Batman 60s--False-Face Unmasked!-- His FACE, Secrets, & TRUE Thoughts Revealed! Who was He?

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Batman 60s--False-Face Unmasked!-- His FACE & Secrets, and TRUE Thoughts Revealed! Who was He?
The villain False-Face in the 60's Batman TV show only appeared for one episode story. Why? There was a VERY specific reason...most in part to the actor himself. This fascinating story will unmask the character and tell you the actor's true thoughts on what took place on set. You won't want to miss it Bat-fans.
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@CarsonSchuby 4 жыл бұрын

He was one of the best villains in terms of the tricks he had up his sleeve. He always had a new disguise and I really wished he had more episodes

@jimgray9169 5 ай бұрын

I think they should have kept his name a mastery lile the Joker The Jokers been successful remaining a mystery that's what they should have done with False Face I don't blame (.and I hope I'm.saying his name right) MamachI Throne for being disappointed with his role they really pulled the rug out from under his feet with that stupid mask.

@polska1958 4 жыл бұрын

The False Face character CREEPED me out as a kid.

@kmacdowe 3 жыл бұрын

Me too, in that way, maybe the best one

@davidstein9129 3 жыл бұрын

@ANDREW Ashmore He totally creeped me out as a kid. Who was he..where was he, when will he appear and what crime was he going to commit? Which character in the episode will l he reveal his himself to be? He could have been anyware. A walking endless and unsolvable riddle. I had nightmares after seeing that episode and everytime after I saw that episode repeated! Lol 50 years later that mask, and the evil lurking underneath it, still creeps me out. A face that is there and not there. In the heist film 'The Friends of Eddie Coyle', starring Robert Meichim, the bank robbers used that same False Face mask in both the 1st heist scene that corresponded in real time to the hostage scene. I was traumatized all over again as a teenager! Lol...

@herne831 Ай бұрын

Same here.

@robertdiotalevi285 27 күн бұрын

That is why they did not follow up on him.

@Jared_Wignall 4 жыл бұрын

I remember False Face on the show, but I didn’t realize just how many shows and movies the actor who played him was in. Thorne had quite the career. Thanks for the information Rick, it’s quite interesting.

@RealMechDruid 4 жыл бұрын

He was my favorite villain from the series because he was such a creepy figure. The campiness of the series was fun, but the menace of False Face intrigued me as a kid.

@jameshewie623 4 жыл бұрын

He also played in Star trek tos as commodore Mendez in the menagerie

@madeirabchmike 4 жыл бұрын

He was also the voice of the Keeper in the pilot.

@kennethlee494 4 жыл бұрын

@@madeirabchmike And the Romulan Senator Pardek in the Next Generation episode "Unification" along With Leonard Nimoy. He also played Klingon Commander Korogh in the Star Trek New Voyages episode "In Harms Way". Another role was the Thief in the Lost In Space episode "The Thief From Outer Space"

@alfrede.newman6626 4 жыл бұрын

I was trying to remember what I knew him from.. thanks... that's it ! I have seen him around in vague spots. but I don't think any showed his multiskiils.

@MGSBigBoss77 4 жыл бұрын

Malachi Throne was a great actor with the love of genre television shows. He was in Star Trek: TOS & TNG, Mission impossible, The Time Tunnel, Lost In Space, Babylon 5. And Batman TAS. Didn't know he was in the 60's Batman series until now though, wow.

@joeespin4377 4 жыл бұрын

wasn't he also in A Piece of the action.

@codysanford9702 4 жыл бұрын

He should have had more episodes

@TELEVISIONARCHIVES 3 жыл бұрын

It scared the kids and the network along with the producers decided not to put him on the show again. Adam West told me that himself

@deniseboldea1624 4 жыл бұрын

False Face was actually a frightening character when I was a kid. I just watched the episode of Hogans Hero's you were talking about. Thorne and Kempler really played off each other well in that episode. I didn't realize it was the same guy who played false face until you mentioned it.

@ddavenpAZ 4 жыл бұрын

Great video! I learned a lot! I remember seeing False Face on the show and his physical appearance was very disturbing to me because of his lifeless, emotionless and often shiny plastic masks. But also in my opinion, as a result of the masks, False Face stood out among the other villains because he was more of a threat and not just a cartoon joke. Awesome work Rick! Thank you.

@dougfredricks2017 2 жыл бұрын

Great era of 📺 IMO...

@makeminefreedom 4 жыл бұрын

I remember Malachi Throne most for his role as Noah Bain on It Takes a Thief. The series featured the adventures of cat burglar, pickpocket, and thief Alexander Mundy, who steals to finance his life as a polished playboy and sophisticate. He is in prison when the U.S. government's SIA (the fictional Secret Intelligence Agency) proposes a deal to Mundy: steal for the government in exchange for his freedom. Mundy is puzzled and asks, "Let me get this straight. You want me to steal?" In the main opening titles, his new SIA boss, Noah Bain, uses the catch phrase, "Oh, look, Al, I'm not asking you to spy. I'm just asking you to steal."

@douglasboggs85 4 жыл бұрын

I enjoyed the false face episodes

@gayladenison5925 4 жыл бұрын

I loved Batman as a kid! I watched it EVERY week, so I must have seen this False Face episode. 😁

@johnwright1447 3 жыл бұрын

My favorite episode! So many tricks and traps and plot twists!

@Loanwolf387 4 жыл бұрын

I forgot all about false face! This video reminded me of how much I loved this character as a kid. I didn’t understand the camp if batman as a kid, and false face was a cool and creepy character that I enjoyed watching. Thank you for the reminder lol

@evancortez2 4 жыл бұрын

Malachi Throne was a name and face I saw A LOT on TV when I was a kid, he was everywhere from Star Trek, to Starsky and Hutch to the Six Million Dollar Man

@thegneech 4 жыл бұрын

Fun Fact: False Face in this episode is basically a mashup of a one-off character named False Face from the '50s, with the original Clayface, from the '40s.

@markmaxner4060 4 жыл бұрын

Now I would have thought he was a cheap version of "Two-Face". GTK.

@chrisdymmel7999 3 жыл бұрын

False Face was one of my favorite Batman villains. I always thought the creepy plastic mask added to the appeal. The original idea was to use Two-Face as the villain but the network mixed that idea, thus they used False Face. Eventually, Two-Face was scheduled to be the first villain of Season 4, with Clint Eastwood signed to play him. But, the show got canceled and we were denied this awesomeness.

@allanbard6048 2 жыл бұрын

@@chrisdymmel7999 The legendary Harlan Ellison wrote a screenplay for the "Two Face" episode, but the character didn't fit into the rogue's gallery. The story/screenplay was released as a trade sized '66 Batman comics with storyboards and a whole lot more.

@dennisud 4 жыл бұрын

He was also on the only 2-parter of Star Trek the Original series “The Menagerie”!

@denis65 4 жыл бұрын

That episode creeped me out as a kid. He looked pretty scary to me.

@dodo1opps 4 жыл бұрын

I liked him on "It Takes A Thief" series.

@randytim512 4 жыл бұрын

I've never seen this villain but sounds intriguing.

@motownkittys68 3 жыл бұрын

He played on Star Trek TNG too as a Romulan in the episode Unification. He was so good in the episode.

@bjmcfarland1 4 жыл бұрын

As a kid I couldn't wait until Batman was on and watched everyday ;there wasn't a episode of the show i didnt like. Saw that episode you just talked about and remember it well. Thanks for the great video. Dave Chatelle

@sandrasanders706 4 жыл бұрын

Malachi Throne..he was on everything in the 60's, 70's!!.a great character actor..

@bejoyful 4 жыл бұрын

Never knew Malachi Throne was False Face; I remember him on It Takes A Thief; my recall is that his face did look deformed and hard to watch which could be why the character wasn't popular.

@sacrala 4 жыл бұрын

I definitely remember this character as a child. And it’s good to get this history thank you Rick! Love your channels man

@ricknineg 4 жыл бұрын

You are the best Anthony! Thanks

@donnicholas7552 4 жыл бұрын

Interesting information. I remember this episode. He was a really creepy looking villain!

@XMLarry 4 жыл бұрын

According to Adam West's book, "Back to the Batcave", executive producer William Dozier was a big fan of a 1963 movie "The List of Adrian Messenger" in which major stars were covered with makeup so that it left the audience playing "Guess Who" as to who it really was. Dozier decided to use that approach for the False Face episode putting in the "?" where Malachi's name would have been.

@marksanders2237 4 жыл бұрын

I didn't see this episode. At first I thought it was the guy who played the "Green Hornet!"

@markmaxner4060 4 жыл бұрын

Seeing the candy bar vending machine Scene in the deserted subway station the first time as a kid was scary. Very dark compared to other episodes. Memorable.

@mikejanacone8328 2 жыл бұрын

I’m going to say he was probably my favorite one off character show villain In the series

@pl5624 4 жыл бұрын

Blaze was a looker...shame she passed on too soon...

@tsitracommunications2884 4 жыл бұрын

what year was that?

@abmunster615 4 жыл бұрын

I thought false face was great 👍 Loved all the close up shots of the Batmobile in this episode !

@mikesolle5517 3 жыл бұрын

False face is my favorite villain in the 60s Batman. I watched these on VHS with my Mom waaaaaay back when. And I never forgot this villain and his incredible antics. Obviously this isn't the best to watch today....but the clever way they filmed these and his incredible masks make this an amazing portrayal. I've been searching for his mask or a prop so I can finally live my dream to cosplay FF. So far.. no luck. One of my favorite scenes is the subway when he's in the vending machine smiling and laughing in his suit. But the opening...is the best. FF with a false beard on his False face. So good.

@TheSonofaurora 4 жыл бұрын

I always thought this episode was a tribute to Lon Chaney Sr. When he is shown as False Face without a disguise, he sort of resembles Chaney...

@Vagus32000 4 жыл бұрын

I enjoyed False Face and the mystery of who he really was.

@mattm6580 4 жыл бұрын

Not sure why he would be so disappointed in the result. I would rank him second only to Gorshin's Riddler in terms of the series villains. He was genuinely creepy.

@louisborselio8608 4 жыл бұрын

I thought how Blaze looked at the end of the story was more of a difference than any of the False Face disguises

@meotv2336 4 жыл бұрын

Nice work!!!

@jehobden 4 жыл бұрын

I remember being puzzled by the '?' credit for him, and I remember seeing 'Malachi Throne' at the end of Part 2, as you said. ABC ran THE KROFFT SUPERSHOW from 1976 to 1978, and its 1st season had a segment called "ElectraWoman & DynaGirl", which was like a female version of BATMAN. This segment had 8 2-part episodes over its 16 overall episodes, and Malachi Throne played 1 of the villains for an episode. His character was called Ali Baba, and he had a henchman known as The Genie. Mr. Throne was the only actor to play villains on both BATMAN and its copy 10 years later.

@christopherkraft1327 4 жыл бұрын

Hey Rick, I remember False Face & liked the character although I didn't realize he was in just one storyline! As always you provide interesting insight into these classic shows. Thank you & stay safe & healthy my friend 😷

@ricknineg 4 жыл бұрын

Stay safe! Your continued support is always great

@christopherkraft1327 4 жыл бұрын

@@ricknineg thanks Rick, that means a lot!

@chrisinfiesto835 4 жыл бұрын

"Hey look, Al; we're not asking u 2 spy.... we're just asking u 2 steal."

@helanesolomon1724 4 жыл бұрын

False Face was a good idea for a villain I think. They should have continued with him and simply have another actor in the role like they did times before with different actors playing the same villain. But I did not know this story and it was very fascinating to hear. Thanks!

@MGSBigBoss77 4 жыл бұрын

Agreed, same here. they could've reused him. but learning it was actually; Malachi Throne, a great character actor in his own right. Hmm i would've simply liked him to return in another story where he was eventually unmasked and thus properly credited afterwards. Would've made his appearances more memorable i think. "Hey, isn't this the second appearance where they finally unmasked False-Face as; Malachi Throne?" - yup (shrugs).

@helanesolomon1724 4 жыл бұрын

MGSBigBoss77 Sounds good to me!

@jons.6216 4 жыл бұрын

The Joker and Penguin used to scare me a whole lot more than this guy did as a small child!!

@michaelmckenna6464 4 жыл бұрын

The Joker and Penguin are my favorite guest villains. My least favorite was Black Widow, played by Tallulah Bankhead, who was too creepy. I was in love with Julie Newmar’s Cat-woman. Eartha Kitt’s Cat-woman was definitely a lot more catty and would’ve used her claws for more than a part of her costume.

@maryannedelaney 4 жыл бұрын

Me too!

@Setebos 4 жыл бұрын

False-Face had one of the best signature tunes ever.

@gibzman2 4 жыл бұрын

Another excellent post! Nice work! You totally nailed the vibe this character gave off. I remember watching as a little guy and these episodes really gave me the creeps!

@beepbeep3000 4 жыл бұрын

Great article. Never knew that this actor was on Hogan's Heroes.

@JulieS261 4 жыл бұрын

Malachi Throne was another one of those go to character actors in the 1960s. He was in TV westerns like The Big Valley, The Virginian and The High Chaparral.

@mxbishop 21 күн бұрын

I always felt this was one of the better original _Batman_ TV episodes. A little darker, a little grittier - and for a kid watching in the 1960s, a little scarier - but it definitely made an impression on me. I know this is not what the producers of the show wanted, and it's probably the reason why we never got another episode like _False-Face._ It wasn't until _Batman Begins_ did we see a gritty, scary Batman story on film again.

@frankiew1309 Жыл бұрын

False Face was probably the scariest of the villains and had one of the best cliffhangers. Wish he could have had more appearances.

@sofreak6 4 жыл бұрын

False face scared me. Especially when he appeared as chief o'hare

@ByronicHero61 4 жыл бұрын

I agree. I remember Falseface being the only villain that was scary in any way on Batman. Thanks for the info on the “?” in the credits. Always thought it was done to retain the mystery of the Falseface roll.

@FundingGym 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for putting this together. It’s fun to go through this walk down memory lane.

@ricknineg 4 жыл бұрын

My pleasure! It’s fun for me too

@hatednyc 4 жыл бұрын

Malachi, old school actor with INTEGRITY! He cared about every aspect of the finished product as much as he did his performance and wouldn't add his name to something that he believed to be less than. That is truly impressive considering he's NOT a household name. While he was clearly working a lot of the time, he could just as easily NOT be yet the idea of being attached to a subpar performance was greater than getting an onscreen Credit

@algeborusas1883 4 жыл бұрын

He was not unfamiliar to me. I knew he was a character actor in a lot of tv series.

@ZnenTitan 4 жыл бұрын

1:47 "Mother Folliet's" bakery truck? (A Dodge 1960 "Town Panel")

@davidrofulowitz7538 2 жыл бұрын

That's interesting about the question mark being shown because I always thought they did it to keep some mystery surrounding FF. I personally found FF to be one of the more interesting villains on the show and didn't mind him playing it less campy. I thought he was better than most of the villains they trotted out in season 3. I also liked Roddy McDowall as Bookworm on the show too.

@earlmartin1030 4 жыл бұрын

I think there should have been at least one more False Face story. I think the reason they didn't have False Face in another story is the same reason they didn't use Two Face in the series. His face was too scary looking.

@MGSBigBoss77 4 жыл бұрын

Never knew False Face was actor; Malachi Throne until now. As the end credits weren't on all showing when i was going up, saw them later on cable and satellite airings though a little bit however.

@cosmokazi 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this, Rick! I love your videos. I forgot all about False-Face! And I never knew it was Malachi Throne- I remember him in so many of the great Sci-Fi shows, like Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, The Time Tunnel, Land of the Giants, and Lost in Space- as well as Star Trek! And Mission Impossible! I RARELY watch TV these days, I am a child of the '60s and grew up with all these wonderful shows- and I REALLY appreciate you making them fresh and exciting again by showing us "Behind the scenes" stuff! Thanks again and stay safe out there!

@jerryshunk7152 2 жыл бұрын

Didn't he play a Klingon in one episode ?

@upthedownescalator630 4 жыл бұрын

I love how all the sixties cops look the same and look NOTHING like the seventies cops, but the seventies cops looked the same as each other too lol

@todshi 4 жыл бұрын

From what I understand, the creation of False Face came about because the producers originally wanted to use Two Face as a villain. But because of the gruesome make up job that would be needed for the character, False Face was created as a less scary/more funny alternative. I also notice that at least two masks were use, one smiling, the other scolding. This allowed the character to express different emotions. And as you can see, the give him different hair styles. Personally, I thought that Malachi Throne did a good job in the role and that False Face should have returned for another battle with Batman...

@ETH5626 4 жыл бұрын

If only they took Frank Gorshin's character from star trek where his skin is ink-black on one side of his body and chalk-white on the other side. Now that would have been an interesting take on Two-Face and a less scary/more funny alternative for this show.

@carlmlavallierejr8367 2 жыл бұрын

I really didn’t know that he only appeared once, wow!!!

@gerrardmcmaster4931 4 жыл бұрын

He scared the crap out of me as a kid... yes, it was creepy for sure, keep up the great work, thanks

@azdh85224 4 жыл бұрын

Yes I agree. False Face was slightly disturbing. But his one appearance makes this episode kind of rare - a collectible if you will. Love your channel. Great job. 👍🏻

@joeyrivful 4 жыл бұрын

Very informative I never knew this information before. I also seen Malachi in an episode of Lost In Space.

@annaritaranalli1791 Жыл бұрын

He was a professional theater actor and his vocal timbre was remarkable

@billgrabbe9992 Жыл бұрын

As a kid, I liked things that were just a little scary and False Face fits the bill in spades. Never getting to see his face and the question mark in the credits made it even cooler. Having just one pair of episodes for him made him more special. As I recall, they had some spooky music that did not get used much outside of that episode. The truly scary moments in Batman were pretty rare - Robin getting swallowed by a giant clam while Batman was in chains seemed pretty hopeless. I was very young when Batman was in its original run and to the kids watching then, there was nothing campy about it. We liked the scary bad guys (Mr. Freeze, Frank Gorshin's Riddler, Eartha Kitt's Cat Woman) and were not nearly as enthralled with some of the milder villains (Bookworm, Marsh Queen of Diamonds, King Tut, etc.) that didn't seem dangerous at all - why would someone as important as Batman need to help the police for people like that? False Face was not funny but he was the kind of cool that appealed to kids who were too young to write letters to networks and TV stations.

@KillerBebe 4 жыл бұрын

He was in Star Trek also.

@MGSBigBoss77 4 жыл бұрын

Mission Impossible, Lost in Space, The Time Tunnel, Land of the Giants, Six Million Dollar Man, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Babylon 5. He guest starred in many great TV shows!

@quintonjames258 4 жыл бұрын

I always wondered why his name wasn't mentioned as a special guest villain in the first show and in the beginning of the second show.

@MarkWilliams-yk2sk 3 жыл бұрын

Back in the 60's when this episode came on i thought the show was different and i liked it because he was different i liked the Mad Hatter also

@jaelge 4 жыл бұрын

I always at least will vaguely recall anything being brought up in most of these types of videos, and should especially remember all of the Batman episodes to one degree or another because my big brother and I walked to a friend of his house every week to watch it on his "color" television. Alas, for some reason this villain completely escapes my memory. Well done Rick, I really like being shown stuff that seems new to me.

@Schindlerphoto 4 жыл бұрын

While I didn't appreciate the character of False Face as a kid, I found him to be quite entertaining as an adult. Hard to catch a criminal who can change his appearance in a flash. False Face, was one of the few characters to break the fourth wall, we see Commissioner Gordon do it from time to time, but rarely do we see one of the villains do it.

@glenncenter6579 2 жыл бұрын

GREAT episode! As a 5 year old, False Face freaked me out...the mask, the voice was a lot to process! But, as I grew older, I really enjoyed the mystery in these 2 episodes. It's now nice to get the story behind the story! Peace and Love!

@greglapointe1311 4 жыл бұрын

I used to watch this show as a kid but I don't remember this villain. Malachi Throne was in a lot of tv shows back then as a guest star.

@georgiaayres5805 4 жыл бұрын

I would really love to see you cover the episodes with Eartha Kitt in them. I watched this series when it first aired. For me, no one has ever done justice to the character of Cat Woman like her.

@movieedge7370 4 жыл бұрын

Great interesting video 👍🏻 I don’t even remember this episode of Batman

@josephfigliolia3225 3 ай бұрын

False Face was quite an interesting villain. I agree with Mr. Throne that makeup would’ve been the better choice and emphasize his ability as the master of disguise. He, along with Bookworm and Zelda the Great would’ve been great candidates for a second appearance, especially for season 3.

@big106razor 4 жыл бұрын

It was unfortunate that it didn't get another shot. I think it became a favorite of fans later on.

@MrShadowknight2000 4 жыл бұрын

He was also in Star Trek as Commodore Mendez

@SuperHeliboy 4 жыл бұрын

I thought it was to keep the mystery. I also thought that it was one of the more interesting episodes and I've am currently watching through the series.

@ddoyle11 4 жыл бұрын

He was about the only villain on the show that came across as threatening as opposed to comedic.

@TheDylandProductions 4 жыл бұрын

I thought George Sanders' Mr. Freeze was pretty threatening in a Dr. No sort of way.

@MGSBigBoss77 4 жыл бұрын

@@TheDylandProductions Yup, only when Sanders played Mr Freeze though!

@rgd963 4 жыл бұрын

he played Commodore José I. Mendez on star trek. for years I always thought it was mark leonard

@carmelopappalardo8477 4 жыл бұрын

I enjoyed the character and actually disappointed that he never reappeared. I also am familiar with the actor. I enjoyed the characters he played. The shows he was on.

@josephparker2808 2 жыл бұрын

Great character. Very suspenseful and no telling what or who he would look like. I had no issues with False Face except for no more episodes with him. At least one more episode would've been great.

@charlesturner1377 4 жыл бұрын

False face is one of my favorites too bad he wasn’t in more episodes.

@bandfromtheband9445 4 жыл бұрын

I KNEW it was Malachi Throne! (From, It Takes a Thief). False Face, along with The Mad Hatter (David Wayne) were just two of the scariest Batman villains! The Bookworm (Roddy McDowell) scared me, too. Cesar Romero as the Joker was always a terrifying presence. Mr. Freeze, whether it was Otto Preminger (the German film Director) or George Sanders (a little LESS scary) always freaked me out, as well. Vincent Price as Egghead is priceless! What a performance! The most perilous event I can recall as a 6 year old kid was when the Mad Hatter confined both Batman and Robin in plaster! I was mortified over this and didn't even sleep that night until the resolution came on the next night after. I think they both rocked themselves forwards and backwards until they both fell over and the plaster broke around their bodies. Back then, I was CERTAIN that they would suffocate! These was some scary scenarios for a 6 year old kid addicted to the show which was broadcast on Tuesday and Wednesday nights on ABC, back in the mid 1960's. As an even younger kid in the early 60's, I was traumatized by watching the black-and-white series, The Outer Limits, also broadcast on the ABC network! We ONLY had 3 Channels at the time! NBC, CBS and ABC and that was IT! Looking back, it's amazing that we had the variety of content that was only ever filtered out to 3 national networks! I realize that Millenials will never grasp this concept, but that was ALL that we had, back then! And IT ALL WORKED, beautifully! Thankfully, my Dad was a television repairman who knew his shit and we were the first household on our cul-du-sac that had a big color television. Our neighbors would come over in the Summer to watch shows on our Color TV! They were all jealous. This was all like 55 years ago.....

@dwlopez57 3 жыл бұрын

I cant remember why, but for some reason I missed part 2 of that, it drove me crazy. At school I asked a kid how they got out of it, when he told me I wasnt sure if I believed him or not (this is the plaster episode)

@cadeevans4623 5 ай бұрын

Always wondered who false face was nobody knew love this Batman show thanks for sharing Rick

@brianrebmann5398 4 жыл бұрын

As always, thank you for a great video full of facts and history which I always enjoy and thank you for your hard work and effort. I remember watching this episode in reruns as a kid and thought it really didn't fit in with the show overall but its still an interesting idea to explore.

@6omega2 4 жыл бұрын

I grew up watching "Batman" and saw most of the episodes two or three times over in reruns, but this one I only vaguely remember. As for the actor, wanting to appear on the show to advance his career, sadly that backfired because he was cast in a role in which no one would see his real face! That's not a very good way to make yourself more well known.

@richardmeredith6534 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing that by just wearing a clear plastic mask it makes it impossible to identify who the person is.

@allanbard6048 2 жыл бұрын

"False Face" was a VERY different member of the rogue's gallery of this show. Even as a kid I was kinda creeped out by the mask. But when I look at it now, this villain gave as good as he got...thru both episodes. Green Hornet and Kato would even have trouble with this guy.

@johnharris6676 4 жыл бұрын

Love this show when I was a kid. I always liked EGGHEAD. Big fan of Vincent Price!

@Shield.148 4 жыл бұрын

I remember this episode from my childhood. It was really frightening. I always thought that the character was horribly burned under the mask.

@yuvgotubekidding 4 жыл бұрын

I would have guessed Tommy Lee Jones.

@ricknineg 4 жыл бұрын

Hahaha 😂

@markmaxner4060 4 жыл бұрын

Right? I thought that too.

@TheTomvaliente 4 жыл бұрын

He was also the voice of Lancelot Link Secret Chimp, on Saturday mornings, 1971, on ABC TV

@tagmnbagm1 2 жыл бұрын

I re-watched all the episodes for the first time since I was a kid. And I didn't remember this character, but I think it's one of the best.

@MarkRogersVOCFB 3 жыл бұрын

Love the character and that episode. One of the more unique episodes.

@kevinbaker6168 2 жыл бұрын

The premise of the character reminds me of the Vincent Price movie "Dr. Phebes". If you don't remember that movie, look it up. The main character was a surgeon who lost his wife in a car accident and was severely burned in it. He than seeks revenge on people he held responsible for her death, while going through the process of trying to bring her back to life. I believe this is actually two movies, with the same character.

@stebaer Жыл бұрын

I first saw this episode on a weeknight in 1987 at my job at Zayre in Natick,MA but it was only brief because of a 15min.break.The Truck driving scene is what I recall best with False face at the steering wheel.

@robertdiotalevi285 27 күн бұрын

He did star in that Hogan's Heroes episode as well as the original Star Trek: "The Cage" and Star Trek: Next Generation, "Unification." I liked this Batman episode. I had heard his face was scarred in a fire so he had to have the mask. It reminded me of Dr. Phibes.