Batman (TV): Guest appearances and episodes
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The television series Batman (1966-1968) starring Adam West and Burt Ward featured many guest appearances by celebrities.
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[edit] Notable guest appearances
[edit] Villain guest stars
For specific episodes, see chart below.
- John Astin as the Riddler
- Tallulah Bankhead as the Black Widow
- Anne Baxter as Zelda the Great and as Olga, Queen of the Cossacks
- Milton Berle as Louie the Lilac
- Victor Buono as King Tut
- Roger C. Carmel as Colonel Gumm
- Art Carney as the Archer
- Joan Collins as Siren
- Howard Duff as Cabala
- Maurice Evans as the Puzzler
- Zsa Zsa Gabor as Minerva
- Frank Gorshin as the Riddler
- Glynis Johns as Lady Penelope Peasoup
- Van Johnson as the Minstrel
- Carolyn Jones as Marsha, Queen of Diamonds
- Eartha Kitt as the Catwoman
- Liberace as Chandell and twin Harry
- Ida Lupino as Dr. Cassandra
- Roddy McDowell as the Bookworm
- Burgess Meredith as the Penguin
- Ethel Merman as Lola Lasagne
- Julie Newmar as the Catwoman
- Otto Preminger as Mr. Freeze
- Vincent Price as Egghead
- Michael Rennie as the Sandman
- Cliff Robertson as Shame
- Cesar Romero as the Joker
- Barbara Rush as Nora Clavicle
- George Sanders as Mr. Freeze
- Walter Slezak as the Clock King
- Malachi Throne as False-Face
- Rudy Vallee as Lord Marmaduke Ffogg
- Eli Wallach as Mr. Freeze
- David Wayne as the Mad Hatter
- Shelly Winters as Ma Parker
[edit] Portrayed additional criminals
- Milton Berle (uncredited) as a convict dressed as a fake prison guard (eps. 43-44)
- Lesley Gore as Pussycat (eps. 75-74)
- Jill St. John as Molly (eps. 1-2)
[edit] Non-villain guest stars
- Steve Allen as Allen Stevens (ep. 64)
- Phyllis Diller (uncredited) as a cleaning lady (ep. 39)
- Edward Everett Horton as Chief Screaming Chicken (eps. 47-48)
- Gypsy Rose Lee as Newscaster (ep. 67)
- Allen Ludden as reporter David Dooley (ep. 51)
- Archie Moore as Everett Bannister (ep. 35)
- Lee Meriwether as Lisa (eps. 87-88)
- Olan Soule as Newscaster (ep. 28)
[edit] Batclimb cameos
- Ted Cassidy as Lurch (ep. 61)
- Dick Clark (ep. 35)
- Bill Dana as Jose Jiminez (ep. 48)
- Sammy Davis Jr. (ep. 45)
- Andy Devine as Santa (ep. 66)
- Howard Duff (ep. 55)
- Werner Klemperer in character as Colonel Klink (ep. 60)
- Bruce Lee as Kato (ep. 41)
- Jerry Lewis (ep. 29)
- Art Linkletter (ep. 83)
- Edward G. Robinson (ep. 86)
- Van Williams as The Green Hornet (ep. 41)
[edit] Bit parts (before they became famous)
- James Brolin as Ralph Staphylococcus (ep. 38), Reggie (ep. 68), Kid Gulliver (ep. 97)
- Teri Garr (uncredited) as Girl (ep. 7)
- Sid Haig as King Tut's Royal Apothecary (eps. 41-42)
- Rob Reiner as Delivery Boy (ep. 73)
[edit] Last appearances on screen
- Tallulah Bankhead as the Black Widow (eps. 89-90)
- Francis X. Bushman as Mr. Van Jones (eps. 31-32)
- Douglass Dumbrille as the Doctor (ep. 10)
[edit] Chart of episodes and villains
| Episode(s) | Title(s) | Date* | Villain | Actor |
SEASON ONE |
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| 1 & 2 | Hi Diddle Riddle/Smack in the Middle | 1/12/66 | Riddler | Frank Gorshin |
| 3 & 4 | Fine Feathered Finks/The Penguin's a Jinx | 1/19/66 | Penguin | Burgess Meredith |
| 5 & 6 | The Joker is Wild/Batman is Riled | 1/26/66 | Joker | Cesar Romero |
| 7 & 8 | Instant Freeze/Rats Like Cheese | 2/2/66 | Mr. Freeze | George Sanders |
| 9 & 10 | Zelda the Great/A Death Worse Than Fate | 2/9/66 | Zelda | Anne Baxter |
| 11 & 12 | A Riddle a Day Keeps the Riddler Away/When the Rat's Away the Mice Will Play | 2/16/66 | Riddler | Frank Gorshin |
| 13 & 14 | The Thirteenth Hat/Batman Stands Pat | 2/23/66 | Mad Hatter | David Wayne |
| 15 & 16 | The Joker Goes to School/He Meets His Match, The Grisly Ghoul | 3/2/66 | Joker | Cesar Romero |
| 17 & 18 | True or False Face/Holy Rat Race | 3/9/66 | False-Face | Malachi Throne (uncredited until the end credits for "Holy Rat Race"') |
| 19 & 20 | The Purr-fect Crime/Better Luck Next Time | 3/16/66 | Catwoman | Julie Newmar |
| 21 & 22 | The Penguin Goes Straight/Not Yet, He Ain't | 3/23/66 | Penguin | Burgess Meredith |
| 23 & 24 | The Ring of Wax/Give 'Em the Axe | 3/30/66 | Riddler | Frank Gorshin |
| 25 & 26 | The Joker Trumps an Ace/Batman Sets the Pace | 4/6/66 | Joker | Cesar Romero |
| 27 & 28 | The Curse of Tut/The Pharaoh's in a Rut | 4/13/66 | King Tut | Victor Buono |
| 29 & 30 | The Bookworm Turns/While Gotham City Burns | 4/20/66 | Bookworm | Roddy McDowall |
| 31 & 32 | Death in Slow Motion/The Riddler's False Notion | 4/27/66 | Riddler | Frank Gorshin |
| 33 & 34 | Fine Finny Fiends/Batman Makes the Scenes | 5/4/66 | Penguin | Burgess Meredith |
SEASON TWO |
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| 35 & 36 | Shoot a Crooked Arrow/Walk the Straight and Narrow | 9/7/66 | Archer | Art Carney |
| 37 & 38 | Hot Off the Griddle/The Cat and the Fiddle | 9/14/66 | Catwoman | Julie Newmar |
| 39 & 40 | The Minstrel's Shakedown/Barbecued Batman? | 9/21/66 | Minstrel | Van Johnson |
| 41 & 42 | The Spell of Tut/Tut's Case is Shut | 9/28/66 | King Tut | Victor Buono |
| 43 & 44 | The Greatest Mother of Them All/Ma Parker | 10/5/66 | Ma Parker | Shelley Winters cameos: Julie Newmar, Milton Berle |
| 45 & 46 | The Clock King's Crazy Crimes/The Clock King Gets Crowned | 10/12/66 | Clock King | Walter Slezak |
| 47 & 48 | An Egg Grows in Gotham/The Yegg Foes in Gotham | 10/19/66 | Egghead | Vincent Price |
| 49 & 50 | The Devil's Fingers/The Dead Ringers | 10/26/66 | Chandell & evil twin Harry | Liberace |
| 51 & 52 | Hizzoner the Penguin/Dizzoner the Penguin | 11/2/66 | Penguin | Burgess Meredith |
| 53 & 54 | Green Ice/Deep Freeze | 11/9/66 | Mr. Freeze | Otto Preminger |
| 55 & 56 | The Impractical Joker/The Joker's Provokers | 11/16/66 | Joker | Cesar Romero |
| 57 & 58 | Marsha, Queen of Diamonds/Marsha's Scheme of Diamonds | 11/23/66 | Marsha, Queen of Diamonds | Carolyn Jones |
| 59 & 60 | Come Back, Shame/It's How You Play the Game | 11/30/66 | Shame | Cliff Robertson |
| 61 & 62 | The Penguin's Nest/The Bird's Last Jest | 12/7/66 | Penguin | Burgess Meredith |
| 63 & 64 | The Cat's Meow/The Bat's Kow Tow | 12/14/66 | Catwoman | Julie Newmar |
| 65 & 66 | The Puzzles Are Coming/The Duo is Slumming | 12/21/66 | Puzzler | Maurice Evans |
| 67 & 68 | The Sandman Cometh/The Catwoman Goeth | 12/28/66 | Sandman & Catwoman | Michael Rennie & Julie Newmar |
| 69 & 70 | The Contaminated Cowl/The Mad Hatter Runs Afoul | 1/4/67 | Mad Hatter | David Wayne |
| 71-73 | The Zodiac Crimes/The Joker's Hard Times/The Penguin Declines | 1/11/67 | Joker & Penguin | Cesar Romero & Burgess Meredith |
| 74 & 75 | That Darn Catwoman/Scat! Darn Catwoman | 1/19/67 | Catwoman | Julie Newmar |
| 76-78 | Penguin is a Girl's Best Friend/Penguin Sets a Trend/Penguin's Disastrous End | 1/26/67 | Penguin & Marsha, Queen of Diamonds | Burgess Meredith & Carolyn Jones |
| 79 & 80 | Batman's Anniversary/A Riddling Controversy | 2/8/67 | Riddler | John Astin |
| 81 & 82 | The Joker's Last Laugh/The Joker's Epitaph | 2/15/67 | Joker | Cesar Romero |
| 83 & 84 | Catwoman Goes to College/Batman Displays His Knowledge | 2/22/67 | Catwoman | Julie Newmar |
| 85 & 86 | A Piece of the Action/Batman's Satisfaction | 3/1/67 | Colonel Gumm | Roger C. Carmel |
| 87 & 88 | King Tut's Coup/Batman's Waterloo | 3/8/67 | King Tut | Victor Buono |
| 89 & 90 | The Black Widow Strikes Again/Caught in the Spider's Den | 3/15/67 | Black Widow | Talullah Bankhead |
| 91 & 92 | Pop Goes the Joker/Flop Goes the Joker | 3/22/67 | Joker | Cesar Romero |
| 93 & 94 | Ice Spy/The Duo Defy | 3/29/67 | Mr. Freeze | Eli Wallach |
SEASON THREE |
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| 95 | Enter Batgirl, Exit Penguin | 9/14/67 | Penguin | Burgess Meredith |
| 96 | Ring Around the Riddler | 9/21/67 | Riddler | Frank Gorshin |
| 97 | The Wail of the Siren | 9/28/67 | Siren | Joan Collins |
| 98 & 99 | The Sport of Penguins/A Horse of Another Color | 10/5/67 | Penguin & Lola Lasagne | Burgess Meredith & Ethel Merman |
| 100 | The Unkindest Tut of All | 10/19/67 | King Tut | Victor Buono |
| 101 | Louie, the Lilac | 10/26/67 | Louie the Lilac | Milton Berle |
| 102 & 103 | The Ogg and I/How to Hatch a Dinosaur | 11/2/67 | Egghead & Olga, Queen of the Cossacks | Vincent Price & Anne Baxter |
| 104 | Surf's Up! Joker's Under! | 11/16/67 | Joker | Cesar Romero |
| 105-107 | The Londinium Larcenies/The Foggiest Notion/The Bloody Tower | 11/23/67 | Lord Marmaduke Ffogg & Lady Penelope Peasoup | Rudy Vallee & Glynis Johns |
| 108 | Catwoman's Dressed to Kill | 12/14/67 | Catwoman | Eartha Kitt |
| 109 | The Ogg Couple | 12/21/67 | Egghead & Olga, Queen of the Cossacks | Vincent Price & Anne Baxter |
| 110 & 111 | Funny Feline Felonies/The Joke's on Catwoman | 12/28/67 | Joker & Catwoman | Cesar Romero & Eartha Kitt |
| 112 | Louie's Lethal Lilac Time | 1/11/68 | Louie the Lilac | Milton Berle |
| 113 | Nora Clavicle and the Ladies' Crime Club | 1/18/68 | Nora Clavicle | Barbara Rush |
| 114 | Penguin's Clean Sweep | 1/25/68 | Penguin | Burgess Meredith |
| 115 & 116 | The Great Escape/The Great Train Robbery | 2/1/68 | Shame & Calamity Jan | Cliff Robertson & Dina Merrill |
| 117 | I'll Be a Mummy's Uncle | 2/22/68 | King Tut | Victor Buono |
| 118 | The Joker's Flying Saucer | 2/29/68 | Joker | Cesar Romero |
| 119 | The Entrancing Dr. Cassandra | 3/7/68 | Dr. Cassandra Spellcraft & Cabala | Ida Lupino & Howard Duff |
| 120 | Minerva, Mayhem and Millionaires | 3/14/68 | Minerva | Zsa Zsa Gabor |
- NOTE: Two-part episodes premiering before September 1967 appeared on consecutive days. The date given here is the date the first episode in a multi-part episode appeared. The second episode from January 1966 to August 1967 appeared the following day. Exceptions are the three part episodes. #72 was first seen 1/12/67 and #73 on 1/18/67. #74 was first seen 1/19/67 and #75 on 1/25/67. #76 premiered on 1/26/67, #77 on 2/1/67, and #78 on 2/2/67. Beginning September 1967, the series appeared only once a week and the additional parts of multi-episodes appeared the following week or weeks.
