Bobby Pickett
15 movies · 3 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Feb 11, 1938
- Died
- Apr 25, 2007 (age 69)
- 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.
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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.
Profiles IMDb
Known for
Bobby Pickett: movies and TV shows
Acting (17)
- 2008 The Boneyard Collection
as The Manager (segment "Boogie with the Undead")
- 2003 Boogie with the Undead
as The Manager
- 1995 Monster Mash: The Movie
as Dr. Victor Frankenstein
- 1990 Lobster Man from Mars
as The Astrologer / The King of Mars
- 1988 Frankenstein General Hospital
as Man in Elevator
- 1987 Sister, Sister
as Roger
- 1984 Splitz
as Chef
- 1983 Strange Invaders
as Editor
- 1983 Hot Money
as Stewart
- 1982
- 1972 Deathmaster
as Curt
- 1971 Chrome and Hot Leather
as Sweet Willy (as Bob Pickett)
- 1970 The Baby Maker
as Dr. Sims
- 1969 Three's a Crowd
as Roy Dodson
- 1967 It's a Bikini World
as Woody (as Bob Pickett)
- 1963
- 1961
Behind the camera (2)
- Upcoming Monster Mash
Idea
- 1995 Monster Mash: The Movie
Screenplay, Music
Talk shows and appearances (3)
- 2006
- 1994
- 1991