The Riddler unmasked
Riddle me this: Frank Gorshin was more than just The Riddler on Batman. He was in some classic fifties exploitation, b-movies including “Hot Rod Girl,” “Runaway Daughters,” “Dragstrip Girl,” and “Invasion of the Saucer Men”. He also brought the character Sammy Glick to life in the broadway production of “What Makes Sammy Run.” He died in 2005, two days after his final performance in an episode of CSI.
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May 28th, 2008 at 11:17 am
I was fortunate enough to see Frank Gorshin portray a dead-on George Burns in “Say Goodnight, Gracie” shortly before he died, that very year in fact (I think). An amazingly talented man.
June 22nd, 2009 at 5:19 pm
This record features his maniacal “Riddler” laugh a girl group backing and some really bad jokes. It’s campy fun, along the lines of “The Lurch”.
June 22nd, 2009 at 5:23 pm
Also, his talent for dialect was spotted early. In the film, “Runaway Daughter”, he is in a crowd scene, mocking the one of the lead characters, by participating in an impromptu morality play. His sole line is done in a Russian accent: “What are you trying to do to my daughter?”