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He was nominated for an Emmy Award (Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Comedy) for his role as the Riddler on ABC's 1960s live-action television series Batman, starring Adam West and Burt Ward.
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- BATMAN '66. Of course, when we think of the Riddler, we can't help but think of his first live-action appearance on the 60s Batman TV show starring Adam West and Burt Ward.
- GOTHAM. While we had seen a few different origins of Edward Nygma across the various mediums, we had never seen it quite like it was presented on Fox's Gotham.
- SUPER FRIENDS. Riddler's first animated appearance came during The Batman/Superman Hour animated series. Those character designs would be used again throughout this era on shows like Super Friends, Challenge of the Super Friends, and The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians.
- BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD. on the flip side, while the Riddler didn't appear that much in Batman: The Brave and the Bold, his character was true to his comic self, and even based on the earliest versions of the character who focused more on conning Batman instead of outsmarting him with puzzles.
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- Frank Gorshin. The Riddler was launched into the big leagues of Batman’s rogues gallery thanks to the 1960s Batman TV series in which the Prince of Puzzles was portrayed by Frank Gorshin across 10 episodes of the show.
- John Astin. Gorshin’s popularity meant that John Astin had a hard time stepping into his shoes after the actor proved unavailable for a two-part storyline in Batman‘s second season.
- John Glover. Outside of the Riddler’s appearances on the Super Friends cartoons of the 1980s (in which he was voiced by Michael Bell), the next most notable screen incarnation of the foe hails from Batman: The Animated Series.
- Jim Carrey. The Riddler returned to live-action with 1995’s Batman Forever, in which Jim Carrey famously portrayed Nygma, teaming up with Tommy Lee Jones’ Two-Face to terrorize Val Kilmer’s Caped Crusader.
Jul 6, 2013 · Riddler: With Kevin Michael Richardson, 'Weird Al' Yankovic. Shorts about Batman villain the Riddler (voiced by "Weird Al" Yankovic) as he tries to best Batman (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson) with his riddles.
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Frank Gorshin, the first actor to play Batman's villain The Riddler on the 1960s Adam West TV show, performed until his death at age 72.
- Ed Gross
Jan 11, 2023 · Comedy genius Frank Gorshin played the role of the Riddler in five episodes and in the 1966 film, always cackling with overcaffeinated joy.
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Mar 30, 2022 · Dano's Riddler seems destined to return, especially given the influence Reeves is taking from Jeph Loeb's Batman stories. In Hush , the Riddler discovers Batman's identity but can't reveal it because there's nothing more worthless than a riddle everyone knows the answer to.
