SO LONG, CLAUDE EARL JONES...

Horror fans relish your performance in "Bride of Re-Animator", but your jaunts to the weird, fantastic and far-out don't end there.

On television, you guest starred in episodes of the original "Star Trek" and "Battlestar Galactica", as well enhancing "Max Headroom", "Werewolf" and "Quantum Leap".

In addition to the bloody "Bride of...", your feature-length tours include "She Freak"; "Evilspeak"; "Dark Night of the Scarecrow"; "Impulse '84"; "No Man's Land"; "Thunder and Lightning"; "Little Ladies of the Night"; "Miracle Mile"; "Cherry 2000"; and with your pal, Andy Griffith, "Deadly Game" and "Girl in the Empty Grave".

You also proved yourself a fine author, with "Specially Not No Chocolate!"; "Hello, Devil. Welcome to Hell"; "Inherit the Wind"; and "Real Ones Learn it Somewhere" under your belt. 

Your distinct look and bubbly zeal left a big mark on those who knew you, Mr. Jones. Thanks for the many years of laughter, menace and above all, neighborly joy.

SO LONG, SUE CASEY...

Even as a little boy, I couldn't help but be smitten by you. "The Beach Girls and the Monster" (aka "Monster from the Surf") became one of my favorites. You (and good ol' Kingsley the Lion) ensured it.

Over the years, I came to find you in other features, including the horror spoof, "Hysterical"; the chilling "Evilspeak"; "Aladdin and His Lamp"; "Son of Sinbad"; "Annie Get Your Gun"; "Paint Your Wagon"; "Flame and the Arrow"; "Rear Window '56"; "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty '47"; "Camelot '67"; "Secrets of Monte Carlo"; "Neptune's Daughter"; "3 Ring Circus"; "Jumbo"; "My Favorite Spy"; "Son of Paleface"; "Breakfast at Tiffany's"; "An American in Paris"; and "American Beauty". 

Your bubbly, irresistible demeanor made you unforgettable, even when filmmakers left you uncredited or cut your footage short. Nonetheless, you'll grace Heaven's starry credits now: a beaming beauty destined to outshine all others.