Frank Gorshin

Frank Gorshin

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

Morte : 2005-05-17

História

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

Filmes

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.
Mail Order Bride
Russian doctor
Nobody likes to be made a fool of, especially no the mafia. So, when it comes to light that a number of men from The Mob in New York have fallen for a Russian mail-order bride, who has blatantly ripped each of them off, their boss is not impressed. In fact, Tony Santini thinks the only way to prove that you shouldn't mess with the mob is to send his nephew to Russia to bring back the beautiful but manipulative Nina.
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.
Return to the Batcave - The Misadventures of Adam and Burt
Himself
Adam West and Burt Ward are taken on a crazy adventure when the Batmobile is stolen from a car museum and they must track down the thief and return it. After solving a puzzle, they realize that the clues to finding the fiend who stole the Batmobile are hidden in their past. During the search, they flashback to their three seasons in tights, including their many sexual escapades.
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.
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes
The Riddler (archive footage)
The historical saga of American superheroes. Born in the period between the Great Depression and the World War II to combat the hobgoblins of the modern world, these mutant human beings with superhuman powers colonized the funny papers, radio dramas, television and films, to become a truly national industry in the United States: they gave expression to the fears and obsessions of the twentieth century and bolstered American ideals.
Something Else
Frank Gorshin vehicle.
Beethoven 3: Uma Família em Apuros
Uncle Morrie
As tão planejadas férias chegaram e a família Newton irá cruzar o país através de um trailer. Mas não contavam com a surpresa de Beethoven, o astuto e atrapalhado cachorro da família, acompanhá-los na viagem. Além de muitas confusões envolvendo a família, Beethoven também irá salvá-los de desconcertados bandidos que estão à procura de um DVD adquirido pelos Newton sem querer.
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.
Lua Sangrenta
Chief William Hutchins
Detetive aposentado volta à ativa para impedir serial killer, mestre em artes marciais, e com dedos de metal, que está matando os melhores lutadores de Nova York.
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."
Os 12 Macacos
Dr. Fletcher
No ano de 2035, James Cole aceita a missão de voltar ao passado para tentar decifrar um mistério envolvendo um vírus mortal que atacou grande parte da população mundial. Tomado como louco, no passado, ele tenta provar a sua sanidade para a médica Kathryn Railly, sua única esperança de mudar o futuro.
Uma Aposta Muito Louca
Pete Dewitt
Julius Caesar MacGruder é líder de uma desconhecida banda de rock, a Hail Caesar. Ele é apaixonado pela fútil Buffer, filha do milionário fabricante de borracha Booker T. Bidwell, que é absolutamente contra o romance dos dois e lhe propõe uma aposta: se Julius conseguisse ganhar US$100 mil em seis meses poderia namorar Buffer. Para ficar de olho em Julius, Bidwell oferece a ele um emprego na fábrica. Só que o rapaz é muito mais esperto do que parece e, além de se sair bem, acaba descobrindo o mistério de projeto “Big Pink”, para desgraça do empresário.
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, a married successful businessman, is bored with his life and decides he has had enough. So he gets a divorce, quits his job, and goes off to pursue his dream, in Hollywood to be a movie star. Only becoming a movie star isn't as easy as he thought. Nobody wants an overweight, 50 year old, New Yorker who looks like a lawyer. He's going to have to make a few adjustments.
O Homem Meteoro
Byers the Mobster
O covarde Jefferson Reed (Robert Townsend) acaba de descobrir sua coragem... e é mais forte que aço! Um gentil professor substituto, Jefferson geralmente preferiria correr a lutar... até ser atingido por um estranho meteoro verde que lhe dá habilidades sobre-humanas. E quando uma quadrilha chefiada por um poderoso traficante começa a aterrorizar sua família e seus vizinhos, não vê solução senão vestir sua roupa de lycra feita em casa e encará-los em uma guerra de esperteza, astúcia...e proezas super-modeladas de super-poderes...para salvar sua pele!
Contagem Regressiva
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.
Os Ressucitadores Trapalhões
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
A mother goes to Hollywood to find her runaway daughter. She discovers that the girl has become involved in the pornography industry, and goes to the police to get help in finding her.
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.
Hotel dos Prazeres
Mr. Green
Quatro amigos se empregam num luxuoso hotel de veraneio. Lá eles se envolvem em paqueras com as hóspedes, entre as quais uma rica e respeitável dama da alta sociedade, de insaciável apetite sexual.
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".
Manobristas da Pesada
Fred Kruger
The escapades of a crew of zany parking lot attendants.
Morte na Estrada
Ralph Chandler
Uma mulher é jogada para fora da estrada e quase morre por um louco que dirige uma camionete. Ao contar sua historia para polícia, uma outra mulher é encontrada morta em circunstâncias similares, também por um carro escuro. A polícia parece não ter nenhuma pista. Enquanto as mortes ocorrem, finalmente o motorista é visto por uma mulher, ainda mais violenta que ele na rodovia.
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.
Rudolph's Shiny New Year
Sir Ten-to-Three (voice)
Rudolph must find Happy, the baby new year, before the midnight of New Year's Eve.
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 Se Faz a Dois
The Man
Ex-gangster Tony Banks is called out of retirement by mob kingpin God to carry out a hit on fellow mobster "Blue Chips" Packard. When Banks demurs, God kidnaps his daughter Darlene on his luxury yacht.
Batman: O Homem Morcego
The Riddler
Em Gotham City, Charada, Pinguim, Coringa e Mulher-Gato roubam uma invenção secreta e planejam usá-la de forma maléfica. Além disto, planejam também destruir o Homem-Morcego e o Menino-Prodígio.
Ride Beyond Vengeance
Tod Wisdom
Jonas Trapp falls in love with the beautiful Jessie, a wealthy girl out of his humble class. Against the wishes of her snobbish aunt, she marries him, later faking a pregnancy to win her aunt's consent. But Jonas tires of living off of his wife's family, and eventually deserts her to become a buffalo hunter. 11 years later, with his self-made fortune, he sets out to return home, only to be set upon by three sadistic marauders, who steal his money and leave him for dead. Rescued by a farmer who nurses him back to health, Jonas becomes consumed by the desire for revenge. As fate would have it, all three men live close to Jonas' former home. Matters quickly get worse when Jonas reunites with his wife, only to discover that she is now engaged to Renne.
Aquele Gato Danado
Iggy
O gato D.C. aparece em casa com um relógio de pulso no pescoço e um pedido de ajuda nele. Desconfiada, Patti, a dona do felino, fala com o FBI acreditando que o item é de Margaret, sequestrada recentemente. Ela então se junta ao agente Zeke Kelso e seu bichinho de estimação para investigar o caso. .
Sail A Crooked Ship
George M. Wilson
A bungling burglar, determined to go down in the annals of crime as a genius, steals a ship in New York in order to rob a bank in Boston.
The George Raft Story
Moxie Cusack
The 1961 film biography of the nightclub dancer-turned-movie star George Raft.
Anel de Fogo
Frank Henderson
Frank Gorshin and his girlfriend, Joyce Taylor, are on the run from the law when apprehended and arrested by the Sherriff..
Where the Boys Are
Basil
Good girls Merritt, Melanie, Tuggle and Angie - all students at mid-western Penmore University - are planning on going to Fort Lauderdale, Florida for spring break to get away from the mid-western snow despite not having much money to spend once there. On the drive down, they admit their real purpose is to go where the boys are.
O Grande Impostor
Barney
Baseado na história real de Ferdinand Waldo Demara Jr., um jovem brilhante que não tem paciência para a forma normal de levar a vida e percebe que as pessoas raramente questionam se seus documentos estão em ordem. Ele se torna um fuzileiro naval, um monge, um cirurgião a bordo de um navio de guerra canadense, e um guarda de prisão.
Studs Lonigan
Kenny Killarney
A young man tries to escape the South Side of 1920s Chicago.
Essa Loira Vale Um Milhão
Blake Barton
Ella Peterson é uma operadora de serviço de atendimento telefônico do Brooklyn, uma espécie de "Secretária Eletrônica" analógica, que tenta melhorar a vida de seus clientes, passando algumas dicas de informação que ela ouve de outros clientes. Ela se apaixona por um de seus clientes, o dramaturgo Jeffrey Moss, e está determinada a conhecê-lo. O problema é que, ao telefone com ele, ela sempre finge ser uma mulher velha que ele chama de "mãe". e Livre (estimado Livre)
Minha Vontade é Lei
Billy Gannon
A cidade de Warlock, amedrontada pelos desmandos cometidos pela quadrilha de um fazendeiro local, contrata para ser seu homem da lei e os defender, um pistoleiro(Clay), conhecido domador de cidades. Outro homem, ex-membro do bando ameaçador, assume o cargo de xerife e tenta evitar conflito entre as duas partes.
Torpedo!
Em 1942, o comandante do submarino USS Grayfish, Barney Doyle, é um capitão capaz, respeitado por seus homens e eficaz no mar. Seu alvo principal é o porta aviões japonês Akagi, que liderou o ataque a Pearl Harbor. Doyle é atormentado pelo fato de que sua esposa e filha foram presos quando os japoneses invadiram as Filipinas e ele não tem noticias deles por quase 10 meses. Ele fica aliviado quando fontes confiáveis ​​confirmam que eles estão vivos. Mas havia uma boa razão para os japoneses permitirem que ele soubesse que sua família estava a salvo. Todos os civis estão sendo transportados para o Japão no Akagi e portanto usados como um escudo humano, forçando Doyle a tomar uma decisão terrível.
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.
O Delinquente Delicado
Neighborhood Street Punk
Sidney L. Pythias (Jerry Lewis) é um jovem que trabalha como zelador e é confundido como membro de uma gangue constituída por delinqüentes juvenis, sendo preso por ordem do capitão Riley (Horace McMahon). Seu chefe, Mike Damon (Darren McGavin), um policial honesto, pretende salvá-lo da criminalidade tentando transformá-lo também em um policial. Martha Henshaw (Martha Hyer), uma moça que é a representante da Câmara dos Vereadores e que tem como missão investigar os bairros cheios de criminalidade, considera Sidney uma pessoa muito perigosa. A visão de Martha é muito diferente em relação à visão de Mike, fazendo com que os dois entrem em desacordos sobre qual é a melhor maneira de fazer de Sidney um cidadão "comum".
Invasion of the Saucer-Men
Joe Gruen
A teenage couple making out in the woods accidentally runs over an alien creature with their car. The creature's hand falls off, but it comes alive, and, with an eye growing out of it, begins to stalk the teens. Meanwhile, Joe the town drunk wants to store the body in his refrigerator, but some of the alien's buddies inject alcohol into his system, and Joe dies of an overdose.
Dragstrip Girl
Tommy Burns
Girl loves hot cars and a rich dragstrip racer. Her parents don't like either one.
Quem Foi Jesse James
Charley Ford
Os irmãos Jesse e Frank James viajam com sua gangue para o Minnesota. Lá, eles roubam um banco. O assalto não sai como planejado e resulta em duas mortes. A polícia oferece trinta mil dólares para quem capturar os irmãos James.
Entre o Céu e o Inferno
Pvt. Millard - Co. G (uncredited)
Sam Gifford é um jovem fazendeiro que trata muito mal seus meeiros. Convocado para lutar no Pacífico durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial, ele encontra o psicopata Capitão Waco Grimes, que quase o faz desistir de tudo. No entanto, ao salvar a vida do colega Willie e tornar-se um herói, Sam recobra a confiança e descobre em si mesmo as forças que lhe permitirão enfrentar o comandante. A experiência acaba também por fazê-lo mudar a maneira de levar a vida.
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