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MALAGA, SPAIN — Jesús “Jess” Franco, Spanish film director, writer, cinematographer and actor, died in a hospital here April 2 after suffering a stroke. He was 82. His career took off in 1961 with his cult classic “The Awful Dr. Orloff.” Other films that were released in the U.S. included “Necronomicon” (1967), […]
NEW ORLEANS — Bruce “Buzz” Podewell, an actor, director and member of the theater faculty at Tulane University for nearly 40 years, died of lung cancer at his home here March 29. He was 69. Althought Dr. Podewell was a co-founder and former artistic director of the Shakespeare Festival at Tulane, served […]
GRAY CREEK, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — Peter Duryea, who spent his young years as a Hollywood actor and then moved to Canada to become a naturalist and environmental activist, died at his home here March 24 after a long illness. He was 73. Trekkers will recall him as the navigator Lt. Jose […]
OCCCIDENTAL, CALIF. — Robert Nichols, a singer, dancer and actor who enjoyed a 70-year career on stage, television and in movies, died at his home here March 21. He was 88. MSTies will fondly remember his earnest performance as nerdy Joe Wilson in “This Island Earth,” which was featured in “Mystery Science […]
JUPITER, Fla.–Delbert “Del” Tenney, the producer and director of the movie in episode 817- THE HORROR OF PARTY BEACH, died at his home here Feb. 21. He was 82. He acted on Broadway and did extra work in “Stalag 17” and “The Wild Ones.” Following successful stints of summer stock, he moved […]
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