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To The Batpoles! Batman 1966

#206 Neil Hamilton: From silent film star to Gotham’s top cop

To The Batpoles! Batman 1966
To The Batpoles! Batman 1966

He’s best remembered as the Gotham City Police Department’s Commissioner Gordon, the Dynamic Duo’s #1 cheerleader. But Neil Hamilton had a long Hollywood career decades before Batman, dating back to the silent film era. This time, we talk about the hills and valleys of his decades in film and television, capped off with the Batman role that earned him the funds to retire.

PLUS: More of Adam West’s 2014 appearance on the YouTube channel Cinefix, the Scott Community High School Band version of the theme, and your response to our discussion of the Rembrandt III treatment!

Hamilton as model for a J.C. Leyendecker cover for Saturday Evening Post (scroll about halfway down the page)

Robert S. Ray commentary on Hamilton

Hamilton-related documents (including TV Guide article), courtesy of High C

A clip from Dawn Patrol

The life-size FAB1 car

To The Batpoles! Batman 1966
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