Pat Hingle

"Hingle" redirects here. For the fictional character Patricia Hingle, see Suspiria. For the French commune, see Le Hinglé.

Pat Hingle
Hingle as Thomas Edison in a General Electric ad, in 1977
Born
Martin Patterson Hingle

(1924-07-19)July 19, 1924
Miami, Florida, U.S.
DiedJanuary 3, 2009(2009-01-03) (aged 84)
Carolina Beach, North Carolina, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Texas[1]
OccupationActor
Years active1951–2008
Notable workBatman, Hang 'Em High, Splendor in the Grass, Batman Returns, Batman Forever, Batman & Robin, Shaft
Spouses
  • Alyce Faye Dorsey
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    (m. 1947; div. 1972)​
  • Julie Wright
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    (m. 1979)​
Children5
Pat Hingle and Nan Martin in "The Incredible World of Horace Ford", a 1963 episode of The Twilight Zone.

Martin Patterson Hingle[2] (July 19, 1924 – January 3, 2009) was an American character actor who appeared in stage productions and in hundreds of television shows and feature films. His first film was On the Waterfront in 1954. He often played tough authority figures. Hingle was a close friend of Clint Eastwood and appeared in the Eastwood films Hang 'Em High, The Gauntlet, and Sudden Impact. He also portrayed Jim Gordon in the Batman film franchise from 1989 to 1997.

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