Actor
Bobby Pickett
February 11, 1938 · Somerville, Massachusetts, USA
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.
Often works with
Michael Lerner
2 titles together
Strange Invaders, Three's a Crowd
June Lockhart
2 titles together
Strange Invaders, Petticoat Junction
Charles Lane
2 titles together
Strange Invaders, Petticoat Junction
Thomas Kopache
2 titles together
Strange Invaders, Hot Money
Bill Condon
2 titles together
Strange Invaders, Sister, Sister
Full filmography · 15
The Boneyard Collection
as The Manager (segment "Boogie with the Undead")
2008
Monster Mash: The Movie
as Dr. Victor Frankenstein
1995
Lobster Man from Mars
as The Astrologer / The King of Mars
19905.2
Frankenstein General Hospital
as Man in Elevator
1988
Sister, Sister
as Roger
19874.7
Splitz
as Chef
1984
Strange Invaders
as Editor
19834.9
Hot Money
as Stewart
1983
Deathmaster
as Curt
1972
Chrome and Hot Leather
as Sweet Willy (as Bob Pickett)
1971
The Baby Maker
as Dr. Sims
1970
Three's a Crowd
as Roy Dodson
1969