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From 1966 to 1968, Gorshin played the Riddler on ABC's 1960s live-action television series Batman, starring Adam West and Burt Ward, and was nominated for an Emmy Award (Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Comedy).
The Riddler appears in Batman (1966), portrayed by Frank Gorshin in the first and third seasons and John Astin in the second season. [citation needed] This version was inspired by the Riddler's first Silver Age appearance, with the premiere episode being an adaptation of Batman #171.
Batman first thinks that Riddler had stolen Todd's corpse and hidden it, but it was revealed in a later storyline, Batman: Under the Hood, that Todd was alive the whole time and had personally played a role in Riddler and Hush's scheme. When the Riddler threatens to expose Batman's secret identity, Batman mockingly labels it an empty threat.
In 2022, he played The Riddler in The Batman and a caring father in The Fabelmans, receiving a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for the latter. Dano made his directorial debut with the drama film Wildlife (2018), which he also co-wrote with his partner, Zoe Kazan. He has also written the comic book The Riddler: Year One (2022).
With its first recast, 1949's Batman is played by Robert Lowery. He is once again joined by Robin, this time played by Johnny Duncan. ... In this movie, Batman faced Jim Carrey's Riddler and Tommy ...
Leading into the production of the second season, Gorshin held out for higher wages. This resulted in the writers putting off Riddler-themed episodes until the issue was resolved. Late in the production, they reworked one script to use the Puzzler [10] and finally produced a Riddler story for which John Astin was cast. The issue was resolved ...
Carrey played The Riddler as a kooky prankster in Batman Forever, so Dano's more dangerous portrayal of the villain worries him. Jim Carrey Says He Worries About Paul Dano’s Dark Portrayal of ...
Farrell deftly portrayed the role in Matt Reeves' The Batman, and his jaw-dropping transformation was just too good for a one ... while Paul Dano, who played the Riddler, remembered feeling ...