Wednesday, May 18, 2005

No More Riddles: Frank Gorshin R.I.P.

On Tuesday, actor/impressionist Frank Gorshin passed away. He was 72. He was, of course, best known as "The Riddler" on the 1960s Batman series, playing the character with such glee that the character once again became popular in the comics.


His last TV appearance will be on Thursday's CSI season finale, playing hiimself, alongside Tony Curtis. He will be heard as the the voice of Prof. Hugo Strange in upcoming episodes of the Kids' WB/Cartoon Network's The Batman cartoon. He recently appeared in the TV movie Return to the Batcave, which was released this week on DVD.

He also recently expertly played George Burns in a one-man show, proving even in his later years he was much more than the Riddler.

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