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Rondo Hatton (April 22, 1894 – February 2, 1946) [1] was an American journalist and actor. After writing for The Tampa Tribune , Hatton found a career in film due to his unique facial features, which were the result of acromegaly .
Entertainment Weekly likened The Rondo Award to a "horror Oscar". [9] The Award is a "coveted" prize in the horror community. [10] One PBS station wrote, . Every year, as the Oscar, Emmy, Grammy and Tony Award spotlights shine on the brightest in their respective fields, the Rondo Awards honor achievements in the darker corners of entertainment, the world of classic horror movies.
The origin of the Creeper in The Brute Man is in part inspired by the real-life story of actor Rondo Hatton, who suffered from acromegaly. The Brute Man is a quasi-prequel to House of Horrors, in which Hatton played a deformed madman named "the Creeper" who kills people by breaking their backs.
"Rondo and Bob," about the intense interest that horror movie art director Robert Burns had in disfigured actor Rondo Hatton, was shot in Taylor.
This included a series featuring actor Rondo Hatton as "the Creeper". [1] The authors of Universal Horrors suggested this report of a higher budget was either fabricated or the state of the production changed when House of Horrors was developed, it did not have a larger budget than the average Universal B-film production. [1]
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Rich Koz (born March 12, 1952) [1] is an American actor and broadcaster best known for his portrayal of horror-movie host Svengoolie, as well as his early '90s children's cartoon showcase The Koz Zone.
Veronica Carlson (born Veronica Mary Glazier; 18 September 1944 – 27 February 2022) was a British actress and model who was known for her roles in Hammer horror films.In 2019, she was inducted into the Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards' Monster Kid Hall of Fame.