At 21:53 on the DVD, in the docking lounge of the Rising Star, a triad game is playing on the tele-viewer. "The Man with Nine Lives" is another episode set in the Fleet that not only introduces the Borellian Nomen, who return in Baltar's Escape, but also Starbuck's father, Chameleon. THE MAN WITH NINE LIVES (1940) Article #1414 by Dave Sindelar Viewing Date: 1-27-2005 Posting Date: 6-26-2005 Directed by Nick Grinde Featuring Boris Karloff, Roger Pryor, Jo Ann Sayers A doctor intent on discovering the medical secrets of frozen therapy visits the abandoned home of a pioneer in the research who vanished ten years ago.… "The Man with Nine Lives" is another episode set in the Fleet that not only introduces the Borellian Nomen, who return in Baltar's Escape, but also Starbuck's father, Chameleon. Watch The Man With Nine Lives (Season 1, Episode 17) of Battlestar Galactica (1978) or get episode details on NBC.com. Of Starbuck and Chameleon. When an old con meets Starbuck and suggests he is the warrior's father, there proves to be more following the elder than family ties. ). The Man with Nine Lives May 6, 2016 May 14, 2016 Mike Walsh 6 Comments. Television shows, and which actors appear on them, has changed quite a bit over the years, as there is no longer the stigma that use to be attached to it. D-249: THE COSMIC PUPPETS / SARGASSO OF SPACE; D-413; the Man with Nine Lives / A Touch of Infinity by Dick, Philip K. / North, Andrew / Ellison, Harlan and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at AbeBooks.com. Battlestar Galactica: The Man with Nine Lives – Review. At first curiously intriguing, The Man with Nine Lives eventually becomes so silly that it's hard to take much of it -- if any of it -- seriously. Under fire from accounting scandals and charges of self-dealing, Barry Melancon is hanging on as head of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Ace Double Book, cover code D-413. I had by that time used up most of my nine lives. A doctor''s attempts to cure cancer lead to a series of grisly murders. After nearly a decade as a monster star for Universal, Boris Karloff slid over to Columbia for a series of low-rent "Mad Doctor" potboilers, five over a four-year stretch, from '39-'42. The Man with Nine Lives is laughable for a number of reasons, all of them pointing to an incredibly weak script. Clearly, this episode is a kind of extrapolation of Starbuck's own life. You don't even see Karloff for the first 10-15 minutes of the film. The authorities, predictably, aren't impressed. In NINE LIVES, Karloff is a scientist intent on curing ailments by freezing patients. "The Man with Nine Lives" has Karloff as a misunderstood genius who has perfected a way of using cryogenics (a term that is never actually used in the film) to cure disease in the human body. Directed by Rod Holcomb. The teenager looked through the photos and grunted, “I can’t believe you’re real, dad.” The photos stopped when I was 24-years of age. The Man With Nine Lives was her last Hollywood film before moving to the Broadway stage, but quit after just a year to marry. Under fire from accounting scandals and charges of self-dealing, Barry Melancon is hanging on as head of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants In this film, Boris Karloff stars as a man who is obsessed with inventing a cure for cancer. He also reportedly worked uncredited on this screenplay to unintentional comic effect. The maitre d' of the Astral Lounge, seen in the background in a few scenes, is the same man who assisted Starbuck with his "double date" in "The Long Patrol".