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Joe Towey, who hosted KIRO-TV's Saturday-night "Nightmare Theater" as "The Count" from 1965 to 1977, died Sunday at his Seattle home following an illness of more than a year. He was 55.
Towey, who was employed at Channel 7 for 30 years, directed "J.P. Patches," a popular children's program, for 22 years until the show was retired in 1981. He also designed the set for "Nightmare Theater." After the program was replaced on KIRO-TV's schedule, Towey continued to bring "The Count" back to life on special occasions, such as Halloween. He also donned a Santa Claus suit every Christmas for special events at the station.
Towey's son, Chris, is employed at Channel 7.- Karl Brenk was born on 9 November 1904 in Hamburg, Germany. He was an actor, known for Ernst Thälmann - Führer seiner Klasse (1955), Trace of Stones (1966) and Leuchtfeuer (1954). He died on 9 April 1989 in East Berlin, German Democratic Republic.
- Raúl Prado was born on 25 March 1914 in Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco, Mexico. He was an actor, known for Se acabaron las mujeres (1946) and Los que hicieron nuestro cine (1983). He was married to María Félix. He died on 9 April 1989 in Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico.
- Charles Ellis was an actor, known for Blood Cult (1985) and Revenge (1986). He died on 9 April 1989 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA.
- Hildegard Diestelmann was born on 10 April 1920. She was an actress, known for Kabale und Liebe (1959), Wo der Zug nicht lange hält (1960) and Emilia Galotti (1958). She was married to Jochen Diestelmann. She died on 9 April 1989.
- Albert Vigoleis Thelen was born on 28 September 1903 in Süchteln, Germany. He was married to Beatrice Bruckner. He died on 9 April 1989 in Viersen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
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Felip Peña was born in 1921 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was an actor and writer, known for La extranjera (1965), Los cobardes (1959) and Estudio 1 (1965). He was married to Montserrat Carulla. He died on 9 April 1989 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.