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- Birth nameRobert Gene Wilkins
- Bob Wilkins was born on April 11, 1932 in Hammond, Indiana, USA. He was a producer and actor, known for Captain Cosmic and 2T2 (1977), Creature Features (1971) and Cinema Insomnia with Mr. Lobo (2001). He was married to Sally Wilkins. He died on January 7, 2009 in Reno, Nevada, USA.
- SpouseSally Wilkins(? - January 7, 2009) (his death, 2 children)
- Worked his way up from the mailroom at a Chicago advertising agency to become a copywriter, then headed to California in 1963. That same year he started working in TV at Sacramento's KCRA in 1963 and became a commercial writer and producer.
- Later went incognito and hosted the afternoon sci-fi showcase "Captain Cosmic" with his robot sidekick 2T2 from 1977-1980 that specialized in Japanese sci-fi serials.
- The only son of seven children born to an Indiana steelworker, he and wife Sally had two children, Rob and Nancy.
- To calm his on-air nerves, he purchased a House of Windsor cigar, the cheapest and largest of the lot, and rocked slowly in a yellow rocking chair.
- The heart of every show was the intermission. For 20 minutes, Creature Features was a talk show, and Bob was the Johnny Carson of a strange set. There was no telling what was going to happen. You might have seen a mini-horror film in Super 8 made by a kindergarten class, an interview with actors like Jimmy Stewart, Buster Crabbe, or Olivia De Haviland.
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