Bobby Pickett
Known for Acting · 18 credits
- Born
- 1938-02-11
- Died
- 2007-04-25
- Place of birth
- Somerville, Massachusetts, USA
- Also known as
- Bobby 'Boris' Pickett · Robert George 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.
Known For
TV Shows (2)
Movies (16)
Strange Invaders
1983
as Editor
Hot Money
1983
as Stewart
Sister, Sister
1987
as Roger
Chrome and Hot Leather
1971
as Sweet Willy (as Bob Pickett)
Splitz
1984
as Chef
The Boneyard Collection
2008
as The Manager (segment "Boogie with the Undead")
Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills
2006
as Self
Lobster Man from Mars
1990
as The Astrologer / The King of Mars
Monster Mash: The Movie
1995
as Dr. Victor Frankenstein
Deathmaster
1972
as Curt
Three's a Crowd
1969
as Roy Dodson
Halloween Monster Bash
1991
as Self
The Baby Maker
1970
as Dr. Sims
Frankenstein General Hospital
1988
as Man in Elevator
It's a Bikini World
1967
as Woody (as Bob Pickett)
Spooky World
1994
as Self
About 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. Th… With 18 credits spanning from 1963 to 2008, Bobby Pickett has appeared in 16 films and 2 TV shows.
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Most Popular Bobby Pickett Movies
- Strange Invaders (1983) — as Editor
- Hot Money (1983) — as Stewart
- Sister, Sister (1987) — as Roger
- Chrome and Hot Leather (1971) — as Sweet Willy (as Bob Pickett)
- Splitz (1984) — as Chef
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