Buzz Kill

No deus ex machine this time for serial star Ed Kemmer, who died from complications of a stroke at the age of 84. Kemmer was best known as Commander Buzz Corry, defender of the 30th century in the 1950s sci-fi serial Space Patrol. Taking to the stars in his Terra V spacecraft with his scantily clad ward Cadet Happy, Corry spent 5 seasons defeating some of cosmos’ most nefarious villains. Keen-eyed watchers might also remember Kemmer as the flight engineer on William Shatner’s flight of fancy in the Twilight Zone classic Nightmare at 20,000 feet.