Six Faces Of Bakalyan A Countenance Of Cool Compiled by Alan Nahigian
(note: the pics will be coming soon, but in the mean time, consider the following an exercise in imagination...)
Now you see him, now you don't. But he's always been there, in a succession of anti-sosh roles thick with relish. Wiseguy, hard guy, comic meanie. For Dick Bakalyan, the beat goes bossly on.
1. Bakalyan and female friend cordially suggest Tom Laughlin raise elbows with them in Robert Altman's The Delinquents, 1957.
2. D.B. contemplates Travel & Expenses reimbursement as he takes Richard Conte on a ride and offers him good times in exchange for info vital to the mob. The Brothers Rico, 1957.
3. Civic-minded Bakalyan thoughtfully examines accident victim's belongings in 1958's Hot Car Girl.
4. Dick (second from right) and friends review Der Bingle's application for membership in the Chairman's exclusive club. Robin and the Seven Hoods, 1964.
5. Batman, 1967: As the Joker's henchman "Verdigris," D.B. came on as a martian to convince the citizens of Gotham City they were being invaded by superior beings from another planet.
6. The Face Today. "You got a problem with that, pal?"