I loved Pat Hingle as Commissioner Gordon in the Tim Burton renditions of Batman. To me he was a wonderful mixture of the original TV show’s Commissioner Gordon and Police Chief O’Hara all wrapped up into one package.

We’d also see him appearing all over the place as a pretty busy character actor. Sadly, the news has come out that Hingle has passed away. CNN gives us this:

Hingle died Saturday evening at his home in Carolina Beach, North Carolina, after a two-year battle with the blood disorder myelodysplasia, his cousin, Lynn Heritage, told CNN. “He was awake one moment, and in the next breath, he was gone,” Heritage said. Hingle began his acting career in the 1950s, appearing in numerous television theater shows. His first movie role was an uncredited appearance in 1954’s “On the Waterfront,” which won eight Academy Awards; he played the by-the-book judge opposite Clint Eastwood’s vengeful marshal in 1968’s “Hang ‘Em High,” and appeared as Sally Field’s father in 1979’s “Norma Rae.”

Sad day for the Batman fan community.