Mark Sheeler, an actor who achieved a measure of cult fame for his role in the 1957 schlock horror film “From Hell It Came,” has died at age 92.
Sheeler died from complications of a stroke at Kaiser Permanente in Woodland Hills on Aug. 6, his family said.
Fans of the low-budget thriller remember Sheeler as a sergeant stationed on a tiny South Seas island who shouts “Holy Mackerel” when he and a group of scientists discover that a tree monster has plundered the communications room.
One of his scenes was featured in “It Came From Hollywood,” a 1982 film featuring Dan Aykroyd, John Candy, Gilda Radner and other comedians viewing and commenting on notorious B movies including “The Brain That Wouldn’t Die,” “Creature From the Black Lagoon” and “Reefer Madness.