BORN ON THIS DAY IN HORROR HISTORY – MAY 3

1975 – Christina Hendricks, has appeared in “The Neon Demon”, “Angel (TV Series).”
1972 – Kristin Lehman, appeared in “Forever Knight (TV Series)”, “PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal (TV Series)”, “Bleeders”, “The X-Files (TV Series)”, “Poltergeist: The Legacy (TV Series)”, and more.
1971 – Bobby Cannavale who appeared in the films “Snakes on a Plane,” “The Bone Collector” and “100 Feet.”
1960 – Amy Steel who starred in “Friday the 13th Part 2″ and the original “April Fool’s Day.”
1959 – David Ball who produced “Creepshow 2″ and the 1985 version of “Day of the Dead.”
1952 – Toni Naples, appeared in several B-movies including “Chopping Mall”, “Deathstalker II”, “Transylvania Twist”, “Sorority House Massacre II”, “Munchie”, “Dinosaur Island”, “Sorceress”, and several more.
1948 – Chris Mulkey, who played “Hank Jennings” on the TV series “Twin Peaks. ” He also appeared in the films “The Hidden” (1987), “Cloverfield” and “Jack’s Back.”

DIED ON THIS DAY IN HORROR HISTORY – MAY 3

2004 – Anthony Ainley who was the fourth actor to play “Master” in the “Doctor Who” series and who also appeared in the films “The Blood On Satan’s Claw,” “Doomwatch” and “The Land That Time Forgot,” passed away at the age of 71.
2003 – Suzy Parker, who appeared in the film “Chambers of Horror” and the TV series’ “Twilight Zone” and “Night Gallery,” passed away at the age of 70.
1986 – Robert Alda, father of Alan Alda, passed away at the age of 72. Some of his film appearances included “The Beast With Five Fingers,” “The Devil’s Hand,” and “House of Exorcism.”
1986 – Irving Block who did special effects work on the films “The Giant Behemoth,” “The Atomic Submarine” and “Kronos,” to name a few, passed away at the age of 75.
1972 – Bruce Cabot, who played “Jack Driscoll” in the original “King Kong,” passed away at the age of 68.
1969 – Karl Freund who was the Cinematographer for “I Love Lucy,” and for the 1920 version of “Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde,” directed by F.W. Murnau and starring Bela Lugosi and Conrad Viedt, “The Golem,” and “Metropolis,” and the 1931 version of “Dracula,” passed away at the age of 79. He made his debut as a director with “The Mummy” in 1932.
1954 – Tom Tyler, played in countless western serials but was notable for portraying “Kharis” in “The Mummy’s Hand.” He passed away at the young age of 50.
1933 – Frederick Kerr, who played Henry Frankenstein’s father in the film “Frankenstein,” passed away at the age of 74.

FILMS RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN HORROR HISTORY – MAY 3

Unidentified Flying Objects: The True Story of Flying Saucers 1956
House of Fright 1961 a.k.a. The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll
Atlantis, the Lost Continent 1961
Konga 1961
Terror of the Bloodhunters 1962
She Freak 1967
The Vulture 1967
The Craft 1996
Barb Wire 1996
Spider-Man 2002