Bobby Pickett

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

0.7563

Gender

Male

Birthday

11-Feb-1938

Age

(88 years old)

Place of Birth

Somerville, Massachusetts, USA

Also Known As
  • Bobby 'Boris' Pickett
  • Robert George Pickett

Bobby Pickett

Biography

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.


Credits

Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills (2006) Character: Self
A look behind the scenes at Cortlandt Hull's "The Witch's Dungeon," a movie-themed Halloween attraction in Bristol, Connecticut -- now the longest-running show of its type in the United States.
Spooky World Spooky World (1994) Character: Self
A tour of the Spooky World Amusement Park, located in Berlin, Massachusetts.
Boogie with the Undead Boogie with the Undead (2003) Character: The Manager
An all girl rock band books a gig in a town overrun by flesh-eating zombies.
Hot Money Hot Money (1983) Character: Stewart
Burt, a clever ex-con, has changed his identity and has managed to land a job as a deputy in small town in upstate New York. On the 4th of July, while the drunken Sheriff Paisley is busy with the local parade and festivities, Burt quietly steals a million dollars in cash from the cellar safe in the local rich old widow's house. Unsuspected, Burt makes plans to live the rest of his life in the lap of luxury in a far off place with his attractive girlfriend, local hash house waitress Jeanette. But when a crisis of conscience hits him like a wave of ice cold water, he starts to think twice about his dastardly deed, and how that purloining of the old lady's money is wrongly affecting his friends as well as innocent locals. But will Burt do the right thing?
Halloween Monster Bash Halloween Monster Bash (1991) Character: Self
1991's NBC Halloween special with John Astin and Rhonda Shear. Features clips from classic horror movies with commentary.
Splitz Splitz (1984) Character: Chef
Three sororities must compete in a series of sports contests to determine which one will lose their sorority house. The odds are stacked against the Phi Betas until they're joined by an all-girl rock band.
Monster Mash: The Movie Monster Mash: The Movie (1995) Character: Dr. Victor Frankenstein
Young couple Scott and Mary are on their way to a Halloween party when their car breaks down, and they encounter a creepy castle where Dr. Frankenstein seeks to put Scott's brain in his monstrous creation. As for Mary, Count Dracula wants her for his mistress.
Sister, Sister Sister, Sister (1987) Character: Roger
Sisters Charlotte and Lucy Bonnard live together in the gloomy Louisiana family mansion that they’ve turned into a boarding house. But when a mysterious young man enters their lives, the sisters are forced to confront their dark pasts.
Lobster Man from Mars Lobster Man from Mars (1990) Character: The Astrologer / The King of Mars
A young film student tries to sell his weird movie to a desperate film producer who is in need of a tax write-off. The producer screens the film "Lobster Man From Mars", and what follows is a bizarre sci-fi film-within-a-film: Mars suffers from an air leakage, and send the dreaded Lobster Man to Earth to steal its air. The plot is foiled by a mad scientist, a girl, and an army colonel.
The Baby Maker The Baby Maker (1970) Character: Dr. Sims
Tish Gray had a baby and gave it up for adoption. She is contacted by a second childless couple who want her to have the husband's baby because of the wife's inability to have children. She accepts but finds that knowing the parents, and developing a relationship with them for the entire pregnancy complicates the simple arrangement.
It's a Bikini World It's a Bikini World (1967) Character: Woody (as Bob Pickett)
Male chauvinist Mike attempts to get an intelligent burgeoning feminist Delilah into his harem. When she resists, Mike then poses as his brother Herbert, but in the process falls in love with Delilah.
Chrome and Hot Leather Chrome and Hot Leather (1971) Character: Sweet Willy (as Bob Pickett)
A Green Beret returns home from the Vietnam war to find that a gang of murderous bikers has killed his fiancee. He calls on several of his Green Beret buddies to come and help him take revenge on the gang.
Strange Invaders Strange Invaders (1983) Character: Editor
Alien beings, who settle in a small midwestern town, are disturbed by a young professor determined to rescue his daughter from their clutches.
Deathmaster Deathmaster (1972) Character: Curt
A mysterious, charismatic stranger attracts a cult-like following of aimless young hippies, only to reveal himself to be a vampire.
The Boneyard Collection The Boneyard Collection (2008) Character: The Manager (segment "Boogie with the Undead")
A quirky anthology, consisting of four separate short films connected by host segments. The first one, BOOGIE WITH THE UNDEAD, has an all girl rock band booked to play a gig in a town overrun by flesh-eating zombies. In the second one, THE DEVIL'S DUE AT MIDNIGHT, a coven of beautiful witches conjure up Brad Dourif as The Devil, and endures the inept attacks of witch killer Ken Foree. In the first long segment, HER MORBID DESIRES, an actress gets the lead role in a vampire movie, only to discover that starlets are being murdered on the set. The other long segment, CRY OF THE MUMMY, has the reincarnated mummy, formerly the last Pharaoh of the 4th Dynasty, looking to sue the movie studios because he can't get work as a mummy. His new lawyer offers to represent him as an agent, but the mummy will only work in film if he can direct.
Frankenstein General Hospital Frankenstein General Hospital (1988) Character: Man in Elevator
A mad doctor puts together a new body by using body parts he steals from a mortuary at the hospital where he works.
Three's a Crowd Three's a Crowd (1969) Character: Roy Dodson
An airline pilot tries to balance two wives he has in two separate cities.



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