In looking at the credits for all the films, I noticed that Natalie Trundy appeared in all of them except the first one, and as different characters. Who is she?
Natalie Trundy was the wife of the late Arthur P. Jacobs, producer of all the Apes films. She played a mutant (Albina) in Beneath, a human (Dr. Stephanie Branton) in Escape, and a chimp (Lisa, Caesar’s wife) in Conquest and Battle. Like Roddy McDowall, she appeared in four out of the five Apes movies. For more information concerning who played in all five movies, see the Apes Trivia. • But didn’t Natalie Trundy play Stewart, the woman astronaut who dies, in the opening of Planet? No, that was actually actress Dianne Stanley, making her one film appearance (of which we know). This is a common misconception, and one that we’ve heard several times. In fact, we used to think so, too. • Was there anyone who played in all five movies? Yes. There was one person who actually did appear in all five Apes films — Hollywood columnist James Bacon. Bacon did bits as a gorilla in four films, and appeared as a general in the opening scenes of Escape. For more more information, see the Apes Trivia. •
Related Questions
- In looking at the credits for all the films, I noticed that Natalie Trundy appeared in all of them except the first one, and as different characters. Who is she?
- I was putting together a set of the Movie Reprints and noticed that I didn have one of the three different Upper Center Attacks. Whats the deal?
- What are the three different types of credits that writers can get on a feature film?"
