Basil Jerichau

Basil Jerichau was a fictional scientist and a minor character featured in the 1960s anthology television series The Outer Limits. Played by actor Steven Geray, he appeared in the thirteenth episode of season two "The Duplicate Man".

Biography
Basil Jerichau was an elderly scientist who once worked at the Federal Duplication Bureau in the early 21st century. In the year 2010, he met a universal communications expert named Henderson James and the two became close acquaintences. A few months after their meeting, Jerichau left the Federal Duplication Bureau and went into retirement. Eight months after that, Henderson James came to him, asking him to use his knowledge and resources to create a black market clone of him. Jerichau was reluctant to help him, since such an act was considered a high crime. He demanded $100,000 for his help. Jerichau created the duplicate for Henderson and programmed it with very specific instructions. He warned James that in order to prevent the clone from developing self-awareness, he injected a slow-acting poison into its blood stream, which would terminate the clone in exactly five hours - just long enough for the clone to fulfill it's mission.

Notes & Trivia

 * The character of Basil Jerichau was created by Clifford D. Simak and Robert C. Dennis.