Person

Bob Wilkins

Acting · 1932–2009 · Hammond, Indiana, USA

Robert Gene Wilkins was the creator and host of the popular television show Creature Features that ran on KTVU in the San Francisco Bay Area from 1971 to 1984. The programming on Creature Features featured science fiction and horror films, ranging from classics such as Bride of Frankenstein to B-grade obscurities like The Vulture. Wilkins' wit was very dry; it fit very well with the outrageously awful horror films he hosted. His approach suggested an aficionado's taste for genre cinema. His trade marks were his droll humor, his omnipresent cigar, and sitting in his iconic rocking chair.

• Cinema Insomnia

  Self (archival footage)

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  Creature Features

  Self/Host

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  The Star Trek Dream

  Host/Narrator

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  The Milpitas Monster

  1976

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  The Complete Bob Wilkins Creature Features

  2012

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  Xenia: Priestess of Night

  TV Host

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  Uncle Forry's Ackermansions

  Self (archival footage)

• Up Late with Bob Wilkins

  Self (archival footage)

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  Watch Horror Films, Keep America Strong!

  Himself

• 2022Up Late with Bob WilkinsSelf (archival footage)
• 2014Uncle Forry's AckermansionsSelf (archival footage)
• 2012The Complete Bob Wilkins Creature Features
• 2008Watch Horror Films, Keep America Strong!Himself
• 1976The Milpitas Monster
• 1976Xenia: Priestess of NightTV Host
• 1975The Star Trek DreamHost/Narrator
• 1971Creature FeaturesSelf/Host
• —Cinema InsomniaSelf (archival footage)