May 18, 2005
Goodbye Riddler
I'm saddened to hear of the death at age 72 of Frank Gorshin, the extraordinary impersonator and man of many roles, including the Riddler in the Batman television series from 1966-1969. Though he played a number of other characters, most recently George Burns on Broadway, it is his portrayal of the Riddler that will be most remembered by those of us who never missed an episode of Batman starring Adam West. Gorshin's final performance can be seen tomorrow night on CBS-TV in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Grave Danger, the two hour season finale directed by Quentin Tarantino. After a lifetime of impersonating others, it is perhaps fitting that in this show he is, at last, playing himself.
posted @ 8:59 PM
