Actor
Bobby Pickett
Born February 11, 1938 in Somerville, Massachusetts, USADied April 25, 200714 films
Bobby "Boris" Pickett (born Robert George Pickett, February 11, 1938 – April 25, 2007) was a Somerville, Massachusetts-born musician and actor, best known for singing and co-writing the 1962 hit novelty song "Monster Mash". Pickett performed the track in an impersonation of veteran horror film stars Boris Karloff, and Bela Lugosi (as in the line "Whatever happened to my Transylvania Twist?").
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Bobby Pickett co-wrote the song along with Leonard Capizzi. It became a million seller, as well as reaching Number One on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song was styled as being by Bobby "Boris" Pickett & The Crypt-Kicker 5. In Britain it took until October 1973 for the tune to become popular, but it then pinnacled at Number 3 in the UK singles chart.
A Christmas themed follow-up, "Monster's Holiday", was also released in 1962, and it became a minor hit. After releasing a variety of other Halloween-based songs as well as trying his hand at script-writing, Bobby died of leukemia on April 25, 2007, at age 69.
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First watchStrange Invaders19835.0as EditorAlien beings, who settle in a small midwestern town, are disturbed by a young professor determined to rescue his daughter from their clutches.View filmFilmography
14 films as actor- 2008The Boneyard CollectionThe Manager (segment "Boogie with the Undead")
- 2003Boogie with the UndeadThe Manager
- 1995Monster Mash: The MovieDr. Victor Frankenstein
- 1990Lobster Man from MarsThe Astrologer / The King of Mars
- 1988Frankenstein General HospitalMan in Elevator
- 1987Sister, SisterRoger
- 1984SplitzChef
- 1983Strange InvadersEditor
- 1983Hot MoneyStewart
- 1972DeathmasterCurt
- 1971Chrome and Hot LeatherSweet Willy (as Bob Pickett)
- 1970The Baby MakerDr. Sims
- 1969Three's a CrowdRoy Dodson
- 1967It's a Bikini WorldWoody (as Bob Pickett)