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The Damn Dirty Geeks\\xa0geek out with the amazing character actor\\xa0H.M. Wynant, star of one of the best Twilight Zone episodes plus a featured actor in CONQUEST OF THE PLANET OF THE APES, among his\\xa0lengthy list of credits. H.M. is the first APES veteran we\\u2019ve had as a guest on our podcast, though he won\\u2019t be the last!\\xa0Joining the Geeks and H.M. is a talented director/producer and film historian\\xa0Michael Schlesinger, a friend of the Geeks with a steel trap mind when it comes to Hollywood history \\u2014 which came in very handy during this episode as H.M. recaps his decades-long acting career and lengthy list of co-stars!

Being lifelong fans of the PLANET OF THE APES films, the Geeks were thrilled to have H.M. Wynant as a guest on our podcast as a cast member alumnus from the classic franchise films \\u2014 but there\\u2019s so much more to H.M.\\u2019s acting career. Enjoy the tales of his lengthy credit list that including dozens of Hollywood legends including: Clark Gable (RUN SILENT, RUN DEEP), Errol Flynn (PLAYHOUSE 90), director Sam Fuller and actor Charles Bronson (RUN OF THE ARROW), Randolph Scott and director Budd Boetticher (DECISION AT SUNDOWN), creator Rod Serling and actor John Carradine (THE TWILIGHT ZONE), Elvis Presley (IT HAPPENED AT THE WORLD\\u2019S FAIR), Adam West (BATMAN), Roddy McDowall, Don Murray, Ricardo Montalbano and Severn Darden (CONQUEST OF THE PLANET OF THE APES) and many more.

We try not to fan-geek out discussing H.M.\\u2019s guest starring turn on excellent 1960 episode of THE TWILIGHT ZONE, \\u201cThe Howling Man,\\u201d which series fans often consider among the very best produced by Serling for the landmark show. H.M. regales us with tales of how writer Charles Beaumont and episode director Douglas Heyes battled over whether or not to reveal the prisoner\\u2019s true identity, and a surprising resolution to this decision. As the delirious and eventually doomed David Ellington, H.M.\\u2019s multi-layered performance makes this tale of good versus evil immensely believable despite its simple setup. Enjoy listening to how H.M. approached this pivotal role in the episode, and speculate on why \\u201cThe Howling Man\\u201d remains so highly praised after five decades of syndication.

H.M. spoils the Geeks with his tales on the set of CONQUEST, working with Don Murray (who got his first job in Hollywood via H.M.) and Severn Darden, who made an indelible impression on H.M. Then he shifts gears to play a villain with a farcical comedy touch in two episodes of the classic\\xa0BATMAN series, co-starring as henchman Frosty working for\\xa0Mr. Freeze (Eli Wallach) in the second season episodes \\u201cThe Duo \\xa0Defy\\u201d and \\u201cIce Spy.\\u201d

Not only does our added guest Michael Schlesinger save our conversational bacon by pulling historic Hollywood names out of thin air during our chat with H.M., but you\\u2019ll learn some fascinating details about his work on Larry Blamire\\u2019s feature comedies THE LOST SKELETON RETURNS AGAIN and DARK AND STORMY NIGHT, both also featuring H.M. in hilarious supporting roles. Michael also co-wrote and directed THE ADVENTURES OF BIFFLE AND SHOOSTER, a series of simulated 1940s comedy shorts starring a fictional comedy duo (Nick Santa Maria and Will Ryan), along with co-stars including H.M. plus our own Frank Dietz and Trish Geiger.

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