Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

127

Gender

Male

Birthday

1933-04-05

Deathday

2005-05-17 (72 years old)

Place of Birth

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Also Known As

Frank J. Gorshin
Frank John Gorshin Jr.

Frank Gorshin

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.

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Known For

7.6%

Twelve Monkeys

Dec 29, 1995

8.0%

Star Trek

Sep 8, 1966

7.6%

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Oct 6, 2000

6.4%

Batman

Jul 30, 1966

8.2%

Are You Afraid of the Dark?

Aug 15, 1992

7.3%

Batman

Jan 12, 1966

8.0%

The Batman

Sep 11, 2004

7.6%

The Ren & Stimpy Show

Aug 11, 1991

7.0%

Wonder Woman

Nov 7, 1975

7.0%

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

Sep 12, 1993

8.0%

The Munsters

Sep 24, 1964

7.5%

Murder, She Wrote

Sep 30, 1984

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Acting

2005

Angels with Angles as George Burns / Shelleen

2004		Love Story in Harvard as Professor John H. Keynes
2004		The Batman as Professor Hugo Strange (voice)

2003		Mail Order Bride as Russian doctor
2003		High Times Potluck as The Slim Man
2003		The Creature of the Sunny Side Up Trailer Park as Burdus
2003		Return to the Batcave: The Misadventures of Adam and Burt as Frank Gorshin

2002		Sting of the Black Scorpion as Benjamin Tickerman / Clockwise
2002		Manna from Heaven as Ed

2001

Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes as The Riddler (archive footage)

2000		Something Else as Grandpa
2000		CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Frank Gorshin
2000		Beethoven's 3rd as Uncle Morrie
2000		Luck of the Draw as Sterling Johnson
2000		Castle Rock as Mack

1999		King Crab: Space Crustacean as Captain King Crab (voice)
1999		The Phantom Eye as Codger
1999		Game Day as Sam Segal
1999		The Rules (For Men)
1999		Where Are They Now? as Self
1999		Final Rinse as Chief
1999		Television: The First Fifty Years as The Riddler (archive footage)

1997		From Hare to Eternity as Yosemite Sam (voice)
1997		Twilight of the Ice Nymphs as Cain Ball
1997		Guy Maddin: Waiting for Twilight as Cain Ball (during production of Twilight of the Ice Nymphs)
1997		Bloodmoon as Chief William Hutchins
1997		Pullet Surprise as Foghorn Leghorn (voice)
1997		The Last Hand as Benny Walsh
1997		Better Than Ever as Will

1996

Superior Duck as Daffy Duck / Foghorn Leghorn (voice)

1995		Twelve Monkeys as Dr. Fletcher
1995		What a Cartoon! as Captain King Crab (voice)

1994		Hail Caesar as Pete Dewitt
1994		The Big Story as Cub Reporter / Editor / Older Reporter (voice)

1993		Amore! as Asino
1993		Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993		The Meteor Man as Byers the Mobster
1993		Sweet Justice as Billy Joe Rivas

1992		Joker's Wild as Johnny Zero
1992		Are You Afraid of the Dark?
1992		The Hollywood Beach Murders as Zoran

1991

The Ren & Stimpy Show as Rev. Jack Cheese (voice)

1990

Shades of L.A.

1989		Beverly Hills Bodysnatchers as Doc
1989		Midnight as Ron Saphier
1989		Singapore Harbor

1986		Hollywood Vice Squad as Walsh
1986		A Masterpiece of Murder as Pierre Rudin
1986		Uphill All the Way as Pike

1985

Hot Resort as Mr. Green

1984

Murder, She Wrote as Arnold Goldman

1983

A Night on the Town

1982		Princess Ida as King Gama
1982		Treasure Island as Ben Gunn

1981		Goliath Awaits as Dan Wesker
1981		The Uppercrust as Harry Werner, alias Nash
1981		Funnymen as Self
1981		Underground Aces as Fred Kruger

1979		Death Car on the Freeway as Ralph Chandler
1979		Buck Rogers in the 25th Century as Seton Kellogg
1979		Legends of the Super Heroes as The Riddler

1978

Record City as Chameleon

1976		Rudolph's Shiny New Year as Sir Ten-to-Three (voice)
1976		Charlie's Angels as Harry Dana

1975		Wonder Woman as Orlich Hoffman
1975		Sky Heist as Ben Hardings
1975		S.W.A.T.

1974		Police Woman
1974		The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute as Self

1973

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts as Self

1972

The ABC Comedy Hour

1970

The Flip Wilson Show as Self

1968		Skidoo as The Man
1968		Hawaii Five-O as Stash
1968		Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In as Self

1967		The Carol Burnett Show as Self - Guest / Various Characters
1967		The High Chaparral as Stinky Flanagan
1967		Garrison's Gorillas
1967		Ironside

1966		Carol and Company as Self
1966		Star Trek as Bele
1966		Batman as The Riddler
1966		Batman as The Riddler
1966		Ride Beyond Vengeance as Tod Wisdom

1965

That Darn Cat! as Iggy

1964

The Munsters

1963

The Danny Kaye Show as Self

1962		Combat! as Wharton
1962		Combat! as Pvt. Gavin
1962		The Merv Griffin Show as Self
1962		The Alfred Hitchcock Hour as Lew Rydell

1961		The Mike Douglas Show as Self - Co-Host
1961		The Mike Douglas Show as Self
1961		Sail A Crooked Ship as George M. Wilson
1961		The George Raft Story as Moxie Cusack
1961		The Defenders as Harry Simms
1961		Ring of Fire as Frank Henderson

1960		Where the Boys Are as Basil
1960		The Great Impostor as Barney
1960		Studs Lonigan as Kenny Killarney
1960		Bells Are Ringing as Blake Barton

1959		Mr. Lucky
1959		The Detectives
1959		Warlock as Billy Gannon

1958		Torpedo Run as Sub Crewman
1958		Naked City as Alan Starkie
1958		Frontier Doctor
1958		Tank Battalion as Pfc. 'Skids' Madigan

1957		Have Gun, Will Travel
1957		Portland Exposé as Joe
1957		Tonight Starring Jack Paar as Self
1957		The Delicate Delinquent as Neighborhood Street Punk
1957		Invasion of the Saucer-Men as Joe Gruen
1957		Dragstrip Girl as Tommy Burns
1957		The True Story of Jesse James as Charley Ford

1956		Between Heaven and Hell as Pvt. Millard - Co. G (uncredited)
1956		Hot Rod Girl as Flat Top
1956		The Steve Allen Show as Self - Impressionist
1956		The Steve Allen Show as Self - Comedian
1956		The Proud and Profane as Harry
1956		Tony Awards as Self
1956		Runaway Daughters as Tommy Burns

1955		Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Page
1955		Navy Log
1955		The Millionaire as Hal

1953

General Electric Theater as Dick

1948

The Ed Sullivan Show as Self