The Outer Limits The Sixth Finger

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Illya Kuryakin from the Man From U.N.C.L.E. and Ducky from NCIS-those are the two roles I associate with actor David McCallum.

But, long before he rose to fame McCallum guest-starred on a number of TV shows-The Outer Limits being one of them.

In The Sixth Finger David played a young coal minor who agrees to be the subject of an experiment involving human evolution.

The Twilight Zone and The Outer Limits were two of my favorite series form the early 1960s.

While The Twilight Zone concentrated on the hidden horrors and secrets jut outside of human sight, The Outer limits primarily focused on ‘what’s out there’ and ‘what if?’ situations.

Both shows featured an impressive roster of soon to be superstar movie and TV stars in the shows.

Sideshow Collectibles took one of The Outer Limits most beloved episodes and created a 12-inch figure based on the story's main character.

The Sixth Finger figure (Gwyllm Griffiths) looks like a ‘B’ 1960s science fiction movie alien.

His head is bald with a huge cranium to house his enormous brain.  

The skull ridges around his eyes are protruding and hard-edged.  His eyes are sunk deep in their sockets.

His nose is long and hangs slightly over his slit mouth just above his pointed chin.  The figure’s ears are large and pointed.

Each hand has six long fingers.  His hands and head are enlarged but his body is that of a medium height man.

He wears a two-piece outfit made of rough weave white fabric.

The shirt has high collar and a single pocket and has sleeves cuff.  The shirt hangs over the pants.

The pants are loose fitting and tip over the plain black shoes with slightly pointed toes.

Included with the figure are two books: Descent of Man by Charles Darwin and Bach Preludes For Piano.

Both books are leather bound volumes with metallic type.

The figure comes with a circular base and support wire for posing the figure.

The Sixth Finger is one of my favorite The Outer Limits episodes and has held up remarkably well over the decades.


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