Interview with Roy Thinnes
27 minutes
The interviewer is not seen or heard from in this feature. The questions are shown on the screen and Roy Thinnes responds to them. He is the only person who is seen or heard from. There are no clips from the show mixed in with the interview.
These are the questions that are asked and some notes about how he answered them:
- His work as an actor prior to The Invaders
- His lack of interest in doing a science fiction show
- His first meeting with Quinn Martin, the producer of the show
Q: How did they first describe David Vincent to you?
Q: What are your personal feelings about UFOs?
- He saw a UFO 3 days before the show debuted but did not report it
- The disintegration effect
Q: How did you prepare for the character of David Vincent?
- expressed regret that the show didn't really get into David Vincent's background
Q: What are your most vivid memories of doing the show?
- The people with whom he got to work, most notably James Daly, Ralph Bellamy, Burgess Meredith, Ed Asner, Ed Begley, Sr.
Q: Were there long days - was it s tough show to film?
- Filming of the episodes would overlap with one another, often lost track of which episode on which they were working at the time
- Everyone would stop to read the new scripts when they were distributed
Q: Did you do your own stunts?
- worked with Glenn Wilder, his stunt double
Q: Did you ever talk with the writers about the search for the aliens as a metaphor for the Red scare of the '50?
Q: How do you feel about the legacy of The Invaders?
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