Commissioner Gordon actor dies at 84
I didn’t see this yesterday… I always liked his work as Commissioner Gordon.
CAROLINA BEACH, N.C. (AP) — Pat Hingle, a veteran actor whose career included a recurring role as Commissioner Gordon in several Batman movies in the 1990s, has died after battling blood cancer. He was 84.
Family friend Michele Seidman says Hingle died at his home in Carolina Beach shortly after 10 p.m. Saturday.
Seidman says he decided to settle in the coastal town after shooting the movie “Maximum Overdrive” in the area in 1986. He lived there for more than 15 years.
Family spokeswoman Lynn Heritage says Hingle was diagnosed with myelodysplasia in November 2006.
His career in movies and television spanned six decades, and he was also nominated for a Tony Award in 1958. Hingle’s last movie was “Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby,” which was released in 2006.
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I’ve gotta admit, I wasn’t really a fan of his work in the Burton films (”Batman Returns” is still my favorite Bat-film, including “The Dark Knight,” simply because it’s more a pitch-black comedy than a superhero action film).
I thought Hingle always sounded like he had half a sandwich in his mouth when he talked.
He’d have made a great Harvey Bullock, though.