Frank Gorshin Gorshin portrayed comedian George Burns on Broadway in the one-man show "Say Goodnight, Gracie" (2002), which was nominated for a 2003 Tony Award for best play and was reunited with several of his "Batman" colleagues in the television movie "", in which he appeared as himself. Gorshin died on the day of the telefilm's DVD release. He played the strict legendary Harvard Law School Professor, John H. Keynes, in the Korean drama "Love Story in Harvard" (2004), and voiced villain Hugo Strange in three 2005 episodes of "The Batman" animated series. He also voiced the characters Marius and Lysander in
Gracie Films Gracie Films Gracie Films is an American independent film and television production company created by James L. Brooks in 1986. The company is primarily responsible for producing the long-running animated series "The Simpsons", as well as the films "Big", "Broadcast News", and "Jerry Maguire". James L. Brooks founded Gracie Films at 20th Century Fox in 1986, with Polly Platt as executive vice president. Named for comedian Gracie Allen, the company was established to "provide real writers with a vehicle to get their movies made". Its primary distributor is currently Sony Pictures Entertainment, though it continues to produce "The Simpsons" at