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Robert L. Manahan was born on 23 August 1956 in Palo Alto, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1995), Beakman's World (1992) and Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1993). He was married to Karen M. Chicoine. He died on 30 June 2000 in Alameda County, California, USA.August 23, 1956 – June 30, 2000 (Age: 43)
Known as: Zordon's (voice) in MMPR, MMPR the Movie, Power Rangers Turbo & Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie, Power Rangers in Space- Erik Frank was born on 14 October 1971 in Covina, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Britney and Melissa's Total Male Makeover (1999). He was married to Nicole Rene Zambrano. He died on 16 April 2001 in Los Angeles, California, USA.October 14th 1971 - April 16th 2001 (Age: 29)
Known as: Tommy Oliver's brother David Trueheart in Zeo.
(was also the real-life brother of Tommy's actor Jason David Frank.) - Bert Kramer was born on 10 October 1934. He was an actor, known for Volcano (1997), Between Christmas and New Year's (2000) and Starforce (2000). He was married to Patricia Lynn. He died on 20 June 2001 in San Diego, California, USA.October 10, 1934 – June 20, 2001 (Age: 66)
Known as: General McKnight in Lightspeed Rescue. - Actress
- Soundtrack
Thuy Trang was born on December 14th of 1973 in Saigon, Vietnam. After the fall of Saigon in 1975 to Communist forces, her father who had fought in the Vietnam War, traveled to the United States to seek political asylum. However, his entire family, unable to follow, were left behind.
In 1979, Thuy and her family boarded a cargo ship with other refugees to travel to the United States. However, first they sailed to a detention camp in Hong Kong.
The family was finally reunited in California in 1980.
Thuy graduated from Banning High School and earned a scholarship to study civil engineering at UC Irvine.
After her father died from cancer In 1992, Thuy got interested in acting and, in 1993, got her first big break when she landed the role of Trini Kwan on the hit TV series Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1993). In 1994, Thuy left the show to pursue other projects.
After appearing in a video documentary called the Encyclopedia of Martial Arts: Hollywood Celebrities (1995), as an interviewee, and a cameo as a manicurist in Spy Hard (1996), Thuy got her next large role as Kali in The Crow: City of Angels (1996), the sequel to The Crow (1994).
Tragically, on September 3rd 2001, Thuy was a passenger in a car traveling on the I-5, that lost control. She suffered fatal injuries.
She leaves behind only a small body of work but, through them, she made an impact on many.
Thuy Trang will be missed by many.December 14th 1973 - September 3rd 2001 (Age: 27)
Known as: Trini Kwan aka the first Yellow Ranger in Mighty Morphin'- Leading man of the American stage who played occasional character roles in film and television. England was a native of King's Mountain, North Carolina and a graduate of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. He made his Broadway debut in 1958, directed by Alfred Drake in "Love Me Little." He followed this with a success in "Say, Darling", written and directed by Abe Burrows, whom England credited as his mentor. He understudied Robert Morse in the lead of "How to Succeed in Business...Without Really Trying", playing Jenkins for a year on Broadway and then taking the lead role of J. Pierpont Finch in the national touring company. He starred on Broadway in Edna St. Vincent Millay's "Conversations at Midnight" in 1964 and appeared in three plays in the inaugural season of the Public Theatre's Shakespeare in the Park in New York. He moved to California in the early 1960s and guest-starred in numerous television programs. A longtime member of the Actors Studio, he also spent years as a member of Theatre West, in Hollywood, performing in scores of plays there. His life partner for forty years was producer Fred W. Bennett. England died at St. Joseph's Hospital in Burbank, of a heart attack at 71.October 2, 1932 – November 6, 2003 (Age: 71)
Known as: Earl (Lightspeed Rescue) - Jack Banning was born on 21 August 1931 in Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Power Rangers in Space (1998), Power Rangers Lost Galaxy (1999) and Top Dog (1995). He died on 10 July 2005 in Mission Hills, California, USA.August 21st, 1931 - July 10th, 2005 (Age: 73)
Known as: Professor Phenomenus Ingenious in In Space and Lost Galaxy - Actor
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Robert DeWayne Papenbrook was an American voice actor from California who was known for voicing the Black Knight Ghost from Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed, Zhang Fei from Dynasty Warriors and Rito Revolto from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. He had a son named Bryce, also a voice actor. He passed away in March 2006 due to a chronic lung infection.September 18, 1955 - March 17, 2006 (Age: 50)
Known as: voices for Rito Revolto , Silo (1st voice), Punch-A-Bunch, Borax the Varox (voices, all minus Rito uncredited) Amphibidor, Torch Tiger (voices, uncredited) Sting King, Lunatick, Spikey (voices, uncredited) Deviot, Thunderclaw (voices) Univolt , Artillicon (voices) Bell Org (voice).- Machiko was born in Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan. She had humble upbringings and was raised to be a singer, though her talents were with acting. She was "discovered" after doing a play in Tokyo Center. From that night on, her life would forever change as she met many important figures in the world of Japanese television.
Her mother died when she was a child; she was raised by her father. She had two brothers and a sister. One of her brothers died during the Second World War; the other is still alive. Her father died of cancer in 1991. In 1973, she went to study in Italy for two years.
After taking jazz dance lessons for a number of years, her first roles were mainly radio and voice character roles. She made her debut on NHK's radio drama Chorinmura to Kurumi no Ki (1961), and later gained fame as the first voice actress to portray the lovable ghost Q-taro in Obake no Q-taro (TBS, 1965-1968).
However, she is best known to fans of tokusatsu for her villainous roles in the Super Sentai franchise such as Queen Hedrian in Denziman and Sun Vulcan, she also appeared in Maskman portraying Tube Empire's field commander, Baraba's mother for one episode, as well as the evil sorceress Bandora in Zyuranger, better known to audiences in English speaking countries as Rita Repulsa in the American adaptation of Zyuranger, Power Rangers. In an odd twist, she soon found herself re-dubbing her own lines as Rita when Power Rangers was broadcast in Japan after the show became a surprise hit in America. Her final tokusatsu role was Magiel, Queen of the Sky Saints in Magiranger, which incidentally was one of her few non-villainous roles. In her memory, the producers of Power Rangers: Mystic Force used footage of Soga as Magiel to depict a reformed Rita Repulsa in the two-part final episode of Mystic Force, "Mystic Fate".
Her very final role was in the PlayStation 2 game Space Sheriff Spirits as the voice and the "face" of Ankoku Ginga Jyoou (Dark Galaxy Queen), last boss and original character of this game inspired to the 80s Metal Hero series. Soga also played the voices of Cyborg 007 in the 1968 Cyborg 009 anime series and the sidekick Ball Boy in 1984 series Machineman. Machiko also ran her own shop, selling jewellery, antique clothing, and tapestries among other goods.
In early August 2005, it was revealed that she had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer about two years earlier. On the morning of May 7, 2006, she was found dead by a friend visiting her home. She was 68 years old. Her interment was in Fuchu, Tokyo's Tama Cemetery.March 18th 1938 - May 7th 2006 (Age: 68)
Known as: Rita Repulsa in Mighty Morphin season 1 &
Mystic Mother in Mystic Force. - Actor
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The only son of Green Acres (1965) star Eddie Albert and Mexican actress/dancer Margo, Edward Laurence Albert managed to come out from under his father's strong shadow and make a gallant showing of his own as a gifted thespian. Born in Los Angeles on February 20, 1951, Edward's multi-cultural heritage and talented gene pool allowed him to become a man of many talents: songwriter, drummer, singer, photographer and, most importantly, activist.
Growing up, he inherited an early interest in music and the performing arts. He made an auspicious film debut at the age of 14 in The Fool Killer (1965) co-starring as a young runaway who teams up with a tormented Civil War veteran (Anthony Perkins), a teaming that leads to murder. A strong, mature role for such a youngster, his next film appearance wouldn't come about until seven years later. In the meantime Edward attended Oxford University and was studying psychology at UCLA when offered the breakthrough of a lifetime.
Signed up to play the difficult role of blind Don Baker--played on Broadway by Keir Dullea--who yearns for freedom away from his domineering mom (Oscar winner Eileen Heckart) and finds it in the arms of a liberated lass named Jill (Goldie Hawn) in Butterflies Are Free (1972), Edward easily captured the hearts of millions with his tender, life-affirming performance. Edward walked home with the cinema's Golden Globe Award as "Male Newcomer of the Year." A confident, intelligent actor with a serene handsomeness and 1000-watt smile who just happened to possess the most magnetic pale eyes this side of Meg Foster, Edward was on a seemingly strong path to film stardom. Although he never found a comparable success to "Butterfly," he did follow it up with another theater comedy favorite, 40 Carats (1973), in which he had a dalliance with older actress Liv Ullmann. He also played Charlton Heston's military son in Midway (1976), followed by highly visible roles in The Domino Principle (1977) and The Greek Tycoon (1978).
When film stardom did not pan out, Edward saw TV as a welcoming medium and made up for his sudden lack of star power with wonderful turns in major TV minimovies, notably The Last Convertible (1979). By the 1980s he had started making the rounds in formula low-budget action films and usually fared best when his flashy villainous side came into view. While such obvious movie titles as The House Where Evil Dwells (1982), Fist Fighter (1988), Demon Keeper (1994) and Stageghost (2000) pointed out the lack of quality in his offerings, it did provide a steady income and visibility. He also made frequent guest appearances on such shows as Falcon Crest (1981), L.A. Law (1986), Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) and Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993) that kept him in the public eye. A solid regular as both good guy and bad guy on series TV, he gave his life (and, it seems, his paycheck) to the Beast after three seasons on Beauty and the Beast (1987) and, in contrast, played the dastardly Dr. Bennett Devlin on the daytime soap Port Charles (1997) for its first three seasons. Edward also used his vocal talents in animation involving such superhero icons as The Fantastic Four (1978), Spider-Man: The Animated Series (1994) and "The Power Rangers".
From his father and mother Edward developed a deep love and appreciation for the land and the diversity of cultures. As such, he divided his time between acting work and activism just as his father had done. Having owned a ranch in Malibu for over 30 years, he was a strong, positive influence and passionate spokesperson when it came to environmental and cultural affairs. In recent years he served on the California Coastal Commission and California Native American Heritage Commission.
Long married to lovely British-born actress Katherine Woodville, the couple's daughter, Thais, continued the family musical tradition as a singer/songwriter for the rock group Sugar in Wartime. Following his mother's passing from brain cancer in 1985, Edward became a selfless caregiver to his aging father, who began to develop early signs of Alzheimer's disease in the 1990s. His father lived for more than a decade in declining health, dying in May 2005. In early 2005, Edward discovered he too was seriously ill after being diagnosed with lung cancer. He died surrounded by family on September 22, 2006, at the relatively young age of 55.February 20th 1951 - September 22nd 2006 (Age: 55)
Known as: Mr. Collins in Time Force.- Rotund stage and screen actor who played Santa Claus on screen at many times during his career.
Frazier started out as a stage actor, appearing on Broadway in the 1960s, and he continued to appear in the theatre after he found work on television and in movies. His signature role was Falstaff, which he played often over the years.
Frazier appeared in minor roles in various movies, and he guest-starred on many popular TV series. His career found new life in the 1990s as Santa Claus, a role that he played in three movies and one TV series over four consecutive years. Frazier appeared often thereafter as Santa at parties.
Frazier appeared as King Neptune on three "Power Rangers" episodes in 2000.July 30, 1929 - May 26, 2007 (Age: 77)
Known as: Neptune (Lightspeed Rescue) - Richard Grant is known for Power Rangers Lost Galaxy (1999).July 14, 1928 - December 24, 2007 (Age: 79)
Known as: Jera in Lost Galaxy - Richard Genelle was born on 12 October 1961 in New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie (1997), Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1993) and Power Rangers Zeo (1996). He was married to Rosa Isela Sanchez. He died on 30 December 2008 in Corona, California, USA.October 12th 1961 - December 30th 2008 (Age: 47)
Known as: Ernie in Mighty Morphin to Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie. - Frank Salsedo was born on 20 May 1929 in Santa Rosa, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Creepshow 2 (1987), JAG (1995) and Walker, Texas Ranger (1993). He died on 3 July 2009 in Manteca, California, USA.May 20th 1929 - July 3, 2009 (Age: 80)
Known as: Sam Trueheart in Zeo. - Peta Rutter was born on 31 December 1959 in New Zealand. She was an actress, known for Young Hercules (1998), Strange Behavior (1981) and Power Rangers Mystic Force (2006). She was married to Carl Bland. She died on 20 July 2010 in New Zealand.December 31, 1959 - July 20th 2010 (Age: 50)
Known as: Udonna aka White Mystic Ranger in Mystic Force - Actor
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Richard Rabago was born on 14 August 1943 in Oahu, Hawaii, USA. He was an actor, known for Fit to Kill (1993), V.R. Troopers (1994) and Full Impact (1993). He was married to Sharon. He died on 18 May 2012 in Cerritos, California, USA.August 14, 1943 - May 17, 2012 (Age: 68)
Known as: Master Lee in MMPR one episode- Actor
Maurice Mendoza was born on 26 July 1974 in Imperial County, California, USA. He was an actor. He died on 13 August 2013 in Mesa, Arizona, USA.July 26, 1974 - August 13, 2013 (Age: 39)
Known as: Richie in Mighty Morphin season 2.- Alissa Ann Smego was born on 25 May 1975 in Livingston, New Jersey, USA. She was an actress, known for Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (1997), Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1993) and Star Kid (1997). She was married to Edward "Ned" Bigelow IV. She died on 5 October 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.May 25, 1975 - October 5, 2013 (age 38)
Known as: Shawna in MMPR 1 episode - Jon Simanton was born on 4 September 1970. He was an actor, known for Epic Movie (2007), Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie (1997) and Surviving Christmas (2004). He died on 17 February 2015 in Santa Ana, California, USA.September 4, 1970 - February 17, 2015 (Age: 44)
Known as: Lerigot in Power Rangers Turbo. - Betty Hankins was born on 14 July 1944. She was an actress, known for Power Rangers Lost Galaxy (1999). She was married to Adolphus Hankins. She died on 4 February 2016 in Los Angeles, California, USA.July 14, 1944 – February 4, 2016 (Age: 71)
Known as: High Councilor Renier in Power Rangers Lost Galaxy. - Pua Magasiva was born on August 10, 1980 in Apia, Samoa. He was an actor, known for 30 Days of Night (2007), Samoan Wedding (2006) and Power Rangers Ninja Storm (2003) and Power Rangers DinoThunder (2004). He was married to Lizz Sadler and Kourtney Magasiva. He died on May 11, 2019 in Wellington, New Zealand.10 August 1980 - 11 May 2019 (aged 38)
Known as: Shane Clarke
Red Wind Ranger in Power Rangers Ninja Storm. - Alistair has been working as an actor and stage-director for 43 years, in New Zealand, Australia and England. He has won seven awards for acting and one for for directing. He trained at Theatre Corporate and the Mercury Theatre in Auckland, NZ and went on to play Hamlet and many other Shakespeare and classic roles, as well as comedies, modern dramas and musicals in theaters around New Zealand, and then in the countries above. He then began an ongoing career in film and television. He continues to work to this day, based in Auckland, NZ.8 February 1954 – 2 June 2019 (aged 65)
Known for Voice of Zenowing Silver Dino Charge Ranger in Power Rangers Dino Super Charge - Cody Slaton was born on 9 July 1983 in Bakersfield, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1993). He was married to Veronica A. Bennett. He died on 24 July 2019 in Bakersfield, California, USA.9 July 1983 - 25 July 2019 (aged: 36)
Known for: Young Bulk in Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers - Actor
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Robert Axelrod was born on 29 May 1949 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for The Blob (1988), Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1995) and Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1993). He died on 7 September 2019 in Los Angeles, California, USA.May 29, 1949 – September 7, 2019 (aged: 70)
Known for: Lord Zedd (voice) in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers- Actor
- Producer
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Jason David Frank is well-known for his role of Tommy Oliver in the long-running family television show Power Rangers. He is the voice of Emissary in Transformers: Titans Returns and brings Bloodshot to life in the highly-anticipated project Ninjak vs.the Valiant Universe. Always one looking for adventure, Jason shares his exciting life in the extremely popular series My Morphin Life, which is now in its fourth season.
Arguably the most popular and famous Power Ranger, Jason's character was only intended to be in ten episodes. Due to his popularity, he was morphed into the most amount of different rangers in the show's twenty-four year history. He began as the Mighty Morphin Green Ranger, a bad boy turned good, and subsequently morphed into the Mighty Morphin White Ranger, Red Zeo, Red Turbo, and then returned in 2004 as the Black Dino Thunder Ranger.
Throughout Power Ranger history, Jason David Frank's character has appeared in 225 total episodes and counting, more episodes than any other ranger. He also starred in the series both full-length movies, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers the Movie (1995) and Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie (1997). In 2013, Jason David Frank reprised his role of the Green Ranger in the Power Ranger's 20th Anniversary season, which featured a mega-war with many rangers from the show's long history, and was most recently had a cameo in the Power Rangers movie. With his dynamic screen presence and outstanding martial arts, he has catapulted Tommy to legendary fame in the Power Ranger fandom and to this day, maintains an enormous fan base that stretches around the world.
His martial arts is not just for television and films, Jason, an inductee of the World Karate Union Hall of Fame, is a highly accomplished and respected martial artist with 39 years of experience. In 1994, he created his own martial arts system, "Toso Kune Do," which means "Way of the Fighting Fist" and incorporates many different aspects of martial arts. He holds an eighth degree black belt in American Karate, a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, and in February 2013, he received the title of Master of Muay Thai by the world renowned Muay Thai trainer Grand Master Toddy (Arjan). He is the owner and operator of Rising Sun Karate and MMA, with three schools in Texas and one in California.
In January 2013, Jason David Frank became the Guinness World Record Holder for most 1 inch pine board broken during freefall. Jason, who was introduced to skydiving during Power Rangers, shattered the previous record with seven broken pine boards.
On November 19, 2022, Jason David Frank took his own life by hanging himself in the bathroom at the Texas hotel and died at the age 49.September 4, 1973 – November 20, 2022 (aged 49)
Known for: Tommy Oliver/Green Ranger/White Ranger in MMPR, Zeo Ranger V Red Power Rangers Zeo, Red Turbo Ranger in Power Rangers Turbo & Black Dino Ranger in Power Rangers Dino Thunder. White Ranger in MMPR the Movie