The exciting series ran for two years and heightened bochner s profile as did a starring role in one of the most famous episodes of the twilight zone, to serve man. Actor lloyd bochner, best known for his roles as cecil colby on dynasty and in the classic to serve man episode of the twilight zone, died oct. Dust to dessert to serve man bare, twilight zone, 1962. The printing is a result of a publishing company he bought out. It has much to say and within the confines of the small sci fi parable which it is conveying, the episode. May 04, 2014 all in all, to serve man is a excellently made episode that is chilling, important and wonderfully realized in both style, execution and photography. The story is based on the 1950 short story to serve man, written by damon knight. The smell of fear, a panicked crowd scene towards the end of the film features terrence baggett played by episode star lloyd bochner carrying a book entitled to serve man and exclaiming its a cookbook. Bochner played the friend of a scientist who attempts to decode a book entitled to serve man presented to humanity by visiting space aliens who promise the secret to world peace. The aliens are called kanamits, and theyve arrived. Based on damon knights short story of the same title, the episode was written by rod serling and directed by richard l. To serve man forty years ago, a movie narrated by rod serling, to serve man starred lloyd bochner and susan cummings. It has much to say and within the confines of the small sci fi parable which it is conveying, the episode is quite larger than life and remains moody and mysterious. Michael chambers lloyd bochner attempts to decipher the alien language as though.
All in all, to serve man is a excellently made episode that is chilling, important and wonderfully realized in both style, execution and photography. Even though he was a farm boy, who lived alone with his parents on their small piece of land far from town, he knew everything there was to know about astronomy, and his junior year science project won first prize in. By far, bochners most memorable assignment was the 1962 twilight zone episode to serve man, as the scientist who learns all too late that its a cookbook. Lloyd bochner simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. At the end of to serve man, the great twist ending is that the alien book titled to serve man is a cookbook. Lloyd bochner, a veteran character actor best known to sf fans for his starring role in the classic twilight zone episode to serve man, died oct. The kanamits arrive on earth, and immediately start helping man.
The episode is one of the few instances in the series wherein an actor breaks the fourth wall and addresses the viewing audience at. The twilight zone to serve man tv episode 1962 imdb. Today, july 29th, this day in twilight zone history and the twilight zone encyclopedia celebrate the birth of lloyd bochner, born on this day in 1924. Michael chambers lloyd bochner sits in a cell and listens as a disembodied voice encourages him to eat lunch. Among the top ten episodes of the twilight zone is to serve man, an intriguing story that works well for the episodes final punchline, its a cook book. Bochner is best known for his 1962 appearance on a single twilight zone episode, to serve man, also starring richard kiel. In the episode of the scifi series entitled to serve man, bochner played a government cryptographer, michael chambers, assigned to decipher the contents of an enigmatic book. They appear totally trustworthy and full of goodwill. Lloyd bochner, richard kiel, susan cummings adapted by rick shur jimmy johnson was one of homestead high schools whiz kids. With lloyd bochner, susan cummings, richard kiel, hardie albright. To serve man is one of the most recognizable moments in the history of televised science fiction. Bochner leant his distinctive voice not only to the narration of to serve man but also to other television properties, most notably batman. In the episode space, on newsradio, initially telecast on may 21, 1997, a comical look of the future involves jimmy distributing copies of a book titled to serve man. To serve man is an episode of the the twilight zone.
How could you have a fan favorites and not include the episode with lloyd bochner to serve man with a young richard keil as one of the tall aliens. This episode is written by rod serling who introduced each episode, and is based on a 1950 short story by a sciencefiction master, damon knight. Canucklehead hello, im tvs lloyd bochner, and i dont know how i made it into a movie either. Nov 03, 2005 bochner earned cult classic status for a 1962 episode of the twilight zone titled to serve man. Lloyd bochner and susan cummings portray cryptologists who are assigned to what appears to be the impossible task of deciphering an alien book, inexplicably left behind at the united nations after aliens arrive on earth.
Canadian actor lloyd bochner spoofs his own performance in the famous 1962 episode of the twilight zone 1959 entitled to serve man in this picture. In a panicked crowd scene late in the film, bochner can be seen carrying a large book with to serve man on the cover and shouting to passersby, its a. The animated series and in the new batman adventures. Michael chambers, a decoding expert, along with thousands of other people book passage to. He is known for his television role as chief inspector neil campbell in hong kong and as the voice of gotham citys mayor hamilton hill in batman. The twilight zone was both nominated for, and received, more episodes on this list than any other show. The exciting series ran for two years and heightened bochners profile as did a starring role in one of the most famous episodes of the twilight zone, to serve man. In the naked gun 2 the smell of fear during a panic after dr. Dark days ahead, there is a book named to serve man. Michael chambers, a decoding expert, along with thousands of other people book passage to the kanamits home panet. Jul 29, 2018 today, july 29th, this day in twilight zone history and the twilight zone encyclopedia celebrate the birth of lloyd bochner, born on this day in 1924. A team of scientists is furiously attempting to translate an alien text from the kanamint civilization, after being promised all manner of technological data. An alien race comes to earth, promising peace and sharing technology. Mar 02, 2018 today, march 2nd, this day in twilight zone history and the twilight zone encyclopedia celebrate the most startling of all the tz episodes, 1962s to serve man.
Michael chambers lloyd bochner gets the surprise of a lifetime in to serve man, when its revealed that the seemingly friendly kanamits richard kiel have far more sinister plans. Today, march 2nd, this day in twilight zone history and the twilight zone encyclopedia celebrate the most startling of all the tz episodes, 1962s to serve man. Cannibus enter this zone at your own risk 9 people found this helpful. Visiting extraterrestrials promise to serve humanity. Full video of the episode on list of musical cues this is the preferred thread for any and all of your to serve man postsfacts, opinions, questions, speculations, and. Lloyd wolfe bochner was born in toronto, ontario, canada, to frieda. It was early in televisions history, it pushed every envelope it could find, contained episodes by some of the best writers willing to work on tv at the time which later made it okay for others to do likewise, and it has had one of the.
Lloyd bochner plays michael chambers, the man who unsuccessfully tries to warn the human race of the translation. In the futurama episode my three suns, bender is shown wearing an apron that says to serve man. Oct 18, 2019 however, its only once cryptographer michael chambers lloyd bochner agrees to join the kanamits on an excursion back to their planet that his colleague patty susan cummings discovers the true text within to serve man. Unsurprisingly then, by the time he was eleven, lloyd was already employed as parttime voiceover artist and reader of drama serials by radio. Richard kiel plays an alien kanamit forcing lloyd bochner as. Aug 07, 2014 at the end of to serve man, the great twist ending is that the alien book titled to serve man is a cookbook.
Lloyd wolfe bochner was born in toronto, ontario, canada, to frieda kenen and charles abraham bochner. To serve man is an episode of the television series the twilight zone. The joke is that terence baggett is played by lloyd bochner, who was the lead in the. Richard kiel plays an alien kanamit forcing lloyd bochner as michael chambers into the spaceship in the twilight zone episode, to serve man. Mar 07, 2019 michael chambers lloyd bochner gets the surprise of a lifetime in to serve man, when its revealed that the seemingly friendly kanamits richard kiel have far more sinister plans. In a panicked crowd scene late in the film, bochner can be seen carrying a large book with to serve man on the cover and shouting to passersby, its a cookbook.
Revisit these utterly chilling episodes of the twilight zone. In the episode of the scifi series entitled to serve man, bochner played a government cryptographer, michael chambers, assigned to decipher the contents of an enigmatic book left behind by an alien. Michael chambers lloyd bochner sits in a cell and listens as a disembodied voice encourages him to. By far, bochner s most memorable assignment was the 1962 twilight zone episode to serve man, as the scientist who learns all too late that its a cookbook. The story is based on a short story to serve man written by damon knight. Their only help in this endeavor is a book, left behind by the kanamit who addresses the united nations upon arriving. Lloyd wolfe bochner july 29, 1924 october 29, 2005 was a canadian movie, television, stage, and voice actor. Bochner is the father of accomplished actor hart bochner. This idea is backed up when they leave a book titled to serve man at the u. A linguist and his team set out to translate the aliens language, using a book whose title they deduce is to serve man.
Full video of the episode on list of musical cues this is the preferred thread for any and all of your to serve man postsfacts, opinions, questions, speculations, and whatever else you can think of. Standing a little over nine feet tall, they dazzle the world with polished rhetoric and winning promises that would make a politicians head spin. Lloyd bochner had that wonderfully sonorous type of voice that was always tailormade for radio or for the stage. The grams book mentions that richard kiel recorded the lines that the kanamits speak but that they had to bring in another actor joseph ruskin to redo the lines because his work was awful.
To serve man was episode 89 of the hugely popular television series twilight zone, which ran from 195964. It remains one of the best known episodes from the series, particularly for its final twist. Lloyd bochner 19242005, known for his distinctive voice, was an amateur ham radio operator. The hero, played by lloyd bochner, is forced into the spaceship after hearing the shout and the ship lifts off to serve man as an aliens dinner. In the 1991 film the naked gun 2 the smell of fear, a panicked crowd scene towards the end of the film features terrence baggett played by episode star lloyd bochner carrying a book entitled to serve man and exclaiming its a cookbook.
Aug 03, 2016 how could you have a fan favorites and not include the episode with lloyd bochner to serve man with a young richard keil as one of the tall aliens. The title is a play on the word serve having the dual meanings assist and provide as a meal. In that episode, aliens from outer space visit earth and serve man by wiping out such major problems as hunger, disease, and warfare. Nov 04, 2005 in the episode of the scifi series entitled to serve man, bochner played a government cryptographer, michael chambers, assigned to decipher the contents of an enigmatic book left behind by an alien. The joke is that terence baggett is played by lloyd bochner, who was the lead in the twilight zone adaptation of the story. The aliens are called kanamits, and theyve arrived on earth with what they call. What is the most obscure reference you noticed in a movie or. However, its only once cryptographer michael chambers lloyd bochner agrees to join the kanamits on an excursion back to their planet that his colleague patty susan cummings discovers the true text within to serve man. To serve man is a science fiction short story by american writer damon knight. The side story involves a team of government code crackers, led by chambers well played by lloyd bochner, with that wonderful voice of his, who are charged with decoding the aliens language. Its actually a cookbook and michael is on the menu. Albert meinheimers speech, the character terence baggett holds a copy of the book to serve man, proclaiming its a cookbook.
Bochner earned cult classic status for a 1962 episode of the twilight zone titled to serve man. Lloyd bochner is the father of emmywinning actor hart bochner. Unsurprisingly then, by the time he was eleven, lloyd was already employed as parttime voiceover artist and reader of drama serials by radio stations in vancouver. Nov 23, 2017 to serve man is classic twilight zone weirdness. Bochner starred as michael chambers in the famous 1962 twilight zone episode to serve man.
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