Robert Quarry, 1925 - 2009
It has been reported that actor Robert Quarry, of Count Yorga, Vampire fame, passed away at the Motion Picture Country Home & Hospital in Woodland Hills, California.
He had been in poor health for the past several years.
From IMDB:
Quarry made his film debut with a small role in Alfred Hitchcock's Shadow of a Doubt. He acted alongside 'Paul Newman' in both Winning (1969) and WUSA (1970). Robert worked steadily throughout the 50s and 60s in both movies and TV shows alike. Quarry achieved his greatest enduring cult popularity with his splendidly sardonic portrayal of suavely sinister bloodsucker Count Yorga in the excellent drive-in hit Count Yorga, Vampire (1970) and its solid sequel The Return of Count Yorga (1971) Robert capitalized on his newfound fright feature fame by appearing in several hugely enjoyable horror pictures: at his commanding best as vampire hippie guru Khorda in the offbeat Deathmaster (1972), (Quarry was also an associate producer on this film), driven scientist Darius Biederbeck in Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972), evil mob boss Morgan in the groovy blaxploitation zombie opus Sugar Hill (1974), and quite amusing as slimy producer Oliver Quayle in Madhouse (1974). Quarry popped up in the disaster outing Rollercoaster (1977) as the Mayor of Los Angeles. Alas, Robert's career was abruptly curtailed by a serious car accident, but he thankfully recovered and made a welcome comeback in the mid 80s. He's appeared in a slew of entertainingly trashy low-budget movies for prolific exploitation flick director 'Fred Olen Ray'. Moreover, Quarry has done guest spots on such TV shows as "Studio 57," "The Lone Ranger," "Hallmark Hall of Fame," "Mike Hammer," "The Fugitive," "Perry Mason," "Ironside," "Cannon," "The Rockford Files," and "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century."
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