Frank Gorshin Biography (1934?-)

Born April 5, 1934 (some sources cite 1933), in Pittsburgh, PA; son of FrankSr. (a railroad worker) and Frances (a seamstress) Gorshin; married ChristinaRandazzo, April 8, 1960; children: Mitchell.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, impressionist, comedian
Birth Details: April 5, 1934?; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Stage Appearances
Jimmy Walker (title role), Jimmy, Winter Garden Theatre, New YorkCity, 1969-1970
Capidistrion, Whodunnit, Biltmore Theatre, New York City, 1983
Sidney Bruhl, Deathtrap, Westport County Playhouse, Westport, CT,1983
Guys and Dolls, Las Vegas, NV, 1995
King Gama, Princess Ida, New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players,New York City, c. 1999
Legends of the Catskills, North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, Skokie, IL, 2000
70, Girls, 70, York Theatre Company, New York City, 2000
George Burns, Say Goodnight, Gracie, Amaturo Theatre, Broward Center for the Performing Arts, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 2000 then Coconut Grove Playhouse, Miami, FL, 2001
Appeared as Sammy, What Makes Sammy Run?, Valley Music Theatre, Los Angeles; appeared in other productions on Broadway and in Pittsburgh, PA.
Major Tours
Oscar Jaffee, On the 20th Century, U.S. cities, 1986-1987
The Sunshine Boys, 2001
Also appeared in touring productions of Ah, Wilderness, Breaking Legs, Deathtrap, Doubles, Peter Pan, Prisoner of Second Street, Promises, Promises, and What Makes Sammy Run?.
Film Appearances
FlatTop, Hot Rod Girl, 1956
Harry, The Proud and the Profane, Paramount, 1956
Millard, Between Heaven and Hell, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1956
Tommy, Runaway Daughters, 1956
Charley, The True Story of Jesse James (also known as The JamesBrothers), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1957
Joe, Portland Expose, Allied Artists, 1957
Joe Gruen, Invasion of the Saucer Men (also known as Hell Creatures, Invasion of the Hell Creatures, and Spacemen Saturday Night), American International Pictures, 1957
Tommy, Dragstrip Girl, American International Pictures, 1957
The Delicate Delinquent, 1957
"Skids" Madigan, Tank Battalion (also known as Korean Attack), American International Pictures, 1958
Billy Gannon, Warlock, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1959
Blake Barton, Bells Are Ringing, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1959
Racist punk, Night of the Quarter Moon (also known as Flesh andFlame), 1959
Barney, The Great Impostor, Universal, 1960
Kenny Killarney, Studs Lonigan, United Artists, 1960
Basil, Where the Boys Are, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1961
Frank Henderson, Ring of Fire, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1961
George Wilson, Sail a Crooked Ship, Columbia, 1961
Moxie Cusack, The George Raft Story (also known as Spin of a Coin), Allied Artists, 1961
Iggy, That Darn Cat!, Buena Vista, 1965
The Riddler, Batman (also known as Batman: The Movie), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1966
Tod Wisdom, Ride beyond Vengeance (also known as Night of the Tiger), Columbia, 1966
Man, Skidoo, Paramount, 1968
Chameleon, Record City, American International Pictures, 1978
Fred Kruger, Underground Aces, 1980
Den Tuechtigen Gehoert die Welt (also known as The Uppercrust), 1981
King Gama, Princess Ida (also known as Castle Adamant), 1982
Mr. Green, Hot Resort, Cannon, 1985
Jim Walsh, Hollywood Vice Squad, Concorde, 1986
Pike, Uphill All the Way, 1986
Voice characterization, The Gnomes' Great Adventure, 1987
Doc, Beverly Hills Bodysnatchers, 1989
Ron, Midnight, 1989
The Life and Times of Charlie Putz, 1991
Rivas, Sweet Justice, 1992
Body Trouble (also known as Joker's Wild), 1992
Mr. Byers, Meteor Man, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1993
Amore!, 1993
Pete Dewitt, Hail, Caesar, Prism, 1994
Dr. Owen Fletcher, Twelve Monkeys (also known as 12 Monkeys), Universal, 1995
Cul-de-sac, 1995
Mr. Payback: An Interactive Movie, Advanced Exhibition Corporation, 1995
Benny Walsh, After the Game, 1997
Cain Ball, Twilight of the Ice Nymphs, Alliance/Zeitgeist Films, 1997
Will, Better Than Ever, Panorama Entertainment, 1997
Threshold, 1997
Chief, Final Rinse, Polyvinyl Film, 1999
Roman Navarro, Man of the Century, Fine Line, 1999
Sam Segal, Game Day, York Pictures, 1999
Sheriff Dudston, All Shook Up, White Hair Pictures, 1999
The Rules (for Men), 1999

Grandpa, Something Else, Film Makers Resource/Something Else LLC,2000
Shelleen, Everything's George, Sierra Mar Pictures, 2000
Sterling Johnson, Luck of the Draw, Blue Rider Pictures/Kandice King Productions/Lucky Dog Productions, 2000
Uncle Morrie, Beethoven's 3rd, Universal, 2000
Ed Burns, Manna from Heaven, Five Sisters Productions, 2001
The slim man, High Times Potluck, 2001
Voice Characterizations; Animated Short Films
Voice characterization, The Big Story, Screwball Films/Splitting Image, 1994
Voice characterization, Superior Duck, Warner Bros., 1996
Voice of Yosemite Sam, From Hare to Eternity, Warner Bros., 1996
Voice of Foghorn Leghorn, Pullet Surprise, Warner Bros., 1997
Television Appearances
Series
The Riddler, Batman, ABC, 1966-1967
The Kopykats (also known as The ABC Comedy Hour and TheABC Comedy Hour Presents the Kopykats), ABC, 1972
Rhyme and Reason (game show), ABC, 1975-1976
Smiley Wilson, The Edge of Night, ABC, 1981-1982
George, The Bold and the Beautiful (also known as Glamour),CBS, 1999
Reverend Love, General Hospital, ABC, 1999
Miniseries
Ocran, "The Story of Moses in Egypt," Greatest Heroes of the Bible, NBC, 1978
Dan Wesker, Goliath Awaits, syndicated, 1981
Codger, The Phantom Eye (also known as Roger Corman's The Phantom Eye), Showtime, 1999
Movies
Ben Hardings, Sky Hei$t, NBC, 1975
Ralph Chandler, Death Car on the Freeway, CBS, 1979
A Night on the Town, 1983
Pierre Rudin, A Masterpiece of Murder (also known as A Nice Pleasant, Deadly Weekend in Palm Springs), NBC, 1986
Chief Hutchins, Bloodmoon, HBO, 1997
Specials
Carol and Company, CBS, 1966
... And Debbie Makes Six, ABC, 1967
The Trini Lopez Show, syndicated, 1968
The Tom Jones Special, ABC, 1971
The Fabulous Fordies, NBC, 1972
Voices of Sir Ten-Two-Three and camel, Rudolph's Shiny New Year (animated), ABC, 1976
The Stars and Stripes Show, NBC, 1976
The Riddler, The Legends of the Superheroes, NBC, 1978
The Riddler, The Challenge of the Superheroes, NBC, 1979
Treasure Island, BBC, 1980
Emmanuel Lewis: My Very Own Show (also known as Any Kid Canand My Very Own Show), ABC, 1987
Episodic
"Shadow of Belle Starr," Frontier Doctor, syndicated, 1956
"Amscray," Navy Log, ABC, 1957
"Duel at Lockwood," The Restless Gun, NBC, 1957
Seaman Pulaski, "Hennessey Meets Honeyboy," Hennessey, CBS, 1959
"Millionaire Dr. Joseph Frye," The Millionaire, CBS, 1959
"The Sons of Aaron Murdoch," Have Gun Will Travel, CBS, 1959
Jerry Musco, "The Last Laugh," Mr. Lucky, CBS, 1960
"The Hundred Lives of Harry Simms," The Defenders, CBS, 1961
"One for the Money," The Law and Mr. Jones, ABC, 1961
Herbie Catcher, "The Pea," The Untouchables, ABC, 1962
"The Fire Dancer," Empire, NBC, 1962
Wharton, "The Medal," Combat!, ABC, 1963
"Beyond This Place There Be Dragons," The Naked City, ABC, 1963
"The Second Verdict," The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, CBS, 1964
Private Gavin, "The Hell Machine," Combat!, ABC, 1965
"Last Rites for a Rag Doll," The Nurses, CBS and ABC, 1965
Destin, "The Clown," A Man Called Shenandoah, ABC, 1966
"Fair Deal" Dan, "Herman, the Tire Kicker," The Munsters, CBS, 1966
The Andy Williams Show, NBC, 1966
"Thieves Holiday," Garrison's Gorillas, ABC, 1967
The Carol Burnett Show, CBS, 1968
Commissioner Bele, "Let That Be Your Last Battlefield," Star Trek,NBC, 1969
Patrick "Stinky" Flanagan, "Stinky Flanagan," High Chaparral, NBC,1969
Dutch, "Follow the Leader," The Men from Shiloh (also known as The Virginian), NBC, 1970
"Jenny Wilde Is Drowning," The Name of the Game, NBC, 1970
Guest, Front Page Challenge, 1970
"The Challengers," The Interns, CBS, 1971
"Operation Bribery," O'Hara, U.S. Treasury, CBS, 1971
Dorian, "What's New with Mark?," Ironside, NBC, 1974
Stash, "Welcome to Our Branch Office," Hawaii Five-0, CBS, 1974
"Glitter with a Bullet," Police Woman, NBC, 1975
"Ordeal," S.W.A.T., ABC, 1975
Don Adams' Screen Test, syndicated, 1975
Dr. Hoffman, "The Deadly Toys," The New Adventures of Wonder Woman(also known as Wonder Woman), CBS, 1977
Harry Dana, "Angels at Sea," Charlie's Angels, ABC, 1977
Kellogg, "The Plot to Kill a City: Parts 1 & 2," Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, NBC, 1979
Kellogg, "A Blast for a Buck," Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, NBC, 1980
Frakes, "Losers Weepers," The Fall Guy, ABC, 1984
Arnold Goldman, "Mourning among the Wisterias," Murder, She Wrote,CBS, 1988
"Parents from Space," Monsters, 1988
Brother Septimus, "The Tale of the Carved Stone," Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Nickelodeon, 1994
Sharpie lawyer, "Whine, Whine, Whine," Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (also known as Lois & Clark and The New Adventures of Superman), ABC, 1995
Sin City Spectacular, ABC, c. 1998
"A Batman Reunion," Donny & Marie, syndicated, 1999
"Adam West: Beyond the Cowl," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 2000
"Unfunny Girl," Hollywood Off-Ramp, E! Entertainment Television, 2000
Benjamin Tickerman/Clockwise, "Crime Time," Black Scorpion (also known as Roger Corman Presents Black Scorpion), Sci-Fi Channel, 2001
Appeared as the voice of the Reverend Jack Cheese, "Jack Cheese," an episode of The Ren and Stimpy Show (animated), Nickelodeon; also appearedin The Ed Sullivan Show (also known as Toast of the Town), CBS;and the Steve Allen Show, CBS, NBC, ABC, and syndicated. Also appeared in episodes of other series.
Pilots
New Girl in His Life, CBS, 1957
Other
Buford's Got a Gun, 1995
RECORDINGS
Videos
Holy Batmania, 1989
Appeared in The Frank Gorshin Live Show.
Videos Games
Marius and Lysander, Diablo II, Blizzard Entertainment, 2000

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Entertainment Weekly, January 5, 1996
People Weekly, January 15, 1996

Electronic

Frank Gorshin Web Site, http://www. rankgorshin.com, August 23, 2001

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