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  1. Frank Gorshin, best known as The Riddler, plays Bele, a half-black and half-white alien who pursues Lokai, a political refugee, for 50,000 years. The episode explores the themes of racism, hatred and reconciliation in a sci-fi setting.

    • (3.3K)
    • Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
    • Jud Taylor
    • 1969-01-10
  2. The episode guest-stars Lou Antonio and Frank Gorshin . Plot. The Federation starship Enterprise is on a mission to help decontaminate the polluted atmosphere of the planet Ariannus, when sensors detect a Federation shuttlecraft that was reported stolen.

  3. Francis John "Frank" Gorshin, Jr. (5 April 1933 – 17 May 2005; age 72) was an impressionist, comedian, and actor who played Bele in the Star Trek: The Original Series third season episode "Let That Be Your Last Battlefield". He filmed his scenes between Friday 4 October 1968 and Friday 11 October 1968 at Desilu Stage 9.

  4. Gorshin also had a memorable role in the 1969 Star Trek episode "Let That Be Your Last Battlefield" as the bigoted half-whiteface, half-blackface alien Bele from the planet Cheron. Contrary to popular rumor and several news articles, Gorshin did not receive an Emmy nomination for this role.

    Year
    Title
    Role
    Notes
    1956
    Page
    Episode: "Decoy"
    1957
    Captain Ray Duncan
    Episode: "Operation Lend Lease Adti: ...
    1957
    Cowboy with Singer
    Episode: "Duel at Lockwood"
    1958
    The Silent Service
    Torpedoman 1st Class Larkin
    Episode: "The Thresher Story"
  5. Apr 4, 2017 · Learn about the life and career of Frank Gorshin, who played Commissioner Bele in the Star Trek: The Original Series episode "Let That Be Your Last Battlefield". Discover his connections to Batman, The Beatles, and other Trek alumni.

  6. Jan 10, 2016 · Frank Gorshin, best known as the Riddler on Batman, played Bele, one of the two warring aliens in "Let That Be Your Last Battlefield". Learn more about this classic episode, its message and its cast.

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  8. Feb 17, 2024 · Frank Gorshin, best known as the Riddler in Batman, played Bele in a Star Trek: The Original Series episode about racial prejudice. Learn more about his character, his career, and the other actors who appeared in both shows.