Bobby Pickett
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?").
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.
Acting
TV
T. J. Hooker
as Charlie Brubaker
1982
Movie
Strange Invaders
as Editor
1983
TV
Petticoat Junction
as Stonewall Jackson
1963
TV
Petticoat Junction
as Walter Thorp
1963
Movie
Sister, Sister
as Roger
1987
Movie
Lobster Man from Mars
as The Astrologer / The King of Mars
1990
Movie
Frankenstein General Hospital
as Man in Elevator
1988
Movie
Monster Mash: The Movie
as Dr. Victor Frankenstein
1995
Movie
It's a Bikini World
as Woody (as Bob Pickett)
1967
Movie
The Baby Maker
as Dr. Sims
1970
Movie
The Boneyard Collection
as The Manager (segment "Boogie with the Undead")
2008
Movie
Deathmaster
as Curt
1972
Movie
Chrome and Hot Leather
as Sweet Willy (as Bob Pickett)
1971
Movie
Splitz
as Chef
1984
Movie
Hot Money
as Stewart
1983
Movie
Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills
as Self
2006
Movie
Three's a Crowd
as Roy Dodson
1969
Movie
Spooky World
as Self
1994
Movie
Halloween Monster Bash
as Self
1991