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- Special Effects
- Make-Up Department
- Director
When he ran the make-up effects department at New World Pictures, Roger Corman called John Carl Buechler "...the best in the business..." An actor, writer, producer, director, special effects artist, he was always in love with filmmaking, and was the first person in history to make his way into the director's chair by way of make-up effects superstardom.
John Carl Buechler was born in Belleville, Illinois. As someone who went the entire nine yards, he made his name as an accomplished writer, producer, director and special effects artist. Since his early years, Buechler was thrilled with a passion of special effects and formed his own company, Mechanical Imageries Inc., for creating special effects for a handful of motion pictures in the science fiction and horror/fantasy genre. Although he was known for his fascinating make-up work, as a director, Buechler made his debut on an anthology fantasy film entitled The Dungeonmaster (1984). A year later, he directed and also designed the special effects for another fantasy film called Troll (1986), which became a major success during its theatrical release in 1986. Troll (1986), The Dungeonmaster (1984) and another Buehcler-directed effort, Cellar Dweller (1987), were films that were produced by Charles Band's then-collapsing Empire Pictures, in which Buechler often worked on dozens of Band's films as an effects artist. His work as a director led him to direct the seventh sequel to the ever famous Friday the 13th (1980) for Paramount Pictures. Friday the 13th: The New Blood (1988), like its many sequels was another box-office success, even though Buechler at the time was skeptical about directing the film. In later years, Buechler has continued on his long accomplished work in special effects and many of his directorial efforts were released to directly to video. Premiere Magazine quoted him as saying, "if you can pull a performance out of a piece of latex, you can do it with actors...."
He died on March 18, 2019.- Louise Erickson was born on 28 February 1928 in Oakland, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Rosie the Riveter (1944), Three Husbands (1950) and Meet Miss Bobby Socks (1944). She was married to Ben Gazzara. She died on 18 March 2019.
- Renato Montalbano was born on 17 May 1931 in Catania, Sicily, Italy. He was an actor, known for Jesus of Nazareth (1977), Madame Bovary (1978) and The Conqueror of the Orient (1960). He died on 18 March 2019 in Rome, Italy.
- Augusto Victa was an actor, known for Missing in Action (1984), Eskapo (1995) and Heatseeker (1995). He was married to Elisa. He died on 18 March 2019 in Manila, Philippines.
- Willie Andréason was born on 3 May 1933 in Stockholm, Sweden. He was an actor, known for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009), Varuhuset (1987) and Wallander (2005). He died on 18 March 2019 in Sweden.
- Olaf Böhme was born on 23 September 1953 in Dresden, Germany. He died on 18 March 2019 in Klipphausen, Saxony, Germany.
- Jerrie Cobb was born on 5 March 1931 in Ponca, Oklahoma, USA. She died on 18 March 2019 in Florida, USA.
- Actor
Aubrey Lee Dale was born on 14 June 1926 in Athens, Georgia, USA. He was an actor. He died on 18 March 2019 in Georgia, USA.- Producer
- Writer
- Additional Crew
Steve Aspis was born on 13 March 1957 in the USA. He was a producer and writer, known for Night Visions (2001), Fortune Hunter (1994) and Dark Skies (1996). He died on 18 March 2019 in the USA.- Composer
- Actor
Pir Marini was born on 21 December 1927 in Leominster, Massachusetts, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for Shadows (1958), The Wall of Flesh (1968) and Bed of Violence (1967). He died on 18 March 2019 in Boulder City, Nevada, USA.- György Baló was born on 14 June 1947 in Budapest, Hungary. He was married to Krisztina Morvai. He died on 18 March 2019 in Budapest, Hungary.
- Gilberto Agüero was born on 20 February 1940 in Barquisimeto, Lara, Venezuela. He was a writer, known for Las Marquesitas (1985). He died on 18 March 2019 in Barquisimeto, Lara, Venezuela.
- Junkichi Orimoto was born on 9 February 1927 in Tokyo, Japan. He was an actor, known for Three Outlaw Samurai (1964), The Return of Godzilla (1984) and Message from Space (1978). He died on 18 March 2019 in Nasushiobara, Tochigi, Japan.
- Roger Kirby was born on 14 December 1939 in Muncie, Indiana, USA. He was an actor, known for WWF Championship Wrestling (1972) and WWF Superstars (1986). He was married to Lila. He died on 18 March 2019 in the USA.