Frank Gorshin

Frank Gorshin

Nacimiento : 1933-04-05, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Muerte : 2005-05-17

Historia

Frank John Gorshin, Jr. (April 5, 1933 – May 17, 2005) was an American actor and comedian. He was perhaps best known as an impressionist, with many guest appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show and The Tonight Show (with host Steve Allen). His most famous acting role was as The Riddler in the Batman live action television series. ​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Perfil

Frank Gorshin

Películas

The Creature of the Sunny Side Up Trailer Park
Burdus
The Caucasian Doug (Steve Hedden) and the Afro-American Donnie (Andre Ware) simultaneously receive a letter with a surprising inheritance of lands. They travel and arrive in a trailer park that belonged to their unknown mother. Both losers and racists, they have difficulties to accept each other. But when a gore killer creature attacks them, they have to join forces to save their lives.
Angels with Angles
George Burns / Shelleen
An angel wishes to be reunited with his long lost love but they are on different Angel Levels. To get his wish, he's sent on a mission by God to save a man.
The Russian Job
Russian doctor
Anthony Santini no se acaba de desenvolver bien dentro de la mafia. Sobrino de uno de los principales capos de Nueva York, intenta una y otra vez ser un "wise guy" pero las cosas no acaban de funcionar. Toni Santini, prometió a su hermano que cuidaría de Anthony pero ya no aguanta más... Cuando Tony descubre que varios de sus hombres han sido estafados por una misteriosa chica rusa decide enviar a su problemático sobrino a Rusia para que regrese con el dinero estafado y con la chica. (FILMAFFINITY)
High Times Potluck
The Slim Man
High Times' Pot Luck is an upbeat pot caper that centers around a mobster who discovers the magic of marijuana.
Batman recuerda
Himself
Comedia de aventuras protagonizada por Adam West y Burt Ward, personajes de Batman. Su misión consiste en desarticular un diabólico plan para robar el Batimóvil durante una fiesta benéfica. Mientras tratan de localizar el vehículo, West y Ward recuerdan tumultuosos momentos de la serie.
Sting of the Black Scorpion
Benjamin Tickerman / Clockwise
Cop by day, masked crusader by night, the fearless and sultry Black Scorpion must protect the City of Angels from a deadly trio of villains... the prosthetic machine gun Firearm, the time-controlling Clockwise, and vision-stealing Flashpoint.
Manna from Heaven
Ed
Manna From Heaven is a comedic fable about what happens when you get a gift from God (a financial windfall), but many years later you find out it was a just a loan and it's due immediately. Once upon a time, many years ago, a neighborhood in Buffalo, NY is mysteriously showered with 20 dollar bills. Theresa, a young girl who everyone thinks is a saint, doesn't have much trouble convincing her loose-knit "family" that the money is a gift from Heaven. Years later, Theresa, who has become a nun, has an epiphany that it is time to pay the money back, so she calls the eccentric group together to repay the "loan." The problem is, nobody wants to give back the money, nobody has the money, they don't know to whom it belongs, and most of them can't stand each other. Along the way, the characters learn about family, romance, reconciliation and redemption, and by working together they begin to realize their full potential.
De Superman a Spiderman: la aventura de los superhéroes
The Riddler (archive footage)
Superman, Spiderman, La Masa, Los Cuatro Fantásticos, Estela Plateada, Capitán América... todos ellos superhéroes legendarios nacidos bajo los trozos geniales de los artistas americanos. Apreciados por primera vez entre la Gran Depresión y la Segunda Guerra Mundial, dichos héroes urbanos cristalizaron a lo largo de todo el siglo XX los miedos, los excesos pero también los ideales de América. . (FILMAFFINITY)
Something Else
Frank Gorshin vehicle.
Beethoven 3: De excursión con la familia
Uncle Morrie
La familia Newton está de vacaciones en Europa, pero no quiere dejar de estar presente en una gran reunión familiar que prepara todo el clan. En representación de todos acudirá Richard Newton, el hermano de George, que se llevará consigo al gran perro Beethoven.
Castle Rock
Mack
Left alone in the wilderness after her grandfather suffers a heart attack, a teenage girl is befriended by a mysterious drifter. Soon, she finds herself on the adventure of her life when her new acquaintance turns out to be a fugitive from justice desperately trying to outrun his past.
The Phantom Eye
Codger
Two film students must find a movie in the AMC vault. They have until midnight. If they survive and find the film they can leave the vault. If not then they will die and become part of the movie forever. So where is "The Phantom Eye?"
Game Day
Sam Segal
Richard Lewis plays coach Steven Adler, a one time high profile division one college basketball coach haunted by the demon of having lost five championship titles. Now he finds himself wasting away in a slack-jawed, low profile town coaching a second rate college program. Once again, he has miraculously brought this unlikely team to the finals. As his behavior on the day of the championship game indicates, he is far more successful at the game of basketball than the game of life. The question remains: if he finally wins the big game, will Coach Adler get his life back on track or is he already too far gone... ?
The Rules (For Men)
While some bright penny made a lot of money publishing a book for women about "The Rules" of wooing and winning a man, one man who can't be bothered to write such things down explains his own system for getting what he wants from the ladies in this comedy. Michael Vigilante (Robert Capelli Jr.) is a lawyer who considers sex to be a vitally important part of his well-being -- and the more sex (and the more women) he gets, the better. Vigilante shares his guiding philosophies on the fine art of convincing women to sleep with him when he isn't busy dealing with his former girlfriend (Christine Nagy), a crazy psychoanalyst (Frank Gorshin), a thick-headed prosecutor (Vincent Pastore), a love-starved judge (Nancy Siriani), and a humorless mob enforcer (Ken Del Vecchio). The Rules for Men also features Howard Stern Show regular Jackie Martling (aka "Jackie The Joke Man") as a partner of Vigilante's law firm
Final Rinse
Chief
Final Rinse trails overly hard-boiled detective Max Block as he pursues big-hair rocker killer Trojan through a comedic mix of historic rock and roll performances, pop-culture references, and serious hair.
From Hare to Eternity
Yosemite Sam (voice)
Yosemite Sam the pirate finds a treasure chest which belongs to Bugs Bunny. Bugs is determined to get it back, and boards Sam's ship to battle wits with Pirate Sam.
Twilight of the Ice Nymphs
Cain Ball
Peter Glahn is released after years of incarceration as a political prisoner and is now returning to his homeland, the mythical Mandragora where the sun never sets. On board the ship home, he meets the mysterious Juliana Kossel who vanishes after stealing his heart. Once he arrives on the island, he goes to the family ostrich farm run by his sister Amelia. He finds Amelia living with a farmhand named Cain Ball who fears that Peter's return will endanger the agreement he made with Amelia that will see him inherit the farm. Amelia has since fallen for the vain Dr. Isaac Solti who controls the island and has a hold on both Zephyr Eccles, the widow of a local fisherman, and Juliana, Peter's dream girl from the ship. Solti's true obsession is a recently discovered statue of Venus that possesses strange powers. All the characters meet at Solti's lab where the sexual tensions erupt.
Guy Maddin: Waiting for Twilight
Interviews with Guy Maddin and his pals are included in this documentary about the Canadian film-maker's life and movies. Features clips from most of Maddin's films up to Twilight of the Ice Nymphs, including Careful and Archangel.
Muerte a medianoche
Chief William Hutchins
Un hombre enmascarado reta a luchar a campeones de artes marciales. El hombre enmascarado tiene una gran destreza en la lucha, conoce los puntos débiles de sus rivales, les destroza en el combate hasta matarles. Un Detective que lleva el caso va tras su pista sin demasiada fortuna, tendrá que necesitar la ayuda de otro detective, retirado de la acción por problemas emocionales que es un gran luchador en el combate cuerpo a cuerpo. Juntos intentarán encontrar al asesino psicópata de las artes marciales.
Pullet Surprise
Foghorn Leghorn (voice)
Pete Puma is trying to raid the henhouse Foghorn Leghorn is guarding; Foggy decides to have some fun with Pete.
Superior Duck
Daffy Duck / Foghorn Leghorn
Daffy is supposedly a super hero and tries to show off his "super powers."
12 monos
Dr. Fletcher
Año 2035. Tras el azote de un virus que asola la Tierra matando a millones de personas, los supervivientes se refugian en comunidades subterráneas, húmedas y frías. El prisionero James Cole se ofrece 'voluntario' para viajar al pasado y conseguir una muestra del virus, gracias a la cual los científicos podrán elaborar un remedio. Durante el viaje conoce a una bella psiquiatra y un excepcional enfermo mental. Cole tratará de encontrar al 'Ejército de los Doce Monos', un grupo radical vinculado a la enfermedad.
Hail Caesar
Pete Dewitt
Caesar is having a hard time dividing his time between his band and his rich girlfriend, Buffer. Buffer's dad doesn't like Ceasar, so he makes Caesar a bet. If Caesar can make a hundred thousand dollars within six months, he can stay with Buffer... but if he fails, their relationship is over forever. How can Ceasar win the bet if he only knows how jam with his band?
The Big Story
Cub Reporter / Editor / Older Reporter (voice)
In a witty homage to Kirk Douglas's films, all three characters ARE Kirk Douglas at various stages of his career. The short action takes place in a news room. A young reporter looking for his big chance pleads with his editor to give him a breaking story.
Amore!
Asino
Saul Schwartz cumple cuarenta años. Gerente de una empresa familiar, su vida siempre ha ido planificada por otros. Por este motivo, decide dar un cambio radical y acabar con la rutina que presidía su aburrida existencia.
Meteor Man
Byers the Mobster
Una noche mientras pasea por la calle, Jefferson Reed, un hombre tímido y amable, es golpeado en el pecho por un trozo de meteorito. Desde ese instante adquiere una serie de singulares poderes, algunos de los cuales son una versión pobre de los que tienen los grandes superhéroes de los comics. Jefferson quisiera olvidarse del asunto pero unos criminales sin escrúpulos comienzan a aterrorizar a la gente del barrio.
Sweet Justice
Billy Joe Rivas
City councilor Susan takes bribes from Reevers and allows him to deposit his garbage illegally in an old mine. But when she learns that he also dumps toxic wastes which threaten the nearby water purification unit, she wants to cancel their agreement. She asks her ex-husband Steve, a cop, for help, but before he can do anything she's found dead. Her sister Sunny decides to take revenge with help of a couple of friends, who once formed a female martial fighting squad.
Joker's Wild
Johnny Zero
A jealous mobster chases a screenwriter, who likes his friend, from New York to the Caribbean.
Beverly Hills Bodysnatchers
Doc
A doctor and a mortician have teamed up to do re-animation experiments on corpses using gangster money loaned for "remodeling." When they can't pay it back, the Mafia guy sends his nephews to work at the funeral home to keep a watch on the debtors, but the nephews end up helping in the search for new bodies, and mayhem ensues when some undesirable types are re-animated.
Midnight
Ron Saphier
The sultry Midnight, late-night horror movie hostess, has the highest rated show on TV. Mr. B is scheming to steal the rights to the show. The tug of war begins and soon escalates into a deadly conflict. will Midnight have to get a day job and change her name to High Noon?
Hollywood Vice Squad
Walsh
Una madre va a Hollywood para encontrar a su hija fugitiva. Ella descubre que la niña se ha involucrado en la industria de la pornografía y acude a la policía para obtener ayuda para encontrarla.
A Masterpiece of Murder
Pierre Rudin
An over-the-hill gumshoe reluctantly teams with worldly retired master thief to solve a string of art thefts and murders.
Uphill All the Way
Pike
Two unemployed good ol' boys are mistaken for a pair of notorious bank robbers.
Hot Resort
Mr. Green
Young guys on the make get a job at a resort hotel in the Caribbean.
Princess Ida
King Gama
Princess Ida and Prince Hilarion were betrothed when the Prince was two years old and the Princess just one year old. Twenty years have now passed, and the time has come for Hilarion to claim his bride. The Princess, however, has other ideas. She has set up a women's-only University - and men are not allowed. Hilarion and his friends, Cyril and Florian, disguise themselves as women to gain entrance to the University. All goes well until Cyril's unmaidenly conduct compromises their disguise - and reveals the three friends as intruding men.
Treasure Island
Ben Gunn
Intrigue...comedy...adventure...unforgettable characters and exotic settings - the legendary story of Treasure Island comes to life in this colourful adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's masterpiece. Join these timeless travellers in this wonderful and immortal tale of treasure and treachery!
The Uppercrust
Harry Werner, alias Nash
This film combines two very different styles: an atmospheric psycho thriller about the ice-cold hired gun (masterfully played by Frank Gorschin), and the bizarre satire of the Austrian TV serial "Kottan ermittelt".
Los ligones del Beverly Plaza
Fred Kruger
Narra las aventuras de unos aparcacoches de un hotel de lujo de Beverly Hills.
Death Car on the Freeway
Ralph Chandler
A determined TV reporter is out to find a maniac who is methodically attacking lone women drivers on the Los Angeles Freeway by pushing them off the road with his powerful van.
Legends of the Super Heroes
The Riddler
The adventures of many of DC Comics greatest superheroes and villains. In the first episode, "The Challenge," the superheroes must race against time to stop the diabolical super-villains' plot to destroy the world. In the second episode, "The Roast," the superheroes pay tribute to Batman and Robin in the form of a roast which even the villains attend.
Record City
Chameleon
Lighthearted comedy chronicling the exploits of the employees at a record store.
El brillante año nuevo de Rudolph
Sir Ten-to-Three (voice)
Rudolph debe encontrar a Happy, el bebé Año Nuevo, antes de la medianoche, en la víspera de Año Nuevo.
Sky Heist
Ben Hardings
A husband and wife come up with a plan to steal $10 million in gold, using the hijacking of a police helicopter as a diversion.
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
Himself
In this made-for-TV production, Vincent Price and his hunchback sidekick (Billy Van) host a pun-filled salute to the horror film genre from its earliest beginnings all the way up to The Exorcist. Featuring clips from classic horror films and interviews with genre greats like Frank Gorshin, John Carradine, John Astin and SFX legend Bill Tuttle, among others.
Skidoo
The Man
A Tony Banks, un gángster retirado, lo contrata el conocido mafioso God, para que acabe con una banda rival liderada por 'Blue Chips' Packard. Como Banks se retrasa en la ejecución del trabajo, God se pone nervioso y secuestra a su hija Darlene y la encierra en su lujoso yate.
Batman: La película
The Riddler
Adaptación a la gran pantalla del popular cómic de Bob Kane, que ese mismo año y con los mismos protagonistas conocía una exitosa versión en formato de serie de televisión que duraría dos años en la pequeña pantalla. Batman y Robin se enfrentan a un grupo de criminales entre los que se encuentran sus eternos rivales Joker y El Pingüino, quienes se han apoderado de un sofisticado artilugio para dominar el mundo.
Noche de violencia
Tod Wisdom
El dueño de un bar relata a un joven estudiante de sociología los sucesos acaecidos en la llamada "noche de las represalias": Jonas Trapp dejó a su mujer para buscar fortuna como cazador de búfalos. Once años después regresó con 17.000 dólares, pero fue injustamente acusado de robo y marcado a fuego para se le reconociera como ladrón. Por si esto fuera poco, le arrebataron los ahorros de once años de trabajo. Sin embargo, su venganza no se hizo esperar... (FILMAFFINITY)
Un gato del FBI
Iggy
Unos torpes criminales secuestran por error a la criada de una pareja de millonarios, después de confundirla con la señora de la casa. Se inicia así la primera de un montón de confusiones.
Sail A Crooked Ship
George M. Wilson
Un delincuente de poca monta roba un barco en Nueva York con el fin de atracar un banco en Boston. Para pilotar el barco cuentan con la colaboración de un inepto ex oficial de la Armada que les conduce hacia un huracán, un incendio y un motín.
Cara o cruz
Moxie Cusack
El bailarín George Raft (Ray Danton) tiene conexiones con el mundo del hampa. Tras un conflicto con el jefe mafioso Frank Donatella (Joe de Santis), lo destierran a Hollywoood. Allí consigue un papel en la película "Scarface" y se hace famoso. Vive con la actriz Lisa Lang (Jayne Mansfield) en una gran villa, pero al morir su madre la abandona. Su carrera se desliza cuesta abajo hasta que se le ofrece un papel en "Some Like it Hot" y recupera la fama.
Ring of Fire
Frank Henderson
Frank Gorshin and his girlfriend, Joyce Taylor, are on the run from the law when apprehended and arrested by the Sherriff..
Donde hay chicos hay chicas (Playas de Florida)
Basil
Cuatro chicas adolescentes de la universidad de Penmore, cada una muy diferente a la otra, van de vacaciones de primavera a las playas de Fort Lauderdale, en la soleada Florida, donde esperan conocer a chicos con quienes pasarlo bien. Adaptación cinematográfica de una novela de Glendon Swarthout. Musical de amores y desamores veraniegos está dirigido por Henry Levin, cuyo fuerte fueron vodeviles de este calibre, entre los que destaca 'El hotel de la luna de miel'. El film propició algunas secuelas, como es el caso de 'Contigo para siempre', que volvía a contar como protagonistas con Francis y Prentiss. También se realizó un remake casi un cuarto de siglo más tarde titulado "Where the Boys Are" (1984), pero sin ninguna repercusión crítica ni comercial.
El gran impostor
Barney
Confinado en una prisión de la costa de Maine, Ferdinand Waldo Demara Jr. (Tony Curtis) logra escapar y cambia de identidad para evitar que lo capturen. Ahora es un profesor interino de la Universidad de Harvard destinado al cuerpo de marines, pero las autoridades lo localizan gracias a la documentación que el joven se dejó olvidada durante su huida. Decidido a burlar el acoso policial, se hace pasar por un monje trapense, pero, en un descuido, sus perseguidores le dan alcance y descubren su verdadera identidad. A pesar de ser nuevamente encarcelado, el joven no se desanima. Se gana la confianza de un guardián, a quien consigue suplantar, y vuelve a huir de la cárcel. Plenamente integrado en la vida civil, concibe la idea de adoptar otra personalidad: la de un capitán médico de la Marina.
Studs Lonigan
Kenny Killarney
En los años 20, un joven intenta escapar de los barrios bajos de Chicago.
Suena el teléfono
Blake Barton
Ella Peterson es una telefonista que, intentando ayudar a sus clientes, se inmiscuye en sus asuntos privados y acaba viéndose implicada en una organización de apuestas clandestinas.
El hombre de las pistolas de oro
Billy Gannon
Warlock es una pequeña ciudad que se dedica a la cría de ganado y que está dominada por una banda de criminales. Para acabar con ellos, un comité de ciudadanos decide contratar a Clay Blaisdell (Fonda), un famoso pistolero. También con el fin de imponer la paz y el orden se ofrece como ayudante del sheriff Johnny Gannon (Widmark). Sin embargo, diversas circunstancias harán que ambos tengan que enfrentarse.
El último torpedo
Tras el bombardeo de Pearl Harbour (1941), el comandante Barney Doyle (Glenn Ford) se hace cargo del mando de un submarino que se hace famoso por cumplir arriesgadas misiones: una de ellas consiste en cazar a un portaaviones japonés, protegido por un buque que transporta prisioneros.
Tank Battalion
Pfc. 'Skids' Madigan
Four men in their tank, during the Korean War in 1951, find themselves behind enemy lines.
Portland Exposé
Joe
The owner of a tavern is pressured by the local mob to go into business with them, and figures it's better all around if he does that rather than cause trouble. However, when he starts to see what kind of place his nice little neighborhood bar is turning into, and when one of the mob's goons tries to rape his daughter, he decides to fight them.
Delicado delincuente
Neighborhood Street Punk
Sidney Pythias es un sencillo portero de una vivienda en un barrio conflictivo dominado por bandas juveniles. El orden y la paz es indispensable para la convivencia por lo que Sidney tendrá que prepararse como policía. El agente Mike Damon se encargará de su entrenamiento.
La invasión de los hombres del espacio
Joe Gruen
Un buscafortunas que viaja en su coche vislumbra el aterrizaje de un platillo volante. Poco después, una pareja de adolescentes atropella por error a un extraterrestre.
Dragstrip Girl
Tommy Burns
Girl loves hot cars and a rich dragstrip racer. Her parents don't like either one.
La verdadera historia de Jesse James
Charley Ford
Después de la Guerra Civil Norteamericana (1861-1865), los hermanos Frank y Jesse James intentan en vano encontrar trabajo; así que deciden conseguir dinero por otros medios: planean el asalto a un tren con la intención de retirarse con el botín, pero, cuando comprueban que se trata de un negocio fácil y muy lucrativo, deciden continuar con sus fechorías, lo que significa vivir al margen de la ley.
Los diablos del Pacífico
Pvt. Millard - Co. G (uncredited)
Sam Gifford, un terrateniente del Sur casado con la hija de un coronel, y que trata mal a sus trabajadores de la plantación de algodón que posee, comprende lo equivocado de su postura al tener que enrolarse en las tropas americanas durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, donde tiene que compartir tristezas y penalidades con compañeros de todas las capas sociales.
Hot Rod Girl
Flat Top
After his kid brother is killed in a street race, a champion drag-racer quits racing. However, a new kid comes to town determined to force him back into racing so he can take his title--and he's already taken his girlfriend.When his younger brother, Steve, is killed racing a hot-rod, Jeff Northup blames himself for the accident since he had built the car for his brother and had encouraged him to race it, with other boys on a special course provided by police detective Ben Merrill, who is working to reduce the city's hot-rod fatalities by providing supervision for the dangerous hobby. Jeff withdraws from participating in races on Merrill's course and, without his leadership, reverts to racing on the streets. "Bronc" Talbott, a newcomer, makes a play for Jeff's girlfriend, Lisa Vernon. Eventually, the taunting-Talbott forces Jeff into a race which results in the death of a bicycling child, and evidence seems to indicate Jeff was at fault.
The Proud and Profane
Harry
In this romantic drama, beautiful Red Cross volunteer Lee Ashley arrives on the South Pacific island of New Caledonia to learn more about the circumstances surrounding the death of her husband, Howard, in the Battle of Guadalcanal. There, Ashley falls for the gruff, seductive Marine Lt. Col. Colin Buck, but struggle and tragedy follow when the widow learns about the reality of Buck's life back home.
Runaway Daughters
Tommy Burns
Three teenagers with troubled families are unable to adjust at home and in high-school. Tempted with an easy, carefree life they soon pass from misdemeanors into serious crime - and will suffer for it. Sometimes, repentance comes too late.
Goliath Awaits