Boddy pulls a gun on his guests and holds them hostage, but is shortly thereafter shot and killed by Mr. Shortly after this revelation, the real Mr. Boddy is actually his butler, the two men having assumed one another's identities in order to draw out would-be assassins. In the film's third ending, it is revealed that the mansion's butler Wadsworth ( Tim Curry) is the real Mr. He is killed by different suspects in each of the endings, but always with the candlestick in the hall. Or was he? Later, his body appears a second time with candlestick wounds. However, his plan backfires, and he is shot with the revolver in the study. The motive for his murder, therefore, was to stop the blackmail. Contrary to the image of the suave playboy or dignified doctor offered in previous incarnations, this Boddy is a stereotypical wise guy with slicked back hair and designer stubble who dresses in solid black.Ĭonvinced that the six main characters are 'all thoroughly un-American,' he has been blackmailing them for some time. Boddy is the ultrapatriotic McCarthy supporter and blackmailing owner of the mansion, now titled Hill House.

Boddy appears for the first time ever, played by Lee Ving. In film, television, books and computer games Ĭlue the Movie: Mr. He has invited old friends and relatives to his gathering to celebrate, many who were acquaintances of his uncle, Sir Hugh. Boddy is celebrating his 30th birthday and reopening of his mansion, Tudor Mansion. This, in fact, may be the motive for the murder in this first version of the board game.Ģ016 US/UK - Dr. The Classic Mystery Game: Still a millionaire, this reclusive character now has the name of Samuel Black, and oversees an organization established to protect the world's secrets. He is not, however, relegated to the role of the obligatory corpse, but may instead, with the luck of the draw, play as a suspect. Boddy appears for the second time only, in an unfinished portrait as a distinguished older gentleman, wearing a Van dyke beard and a monocle. Black is completely replaced with an unnamed and unseen millionaire mogul.Ĭlue the Card Game Mystery at Sea: In this spinoff of the board games on a yacht, Mr. For the first time, he is a player as well as a victim of a crime, though no one is murdered in this game.ĭiscover the Secrets: Mr. He is drawn as a young, cheerful man wearing a trench-coat and glancing at his pocket-watch. Black makes only his second appearance in this game, his first as Mr.

Black in reference to his more well-known uncle, Sir Hugh Black.Ĭluedo/Clue Mysteries: Dr. John Boddy, died just short of his 30th birthday. Boddy collects memoirs of famous spies as well as art, had an ex-secretary by the name of Madame Rose and supposedly has painted an exotic beauty several times in his Studio.Ģ002 US: Wealthy anthropologist, Mr. Master Detective: Though again unseen, Boddy's character is slightly more fleshed out through the descriptions on the playing cards. He appears as an older, sombre man with unkempt hair. Black makes his first appearance in a board game on the box cover of the 1996 Cluedo edition, as a photograph in a newspaper. Aside from being murdered, his role in the standard games ends here. His body is found at the bottom of the cellar stairs by Miss Scarlett. Boddy is stated to have been the victim of foul play. Boddy is a pun on the fact that the character has become a 'dead body.'Ĭlassic Detective Game: In all original versions of Cluedo and Clue, Dr. Black was relegated to the role of permanent victim in the UK, and Mr.

However, prior to the publication of the first edition, Dr. Therefore, the victim was never intended to be the same character each game, nor were the player assignments. Black was listed in the original patent filing as one of the 10 characters created for the game, in which one character was randomly drawn from the suspect cards to serve as the new victim prior to the start of each game. In Cluedo, he is the unseen host who is murdered, which inspires the premise to discover who murdered him, with what implement, and where the crime scene took place in his mansion. Boddy (US) is the owner of Tudor Close (later Tudor Manor and Tudor Hall), who takes the stock character of a generic victim. 2.6.2 In film, television, books and computer gamesĭr.2.5.2 In film, television, books and computer games.2.4.2 In film, television, books and computer games.2.3.2 In film, television, books and computer games.2.2.2 In film, television, books and computer games.2.1.2 In film, television, books and computer games.1.1.2 In film, television, books and computer games.

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