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Frank Gorshin

Frank John Gorshin Jr., the impressionist with 100 faces was best known for his Emmy-nominated role as the Riddler on the Batman TV series. His movie roles included Bells are Ringing (1960), Hot Rod Girl (1956), Dragstrip Girl (1957) and Invasion of the Saucer Men (1957).


Aliases
  • Frank Gorshim
  • Frank J. Gorshin
English

Batman

1966
as The Riddler

Goliath Awaits

1981
as Dan Wesker

Guest Star

Episode Murder, She Wrote
Mourning Among the Wisterias
1988
Episode Wonder Woman
The Deadly Toys
1977
Episode Combat!
The Hell Machine
1965
Episode The Restless Gun
Duel at Lockwood
1957
Episode Ironside
What's New with Mark?
1974
Episode Are You Afraid of the Dark?
The Tale of the Carved Stone
1994
Episode The Defenders
The Hundred Lives of Harry Simms
1961
Episode The Dean Martin Show
Episode #51
1967
Episode Hawaii Five-O
Welcome To Our Branch Office
1974
Episode Naked City
Beyond This Place There Be Dragons
1963
Episode Hollywood Off Ramp
Unfunny Girl
2000
Episode The Batman
Strange Minds
2005
Episode The Name of the Game
Jenny Wilde Is Drowning
1970
Episode Shades of L.A.
Concrete Evidence
1990
Episode Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
The Plot to Kill a City (1)
1979
Episode Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Decoy
1956
Episode Police Woman
Glitter with a Bullet
1975
Episode S.W.A.T.
Ordeal
1975
Episode The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Second Verdict
1964
Episode The Untouchables
The Pea
1962
Episode Greatest Heroes of the Bible
The Story of Moses
1978
Episode Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
The Plot to Kill a City (2)
1979
Episode The Detectives (1959)
The Streger Affair
1959
Episode Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Whine, Whine, Whine
1995
Episode Combat!
The Medal
1963
Episode The Fall Guy
Losers Weepers (1)
1984
Episode The Fall Guy
Losers Weepers (2)
1984
Episode Star Trek
Let That Be Your Last Battlefield
1969
Episode The Red Skelton Show
What Did You Do in the Dump, Daddy?
1966
Episode Batman
Enter Batgirl, Exit Penguin
1967
Episode O'Hara, U.S. Treasury
Operation: Bribery
1971
Episode A Man Called Shenandoah
The Clown
1966
Episode The Munsters
Herman, the Tire-Kicker
1966
Episode Black Scorpion
Sting of the Black Scorpion
2002
Episode Batman
Ring Around the Riddler
1967
Episode The Batman
Meltdown
2005
Episode I've Got a Secret
Frank Gorshin
1966
Episode The Dean Martin Show
The Andrews Sisters / Tim Conway / Duke Ellington
1966
Episode The Jackie Gleason Show (1966)
Jackie Gleason's 51st Birthday Celebration
1967
Episode Charlie's Angels
Angels at Sea
1977
Episode Have Gun, Will Travel
The Sons of Aaron Murdock
1959