The final selection from The Gladiators.
Roddy McDowall as Galen
Ron Harper as Virdon
James Naughton as Burke
Mark Lenard as Urko
William Smith as Tolar
Marc Singer as Dalton
John Hoyt as Barlow
Pat Renella as Jason
Andy Albin as man
Eddie Fontaine as gorilla sergeant
Nick Dimitri as a gorilla guard
Ron Stein as first gorilla
Jim Stader as second gorilla
Notes
(edited from Planet Of The Apes Wiki and IMDb.)
Barlow was named 'Irnar' in the novelisation of The Gladiators.
The script for The Gladiators named the town as 'Seelah', and the name 'Cela' was used in the novelisation. 'Kaymak' was used on screen.
This episode establishes that Central City is located in the Western, United States - in the region formerly known as California. Burke guesses they are North of San Francisco.
The Gladiators, together with The Tyrant, was adapted as Planet Of The Apes #4: Lord Of The Apes by George Alec Effinger, and published by Award Books.
This episode formed the first half of the second TV movie The Forgotten City Of The Planet Of The Apes (paired with The Legacy), originally broadcast in 1981.
The second episode to be broadcast (20th September in the USA, 20th October in the UK), this was also the second episode filmed, chronologically, according to the Production Code.
Actor Marc Singer, who plays the role of Dalton in this episode would go on to play Dartanus in the Beastmaster films and Mike Donovan in the sci-fi mini-series V.
The structure used as the arena was the only building remaining from the "Ape City" set of structures built on location for the original movie, also used on Beneath The Planet Of The Apes (1970).
poster by Dave Ballard
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