FORBIDDEN PLANET STAR WARREN STEVENS DEAD

NationalEnquirer.com

Fan fave WARREN STEVENS who played “Doc” Ostrow in the classic “FORBIDDEN PLANET” has died at 92.

Stevens, who received the fatal Krel brain boost in the 1956 land mark sci-fi epic which costarred LESLIE NIELSEN and ANNE FRANCIS, died Tuesday of respiratory failure complicated by lung disease at his Sherman Oaks home.

Stevens’ first role was the war flick "The Frogmen" in 1951.

His career spanned more than 60 years and was a familiar face across the film and TV landscape. 

He also costarred with Humphrey Bogart in “The Barefoot Contessa” with Ava Gardner.

In TV shows of the 1960s Stevens lent gravitas to such series as “Star Trek, “Combat” “Time Tunnel” "The Outer Limits" and “Bonanza”.

One of his last gigs was the 2004 western The Trail to Hope Rose"  with Lou Diamond Phillips, Ernest Borgnine and Lee Majors.

But it was as "Doc" Ostrow in “Forbidden Planet” that Warren made an indelible impression as he faced the Monster from the Id.

Dr. McCoy of "Star Trek" owes a LOT to Warren's original space saw-Bones.

Adios, Amigo.