Frank John Gorshin Jr. was an American actor, comedian and impressionist. He made many guest appearances on television variety and talk shows, including The Ed Sullivan Show, Tonight Starring Steve Allen, The Dean Martin Show and Late Night with Conan O'Brien.
Gorshin as the Riddler, 1966
Gorshin performing with Lou Rawls in 1977
The Riddler is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by Bill Finger and Dick Sprang, and debuted in Detective Comics #140 in October 1948. He has become one of the most enduring enemies of the superhero Batman and belongs to the collective of adversaries that make up his rogues gallery.
Cover of Detective Comics #140 (October 1948), the first appearance of the Riddler. Art by Win Mortimer. (note the Riddler Puzzle trap in this drawing was actually used in an episode of Batman when John Astin guest starred as the Riddler)