Frank Gorshin
Born: 1933-04-05 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: 2005-05-17
Known For: Acting
Biography
Frank John Gorshin, Jr. (April 5, 1933 – May 17, 2005) was an American actor and comedian. He was perhaps best known as an impressionist, with many guest appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show and The Tonight Show (with host Steve Allen). His most famous acting role was as The Riddler in the Batman live action television series. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Filmography
2005
- Angels with Angles as George Burns / Shelleen
2004
- The Batman as Professor Hugo Strange (voice)
- Love Story in Harvard as Professor John H. Keynes
2003
- Return to the Batcave: The Misadventures of Adam and Burt as Frank Gorshin
- Mail Order Bride as Russian doctor
- High Times Potluck as The Slim Man
- The Creature of the Sunny Side Up Trailer Park as Burdus
2002
- Sting of the Black Scorpion as Benjamin Tickerman / Clockwise
- Manna from Heaven as Ed
2001
- Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes as The Riddler (archive footage)
2000
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Frank Gorshin
- Beethoven's 3rd as Uncle Morrie
- Luck of the Draw as Sterling Johnson
- Castle Rock as Mack
- Something Else as Grandpa
1999
- Where Are They Now? as Self
- Television: The First Fifty Years as The Riddler (archive footage)
- Game Day as Sam Segal
- Man of the Century
- Final Rinse as Chief
- The Rules (For Men)
- The Phantom Eye as Codger
- King Crab: Space Crustacean as Captain King Crab (voice)
1997
- Bloodmoon as Chief William Hutchins
- Twilight of the Ice Nymphs as Cain Ball
- The Last Hand as Benny Walsh
- Pullet Surprise as Foghorn Leghorn (voice)
- From Hare to Eternity as Yosemite Sam (voice)
- Better Than Ever as Will
- Guy Maddin: Waiting for Twilight as Cain Ball (during production of Twilight of the Ice Nymphs)
1996
- Superior Duck as Daffy Duck / Foghorn Leghorn (voice)
1995
- Twelve Monkeys as Dr. Fletcher
- What a Cartoon! as Captain King Crab (voice)
- The Big Story as Cub Reporter / Editor / Older Reporter (voice)
1994
- Hail Caesar as Pete Dewitt
1993
- Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman as Sharpie Lawyer
- The Meteor Man as Byers the Mobster
- Amore! as Asino
1992
- Are You Afraid of the Dark? as Brother Septimus
- Joker's Wild as Johnny Zero
- The Hollywood Beach Murders as Zoran
1991
- The Ren & Stimpy Show as Rev. Jack Cheese (voice)
- Sweet Justice as Billy Joe Rivas
1990
1989
- Midnight as Ron Saphier
- Beverly Hills Bodysnatchers as Doc
- Singapore Harbor
1988
- Monsters as Ward Ellers
1986
- Hollywood Vice Squad as Walsh
- Uphill All the Way as Pike
- A Masterpiece of Murder as Pierre Rudin
1985
- Hot Resort as Mr. Green
1984
- Murder, She Wrote as Arnold Goldman
1983
1982
- Treasure Island as Ben Gunn
- Princess Ida as King Gama
1981
- Goliath Awaits as Dan Wesker
- Underground Aces as Fred Kruger
- Funnymen as Self
- The Uppercrust as Harry Werner, alias Nash
1979
- Buck Rogers in the 25th Century as Seton Kellogg
- Legends of the Superheroes as The Riddler
- Death Car on the Freeway as Ralph Chandler
- Legends of the Super Heroes as The Riddler
1978
- Record City as Chameleon
1976
- Charlie's Angels as Harry Dana
- Rudolph's Shiny New Year as Sir Ten-to-Three (voice)
1975
- Wonder Woman as Orlich Hoffman
- S.W.A.T.
- Sky Hei$t as Ben Hardings
1974
1973
- The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts as Self
1972
1971
- Celebrity Bowling as Self
1970
- The Flip Wilson Show as Self
1968
- Hawaii Five-O as Stash
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In as Self
- Skidoo as The Man
1967
- Ironside
- The Carol Burnett Show as Self - Guest / Various Characters
- The High Chaparral as Stinky Flanagan
- Garrison's Gorillas
1966
- Star Trek as Bele
- Batman as The Riddler
- Batman as The Riddler
- Ride Beyond Vengeance as Tod Wisdom
- Carol and Company as Self
1965
- That Darn Cat! as Iggy
1964
1963
- The Danny Kaye Show as Self
1962
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour as Lew Rydell
- Combat! as Wharton
- The Merv Griffin Show as Self
1961
- The Mike Douglas Show as Self - Co-Host
- The Defenders as Harry Simms
- The George Raft Story as Moxie Cusack
- Sail a Crooked Ship as George M. Wilson
- Ring of Fire as Frank Henderson
1960
- The Great Impostor as Barney
- Where the Boys Are as Basil
- Bells Are Ringing as Blake Barton
- Studs Lonigan as Kenny Killarney
1959
- The Detectives
- Mr. Lucky
- Warlock as Billy Gannon (uncredited)
1958
- Naked City as Alan Starkie
- Frontier Doctor
- Torpedo Run as Sub Crewman
- Tank Battalion as Pfc. 'Skids' Madigan
1957
- Have Gun, Will Travel
- Tonight Starring Jack Paar as Self
- The Restless Gun as Cowboy with Singer
- The True Story of Jesse James as Charley Ford
- The Delicate Delinquent as Neighborhood Street Punk
- Invasion of the Saucer Men as Joe Gruen
- Dragstrip Girl as Tommy Burns
- Portland Exposé as Joe
1956
- Tony Awards as Self
- The Steve Allen Show as Self - Impressionist
- Between Heaven and Hell as Pvt. Millard - Co. G (uncredited)
- The Proud and Profane as Harry
- Runaway Daughters as Tommy Burns
- Hot Rod Girl as Flat Top
1955
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Page
- Navy Log
- The Millionaire as Hal
1953
- General Electric Theater as Dick
1948
- The Ed Sullivan Show as Self