Frank Gorshin
Birthday: 5 April 1933, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Height: 173 cm
Frank John Gorshin Jr. was born on April 5, 1933 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His father, Frank John Sr., was a railroad worker and his mother, Frances, was a seamstress. While in high school, Frank w ...Show More
[on working with Lynda Carter on Wonder Woman (1975)] I met Lynda years before she did "Wonder Woman Show more
[on working with Lynda Carter on Wonder Woman (1975)] I met Lynda years before she did "Wonder Woman", in Chicago. I forget the name of the club. At that time she was working as a singer. She was a good-looking lady and sang well. And I never saw her after that until I did that "Wonder Woman" episode. She remembered me. I played the Toymaker, but I can't remember anything else of any significance that happened during the shooting. Hide
[on playing the Riddler on Batman (1966)] When I was first approached to play the Riddler, I thought Show more
[on playing the Riddler on Batman (1966)] When I was first approached to play the Riddler, I thought it was a joke. Then I discovered the show had a good script and agreed to do the role. Now I am in love with the character. I developed the Riddler's fiendish laugh at Hollywood parties. I listened to myself laugh and discovered that the funniest jokes brought out the high-pitched giggle I use on the show. With further study, I came to realize that it wasn't so much how I laughed as what I laughed at that created the sense of menace. Hide
I do not do hundreds of impressions. My entire repertoire of impressions numbers less than 50. I nev Show more
I do not do hundreds of impressions. My entire repertoire of impressions numbers less than 50. I never set out to do an impression of a person. However, when something a star does suddenly sparks my imagination, I find myself doing an impression of him--first for my amusement, later for my repertoire. Hide
Frank Gorshin's FILMOGRAPHY
as Actor (160)
Frank Gorshin'S roles
Brother Septimus
Uncle Morrie Newton
Byers the Mobster
Bele
Edward Nigma
Fair Deal Dan
Dr. Fletcher