Pat Hingle Dies at 84

Veteran actor Martin Patterson "Pat" Hingle, best known in recent times for playing Commissioner Gordon in the first four Batman films, passed away Saturday at his Carolina Beach home. He was 84. Cause of death was reported to be myelodysplasia, a type of blood cancer.
 

Hingle had an acclaimed career in film, TV and on Broadway.
 

On film, he worked with stars, including  Clint Eastwood, Sally Fields, Warren Beatty, Marlon Brando and Anjelica Huston. He has a long list of movie credits to his name including "Hang 'Em High," "Sudden Impact","The Gauntlet", and "Muppets From Space."
 

He was in the original casts of some of the great plays in American theater, including "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof," "The Dark at the Top of the Stairs" and "J.B." His TV credits include "Twilight Zone," "The Untouchables," "Route 66," "Gunsmoke," "The Fugitive," "Mission Impossible" and "Hallmark Hall of Fame."
 

More recently, while living in Carolina Beach, Hingle continued to work in commercial productions, including “Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby.”

He was survived by his wife, Julia, two sisters, five children and 11 grandchildren.