Kiss, Alice Cooper Prop-Maker Cleve Hall Dead at 61
The subject of 2012 SyFy reality show
Monster Man, Hall created Gene Simmons’ chest armor and worked on a number of ‘80s movies, including
Ghoulies,
Eliminators. He also worked as an actor and puppeteer, playing Godzilla in 1985 film
Pee-wee s Big Adventure – a full-circle moment after he’d been inspired to enter the industry after seeing
Godzilla vs. the Thing in 1964.
Recalling his Godzilla experience, Hall told B Movie Nation in 2014, “Coulda died that day and wouldn’t have cared! … Stompin’ on tanks, fighting King Ghidora, riding in Santa’s sleigh and running into Twisted Sister’s Cadi … it was awesome!”