Martin Patterson Hingle (July 19, 1924 â€" January 3, 2009) was an
American character actor, who appeared 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
Burton/Schumacher Batman film franchise from 1989 to 1997.Hingle was
born in Miami, Florida (some sources say Denver, Colorado), the son of
Marvin Louise (née Patterson), a schoolteacher and musician, and
Clarence Martin Hingle, a building contractor. He attended Weslaco
High School, where he played the tuba in the band. Hingle enlisted in
the United States Navy in December 1941, dropping out of the
University of Texas. He served on the destroyer USS Marshall during
World War II. He returned to the University of Texas after the war and
earned a degree in radio broadcasting in 1949. As a Navy Reservist, he
was recalled to the service during the Korean War and served on the
escort destroyer USS Damato.Hingle began acting in college, and after
graduating, he moved to New York and studied at HB Studio and the
American Theatre Wing. In 1952, he became a member of the Actors
Studio. This led to his first Broadway show, End as a Man.
American character actor, who appeared 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
Burton/Schumacher Batman film franchise from 1989 to 1997.Hingle was
born in Miami, Florida (some sources say Denver, Colorado), the son of
Marvin Louise (née Patterson), a schoolteacher and musician, and
Clarence Martin Hingle, a building contractor. He attended Weslaco
High School, where he played the tuba in the band. Hingle enlisted in
the United States Navy in December 1941, dropping out of the
University of Texas. He served on the destroyer USS Marshall during
World War II. He returned to the University of Texas after the war and
earned a degree in radio broadcasting in 1949. As a Navy Reservist, he
was recalled to the service during the Korean War and served on the
escort destroyer USS Damato.Hingle began acting in college, and after
graduating, he moved to New York and studied at HB Studio and the
American Theatre Wing. In 1952, he became a member of the Actors
Studio. This led to his first Broadway show, End as a Man.
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