Frank Gorshin

Frank Gorshin, born in Pittsburgh in 1933, was an American actor, comedian and impressionist. He built his career on mimicry, performing impressions of stars such as Al Jolson, Kirk Douglas, Dean Martin and George Burns, and he appeared twelve times on The Ed Sullivan Show, besides many other variety and talk programs. He was the first impressionist to headline the main showrooms of Las Vegas. His film work began in the 1950s with B-pictures and included Where the Boys Are and That Darn Cat!, but he is best remembered for playing the Riddler on the live-action television series Batman from 1966 to 1968, with a high-pitched cackle that became the character's trademark and brought him an Emmy Award nomination. He died in 2005.