|
 |
RIP Harvey Atkin
Perhaps best remembered by American audiences as put-upon camp leader Morty in 1979’s “Meatballs,” MSTies will recall that he played Jud in the movie in episode K20- THE LAST CHASE. Thanks to Tim for the heads up. 6 Replies to “RIP Harvey Atkin”Commenting at Satellite News
We are determined to encourage thoughtful discussion, so please be respectful to others. We also provide an "Ignore" button ( Comments are closed. |
|
Satellite News is a fan site for the Mystery Science Theater 3000 television and Netflix series. It is an independent publication written and compiled by Chris Cornell (msampo@aol.com) and Brian Henry (erhardt4@aol.com). Satellite of Love, LLC does not maintain this web site, nor is it responsible for this site's content.
All content posted on Satellite News is copyright © 2025 by Chris Cornell and Brian Henry, except where otherwise noted. This Date in MSTory is written and compiled by Steve Finley, Chris Cornell and Brian Henry. Copyright © 2025 All rights reserved. Please do not reproduce This Date in MSTory items in any form without express written permission from the authors. Items of MST3K news may be duplicated or reposted, as long as Satellite News is cited as the source. The views and opinions expressed herein are not necessarily those of Satellite of Love, LLC. No warranty is expressed or implied that the information given herein is completely accurate, and in fact this information can and will change at any time. So there. Mystery Science Theater 3000, its characters and situations are copyrights and trademarks of Satellite of Love, LLC. Banner image created by Larry Lee Moniz. |
|
) to help our users cope with "trolls" and other commenters whom they find annoying. Go to our
Very sad……..I still consider “Meatballs” to be one of the most underrated films of Bill Murray’s career.
A perfect ‘popcorn’ movie that is goofy, silly fun…….but in the end, endearingly entertaining.
LOVE the sub-story of camp counselor “Tripper Harrison” (Bill Murray) who befriends the shy “Rudy Gerner” (Chris Makepeace, in a nicely understated performance) character, turning a ‘bust’ of a summer, into one his character would never forget.
For those of us who actually attended summer camp in our youth, Bill Murray’s character represents the kind of cool counselor we would have KILLED to have as our ‘guy’, back in the day.
Sadly, Harvey Atkin’s passing marks the second loss of an actor from this particular cast….Keith Knight, as “Fink” (friend of the “Spaz” character), died back in 2007 at a much too young 51.
Summer camp will never be quite the same without you, ‘Morty’……
Hi, Mickey!
And there’s the third- George Romero, Martin Landau, and Harvey Atkin.
RIP, King Koopa.
So well said!
Or more to the point: Goodbye Mickey
For a number of people, Harvey Atkin will be better known as King Koppa from the DIC Super Mario Bros. cartoons..
His coffin should be leave on the side of the road near a summer camp sign. :)