Chief Maranka — From Hell It Came Character Profile

About Chief Maranka

The new chief of the island who conspired with Tano to murder Kimo's father and falsely frame Kimo. He is later found and fatally throttled by the resurrected Tabanga monster.

Character Facts

Played by

Baynes Barron

Appears in

From Hell It Came (1957)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (3)

• Chief Maranka — Power — Kimo (Gregg Palmer)

  Maranka exercises political power over Kimo, ordering his death.

• Chief Maranka — Alliance — Korey (Suzanne Ridgway)

  Korey and Maranka share a political and romantic alliance built on Kimo's betrayal.

• Chief Maranka — Alliance — Tano (Robert Swan)

  Tano and Maranka are political accomplices who share guilt over the chief's death.

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More characters from From Hell It Came

• Dr. William Arnold (Tod Andrews)
• Dr. Terry Mason (Tina Carver)
• Mrs. Mae Kilgore (Linda Watkins)
• Kimo (Gregg Palmer)
• Professor Clark (John McNamara)
• Korey (Suzanne Ridgway)
• Orchid (Grace Mathews)
• Tano (Robert Swan)
• Eddie (Mark Sheeler)
• Norgu (Lee Rhodes)
• Native (uncredited) (Al Kikume)
• Naomi (Tani Marsh)