| "The Gladiators" | |
|---|---|
| Series Planet of the Apes Season 1, Episode 2 | |
| |
| Air date | September 20th, 1974 |
| Writers | Art Wallace |
| Director | Don McDougall |
| Producers | Herbert Hirschman; Stan Hough |
| Starring | Roddy McDowall; Ron Harper; James Naughton; Mark Lenard; Booth Colman |
| Episode guide | |
| Previous "Escape from Tomorrow" |
Next "The Trap" |
"The Gladiators" is the second episode of the American sci-fi/adventure series Planet of the Apes. It was directed by Don McDougall and written by Art Wallace. It first aired on CBS on Friday, September 20th, 1974.
In this episode, Alan and Pete are hoping that a magnetic disc recovered from their space ship might hold the key towards getting them home. While journeying to a prefecture outside of Central City, they come upon two humans practicing their combat skills and Alan loses the disc. It comes into the possession of Prefect Barlow so Galen befriends him in the hopes of getting the disc back. Alan and Pete are captured and forced to participate in gladiatorial combat.
Cast[]
Principal Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Roddy McDowall | Galen |
| Ron Harper | Alan Virdon |
| James Naughton | Pete Burke |
Guest Stars[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| William Smith | Tolar |
| John Hoyt | Prefect Barlow |
| Marc Singer | Dalton |
Co-Stars[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Mark Lenard | General Urko |
| Pat Renella | Jason |
| Andy Albin | Man |
| Eddie Fontaine | Gorilla sergeant |
| Nick Dimitri | Gorilla |
| Ron Stein | First gorilla |
| Jimmy Stader | Second gorilla |
Notes & Trivia[]
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- This episode has been made available on disc one of the Planet of the Apes: The Complete TV Series DVD collection.
- Production code number: B-502.
- This is the first episode of Planet of the Apes directed by Don McDougall. His next episode is "Tomorrow's Tide".
- This is the second and final episode of Planet of the Apes written by Art Wallace. He previously wrote "Escape from Tomorrow".
- Actor Jimmy Stader is credited as Jim Stader in this episode.
- First appearance of Prefect Barlow. He appears next in "The Horse Race".
- This is the third acting work for Marc Singer. Singer will go on to play the role of Mike Donovan in the V television miniseries and regular series as well as the barbarian Dar in the 1982 film The Beastmaster.