Malachi Throne (b. December 1, 1928 – d.March 13, 2013) portrayed False Face on the television series Batman. He appeared in two episodes, "True or False Face" and "Holy Rat Race". For the part of False Face, Thorne wore a plastic mask in place of the different facial makeups that had originally been planned. Unfortunately, the mask came out as a horrible burn face when photographed. Throne played only one scene without the plastic mask, which was part of "True or False Face", where False Face is disguised as the armored car driver.
During a contract disagreement, and because he was unhappy with the finished product, Throne requested that his name be withdrawn from the credits. The producers agreed to this, but pointed out that they reserved the right to use his name. For "True Or False Face", a question mark appeared in the "Special Guest Villain" billing in the opening and closing credits where Throne's name should have been. For "Holy Rat Race", the question mark "Special Guest Villain" billing was retained for the opening credits while Throne was given the final billing on the closing credits.[1]
