| Frank Gorshin  AKA Frank John Gorshin
Born: 5-Apr-1933
Birthplace: Pittsburgh, PA
Died: 17-May-2005
Location of death: Burbank, CA
Cause of death: Cancer - Lung
Remains: Buried, Calvary Cemetery, Pittsburgh, PA
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actor Nationality: United States
Executive summary: The Riddler in Batman Military service: US Army (1953-55) Having served as an entertainer during the Korean War, Gorshin appeared as an impressionist on The Ed Sullivan Show, but had the ill luck of debuting on that show on the same episode as The Beatles. Though he has been in a large number of movies and even more TV guest appearances, Gorshin is best known for playing the Riddler in TV's Batman series, in green suit and bowler hat with a maniacal laugh. He is also remembered for the role of Bele in the Star Trek episode Let That Be Your Last Battlefield (1966, emmy nomination). His race was white on the left, black on the right side, bisecting his body vertically; his enemy Lokai, was of the race having opposite polarity. In 2002 he played the lead in a Broadway production of Say Goodnight Gracie as George Burns. Gorshin appeared in the season finale of CSI soon before his death from lung cancer and emphysema in a Burbank hospital in May 2005.
Father: (railroad worker)
Mother: (seamstress)
Wife: Christina Randazzo (m. 1961)
University: Carnegie-Mellon Tech
Risk Factors: Smoking, Emphysema
TELEVISION
Batman The Riddler (1966-69)
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
Return to the Batcave: The Misadventures of Adam and Burt (9-Mar-2003) Himself
Manna From Heaven (17-Jan-2003)
High Times Potluck (15-Aug-2002)
Beethoven's 3rd (25-Jul-2000)
Luck of the Draw (6-Apr-2000)
Game Day (21-Sep-1999)
Man of the Century (24-Jan-1999)
Bloodmoon (21-Oct-1997)
Twilight of the Ice Nymphs (6-Sep-1997)
Twelve Monkeys (27-Dec-1995)
Mr. Payback: An Interactive Movie (Feb-1995) Himself
Hail Caesar (1994)
The Meteor Man (6-Aug-1993)
Goliath Awaits (11-Nov-1981)
Underground Aces (1981)
Rudolph's Shiny New Year (10-Dec-1976) [VOICE]
Skidoo (2-Dec-1968)
Batman (30-Jul-1966)
Ride Beyond Vengence (Jan-1966)
That Darn Cat! (2-Dec-1965)
Sail a Crooked Ship (Dec-1961)
Ring of Fire (14-Jun-1961)
The Great Impostor (3-Feb-1961)
Where the Boys Are (28-Dec-1960)
Bells Are Ringing (20-Jun-1960)
Invasion of the Saucer Men (Jun-1957)
The True Story of Jesse James (Feb-1957)
The Proud and Profane (13-Jun-1956)
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