Mark Sheeler
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Mark Sheeler was an actor best known for his roles in horror television and film.
He acted primarily in the 1950s and early ‘60s, and appeared in the movies Why Must I Die?, Speed Crazy, Korean Attack, Tank Battalion and From Hell It Came. In the last, his character Eddie battles a tree monster. The featured fight brought Sheeler acclaim when it won a Golden Turkey Award and appeared in the horror-movie clip film It Came from Hollywood.
Sheeler also appeared on the television series The New Adventures of China Smith, Captain Z-Ro, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Adventures of Superman, Highway Patrol, Zorro and The D.A.'s Man.
In 1963 he appeared in an uncredited role in the movie The Raven, starring Vincent Price, Peter Lorre and Boris Karloff. It was Sheeler’s last role for nearly 35 years. He returned in the ’80s with small roles on the TV series Mad About You, ER and Chicago Hope.
Mark Sheeler was an actor best known for his roles in horror television and film.
He acted primarily in the 1950s and early ‘60s, and appeared in the movies Why Must I Die?, Speed Crazy, Korean Attack, Tank Battalion and From Hell It Came. In the last, his character Eddie battles a tree monster. The featured fight brought Sheeler acclaim when it won a Golden Turkey Award and appeared in the horror-movie clip film It Came from Hollywood.
Sheeler also appeared on the television series The New Adventures of China Smith, Captain Z-Ro, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Adventures of Superman, Highway Patrol, Zorro and The D.A.'s Man.
In 1963 he appeared in an uncredited role in the movie The Raven, starring Vincent Price, Peter Lorre and Boris Karloff. It was Sheeler’s last role for nearly 35 years. He returned in the ’80s with small roles on the TV series Mad About You, ER and Chicago Hope.
After serving in the Armed Forces during WWII, Sheeler used the GI Bill to earn his engineering license and become a radio DJ. In the late ’40s and early ’50s, he hosted the popular radio show The Blues Chaser Club, in which he mixed music and comedic banter.
Sheeler died August 6, 2015. He was 92.
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