Trivia: In addition to portraying and voicing the eponymous 7 Faces (Dr. Lao, the Abominable Snowman, Merlin, Appolonius of Tyana, The Giant Serpent, Pan, and Medusa), actor Tony Randall also appeared without makeup in a two-second cameo, as a solemn spectator in the crowd, for a total of 8 roles in the film.
7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964)
Directed by: George Pal
Starring: Tony Randall, Barbara Eden, John Ericson, Arthur O'Connell
Trivia: The hourglass of the Wicked Witch of the West from "The Wizard of Oz " is hanging inside of the circus tent. Borrowed no doubt from the MGM prop archive.
Trivia: Consistent with the title, but contrary to popular belief, Tony Randall did not portray all the "faces." The one he did not actually play is the Abominable Snowman.
Clint Stark: I was like you once, long time ago. I believed in the dignity of man. Decency. Humanity. But I was lucky. I found out the truth early, boy.
Ed Cunningham: And what is the truth, Stark?
Clint Stark: It's all very simple. There's no such thing as the dignity of man. Man is a base, pathetic and vulgar animal.
Dr. Lao: Now, Mr. Cunningham, do you suppose this garrulous intruder may be a... a swindler, perhaps, an assassin, a charlatan plotting some curious disaster for your town? Such characters exist, but they are secretive rather than mysterious. I, sir, am a major mystery.
Mike: How old are you?
Dr. Lao: I believe I will tell you. I am seven thousand, three hundred and twenty-two years old... this October.
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