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To: Borges
Biographical Information
as the Riddler in "Batman"
Birthday: April 5, 1934
Birth Place: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania , USA

Acting Appearances

Starring Roles

The Edge of Night (1956) - Smiley Wilson (1981-1982)

Guest Starring Roles

Batman (1966) - Himself - Return to the Batcave: The Misadventures of Adam and Burt (2003)
Black Scorpion - Clockwise - Crime Time (2001)
Hollywood Off Ramp - - Unfunny Girl (2000)
General Hospital - Reverend Love - 07.05.99 - Monday (1999)
Sin City Spectacular - Himself - Show No. 112 (1998)
The Ren and Stimpy Show - voice of the Reverend Jack Cheese - The Last Temptation of Ren / Reverend Jack Cheese (1996)
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman - The obnoxious lawyer - Whine, Whine, Whine (1995)
Are You Afraid of the Dark? - Brother Septimus - The Tale of the Carved Stone (1994)
Shades of L.A. - Carl Spina - Concrete Evidence (1990)
Monsters - Ward Ellers - Parents from Space (1989)
Murder, She Wrote - Arnold Goldman - Mourning Among the Wisterias (1988)
The Fall Guy - Frakes - Losers Weepers (1) (1984)
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century - Kellogg - The Plot to Kill a City (2) (1979)
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century - Kellogg - The Plot to Kill a City (1) (1979)
Wonder Woman - Hoffman - The Deadly Toys (1977)
Charlie's Angels - Harry Dana - Angels at Sea (1977)
Legends of the Super-Heroes - The Riddler - The Challenge (1977)
Police Woman - David Griffin - Glitter With A Bullet (1975)
Police Woman - David Griffin - Glitter With A Bullet (1975)
American Bandstand - Guest - ABBA / David Ruffin / Frank Gorshin (1975)
S.W.A.T. - - Ordeal (1975)
Hawaii Five-O - Stash - Welcome To Our Branch Office (1974)
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In - Cameo Appearance - Episode #97 (1971)
O'Hara, U.S. Treasury - - Operation: Bribery (1971)
The Virginian - Dutch - Follow the Leader (1970)
Kraft Music Hall - Guest - The Kopy Kats (1970)
The Name of the Game - - Jenny Wilde Is Drowning (1970)
The Ed Sullivan Show - Himself - The Association / Nancy Wilson / Jack Jones (1969)
Kraft Music Hall - Guest - Sandler & Young / Frank Gorshin / Judy Carne (1969)
The High Chaparral - Patrick "Stinky" Flanagan - Stinky Flanagan (1969)
That's Life (1968) - Guest - Our First Fight (1969)
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In - Cameo Appearance - Episode #31 (1969)
Star Trek - Bele - Let That Be Your Last Battlefield (1969)
The Carol Burnett Show - Himself - with Lana Turner, Frank Gorshin (1968)
Garrison's Gorillas - Destin - Thieves' Holiday (1967)
Batman (1966) - The Riddler - Ring Around the Riddler (1967)
The Dean Martin Show - Himself - Episode #55 (1967)
The Red Skelton Comedy Hour - Guest - Frank Gorshin / The Baja Marimba Band (1966)
The Dean Martin Show - Himself - Episode #36 (1966)
Batman (1966) - The Riddler - Batman- The Movie (1966)
Batman (1966) - The Riddler - The Riddler's False Notion (2) (1966)
Batman (1966) - The Riddler - Death in Slow Motion (1) (1966)
A Man Called Shenandoah - Otto - The Clown (1966)
Batman (1966) - The Riddler - Give 'em the Axe (2) (1966)
The Munsters - Fair Deal Dan - Herman, the Tire-Kicker (1966)
Batman (1966) - The Riddler - The Ring of Wax (1) (1966)
Batman (1966) - The Riddler - When the Rat's Away the Mice Will Play (2) (1966)
Batman (1966) - The Riddler - A Riddle a Day Keeps the Riddler Away (1) (1966)
I've Got a Secret - special guest star - January 24, 1966 (1966)
Batman (1966) - The Riddler - Smack in the Middle (2) (1966)
Batman (1966) - The Riddler - Hi Diddle Riddle (1) (1966)
Combat! - Pvt. Gavin - The Hell Machine (1965)
The Ed Sullivan Show - Himself - The Supremes / Serendipity Singers / Leslie Uggams (1964)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson - Guest - 640720 (1964)
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour - Lew Rydell - Second Verdict (1964)
The DuPont Show of the Week - Jeremy Rabbitt - Jeremy Rabbitt -- The Secret Avenger (1964)
The Ed Sullivan Show - Himself - Beatles (1st appearance) / "Oliver" Broadway cast (1964)
The Ed Sullivan Show - scheduled guest - Ella Fitzgerald / Sammy Davis Jr. (1964)
Combat! - Wharton - The Medal (1963)
Empire (1962) - - The Fire Dancer (1962)
The Untouchables - Herbie Catcher - The Pea (1962)
The Lively Ones - Himself - Show E (1962)
The Ed Sullivan Show - Himself - Dave Brubeck / Frank Gorshin / Gloria Lynne (1962)
The Ed Sullivan Show - Himself - Sid Caesar / Connie Francis / Frank Gorshin / Franco Corelli (1962)
The Ed Sullivan Show - Himself - Pearl Bailey / Brenda Lee / Ames Brothers / Frank Gorshin / Myron Cohen (1961)
The Defenders - Harry Simms - The Hundred Lives of Harry Simms (1961)
The Ed Sullivan Show - scheduled guest - scheduled: Spike Jones; Henny Youngman; Frank Gorshin; Shari Lewis (1961)
Mr. Lucky - Jerry Musco - The Last Laugh (1960)
The Detectives Starring Robert Taylor - - The Streger Affair (1959)
Hennesey - Shore Patrolman - Pilot (1959)
Have Gun, Will Travel - Marty - The Sons of Aaron Murdock
(1959) Dean Martin Celebrity Roast - Guest
The Batman - Professor Hugo Strange - Meltdown
The Batman - Professor Hugo Strange - Strange Minds

Co Starring Roles

Batman (1966) - The Riddler - Ring Around the Riddler (1967)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents - - Decoy (1956)

Movie/Mini-Series/Special Roles

All Shook Up (1999) - Sheriff Dudston
Bloodmoon (1997) -
Legends of the Superheroes (1979) - Riddler
Batman: The Movie (1966) - The Riddler
That Darn Cat! (1965) - Iggy (Bank-robber)
Studs Lonigan (1960) - Kenny Killarney
Invasion of the Saucer Men (1957) - Joe Gruen
The Delicate Delinquent (1957) -
The Delicate Delinquent (1957) - tough guy
Return To The Batcave: The Misadventures Of Adam & Burt - Himself/The Riddler

56 posted on 05/18/2005 8:28:11 AM PDT by Jalapeno
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To: Jalapeno
Quite a list of crdits. I met Frank Gorshin in a hotel bar in Duluth, MN and he bought me a beer. I threw him a softball, asking if he had started his career on the flying trapeze and he immediately went into his Burt Lancaster routine. The whole place roared.
58 posted on 05/18/2005 8:34:03 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks
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To: Jalapeno

Besides the Riddler, I remember him playing a bad guy in an old Charlie's Angels episode where they were on the Love Boat. Well, not really the "Love Boat" but they used the same set.


61 posted on 05/18/2005 8:37:02 AM PDT by Hatteras
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To: Jalapeno
Disney's old That Darn Cat is a favorite of mine (Siamese owner), and I always thought he was great as Iggy. Perfect "Bank Robber Sidekick"...

My 1 year old male Siamese is named Canoe after another character in the movie. Now, if the stupid Disney could only release That Darn Movie on DVD, a lot of other people could enjoy it as well!

90 posted on 05/18/2005 4:13:55 PM PDT by FlJoePa (Success without honor is an unseasoned dish; it will satisfy your hunger, but it won't taste good.)
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To: Jalapeno
THAT DARN CAT!

Thanks! I couldn't remember what show I was thinking of.

92 posted on 05/18/2005 5:00:15 PM PDT by eccentric (a.k.a. baldwidow)
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