William McElroy Dozier (/ˈdoʊʒər/; February 13, 1908 – April 23, 1991) was an American film and television producer, writer and actor.
[3] In the early 1950s he was executive producer for dramatic programs on CBS television including You Are There, Ben Hecht's Tales of the City and Suspense.
[1] In 1959 Dozier left CBS-TV, and took over as vice-president in charge of production at Screen Gems, replacing Irving Briskin.
He also performed those functions on The Green Hornet television show, which starred Van Williams and Bruce Lee, although here the narration was limited to the opening, the next-episode trailers, and the story-so-far recaps in its three two-part episodes.
[6] In addition to his narration throughout the series, he appeared on-screen in the first and final Batman episodes: as the maître d' at What a Way to Go-Go in "Hi Diddle Riddle",[7] and as 'Millionaire William Dozier' in "Minerva, Mayhem and Millionaires".