Beach Dickerson ( – 2005) was an American actor known for such films as '' The Trip'' and ''

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''.

Career

Dickerson worked frequently with director

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. His first appearance was in '' Attack of the Crab Monsters''. He also appeared in the films '' Sorority Girl'', '' Rock All Night'', ''Cocaine and Blue Eyes'', '' Teenage Caveman'' and the 1991 film ''Future Kick''.

Death

He died in Los Angeles, California, on December 7, 2005, at age 81. Dickerson willed three houses to his friend, author Scotty Bowers. The spreading of Dickerson's ashes by Bowers was shown in the 2017 documentary film ''

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''.

Partial filmography

* 1956 '' Hollywood or Bust'' as Bellboy (uncredited) * 1957 '' Attack of the Crab Monsters'' as Seaman Ron Fellows * 1957 '' Rock All Night'' as The Kid * 1957 '' Loving You'' as Glenn (uncredited) * 1957 '' Sorority Girl'' as Terry's Boyfriend * 1958 '' War of the Satellites'' as Crewman With Gun * 1958 '' Teenage Caveman'' as Fair-Haired Boy / Man from Burning Plains / Tom-Tom Player / Bear * 1959 '' T-Bird Gang'' as Barney Adams * 1960 '' Visit to a Small Planet'' as Beatnik (uncredited) * 1960 '' G.I. Blues'' as Warren * 1961 '' Creature from the Haunted Sea'' as Pete Peterson Jr. * 1964 ''

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'' as Rance * 1967 '' The Trip'' * 1968 '' The Savage Seven'' as Bruno * 1968 '' Killers Three'' as Scotty * 1969 ''Like Mother Like Daughter'' as Joe "Jo-Jo" * 1969 '' The Gun Runner'' as Max Keeler * 1970 '' The Dunwich Horror'' as Mr. Cole * 1970 '' Angels Die Hard'' as "Shank" * 1971 '' Bury Me an Angel'' as Harry * 1971 '' Welcome Home, Soldier Boys'' as Used Car Salesman * 1972 ''Runaway, Runaway'' as Bruce, Lorri's Customer * 1973 '' Cleopatra Jones'' as Homosexual (uncredited) * 1974 '' Summer School Teachers'' as Apartment Manager * 1975 '' Capone'' as Joe Kepka * 1975 ''

'' as Desk Clerk * 1976 '' Eat My Dust'' as G.I. Jackson * 1981 ''

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'' as Band Director * 1985 ''

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'' as Second Doctor * 1988 '' Deadly Dreams'' as Sportsman #2 * 1991 ''Future Kick'' as Hotel Clerk

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* 1924 births 2005 deaths American male film actors American male television actors 20th-century American male actors People from Glennville, Georgia Male actors from Georgia (U.S. state) {{US-screen-actor-1920s-stub