Al Markim of Space Cadet Passes Away (played Astro on Tom Corbett, Space Cadet)

File 770 ^ | November 28, 2015 | Mike Glyer

[EveningStar]

Actor Al Markim, who played the role of Astro, the Venusian friend of Tom Corbett, Space Cadet, died November 24 at the age of 88.

[EveningStar]

Al Markim at IMDb

Tom Corbett, Space Cadet at IMDb

Tom Corbett, Space Cadet at Wikipedia

Al Markim, Who Played Astro In Pioneering 'Tom Corbett, Space Cadet,' Dies At 88

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Al Markim Dead at 88

[EveningStar]

ping

[Jack Hydrazine]

He was a real Space Cadet? Wow!

[Jack Hydrazine]

[AEMILIUS PAULUS]

Before Muslim outreach too!

[Klaatu Barada Nikto]

I read the books as a kid in the 1950’s and recently re-read all them courtesy of the Kindle version. I don’t remember seeing them on television.

[Larry Lucido]

Alice Kramden on her first moon trip.

[sparklite2]

I don't remember Space Cadet,
but I do remember Space Patrol,
which was on the radio in 1952.
It came on Saturdays along with
Big John and Sparky.

I saved up some cereal boxtops
and sent off for a plasma pistol
not unlike the one in the picture.
You put flour in it so when you
pulled the trigger, a puff of white
came out the barrel.

[Larry Lucido]

Isn't the dude on the left Saddam Hussein?

[bobby.223]

On TV during the early/mid 1950’s for about 4 or 5 years

[sparklite2]

I don’t know. But I wonder why the kid
is threatening to shoot the women.

[Larry Lucido]

“This is my rifle, this is my gun....”

[Farmer Dean]

Because they’re not in the kitchen making him a sammich.

[righttackle44]

Astro was the Anthony Dinozzo of his era: easy to despise but every one in awhile he did something decent for someone else. But at blastoff, he always stood. I always thought that was kind of dumb. RIP, Astro.

[Signalman]

Jan Merlin played Cadet Roger Manning on the show. Roger Manning was a "wise guy" sort of a trouble maker.

[EveningStar]

I do remember Space Patrol, which was on the radio in 1952. It came on Saturdays along with Big John and Sparky.

I remember that too! :)

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

I had a very cool cardboard spaceship from whichever one was the show on TV. Space helmet, the works. My Father was an engineer for the NACA, npw NASA, during WWll. He encouraged my interest.

[Rudolphus]

Isn’t the dude on the left Saddam Hussein?

Actually, I think that is Howard Stark.

[fieldmarshaldj]

RIP.

[Twinkie]

Isn’t that Eddie Haskell? Looks a lot like him.