8. Ronald McDonald Was A Teenager From Outer Space
To date, ten actors have played Ronald McDonald. King Moody, who took the role between 1975 and 1984, is the second longest-serving performer as well the one with the longest resume, which includes parts in TV shows such as Get Smart, Bonanza and The Man From U.N.C.L.E. Billed as Spacecraft Captain, Moody made his film debut in Teenagers From Outer Space (1959), the legendarily awful no-budget sci-fi where youthful Martians with California accents attempt to use Earth as a breeding ground for lobster-like creatures. Bizarre footnote: the films director later suffered a nervous breakdown and changed his name to Jesus Christ II.
Ian Watson is the author of 'Midnight Movie Madness', a 600+ page guide to "bad" movies from 'Reefer Madness' to 'Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead.'
To date, ten actors have played Ronald McDonald. King Moody, who took the role between 1975 and 1984, is the second longest-serving performer as well the one with the longest resume, which includes parts in TV shows such as Get Smart, Bonanza and The Man From U.N.C.L.E. Billed as Spacecraft Captain, Moody made his film debut in Teenagers From Outer Space (1959), the legendarily awful no-budget sci-fi where youthful Martians with California accents attempt to use Earth as a breeding ground for lobster-like creatures. Bizarre footnote: the films director later suffered a nervous breakdown and changed his name to Jesus Christ II.