Frank Gorshin (born April 5, 1934) is an American actor and comedian from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was best known as an impressionist, with many notable guest appearances on the Ed Sullivan Show and with Steve Allen.

His most famous role may be as The Riddler on the Batman live action television series, in which he was clad in a bowler hat and an iridescent green body suit decorated with question marks. He also had a memorable role in the Star Trek episode "Let That Be Your Last Battlefield" as the half-whiteface, half-blackface Bele. Prior to that, he was a dramatic actor, often playing "tough guys" like those played by one of his favorite target of impressions, James Cagney, whom he was said to resemble.

Filmography

• The Proud and Profane (1956)
• Hot Rod Girl (1956)
• Between Heaven and Hell (1956)
• Runaway Daughters (1956)
• The True Story of Jesse James (1957)
• Dragstrip Girl (1957)
• The Delicate Delinquent (1957)
• Invasion of the Saucer Men (1957)
• Portland Expose (1957)
• Tank Battalion (1958)
• Night of the Quarter Moon (1959)
• Warlock (1959)
• Bells Are Ringing (1960)
• Studs Lonigan (1960)
• Where the Boys Are (1960)
• The Great Imposter (1961)
• Ring of Fire (1961)
• The George Raft Story (1961)
• Sail a Crooked Ship (1961)
• That Darn Cat! (1965)
• Ride Beyond Vengeance (1966)
• Batman (1966)
• Skidoo (1968)
• Record City (1977)
• Underground Aces (1981)
• The Uppercrust (1981)
• Hot Resort (1985)
• Uphill All the Way (1986)
• Hollywood Vice Squad (1986)
• The Gnomes' Great Adventure (1987) (voice)
• Beverly Hills Bodysnatchers (1989)
• Midnight (1989)
• Sweet Justice (1992)
• The Hollywood Beach Murders (1992)
• Body Trouble (1992)
• Amore! (1993)
• The Meteor Man (1993)
• Hail Caesar (1994)
• The Big Story (1994) (short subject) (voice)
• (1995) (Cameo)
• Twelve Monkeys (1995)
• From Hare to Eternity (1996) (short subject) (voice)
• Superior Duck (1996) (short subject) (voice)
• Threshold (1997)
• Bloodmoon (1997)
• Better Than Ever (1997)
• After the Game (1997)
• Pullet Suprise (1997) (short subject) (voice)
• Twilight of the Ice Nymphs (1997)
• (1997) (documentary)
• The Rules (For Men) (1999)
• The Art of Murder (1999)
• All Shook Up (1999)
• Man of the Century (1999)
• Final Rinse (1999)
• Game Day (1999)
• Castlerock (2000)
• Luck of the Draw (2000)
• The Curio Trunk (2000) (short subject)
• High Times Potluck (2002)
• Manna from Heaven (2002)
• Mail Order Bride (2003)
• The Creature of the Sunny Side Up Trailer Park (2004)
• Angels with Angles (2005) (currently filming)
• Firedog (2005) (voice) (currently filming)

External Links

• The Riddler # 1 - Frank Gorshin