RIP to Bernie Casey,
passed on at 78. The San Francisco 49er and L.A. Ram turned actor in 1969 with
Guns of the Magnificent Seven, and racked up credits in high-profile stuff like
Brian's Song,
The Man Who Fell to Earth, Sharky's Machine,
Never Say Never Again, the
Revenge of the Nerds flicks and
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, as well as Charles Burnett's neglected 1994
The Glass Shield. But he also did some cool scary flicks; he wore Stan Winston's makeup rather elegantly as the studly lead Gargoyle in 1972's
Gargoyles...
...though his voice was needlessly dubbed by the
Outer Limits "Control Voice" Vic Perrin. Casey also played both title roles in...
Monster-of-the-Week: ...
Dr. Black, Mr. Hyde, a hilarious "blaxploitation" shocker of 1976...
The murderous, pasty-complexioned half of that title combo is this week's honoree:
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