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Frank John Gorshin Jr. (April 5, 1933 – May 17, 2005) was an American actor, comedian and impressionist. He made many guest appearances on television variety and talk shows , including The Ed Sullivan Show , Tonight Starring Steve Allen , The Dean Martin Show and Late Night with Conan O'Brien .
As the Riddler and the Mole Hill Mob make their way through an underground corridor to the discothèque, his plan is again put into action. Being a minor, Robin is too young to enter the disco, so he waits outside in the Batmobile and monitors Batman on the Batscope while Batman dances the Batusi with the Riddler's assistant Molly.
Gorshin would be nominated for an Emmy Award for his performance, which elevated the character's popularity and turned him into a major member of Batman's rogues gallery. [citation needed] The Riddler appears in Legends of the Superheroes, portrayed again by Frank Gorshin. [citation needed] This version is a member of the Legion of Doom.
The season two episodes where the Puzzler appeared were originally written for the Riddler and were going to be called "A Penny For Your Riddles" and "They're Worth A Lot More". Due to Frank Gorshin holding out over salary issues and no longer wanting to play the Riddler, the scripts were re-written and Evans cast in the role. [10] 65 & 66
The Riddler has been adapted into numerous forms of media, having been portrayed in live action by Frank Gorshin and John Astin on the 1960s television series Batman, Jim Carrey in the 1995 film Batman Forever, Cory Michael Smith on the 2014 Fox series Gotham, and Paul Dano in the 2022 film The Batman.
Denny O'Neil has credited Gorshin with creating the "now classic" question-mark-covered suit and bowler look for the Riddler that is now commonly used in the comics. Apparently Gorshin did not like the tights so he came up with a new look for the character. I'm looking for a cite for this fact, any help would be appreciated.
Frank Gorshin, who played The Riddler in the 1960s television series Batman, modeled his deranged cackle after Widmark's Udo. [9] Attorney Earl Howser was played by Taylor Holmes, while Howard Smith was cast as a prison warden.
The Riddler and the Mole Hill mob blast a hole through the floor and make ready to steal the priceless pachyderm when Batman and Robin leap out from inside the elephant and subdue the mob, whilst The Riddler runs for the man hole and leaps into it. Batman leaps after him, and Riddler shoots at him, misses, and hits a tank of noxious oxide ...