And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Friday, January 3, 2025
He was richly paid for wearing those clothes and acting like that.
Frank Gorshin's salary for his role as the Riddler on the 1966 Batman TV show was $2,500 per episode during the first season. Before the second season, his new agency, William Morris, requested that his salary be doubled to $5,000 per episode, but this demand was not met by the producers
I think he won an Emmy for that.
ReplyDeleteI saw a clip of him doing spot on impressions of Heston and Douglas.
ReplyDeleteBatman - a show purposefully so bad, it was good.
ReplyDeleteFrank Gorshin, the Riddler was from Pittsburgh PA.
ReplyDeleteHe had a terrific Kirk Douglas impersonation.
ReplyDeleteFrank Gorshin had a gig on the Ed Sullivan show the same night the Beatles did their first appearance.
ReplyDeletehe could imitate burt lancaster without speaking.
DeletePaid well, as he deserved to be.
ReplyDeleteNot really.
ReplyDeleteEpisodic TV always pays less than film.
Like 95% of the people on that show, he was just happy to be working.
Most actors are waiting tables and parking cars, most of their lives.
Frank Gorshin's salary for his role as the Riddler on the 1966 Batman TV show was $2,500 per episode during the first season. Before the second season, his new agency, William Morris, requested that his salary be doubled to $5,000 per episode, but this demand was not met by the producers
DeleteAnd a world class impersonator! Really amazing.
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