American Bandstand 1975- Interview Frank Gorshin

Dick Clark interviews Frank Gorshin on American Bandstand

[@lloydkline3265]

The best Riddler ever

[@TWayneD1020]

So right !!!

[@michaelmohrle1773]

Yes you did Frank you had a Riddler song record in the 60s !!

[@TWayneD1020]

Great talent !!! No one will beat his Riddler !!!

[@robwilliamsfn9425]

Still the best Batman villain. Everyone else was just playing genially eccentric, Frank Gorshin played genuinely unhinged.

[@timacoata7456]

Great memories. Amazing how respectful and articulate the high school audience behaved ! 70’s good times

[@Springbok295]

His Burt Lancaster imitation was gold.

[@karenshaub8273]

My favotite impression!

[@grahamlong8701]

He kind of looks like Burt Lancaster 🎸🤸🤸🤸🤸

[@robertmcpherson1617]

​@@grahamlong8701 The thing is, he makes his face look like everyone he does! Kirk Douglas! I'm laughing so hard, I'm falling out of my chair just thinking about it! 🤣

[@waynej2608]

Frank Gorshin was amazing as The Riddler, but his Burt Lancaster impression, kills me. Everytime! 😂😆

[@RobertJuzstone]

True, it would of funny to have him do The Riddler as/by Burt Lancaster.

[@philipdefibaugh7127]

I never knew the Riddler was on American Bandstand. I met Frank AWESOMELY nice man! Totally nothing like his Riddler character. Thank you for uploading!

[@michaeldelia9048]

Frank was sooooo underated. RIP BOTH MEN.

[@tnawcwvictoria]

Mr. Clark also appeared in the 2nd season premiere of Batman entitled Shoot a Crooked Arrow with Art Carney (Ed Norton from The Honeymooners) as The Archer a ripoff version of Robin Hood

[@ianman15]

I met Mr. Gorshin when he was appearing at a comedy club in Atlanta. He was staying at a hotel where I was bartending. Late at night after the show, he sat at the bar, had a cup of coffee and we chatted like we were old friends. Of course I got his autograph. He was an amazing talent and a very classy human being.

[@philiphalpenny9761]

Frank really did look like a cross between Cagney, Kirk Douglas & Richard Widmark.

[@tnawcwvictoria]

R.I.P. Mr. Clark and Mr. Gorshin, God Bless You Both So Much Frank Gorshin was SO good at playin' a Bad Guy He's played a Bad Guy on The Original Star Trek and a Mad Bomber on The Original Charlie's Angels, but he'll forever be known as The Original Riddler

[@katherinemooney7020]

Dick Clark

[@pallen49]

GOD, we sure miss the likes of him. He was so good in all he does..

[@kevinbutler8824]

Frank was also a singer,a dancer and a pantomimist.

[@randyacuna3248]

Class act. Where are today's comic who do impressions?

[@waynej2608]

@@randyacuna3248 or as this good.

[@randyacuna3248]

@@waynej2608 your so right.

[@dabneyoffermein595]

he lost his brother when he was only 17, and he got his first role of a lifetime in pittsburgh and it crushed him but his mom and dad wanted him to do the performance even tho his brother had just gotten killed in an automobile crash

[@janiegolden5338]

J Wayne walk was perfect! Man of many voices. Left us too early. RIP Mr Gorshin.

[@billycampbell854]

He was so good. Need anything else be said?👈

[@KenCostlow]

I saw Frank play George Burns in a stage production of "Say Goodnight, Gracie," and he was magnificent!! When he finished the final scene, looking up to heaven saying "Say Goodnight, Gracie!," I was in tears. We won't be seeing his like again anytime soon.

[@tnawcwvictoria]

I remember hearing about that on Entertainment Tonight Weekend when they did the villains of Batman Whatever Happened to Your Favorite TV Stars?

[@karenshaub8273]

My favorite impressionist. Rich Little always sounded the same whether he was doing Jack Benny, Johnny Carson, or whoever. There was another guy I only saw once who did singers! He Was fantastic. Did a great Johnny Mathis.

[@voiceguy3635]

Great question Dick Clark asked:Gorshin should have been attempting Elton John or McCartney.Why couldn't he?Lou Reed?They're all doable.

[@Rick-mx5kh]

Frank Gorshin was, by far, the best impressionist going back in the day.

[@stevenslovinski6311]

He did shows in the 90's at Harrah's in Atlantic City. Got to meet him in person because I worked there. Very nice man.

[@Monkofmagnesia]

He actually found "the green underware" to be very irritating and had a suit tailor made for him. This suit influenced the look of the Riddler in the comic book which remains to this day.

[@Dan-nt2yb]

Frank was my 4th cousin on my Yugoslavian Mother’s side. Great bragging rights when I was young. Dan. Victoria BC

[@rajukodaneni7307]

he was one helluva talented bloke!

[@enricosanchez894]

Frank was a Yugo?

[@rolandgebhardt8378]

@@enricosanchez894 Yes. He had slovenian ancestry.

[@waynej2608]

That's cool, I'm sure you're proud having had such a talented relative.

[@lhs66]

He was my neighbor. From Steubenville, Oh

[@assignmentearth2899]

I knew there was more stuff out there. The paltry amount of Gorshin stuff they featured on the blu ray release was pitiful.

[@happi-bollox]

That brought back happy memories of watching him as the Riddler.. A very talented man.

[@jamesfagan7823]

Frank dose Lancaster better than burt dose himself absolutely brilliant

[@erichvonmolder9310]

Was his face black on the left side and black on the right or was it the other way around, if you remember that famous Star Trek episode.

[@markbowman6655]

Guy smoked 3-5 packs of Vantage cigarettes a day and made it to 72, I smoke 1 pack a day, I'm 46, and hope I make it to 72.

[@JiM-SWEET-art]

Does anyone do a Frank Gorshin impression?

[@dabneyoffermein595]

wow, the John Wayne walk-off, now that was a home-run !!

[@antoniosantorini9355]

Frank gorshin was the best and he created a character that was worth imitating The Riddler not too many impressionist become a star like that in themselves

[@raybenoit5238]

A legend

[@stevenslovinski6311]

I met the man over 30 years ago when I worked at Harrah's in Atlantic City. He was a very nice gentleman.

[@russellcampbell9198]

Loved how he could facially mimic the person and not just the voice. PS. American girls of those days seemed so radiant.

[@brugglesby]

Have you seen his Brando?

[@cardtrix1970]

Gotta go with "Lloyd" on this: By far, the BEST riddler, ever! They can abort the "Batman Movie Thing" anytime! It's run it's course.

[@meyerj75]

I'm guessing November 15, 1975 - the same Saturday ABBA and David Ruffin performed on AB.

[@scottcampbell1377xanadu]

The best Lancaster , ever!

[@freethrice]

Anybody seeing Tom Hiddelston through this?

[@AK-Drakoin]

Uhh hell naw Two completely different actors in my opinion but I bet a conversation between the two of them would be a really nice one

[@sweetsandcharades8383]

One of my friends did comment on the resemblance. Could have been fun if they had had the chance to play father and son but alas that was not to be.

[@jmccallion2394]

Brilliant doing Lancaster. Close your eyes and he is there!