Battlestar Galactica
(1978–1979)
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.
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Title: The Man with Nine Lives (28 Jan 1979)
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Cast
| Episode cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Richard Hatch | ... | Captain Apollo | |
| Dirk Benedict | ... | Lieutenant Starbuck | |
| Lorne Greene | ... | Commander Adama | |
| Herbert Jefferson Jr. | ... | Lieutenant Boomer | |
| John Colicos | ... | Count Baltar (credit only) | |
| Maren Jensen | ... | Lieutenant Athena (credit only) | |
| Noah Hathaway | ... | Boxey (credit only) | |
| Laurette Spang | ... | Cassiopeia | |
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Tony Swartz | ... | Flight Sergeant Jolly |
| Anne Lockhart | ... | Lieutenant Sheba | |
| Terry Carter | ... | Colonel Tigh | |
| Anne Jeffreys | ... | Siress Blassie | |
| Lance LeGault | ... | Maga | |
| Robert Feero | ... | Bora | |
| Anthony De Longis | ... | Taba | |
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On the Rising Star, Three Borellian Nomen on a Blood Hunt are searching for a certain Captain Dimitri. Their prey, an old con artist now calling himself Chameleon, convinces Starbuck there is a chance he might be his long lost father in order to sneak past his pursuers and onto the Galactica. Written by The TV Archaeologist
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Chameleon: Chameleon.
Lt. Starbuck: Chameleon. I'm Starbuck, and er, this is my conscience, Apollo.
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(uncredited)
Composed and Conducted by Stu Phillips
Performed by The Los Angeles Philharmonic
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"Special Guest Star" Fred Astaire previously played a con man with a heart of gold five years earlier in the epic disaster film, The Towering Inferno (1974), and received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. See more »Goofs
In the scene where Chameleon explains to Starbuck that he used the same gambling system when Starbuck was just a baby, a crew member with Fred Astaire's cue cards can be seen on the right side of screen just as the shot ends. See more »Quotes
Lt. Starbuck: Thanks... Eh...?Chameleon: Chameleon.
Lt. Starbuck: Chameleon. I'm Starbuck, and er, this is my conscience, Apollo.
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Soundtracks
Main Title: Theme from Battlestar Galactica(uncredited)
Composed and Conducted by Stu Phillips
Performed by The Los Angeles Philharmonic
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This is one of my favourite episodes of BG. Starbuck meets Fred Astaire, aka Chameleon, a con man who's managed to get on the wrong side of a group of three nutcases called the Borrillian Nomen (not sure I'm spelling that correctly). What follows is a mystery where Chameleon might just be Starbuck's father, or just an old conman using him to get away from the 3 weirdoes. Pretty soon the Nomen are after Starbuck too. A really great fun episode with a few twists.