In 'Miniature,' what is Robert Duvall's character named?

In “Miniature,” Robert Duvall’s character is named Charley Parkes.

The episode aired on February 21, 1963, as the eighth episode of The Twilight Zone’s fourth season and the series’ 110th episode overall. Charles Beaumont wrote the script, and Walter Grauman directed it.

Charley is a lonely department-store employee who becomes fascinated by a museum dollhouse. He believes one of its carved figures comes alive, especially a woman trapped in an abusive miniature relationship. His obsession leads him to break the display’s glass and be committed to a psychiatric hospital.

The ending confirms the episode’s supernatural possibility: Charley disappears and is seen inside the dollhouse as a miniature figure beside the woman he loves. The character is easy to confuse with other classic Twilight Zone protagonists, including Arthur Curtis from “A World of His Own” or Martin Sloan from “Walking Distance,” but neither is Duvall’s role here. Duvall later became a major film star, making this early television appearance especially notable.