June 3

2011 – James Arness, best known for playing “Marshall Matt Dillon” in “Gunsmoke.” He also appeared as the creature in “The Thing from Another World” and “Them!” He was 88.

2009 – David Carradine, son of the great John Carradine, passed away at the age of 72. He starred as “Caine” in the TV series “Kung Fu,” and in the films “Deathrace 2000” (playing “Frankenstein”), “Q,” and “Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat” (playing “Dracula”).

2006 – George Kashdan, who wrote for DC based cartoons such as “Aquaman,” “The Justice League” and “The Adventures of Superman,” passed away at the age of 78.

2004 – Harold Goodwin, who appeared in many Hammer films including “Curse of the Mummy’s Tomb,” “Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed” and “Phantom of the Opera” (1962), passed away at the age of 86.

2001 – Anthony Quinn who appeared as “Quasimodo” in the 1957 version of “The Hunchback of Notre Dame,” passed away at the age of 86.

1992 – William M. Gaines who created the EC line of horror comics, including “Tales From the Crypt,” passed away at the age of 70.

1992 – British character actor Robert Morley, who appeared in the 1963 version of “The Old Dark House,” “A Study in Terror” and “Theater of Blood,” passed away at the age of 82.

1991 – Andy Milligan who directed such classics as “The Rats Are Coming, the Werewolves Are Here,” “The Ghastly Ones” and “The Bloodthirsty Butchers,” passed away at the age of 61.