January 1
2001 – Ray Walston who played “Uncle Martin” in the TV series “My Favorite Martian,” and appeared in numerous films, passed away at the age of 86.
1995 – Warrene Ott, who appeared in the films “The Undertaker and His Pals,” “The Black Zoo,” and “The Phantom Planet,” passed away at the age of 52.
1994 – Cesar Romero, who played “The Joker” on the “Batman” TV series, and who appeared in the films “The Spectre of Edgar Allan Poe” and “Latitude Zero,” passed away at the age of 86.
1982 – Victor Buono, who played another “Batman” villain, “King Tut,” passed away at the age of 43. He appeared in the films “Beneath the Planet of the Apes,” “The Strangler” and “Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte.”