Dr. Zaius
| Planet of the Apes character | |
|---|---|
| Dr. Zaius | |
| Species | Orangutan |
| First appearance | Planet of the Apes |
| Created by | Pierre Boulle |
| Portrayed by | Maurice Evans Booth Colman Richard Blackburn (voice) |
Dr. Zaius is a fictional character in the Pierre Boulle novel Planet of the Apes, and the film series and television series based upon it. (In Boulle's novel, his honorific was "Mi", a term in the Ape language.) He is an orangutan and although given a minor role devoid of dialogue in the novel, he becomes the main antagonist of the story in the subsequent film adaptation. Zaius was portrayed in the first and second films of the series by actor Maurice Evans, in the later television series by Booth Colman, and voiced in the animated series by Richard Blackburn.
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