



His father, Frank Sr., was a second-generation Slovenian-American whose parents emigrated to America from Slovenia. Gorshin was born on April 5, 1933, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the son of Catholic parents Frances, a seamstress, and Frank Gorshin Sr., a railroad worker. He made many guest appearances on television variety and talk shows, including The Ed Sullivan Show, Tonight Starring Steve Allen, The Dean Martin Show and Late Night with Conan O'Brien.Īs an actor, he played the Riddler on the live-action television series Batman and was nominated for an Emmy Award for the performance. (Ap– May 17, 2005) was an American actor, comedian and impressionist.
