Tarantula 69 years old

More terrifying than any horror known to man comes a creeping crawling monster whose towering fury no one can escape!

Tarantula

A lone-wolf scientist sequestered in a mansion near a small desert town arouses the suspicion of the town's doctor when his lab assistant is found dead from a case of acromegaly which took only four days to develop. As the doctor investigates, aided by the scientist's new, and very female, assistant, they discover that, far worse, something much larger and hungrier than it ever should be, is devouring local cattle - and humans - in increasingly large quantities.

Credits

Tarantula Cast

Name Character
Clint Eastwood He was 25, now 94 years old as Jet Pilot
John Agar He was 34, 81 years old when he died as Dr. Matt Hastings
Leo G. Carroll He was 63, 79 years old when he died as Prof. Gerald Deemer
Hank Patterson He was 67, 86 years old when he died as Josh
Ross Elliott He was 38, 82 years old when he died as Joe Burch
Nestor Paiva He was 50, 61 years old when he died as Sheriff Jack Andrews
Steve Darrell He was 51, 65 years old when he died as Andy Andersen
Eddie Parker He was 55, 59 years old when he died as Paul Lund
Raymond Bailey He was 51, 75 years old when he died as Dr. Townsend
Bert Holland He was 32, 57 years old when he died as Barney Russell
Edwin Rand He was 43, 82 years old when he died as Lt. John Nolan
Mara Corday She was 25, now 94 years old as Stephanie 'Steve' Clayton

Tarantula Crew

Name Department
Alexander Golitzen as Art Direction. He was 47 (97) years old when He died Art
Joan St. Oegger as Hairstylist. Costume & Make-Up
Robert M. Fresco as Screenplay. He was 25 (83) years old when He died Writing
Martin Berkeley as Screenplay. He was 51 (74) years old when He died Writing
Herman Stein as Original Music Composer. He was 40 (91) years old when He died Sound
William Morgan as Editor. He was 410 (419) years old when He died Editing
William Alland as Producer. He was 39 (81) years old when He died Production
Bud Westmore as Makeup Artist. He was 37 (55) years old when He died Costume & Make-Up
George Robinson as Director of Photography. He was 65 (68) years old when He died Camera
Joseph Gershenson as Music Supervisor. Sound
Alfred Sweeney as Art Direction. He was 40 (69) years old when He died Art
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Tarantula (69 years)

More terrifying than any horror known to man comes a creeping crawling monster whose towering fury no one can escape!

  • Release day: Wednesday, December 14, 1955
  • Runtime: 80 minutes