That's awesome that you met Frank. I was always a huge fan of his growing up. His Riddler and impressions were fantastic. His Burt Lancaster was legendary.
Yes his movements and gestures were a major part of the Riddler. How he leaps real fast to each medevil death/torture device in the candle wax episode is great, he WAS the Riddler !!! Seems funny now but we picked up as kids how scary evil and sick he was describing to the blonde girl how "fun" and "sweet and beautiful," torture/death chambers were !!!
Not only was Frank great with the Riddler's laugh, he was bouncy and acrobatic on the show. His impressions were great, and I have to say, he gave one of the most memorable performances ever on the original Star Trek.
@@haroldthomas9994 You reminded me of his appearance in Star Trek. Great performance indeed. He played 1 of the 2 guys who hated each other because they had half white and half black faces, but on different sides of their face.
@@RobTheNotary Lmao. Yes, 'Fair Deal Dan'. Loved it when an intoxicated Frank, sees Fred Gwynn coming towards him at the police station. Frank thinks he's having the delirium tremors, but it's only Herman wanting to say goodbye. Classic.
Legend!! Love this Man! The Riddler Back in the 60's!! To be A child at that time, and to watch him on Bat Man! The Best! Before the Mental Character Trip of Jim Carey and Robin Williams, it was ''This Guy'' Here Frank Gorshin. Jerry Lewis was in Full Effect! With his Brand Of ''Out There Nutty Wit''. But Frank Held his own on Bat Man! Fantastic! Love him!! This Man is a Pure Trip!
I don't think any comedians made me laugh as much as Frank Gorshin - he was more than anyone can imagine especially as the Riddle for Batman in the 60s. Plus on the Ed Sullivan Show.
Having watched Gorshin's performances in Season 1 of Batman, I think it's clear that Jim Carrey was the perfect actor to play the Riddler in that movie, because their acting styles are so similar.
Loved and enjoyed the late Frank Goshen. I had the pleasure to see him in a play downtown Chicago, during intermission he did impressions of the Duke and Burt Lancaster .Wow what talent and a nice guy.
Let me tell u guys, I was 4 yo that time, whenever The Riddler starts to appear on the screen with that intro trumpet riddler theme, I start to sweat and get goosebumps. I was scared but at the same time fascinated by Frank Gorshin. What was bright & colorful became dark & freaky to me. It was like... he wasn't human at all. None of the other villains had that effect on me.
@@adriennerobinson1180 A lot of it of course was that I was still so young with my own world to interpret. Hehe... But I guess that's how unusual brilliant acting does to a child's mind.
He was in a 1981 2 part tele-movie called ''Goliath Awaits'' about a sunken British cruise liner sunk by a German U-Boat in 1939 and 300+ passengers survived and has lived for over 40 years undetected. He played the part of Mr Wesker, the right hand man of leader Mr McKenzie(Christopher Lee). The mere sight of Mr Wesker was enough to scare the crap out of you, and when he spoke(deep Irish accent) was a double scary whammy. Just watched this again for the first time since I was a kid and he was just as scary. They made him look about 15 years older in 1981 compared to this 1997 clip. This man IS legendary.
Yeah, Frank's rapid fire facial expression changes, that LAUGH, and just the whole "taunting" factor made him the best of the original 4 I think. Burgess Meredith was an AMAZING Penguin at #2, Cesar Romero was a VERY close #3 as the Joker, and Lee Meriweather as Catwoman was #4, what can I say, she was SMOKING HOT, but WAAAY WAAAY WAAAAAAY too much competition from the other bois...
I was chubby for Earth Kitt's cat woman growl/purr. Each to his own, I guess. Takes all kinds to fill the freeways....... I met Julie Newmar at a comics convention, though, and WOOF ! She was hot !
Frank Gorshin, great as The Riddler, of course, but even better as the American Army tank driver who was forced to drive a German Tank in the third season episode of, "Combat." 👍😂
Until someone better comes along (which I doubt will happen), when you think Riddler you think Frank Gorshin. He also sticks out in my mind for his portrayal of Commissioner Bele in the Star Trek TOS episode "Let That Be Your Last Battlefield."
Without a doubt, the greatest Batman character of all time. No one else comes close. He is still my definition of The Riddler, and the Riddler is my favorite Batman character because of him. My only disappointment is that they don't mention his one-off appearance as Loki on "Star Trek".
He was great in 12 Monkeys. I am so glad Terry Gilliam got to get him in his flick. What a catch!!! He does two or three "Riddler-isms" and I just lose it everytime I watch 12 Monkeys (the movie, not the lame series)
A lot of fun watching this knowing Conan would voice the Riddler in the 'LEGO Batman Movie' that came out almost exactly 20 years later, in February 2017. Gorshin was so incredibly talented and funny.
Last time I saw this was when it originally aired , , , , been stressed out lately , , , I needed this , , so thanks for uploading this video man , , , , life sure made a lot more sense in 1997 , , , , ,👍
Wow he's still 100% the Riddler here, still doing the laugh and very sharp wit!!I like at 3:06 Conan says Burt Ward was on the show before and he answerers " Ah Yeeeess" in an evil way like " I'll get him one of these days" Hehehe hahaha!!!!!
Conan referred to the Batman TV series being 30 years prior to this episode with Frank Gorshin. Then I realized this particular 1997 episode with Conan was 26 YEARS AGO! Wow…..that means I’m getting really old and it’s nearly time for the dirt nap.
His appearance on the Sullivan/Beatles show had an interesting, portentious premise. "What if famous Hollywood celebrities ran for political office?" Long before "Ah-nold" and others did!
Other Batman villains camped it up, playing a bad guy for laughs. Frank Gorshin did the opposite. He'd go from manic and silly to deadly serious, speaking with utter clarity and this tortured inner life. You had to take him seriously.
