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The Tyrant

The Tyrant

1974TV Episode⏱️ 1h 0m
AdventureSci-FiThriller
6.9
IMDB Rating
247 votes

To foil the plans of a tyrannical gorilla who is trying to overthrow the chimpanzee prefect and gain control over a human farming district, Galen, Virdon and Burke risk an encounter with Urko. Urko and Burke are forced to work tog...

Director
Ralph Senensky
Writers
Walter Bloch, Howard Dimsdale, Joe Ruby
Stars
Roddy McDowall, Ron Harper, James Naughton
Release Date
November 22, 1974
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 4
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Roddy McDowall
Roddy McDowall
as Galen
Ron Harper
Ron Harper
as Alan Virdon
James Naughton
James Naughton
as Pete Burke
Percy Rodrigues
Percy Rodrigues
as Aboro
Michael Conrad
Michael Conrad
as Janor
Joseph Ruskin
Joseph Ruskin
as Daku
Mark Lenard
Mark Lenard
as Urko
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Klair Bybee
as Sam
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Arlen Stuart
as Gola
James Daughton
James Daughton
as Mikal

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Color
Color
Filming Location
20th Century Fox Ranch, Malibu Creek State Park - 1925 Las Virgenes Road, Calabasas, California, USA
Production
20th Century Fox Television

🏷️ Keywords

wheatmurder plotfarmextortion

🎯 Categories

AdventureSci-FiThriller

⭐ Featured Review

James Daughton, Animal House
by TheFearmakers2024-05-02
6/10

"Turns out General Urko really isn't so bad - like comparing Stalin to Hitler during WWII. The episode starts out great - setting up two human characters that seem a mainstay... Michael Conrad as a farmer and his rambunctious ape-hating son, James Daughton ("Greg," head of the Deltas from ANIMAL HOUSE, in his second episode). Daughton joins with our hero-trio Virdon, Burke and Galen in battling a band of apes led by the titular villain, Aboro, ruling the town with an iron fist... And unlike Urko, not adhering to any rules or laws. But the episode wanes when, after a tragedy, Ga..."

💡 Did You Know?

The production number is B-513. While it was the eleventh episode broadcast, it was the thirteenth in production order.

📖 Synopsis

To foil the plans of a tyrannical gorilla who is trying to overthrow the chimpanzee prefect and gain control over a human farming district, Galen, Virdon and Burke risk an encounter with Urko. Urko and Burke are forced to work tog...