The Robot Monster of 1953's 'Robot Monster,' in front of a blue background covered in hearts Image by Zanda Rice Everyone has a list of favorite films, and those films fall into one of three ...

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Claudia Barrett, an actress whose busy television career of the 1950s was destined to be outdone in the public’s memory by her film performance alongside a gorilla-suited alien in the camp sci-fi ...

Notorious camp film (1953) in which the earth-invading monster is played by an actor wearing a gorilla suit and a diving helmet. Directed (originally in 3-D) by Phil Tucker. 73 min. The Reader is free ...

Claudia Barrett, a 1950s TV actress who infamously shared the screen with a gorilla-suited alien in the campy sci-fi classic "Robot Monster," died April 30 of natural causes at her Palm Desert, Calif.

Claudia Barrett, an actress whose busy television career of the 1950s was destined to be outdone in the public’s memory by her film performance alongside a gorilla-suited alien in the camp sci-fi ...