Pat Hingle

Anjelica Huston, Pat Hingle in The Grifters

Pat Hingle, best known for his recurring roles in the Batman movies of the 1990s, died Jan. 3 at his home in Carolina Beach, N.C. The cause was myelodysplasia, a blood disorder. He was 84.
During his 50+-year career, Hingle appeared on Broadway, films, and television. Among his more notable film roles are those of a cadet in the 1957 film adaptation of Calder Willingham’s gay-themed drama The Strange One, Warren Beatty’s father in Splendor in the Grass (1961), a sadistic gangster in Stephen Frears‘ The Grifters (1990), and Police Commissioner Gordon in the Batman movies. Additionally, Hingle incarnated J. Edgar Hoover in the 1992 HBO drama Citizen Cohn.
Among Pat Hingle’s [...]

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