Van Snowden, 71, who inhabited the costumed character H.R. Pufnstuf in the 1970 film and was the lead puppeteer on "Pee-wee's Playhouse" on television, died of cancer Sept. 22 at a Burbank hospital, said a spokesman for producers Sid and Marty Krofft.
After donning the dragon suit for "H.R. Pufnstuf," produced by the Krofft brothers, Snowden worked with them on projects that included the 1970s TV series "The Bugaloos" and " Land of the Lost."
In the late 1980s, Snowden shared an Emmy nomination for his work on "D.C. Follies," a syndicated sitcom that used puppets to lampoon celebrities.
As a puppeteer, he portrayed Chucky in the "Child's Play" films and the Crypt Keeper in the 1990s TV series "Tales From the Crypt." His work was also featured in such films as "Beetle Juice" (1988) and "The X Files" (1998).
For the last three years, he had led the puppeteer division of Hasbro and its Tiger Toys.
Van Charles Snowden was born in 1939 in San Francisco and grew up on a farm in Branson, Mo.
After donning the dragon suit for "H.R. Pufnstuf," produced by the Krofft brothers, Snowden worked with them on projects that included the 1970s TV series "The Bugaloos" and " Land of the Lost."
In the late 1980s, Snowden shared an Emmy nomination for his work on "D.C. Follies," a syndicated sitcom that used puppets to lampoon celebrities.
As a puppeteer, he portrayed Chucky in the "Child's Play" films and the Crypt Keeper in the 1990s TV series "Tales From the Crypt." His work was also featured in such films as "Beetle Juice" (1988) and "The X Files" (1998).
For the last three years, he had led the puppeteer division of Hasbro and its Tiger Toys.
Van Charles Snowden was born in 1939 in San Francisco and grew up on a farm in Branson, Mo.
Van Snowden, 71, who inhabited the costumed character H.R. Pufnstuf in the 1970 film and was the lead puppeteer on "Pee-wee's Playhouse" on television, died of cancer Sept. 22 at a Burbank hospital, said a spokesman for producers Sid and Marty Krofft.
After donning the dragon suit for "H.R. Pufnstuf," produced by the Krofft brothers, Snowden worked with them on projects that included the 1970s TV series "The Bugaloos" and " Land of the Lost."
In the late 1980s, Snowden shared an Emmy nomination for his work on "D.C. Follies," a syndicated sitcom that used puppets to lampoon celebrities.
As a puppeteer, he portrayed Chucky in the "Child's Play" films and the Crypt Keeper in the 1990s TV series "Tales From the Crypt." His work was also featured in such films as "Beetle Juice" (1988) and "The X Files" (1998).
For the last three years, he had led the puppeteer division of Hasbro and its Tiger Toys.
Van Charles Snowden was born in 1939 in San Francisco and grew up on a farm in Branson, Mo.
After donning the dragon suit for "H.R. Pufnstuf," produced by the Krofft brothers, Snowden worked with them on projects that included the 1970s TV series "The Bugaloos" and " Land of the Lost."
In the late 1980s, Snowden shared an Emmy nomination for his work on "D.C. Follies," a syndicated sitcom that used puppets to lampoon celebrities.
As a puppeteer, he portrayed Chucky in the "Child's Play" films and the Crypt Keeper in the 1990s TV series "Tales From the Crypt." His work was also featured in such films as "Beetle Juice" (1988) and "The X Files" (1998).
For the last three years, he had led the puppeteer division of Hasbro and its Tiger Toys.
Van Charles Snowden was born in 1939 in San Francisco and grew up on a farm in Branson, Mo.
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