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| Arno | |
| Aliases: | None |
| Continuity: | Planet of the Apes |
| Notability: | Minor character |
| Type: | Child |
| Gender: | Male |
| Race: | Evolved ape |
| Location: | Chalo, California; c. 3085 |
| Relatives: | Veska [1] |
| Status: | Alive |
| First: | "Escape from Tomorrow" |
| Actor: | Bobby Porter |
Arno is a fictional ape character featured in the CBS television series Planet of the Apes, which is based on the popular film series of the late 1960s and early 1970s by APJAC Productions. The character was played by actor Bobby Porter and appeared in the pilot episode of the series, "Escape from Tomorrow".
Biography[]
Arno was a young chimpanzee boy who lived with his father, the prefect, Veska, in the settlement known as Chalo. Arno was a distant relative of chimpanzee refugee, Galen.
In 3085, Arno was playing with his pet dog when he discovered the crashed remains of the ANSA space vessel Daedelus. Upon presenting his find to his father, he theorized whether the humans who created such a device may have been culturally superior to apes. Veska, enraged by the notion, harshly criticized Arno and warned him to never repeat such heresy again. [2]
Notes & Trivia[]
- The character of Arno was played by actor Bobby Porter. Porter returned in the episode "The Good Seeds" playing the role of a young farm-ape named Remus. Porter also played Cornelius - the young son of Caesar in 1973's Battle for the Planet of the Apes.
- Per the production timeline, Arno is actually the second ape character portrayed by Bobby Porter. "The Good Seeds" was filmed prior to the filming of "Escape from Tomorrow".
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References[]
- ↑ Father; presumably deceased from old age by this point.
- ↑ Planet of the Apes: Escape from Tomorrow