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Paul Haight		#21	[-]
Mar 11 12 3:21 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Planet Collision!
Paul Haight		#22	[-]
Mar 12 12 10:42 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Hal Humphrey column, 04/26/61:
Paul Haight		#23	[-]
May 4 12 11:48 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	George Barrows with Bill Williams and Betty White in a 1957 episode of DATE WITH THE ANGELS: See the episode here. Planet Collision!
The Mighty Bongo		#24	[-]
May 5 12 4:07 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	WOW !!! Thanks for the great info Paul. I'll have to add these to my gorilla files. Chris Want to hang out with the ultimate party animals ? Come see us at; http://www.hollywoodgorillamen.com/
Paul Haight		#25	[-]
Nov 22 12 10:29 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Planet Collision!
vayapues		#26	[-]
Nov 23 12 2:04 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Great pic, Paul. There's that classic Barrows "monster gorilla" nose already well delineated. Love the muscleman chest & 6-pack he also detailed on its torso. I always wondered whether it was true that Barrows self-crafted his suit -- until now.
Paul Haight		#27	[-]
Dec 2 12 10:37 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Isn't that a beaut? I was so thrilled to find that, I can't even tell you. That shot is the highlight of yet another "photo feature" on Barrows that ran in newspapers - this one from March of 1949 (see links below for the rest of the brief article). Points of interest here: the text indicates that Barrows had not yet worn the suit in any movie, all the photos look to have been taken in his home, and the head seen here looks to be a different, early version (I could be wrong about that, though - the pix are on the murky side). Part 1 Part 2 Planet Collision!
vayapues		#28	[-]
Dec 22 12 9:27 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Yes, sure is. I'm inclined to agree that the head is a different one, or at least fuzzier (less tight/wiry-haired) than the Barrows head we all know. But that sculpt he's shown making while the fuzzy head looks on seems pretty certainly like our monster gorilla in the making -- so the jug-handle nose tells me. And, yes, the article seems to predate his initial film appearances. In that case, I hadn't thought until now, but GORILLA AT LARGE would seem to be his first, or among his first, gigs of note. One of his very best too.
HalLane		#29	[-]
Dec 27 12 2:16 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Caught George Barrows as a gorilla named Johann on THE WILD, WILD WEST the other night. Looking at IMDb, was this his final appearance as an ape?
TomWeaver999		#30	[-]
Dec 28 12 11:44 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	In 1973 he was a gorilla on a NIGHT GALLERY. I bet there were also commercials and all kinds of other stuff, not listed on IMDb.
foyvandolsen		#31	[-]
Dec 29 12 12:15 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I also fondly remember him (in a non-gorilla bit) as the dim-witted thug, Slouchy Magoo, in the MR. ZERO episode of THE ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN.
vayapues		#32	[-]
Dec 29 12 1:51 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Gee, that's right, foy! George was also the burly warehouseman who discovers his friend's door-crushed body in FRANKENSTEIN'S DAUGHTER (1958), & apparently did the fire gag at the film's "climax" stunt-doubling as Harry Wilson's monster.
Paul Haight		#33	[-]
Dec 29 12 4:43 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Here's a 1978 Barrows performance the IMDB seems to have overlooked: Planet Collision!
vayapues		#34	[-]
Dec 30 12 11:00 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Poor Goliath has finally met his match. I wonder how many suits George had to make (or remake) throughout his career. The face looks like it came from the same mold we all know & love.
The Mighty Bongo		#35	[-]
Jan 6 13 10:16 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	TomWeaver999 wrote: In 1973 he was a gorilla on a NIGHT GALLERY. I bet there were also commercials and all kinds of other stuff, not listed on IMDb. Tom's right, I think the episode was called "Hatred unto Death" or something very similar. It stared Steve Forrest if I remember correctly. Of note is Barrows gorilla character in the episode was called "N'gi", which was the name George called his gorilla. He had signed N'gi on autographed photos of his ape with his name . Chris Want to hang out with the ultimate party animals ? Come see us at; http://www.hollywoodgorillamen.com/ Last Edited By: The Mighty Bongo Jan 6 13 10:30 PM. Edited 1 times.
Paul Haight		#36	[-]
Mar 2 13 6:43 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Planet Collision!
HalLane		#37	[-]
Mar 11 13 6:59 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Awesome clip! Recently MeTV has been showing a BEWITCHED promo (an EMERGENCY promo with a BEWITCHED clip, actually) featuring a gorilla -- I wonder if that's George too?

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