1895: Samuel Benavie, who composed the music in the short X MARKS THE SPOT, seen in episode 210- KING DINOSAUR and the short A YOUNG MAN’S FANCY, seen in episode 610- THE VIOLENT YEARS.
1909: Jesus Murcielago Velazquez, who played Dr. Krupp’s henchman in the movie in episode 102- THE ROBOT VS. THE AZTEC MUMMY.
1912: Charles Watts, who played Steve in the movie in episode 510- THE PAINTED HILLS.
1919: Bruce Cowling, who played Lin Taylor in the movie in episode 510- THE PAINTED HILLS.
1920: Paul Hahn, who played an attendant in the movie in episode 309- THE AMAZING COLOSSAL MAN.
1923: Herschel Bernardi, who was mentioned in a host segment in episode 506- EEGAH!
1931: Anthony Bailey, who played the TV Compere in the movie in episode 905- THE DEADLY BEES.
1931: Dick Gautier, who was mentioned in a host segment in episode 409- THE INDESTRUCTIBLE MAN.
1931: Ori Levy, who played Karminski in the movie in episode 111- MOON ZERO TWO.*
1934: Hamilton Camp, who provided the voice for Elle in the movie in episode 1106- STARCRASH.
1940: Charles Fox, who collaborated on the musical score for the movie THE GREEN SLIME, riffed in MST3K’s pilot and composed the music the “Love American Style” theme song, sung by Mike and the bots in a host segment in episode 606- THE CREEPING TERROR.*
1956: Shanna Reed, who played Kelly Patterson in the movie in episode 322- MASTER NINJA I.*
1958: Sean Simmons, who played a sheriff’s deputy in the movie in episode 1201- MAC AND ME.
1962: Kathleen Karridene, who did key makeup and hair for the movie in episode 1304- MUNCHIE.*
DIED ON THIS DATE
1970: Wilbur Bradley (age 65), who was a camera operator for the movie in episode 607- BLOODLUST!
1972: Audrey Granville (age 62), musical score associate for the movie in episode 402- THE GIANT GILA MONSTER.
1972: Børge Møller Grimstrup (age 66), who had an uncredited role as a Danish farmer in the movie in episode 1101- REPTILICUS.
1986: Andrzej Markowski (age 62), who was a composer and did sound effects for the movie in episode 211- FIRST SPACESHIP ON VENUS.
1987: Author and folklorist Joseph Campbell (age 83), who was mentioned in host segments in episode 813- JACK FROST, 207- WILD REBELS and 408- HERCULES UNCHAINED.
1989: Joseph Beruh a.k.a. Joseph Berry (age 65), executive producer of the movie in episode 1012- SQUIRM.
1989: Max Frankel (age 79), property master for the movie in episode 809- I WAS A TEENAGE WEREWOLF.
1990: Harry Lauter (age 76), who played Atlasan in episodes 413- MANHUNT IN SPACE and 417- CRASH OF MOONS.
1990: Tom Steele (age 81), who played Zerg in the season one serial RADAR MEN FROM THE MOON, a train conductor and a radio truck driver in the season two serial THE PHANTOM CREEPS (while also doing stunt work) and Khan’s guardsman in the season four serial UNDERSEA KINGDOM (while also doing stunt work). He also was a stunt double for George Reeves in the movie in episode 203- JUNGLE GODDESS, stunt double for actor George Wallace in the season one serial RADAR MEN FROM THE MOON and Mike Connors’ stunt double in DAY THE WORLD ENDED (riffed by fans in Sci-fi Channel’s “MST3K: The Home Game”).
1997: Sydney Newman (age 80), producer of the short JOHNNY AT THE FAIR, seen in episode 419- THE REBEL SET.
1997: Chic Waterson (age 73), camera operator for the movie CIRCUS OF HORRORS, featured in the Great Cheesy Movie Circus Tour in 2019.
1998: Harry Pachter (age 84), who played (and was) Johnny’s father in the short JOHNNY AT THE FAIR in the movie in episode 419- THE REBEL SET.
1999: Robert Nash (age 84), who had a role in the movie in episode 419- THE REBEL SET.
2000: Actor/author/composer Steve Allen (age 78), whose many inventions and ideas were parodied by the SOL crew’s invention exchange, the Steve-O-Meter, in the movie in episode 408- HERCULES UNCHAINED. He was also mentioned in a host segment in episode 304- GAMERA VS. BARUGON and was impersonated in a host segment in episode 501- WARRIOR OF THE LOST WORLD.
2001: Ilse Kubasshewski (age 94), co-producer for the movie in episode 504- SECRET AGENT SUPER DRAGON.
2002: Lee H. Katzin (age 67), director of the TV movie “The Stranger,” which was seen as episode 305- STRANDED IN SPACE.
2007: Robert Goulet (age 73), who was mentioned in a host segment in episode 308- GAMERA VS. GAOS.
2009: Clark Howat (age 91), who played a naval captain in the movie in episode 208- LOST CONTINENT.
2020: Lon Satton (age 91), who played a reporter in the movie in episode 420- THE HUMAN DUPLICATORS.**
EPISODE PREMIERE ON THIS DATE
1993: Episode 513- THE BRAIN THAT WOULDN’T DIE first shown.
EVENTS ON THIS DATE
1993: MSTIEWEEN! About three dozen MSTies gather from around the country at the Edina, Minnesota home of fan (and part-time BBI employee) Debbie Tobin to tape the bumpers for 1993’s TURKEY DAY seen on Comedy Central.
2007: Rhino Home Video releases “The Mystery Science Theater 3000 Collection, Vol. 12.”
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