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Pat Hingle(1924-2009)

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Pat Hingle
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Pat Hingle (real name: Martin Patterson Hingle) was born in Miami, Florida, the son of a building contractor. His parents divorced when Hingle was still in his infancy (he never knew his father) and his mother supported the family by teaching school in Denver. She then began to travel (with her son in tow) in search of more lucrative work; by age 13 Hingle had lived in a dozen cities. The future Tony Award nominee made his "acting debut" in the third grade, playing a carrot in a school play ("At that time it didn't seem like much of a way to make a living!", he recalled). Hingle attended high school in Texas and in 1941 entered the University of Texas, majoring in advertising. After serving in the Navy during WW II, he went back to the university and got involved with the drama department as a way to meet girls. With his wife Alyce (whom he first met at the university), Hingle moved to New York and began to get jobs on the stage and on TV. The apex of his stage career was "J.B." by poet Archibald Macleish, with Hingle in the title role as a 20th-century Job. It was during the run of "J.B." that Hingle took an accidental plunge down the elevator shaft of his New York apartment building, sustaining near-fatal injuries in the 54-foot fall. He was near death for two weeks (and lost the little finger of his left hand); his recovery took more than a year. In more recent years, Hingle has played Commissioner Gordon in the "Batman" movies.

Just prior to his death, he resided in Carolina Beach, North Carolina, with his wife, Julia.
BornJuly 19, 1924
DiedJanuary 3, 2009(84)
BornJuly 19, 1924
DiedJanuary 3, 2009(84)
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J.D. Cannon, Terry Carter, and Pat Hingle in McCloud (1970)
Terry Carter, Pat Hingle, and Dennis Weaver in McCloud (1970)
Terry Carter, Pat Hingle, and Dennis Weaver in McCloud (1970)
Laurence Harvey, Robert Quarry, Bruce Cabot, and Pat Hingle in WUSA (1970)
Pat Hingle in WUSA (1970)
Pat Hingle in WUSA (1970)
Billy Dee Williams, Pat Hingle, Lee Wallace, and Robert Wuhl in Batman (1989)
Pat Hingle in Sudden Impact (1983)
Pat Hingle in The Andy Griffith Show (1960)
Pat Hingle in American Gothic (1995)
Pat Hingle in American Gothic (1995)
Pat Hingle in American Gothic (1995)

Known for

Sharon Stone and Gene Hackman in The Quick and the Dead (1995)
The Quick and the Dead
6.5
  • Horace the Bartender
  • 1995
Batman (1989)
Batman
7.5
  • Commissioner Gordon
  • 1989
George Clooney, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Alicia Silverstone, Uma Thurman, and Chris O'Donnell in Batman & Robin (1997)
Batman & Robin
3.7
  • Commissioner Gordon
  • 1997
Hang 'Em High (1968)
Hang 'Em High
7.0
  • Judge Fenton
  • 1968

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Actor

  • Undoing Time (2008)
    Undoing Time
  • The List (2007)
    The List
  • Waltzing Anna (2006)
    Waltzing Anna
  • John C. Reilly, Will Ferrell, Michael Clarke Duncan, Leslie Bibb, and Sacha Baron Cohen in Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)
    Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
  • D.B. Sweeney, John C. McGinley, and Moira Kelly in Two Tickets to Paradise (2006)
    Two Tickets to Paradise
  • Keith Carradine in The Angel Doll (2002)
    The Angel Doll
  • Matt Long in The Greatest Adventure of My Life (2002)
    The Greatest Adventure of My Life
  • Sally Field, Chris Sarandon, Diahann Carroll, Pat Hingle, and Miguel Sandoval in The Court (2002)
    The Court
  • Morning
  • James Van Der Beek, Katie Holmes, Joshua Jackson, and Michelle Williams in Dawson's Creek (1998)
    Dawson's Creek
  • Road to Redemption (2001)
    Road to Redemption
  • Dean Cain, Debbi Morgan, and Maya Angelou in The Runaway (2000)
    The Runaway
  • Samuel L. Jackson in Shaft (2000)
    Shaft
  • Frank Oz, Bill Barretta, Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire, The Great Gonzo, Rizzo The Rat, Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, and Fozzie Bear in Muppets from Space (1999)
    Muppets from Space
  • Burt Reynolds and Keith Carradine in The Hunter's Moon (1999)
    The Hunter's Moon

Producer

  • A Dream On Fire (2013)
    A Dream On Fire
  • Keith Carradine in The Angel Doll (2002)
    The Angel Doll
  • Lloyd Bridges, Dina Merrill, and Gilbert Roland in Running Wild (1973)
    Running Wild

Soundtrack

  • Kevin Costner in Amazing Stories (1985)
    Amazing Stories
  • Fess Parker in Daniel Boone (1964)
    Daniel Boone
    • (uncredited)

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The Carey Treatment
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The Carey Treatment
The Strange One
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The Strange One
The Ugly American
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The Ugly American
The Gauntlet
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The Gauntlet

Personal details

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    • July 19, 1924
    • Miami, Florida, USA
    • January 3, 2009
    • Carolina Beach, North Carolina, USA(complications from myelodysplasia)
    • October 25, 1979 - January 3, 2009 (his death)
  • Other works
    Stage: Appeard in "1776" on Broadway. Also in cast: Brent Spiner.
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    • 1 Interview
    • 7 Articles

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    He lost the lead role in the film Elmer Gantry (1960), which could have been a turning point in his screen career, when he, trying to escape a stalled elevator in his apartment building on the West Side, fell more than 50 feet down the shaft. He fractured his skull, hip, wrist, and most of the ribs on his left side, also breaking his left leg in three places. A finger had to be amputated. Near death for two weeks, he spent a year relearning to walk. Burt Lancaster inherited the role and won an Oscar.
  • Quotes
    After one [college] semester I went into the Navy for four years in the Pacific on a destroyer. I went back to school and every time I saw a pretty girl I'd say, "Who the hell is that?" Well, they were all headed towards the theater department so I joined the campus Curtain Club. In three years I did 35 plays and in one of those plays I finally realized that I felt more comfortable than I did anywhere and I was where God intended me to be. I always feel that way.
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