Itâs so odd that James Franciscus always looks faintly embarrassed in every still photograph Iâve seen of him.
Not for anything major or some secret guilt, nothing super dramatic. Just âOops, I think I took one more after-dinner mint from the free dish when I was paying the tab at the restrauantâyouâre only supposed to take one, you fool!â
As a tyke in the '70s, I dug James Franciscus. No, he wasnât Charlton Heston, but I was a happy kid if I turned on the CBS Late Show and found Beneath The Planet Of The Apes or âValley Of Gwangi.â
Not just any man can lead a Planet of the Apes movie then get gunned down unceremoniously seconds before the end as the movie says âYeah, youâve been following this guy the entire movie, but be honest, did you really care?â