television and film spanned more than 60 years, died March 25. He was 91. MSTies will recall he played King Pelias in the movie in episode 502- HERCULES and played Re di Megalia in the movie in episode 412- HERCULES AND THE CAPTIVE WOMEN. There […]

RIP Carl Mahakian (and others)

PALM SPRINGS, Calif.–Carl Mahakian, an Emmy-winning sound editor with a long career in TV and movies and an even longer career of service in the armed forces, died here March 9. He was 89. In the world of MST3K, he was sound editor for the movie in episode 509- GIRL IN LOVERS’ […]