Frank John Gorshin Jr. (April 5, 1933 â May 17, 2005) was an American character actor, impressionist, and comedian. He made many guest appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show and Tonight Starring Steve Allen.
As an actor, he played the Riddler on the live-action television series Batman and was nominated for an Emmy Award for the performance.
In 1953, Gorshin was drafted into the United States Army and posted to Germany. He served for a year and a half as an entertainer attached to Special Services. While in the Army, Gorshin met Maurice Bergman, who later introduced him to Hollywood agent Paul Kohner. Frank Gorshin’s entire Army service record was later destroyed in the U.S. National Personnel Records Center fire of 1973.
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