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Veteran stage and screen actor Gerald Castillo, who appeared in major TV series including “Saved By the Bell,” “General Hospital,” “Hill Street Blues,” “M*A*S*H” and “Dallas,” died May 4 at his home in Houston. He was 90.

Known for his work as Major Slater on “Saved by the Bell” and Judge Davis Wagner on “General Hospital,” Castillo developed a following for his roles in the two series.

Born in Chicago on Dec. 23, 1932, Gerald studied acting and stage direction at the Goodman Theater. Following his education, he acted on stages all across the nation, performing opposite Sherman Hemsley, Rita Moreno, Jessica Tandy, James Broderick and Jeanne Crain. After performing with Hemsley, “The Jeffersons” star convinced Castillo to pursue a film and TV career in Los Angeles.

Castillo then appeared in several feature films, including “Delta Force II,” “Kinjite,” “Death Wish IV,” “State of Emergency,” “Through Naked Eyes,” and “Above Suspicion.”

Castillo also guest starred in several TV series,...

Gerald Castillo, the veteran character actor who portrayed the father of Mario Lopez’s A.C. Slater on the NBC sitcom Saved by the Bell, has died. He was 90.

Castillo died May 4 in his home in Houston, his wife of 36 years, Dayna Quinn-Castillo, announced.

Castillo also played Det. Michael Benedict on NBC’s Hill Street Blues in 1987, Dr. Herrara on CBS’ Knots Landing in 1990 and Judge Davis Wagner on the ABC daytime soap General Hospital in 1992-94.

He showed up on many other shows throughout his career, from All in the Family, Barnaby Jones, M*A*S*H and Dynasty to Night Court, Dallas, Hunter and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.

On the big screen, Castillo worked in Through Naked Eyes (1983), Death Wish 4: The Crackdown (1987), Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects (1989), Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection (1990), State of Emergency (1994) and Above Suspicion (1995). He often portrayed a tough guy.

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We've just been handed an all new HD trailer for post-apocalyptic thriller 2084 and I must say this little indie is looking better and better. I love the photography and sets and the acting is top notch.

2084 is co-written and co-directed by George Blumetti and Maurice Kelly and it stars Billy West, Betsy Baker, Time Winter (good name), Matthew Alan, Jaimi Paige, Claire Dodin, Chard Hayward, Adam Gray-Hayward, Hart Boykin, Gerald Castillo, and Tamiko Whitsett.

Synopsis:

Not much left since the world died. That's what they called it the day the virus took over and people went inside, never to leave their homes again. Soon after that, the last of the food was gone, the last drop of gas was used up, the government collapsed. Chaos... on a global scale.

Trailer after the break.

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We've been following production on this indie Pa number for quite a while. We brought you the very first stills and poster and now Fangoria have premiered the first footage for the project.

Synopsis:

Not much left since the world died. That's what they called it the day the virus took over and people went inside, never to leave their homes again. Soon after that, the last of the food was gone, the last drop of gas was used up, the government collapsed. Chaos... on a global scale.

2084 is co-written and co-directed by George Blumetti and Maurice Kelly and it stars Billy West, Betsy Baker, Time Winter (good name), Matthew Alan, Jaimi Paige, Claire Dodin, Chard Hayward, Adam Gray-Hayward, Hart Boykin, Gerald Castillo, and Tamiko Whitsett.

Because the video on Fangoria doesn't appear to be working, I'd also like to take a minute to urge...