<P> Dr. Zaius is a fictional character in the Pierre Boulle novel Planet of the Apes , and the film series and television series based upon it . ( In Boulle 's novel , his honorific was `` Mi '' , a term in the Ape language . ) He is an orangutan and although given a minor role devoid of dialogue in the novel , he becomes the main antagonist of the story in the subsequent film adaptation . Zaius was portrayed in the first and second films of the series by Maurice Evans , in the later television series by Booth Colman , and voiced in the animated series by Richard Blackburn . Prior to that , acting legend Edward G. Robinson also gave life to the character in a short film used to pitch the story  ́ s concept to executives at 20th Century Fox . </P>
<P> Dr. Zaius is a fictional character in the Pierre Boulle novel Planet of the Apes , and the film series and television series based upon it . ( In Boulle 's novel , his honorific was `` Mi '' , a term in the Ape language . ) He is an orangutan and although given a minor role devoid of dialogue in the novel , he becomes the main antagonist of the story in the subsequent film adaptation . Zaius was portrayed in the first and second films of the series by Maurice Evans , in the later television series by Booth Colman , and voiced in the animated series by Richard Blackburn . Prior to that , acting legend Edward G. Robinson also gave life to the character in a short film used to pitch the story ́ s concept to executives at 20th Century Fox . </P>
who played dr zeus in planet of the apes
who played dr zeus in planet of the apes
Maurice Evans
Maurice Evans