Rest In Peace, Arte Johnson

Arte Johnson has passed away at the age of 90, “of heart failure following a three-year battle with bladder and prostate cancer.” May he rest in peace.

While he is likely best known for his role in Laugh-In, I will always actually remember him best as Renfield from Love At First Bite (1979). He perfectly replicated Dwight Frye’s particular laugh for the role. He was also The Dormouse in Alice In Wonderland (1985). And until I read his IMDB filmography, I didn’t realize that he was the voice of Weerd in The 13 Ghosts of Scooby Doo (granted, at the time I was watching for Vincent Price).

In a little while, I’ll rewatch Love At First Bite, since I spotted that someone had uploaded it in its entirety to Youtube.

(While I don’t have an icon of Johnson as Renfield, it feels appropriate that I use one that includes Frye’s incarnation, given the homage.)