Pat Hingle
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 Hingle (left) with Nam Martin (right) in an episode of The Twilight Zone, July 1965 |
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| Born | Martin Patterson Hingle July 19, 1924 Miami, Florida, U.S. |
| Died | January 3, 2009 (aged 84) Carolina Beach, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Blood cancer |
| Resting place | Cremated, Ashes scattered into the Atlantic Ocean |
| Residence | Carolina Beach, North Carolina |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Saluda Elementary School |
| Alma mater | Actors Studio |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1954–2006 |
| Notable works | Batman, Hang 'Em High, Splendor in the Grass, Batman Returns, Batman Forever, Batman & Robin, Shaft |
| Home town | Houston, Texas |
| Height | 5' 10" (1.78 m) |
| Spouse | Alyce Faye Dorsey (1947-1972; divorced), Julie Wright (1979-2009; his death) |
| Children | 5 |
| Parents | Marvin Louise (nèe Patterson), Clarence Martin Hingle |
Martin Patterson "Pat" Hingle (July 19, 1924 – January 3, 2009) was an American actor. He was possibly well known for his role as Comm. James Gordon in the Tim Burton/Joel Schumacher Batman films: Batman, Batman Returns, Batman Forever, and Batman & Robin. Hingle and Michael Gough are the only two actors to appear in all 4 Batman movies. Hingle worked from 1954 through 2006.
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Personal Life [change]
Hingle was born on July 19, 1924 in Miami, Florida[1]. His parents were Marvin Louise (née Patterson), a schoolteacher and musician, and Clarence Martin Hingle, a building contractor. Hingle enlisted in the U.S. Navy in December 1941, dropping out of the University of Texas. He served on the destroyer USS Marshall during World War II. He returned to the University of Texas after the war ended and earned a degree in radio broadcasting. He learned to act at the Actors Studio. Hingle was married two times; first to Alyce Faye Dorsey in 1947 until they divorced in 1972. He was married to Julie Wright from 1979 until his death in 2009. Hingle had 3 children with Dorsey; Jody, Billy, and Molly. With Wright he had two children.
Death [change]
Hingle died on January 3, 2009 in Carolina Beach, North Carolina from leukemia, he was 84 years old[2]. Hingle was cremated and his ashes were scattered into the Atlantic Ocean.
Movies [change]
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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| 1961 | Splendor in the Grass | Ace Stamper | |
| 1963 | The Twilight Zone | Horace Ford | TV Show Episode: "The Incredible World of Horace Ford" |
| 1965 | Daniel Boone | Will Carey | TV Show Episode: "The Returning" |
| 1968 | Hang 'Em High | Judge Adam Fenton | |
| 1971 | Gunsmoke | Dr. Chapman | TV Show |
| 1979 | When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder? | Lyle Stricker | |
| Norma Rae | Vernon | ||
| 1980 | Stone | Chief Gene Paulton | TV Show |
| 1983 | Sudden Impact | Chief Lester Jannings | |
| 1985 | Brewster's Millions | Edward Roundfield | |
| 1986 | Maximum Overdrive | Bubba Hendershot | |
| 1988 | The Land Before Time | Narrator/Rooter | Voice |
| 1989 | Batman | Commissioner Gordon | |
| 1990 | The Grifters | Bobo Justus | |
| 1992 | Citizen Cohn | J. Edgar Hoover | |
| Gunsmoke: To the Last Man | Colonel Tucker | ||
| Batman Returns | Commissioner Gordon | ||
| 1995 | Batman Forever | ||
| The Quick and the Dead | Horace | ||
| 1997 | Batman & Robin | Commissioner Gordon | |
| 2000 | Shaft | Judge Dennis Bradford | |
| 2001 | Road to Redemption | Grandpa Nathan Tucker | |
| 2006 | Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby | Mr. Dennit Sr. | Final movie role. |
References [change]
- ↑ "Pat Hingle Biography (1924-2009)". Filmreference.com. January 4, 2009. http://www.filmreference.com/film/47/Pat-Hingle.html.
- ↑ "Actor Pat Hingle dies at age 84". Starnewsonline.com. January 4, 2009. http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20090104/ARTICLES/901042994/1120.
Other Websites [change]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Pat Hingle |
- Pat Hingle at the Internet Movie Database
- Pat Hingle at the Internet Broadway Database
- Pat Hingle at Find A Grave
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