Commissioner Gordon Weds, Dies In Same Week

Last week was a big one for Batman’s ally on the Gotham City police force. Gary Oldman, who played Commissioner Gordon in Batman Begins and The Dark Knight, got married in Santa Barbara to jazz singer Alexandra Edenborough (Oldman’s agent served as the best man in the small ceremony). Then tragedy struck on Saturday, when Pat Hingle, who played Gordon in the four Batman films released from 1989-1997, died of complications relating to blood cancer in his North Carolina home. Coincidentally, Oldman’s first wife was Uma Thurman, who played Poison Ivy opposite Hingle in Batman & Robin.

Hingle, a veteran stage actor who received a Tony nomination in 1958, fell down an elevator shaft that same year, breaking numerous bones and losing his left pinky. Due to the months of recuperation, Hingle missed out on playing the lead in Elmer Gantry, which instead went to Burt Lancaster. Hingle played countless character roles on TV and in movies, but theater remained his primary interest. He was 84.

Due to the rule of threes, we’re a little concerned for Bob Hastings.

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