Men behind the Monsters:Actors who played monsters/aliens/robots and other critters in classic Sci Fi (1951-1968)
I wanna shine a light on the unsung heroes of sci fi,the folks in monster suits ,so will be showcasing a few notable Movie and TV monsters and the performers who played them and some fun facts
Gort from Day the Earth Stood Still
And a Mutant in Invaders from Mars
Were both Played by Lock Martin .Fun fact was a doorman at the Graumans Chinese Theater
The Thing from Thing From Another World
Was played by James Arness,most famous for playing Marshall Matt Dillon for 20 years on Gunsmoker
The Martian from War of the Worlds
and the Alien from I Married a Monster from Outer Space
were Played by Charles Gemora,who also designed and made the costumes and whose initial career was playing Gorillas and apes from the 20's to the 40's
The Swimming Gill Man from Creature of the Black Lagoon trilogy
Played by Ricou Browning who was the last surviving Universal Monster and fun fact co created Flipper
Robbie the Robot from Forbidden Planet
Played by Frankie Darro who fun fact was the voice of Lampwicke in Disneys Pinocchio
It from It! The Terror from Beyond Space
Played by Ray "Crash" Corrigan,famous stunt man /Gorilla actor who also ran Corriganville Movie Ranch, a shooting location and tourist spot
The Gremlin from the Twilight Zone ,Nightmare at 20'000 Feet
Played by Nick Cravat,lifelong friend of Burt Lancaster ,starring in 9 films with him including The Island ofDr Moreau
Cyberman Controler from the Doctor Who serial Tomb of the Cybermen
Played by Michael Kilgarriff who also adapted the novel ,The Hobbitt into a radio series
Moon Watcher from 2001 a Space Odyssey
Played by mime Daniel Richter,a friend of John Lennons
But there is a king of classic monmster performers who protrayed
Rodan
The Mothra LArvae from Mothra
Baragon from Frankenstein Conquers the World
Gaira from War of the Gargantuas
And Godzilla from 1954 -1972
all played by Harou Nakajima ,who enjoyed watching the audience reactions to the monsters
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