frank gorshin played the riddler in the original batman movie.
frank gorshin played the riddler in the original batman movie.
who played the riddler in the original batman movie?
frank gorshin
during the summer/fall of 1966 adam west and frank gorshin went on a tour as batman and the riddler to promote the new batman movie and of course the series. they were usually accompanied by several bands before the featured event that saw batman and the riddler exchange corny jokes as well as a song performed by west. the tour most famously stopped at shea stadium in new york on june 25, 1966 and city park in new orleans on november 26, 1966









































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batman (tv series)
the third and final arc was titled 'savage city', and was about bruce's efforts to save his city from the riddler's control. it begins with bruce wayne awakening in the duke residence, having removed the batsuit before falling asleep. a young boy whose life he had saved informs him that the riddler has taken control of gotham. alfred tells batman to return to wayne manor through the secret entrance in the now dilapidated crime alley, the site of his parents' murder. meanwhile, the military sends special forces soldiers to gotham to help gordon restore the peace. the riddler uses a jumbotron every day to tell the people of gotham that all he wants is a worthy opponent. the riddler spots gordon and the men on the rooftop, sending drones to stop him. the riddler tries to destroy the building, but batman stops him. batman, gordon, fox and the soldiers plan a way to stop the riddler. the next day, the riddler appears on screen again to say that he will dedicate this "zero year" to the people of gotham. batman in a new costume comes driving in on a motorcycle and accepts the riddler's challenge in order to buy time so fox can discover their location. the riddler drops batman into a pit of lions. batman fights and tames the lions, allowing fox to find the riddler's hiding place. batman, gordon and fox try to attack the riddler, only to fall into a trap. fox is injured, but batman saves him. the soldiers call in an airstrike to level gotham while batman finds the riddler, as they play his last game. the riddler challenges batman to solve his riddles, allowing him one step closer to him on every answer he gets right. gordon and fox find a way to stop the jets from destroying gotham. batman grabs the riddler, stopping his game. gordon creates a bat signal and successfully stops the jets. the riddler reveals that to save gotham, batman must use his heart to turn the city's power back on; he must attach himself to an electrode. batman successfully turns gotham's power back on with the force of his own pulse. one month later, gotham is back to normal, while the riddler is put in arkham asylum. bruce gets a visit from julie madison, an old flame, and alfred tells him he has two choices: lead a normal life as bruce wayne, or protect gotham as batman. when bruce chooses the latter, alfred tells julie that bruce is "spoken for" as batman disappears into the night.
batman: zero year