Exterminated

Robert Ginty, who gave hope to bland, flabby, unappealing character actors who aspired to star as the anti-hero in action films, has died of cancer at the age of 60. Best remembered as “the Paper Chase” guy during Mystery Science Theater 3000 riffing of his performance in Warrior of the Lost World, which was much better than the Finder of the Lost Loves, he also starred in The Exterminator franchise (both movies), Gold Raiders and The Scarab, Cop Target and The Alchemist, some of Europe’s finest dubbed actioners. He also was the member of Black Sheep Squadron with the permanent sinus condition on Baa Baa Black Sheep, was the drunk driver who almost killed Phillip Drummond while he was on his way to his surprise 50th birthday party, and was nominated for a Cable ACE award for directing an episode of Dream On. Giving lie to the idea that the hardest thing about Harvard University was getting in, this impressive resume earned him a stint as artist in residence inside its ivied walls.