Frank Gorshin

Post by **bcddjjsc690** » Wed May 18, 2005 2:15 pm

This man was an impressionist bar none in his time. Before Rich Little ,before Fred Travelena.And he had a rubber face decades before Jim Carrey.There may have been a few guys that did 'voices'...but Frank Gorshin was the most talented I ever saw on TV .And his role as THE RIDDLER is a classic.
As far as age goes, lets just say B.C.....before cable .

R.I.P.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Gorshin - GORSHIN BIO'

Post by **JTF** » Wed May 18, 2005 2:44 pm

bcddjjsc690,

I met him. He semed like a nice guy. He couldn't go 10 minutes without smoking, so it comes as a huge surprise that he had lung cancer and emphysema...

Post by **billyb0y** » Wed May 18, 2005 4:53 pm

JTF,
I remember a joke I saw him do on the Tonite show with Johnny Carson.
"I almost got hit by a bus today,"he said," and Kirk Douglas' life flashed before my eyes."
Funny guy.

Post by **Jennifer** » Fri May 20, 2005 5:53 am

billyb0y,
I liked him alot...sad.

Post by **Prankenstein** » Sat May 21, 2005 8:34 am

That Old Hippie Chick,

This guy will always be the Riddler to me. He literally made the old Batman show.

Post by **Appaloosa** » Wed Jun 22, 2005 5:32 am

bcddjjsc690,
yeah I liked Gorshwin a lot.....Little sometimes sounds like the impressions he does sound alike....maybe you get tonedeaf after a while....I dont know

Website · Post by **clairus99** » Sun Jun 26, 2005 7:35 am

in the UK we only really knew FG as The Riddler - but he was always my fave Batman baddie!

I liked him in Twelve Monkeys, there's a bit where he puts a ciggie in his mouth in a really smooth move that made me laugh....you have to see it to see what I mean.

Thanks for the riddles, Frank!

Post by **bcddjjsc690** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 7:10 pm

clairus99,

2 years ago this wasn't possible , posting a recorded performance , Frank Gorshin doing , Anthony Quinn ,Marlon Brando , Burt Lancaster , Kirk Douglass, Dean Martin, Broderick Crawford , Cagney , Hitchcock , Karloff.

- gorshin'