“Out of the night comes a man who saves lives at the risk of his own. Once a circus performer, an aerialist who refused the net. Once a cat burglar, a master among jewel thieves. And now, a professional bodyguard. Primitive, savage, in love with danger. The Cat.” NBC introduction to T.H.E. Cat (1966)
Back in the 1990s when I was interviewing all number of celebrities big and small for a host of video magazines, one of the most enjoyable encounters for me was with that fine actor Robert Loggia (pronounced ‘Loh-jha’), whom I had been a fan of since I could get behind the wheel of a Dinky Toy. As I recall, our interview took place in a London hotel and concerned his role in Innocent Blood (1992), but after asking him the required number of questions on this I said: “Now let’s talk about T.H.E. Cat.”