Personal life On April 8, 1957, Gorshin married Christina Randazzo. They had one son, Mitchell, and later separated but remained married until his death. Death Gorshin's final live appearance was a Memphis performance of Say Goodnight, Gracie, in which he portrayed George Burns. He finished the performance and boarded a plane for Los Angeles on April 25, 2005. After he experienced severe breathing difficulty during the flight, the crew administered emergency oxygen. An ambulance met the plane upon landing and transported him to a Burbank hospital, where he died on May 17, 2005, at the age of 72, from lung cancer, complicated by emphysema and pneumonia. Gorshin had been a heavy smoker for most of his adult life, consuming up to five packs of cigarettes a day. His Batman co-star Adam West once claimed that "Frank could reduce a cigarette to ash with one draw." When he did nightclub performances or live shows, audiences were warned not to attend if they disliked smoking, as he often smoked onstage. He is interred at Calvary Catholic Cemetery in the Hazelwood section of Pittsburgh. Filmography Film Television Video games Stage appearances What Makes Sammy Run? playing Sammy Glick at Valley Music Theatre (Los Angeles) (1966) Jimmy playing James J. Walker at Winter Garden Theatre (Broadway) (1969) The Prisoner of Second Avenue playing Mel Edison at Parker Playhouse (Florida) (1973) Whodunnit standing in as Andreas Capodistriou at Biltmore Theatre (Broadway) (1982) On the Twentieth Century playing Oscar Jaffe on a tour of the United States (1986) Ah, Wilderness! playing Nat Miller at American Heartland Theatre (Kansas City, Mo.) (1987) Best of Burlesque, sketch comedy and impressionist, Showboat Dinner Theater, Clearwater, FL (1994) Guys and Dolls as a performer in Las Vegas (1995) The Sunshine Boys as Willie Clark on a tour of the United States (2001) Say Goodnight, Gracie as George Burns at Helen Hayes Theatre (Broadway) (2002) Discography "The Riddler", composed by Mel Torme, B-side "Never Let Her Go" composed by David A. Gates 1966 References External links 1933 births 2005 deaths American male comedians 20th-century American comedians American impressionists (entertainers) American male film actors American male musical theatre actors American male stage actors American male television actors American male voice actors American people of Slovenian descent American Roman Catholics Liberty Records artists Male actors from Pittsburgh Military personnel from Pittsburgh Burials at Calvary Catholic Cemetery (Pittsburgh) Carnegie Mellon University College of Fine