Arno is a fictional humanoid ape and a minor character featured in the 1974 CBS science fiction television series Planet of the Apes. Played by actor Bobby Porter, he appeared in the pilot episode of the series, "Escape from Tomorrow".
Biography
Arno was a young chimpanzee boy who lived with his father, the prefect, Veska, in the settlement known as Chalo. Arno was a distant relative of chimpanzee refugee, Galen. In 3085, Arno was playing with his pet dog when he discovered the crashed remains of the ANSA space vessel and excitedly ran to tell his father. Upon presenting his find to his father, he theorized whether the humans who created such a device may have been culturally superior to apes. Veska, enraged by the notion, harshly criticized Arno and warned him to never repeat such heresy again.
Notes & Trivia
- The character of Arno was created by director Don Weis and writer Art Wallace based on concepts originally developed by French novelist Pierre Boulle.
- Arno is the first ape we see in the TV series.
- Actor Bobby Porter returned in the episode "The Good Seeds" playing the role of a young farm-ape named Remus. Porter had already played Cornelius - the young son of Caesar in Battle for the Planet of the Apes.