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Pat Hingle (Martin Patterson Hingle) was born on 19 July, 1924 in Miami, Florida, U.S., is an American actor (1924–2009). Discover Pat Hingle's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 85 years old?

Popular As Martin Patterson Hingle
Occupation Actor
Age 85 years old
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Born 19 July 1924
Birthday 19 July
Birthplace Miami, Florida, U.S.
Date of death 2009
Died Place Carolina Beach, North Carolina, U.S.
Nationality United States

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Pat Hingle Height, Weight & Measurements

At 85 years old, Pat Hingle height is 5' 10" (1.78 m) .

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Height 5' 10" (1.78 m)
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Who Is Pat Hingle's Wife?

His wife is Alyce Faye Dorsey (m. 1947-1972) Julie Wright (m. 1979)

Family
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Wife Alyce Faye Dorsey (m. 1947-1972) Julie Wright (m. 1979)
Sibling Not Available
Children 5

Pat Hingle Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Pat Hingle worth at the age of 85 years old? Pat Hingle’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. He is from United States. We have estimated Pat Hingle's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
Salary in 2024 Under Review
Net Worth in 2023 Pending
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Source of Income Actor

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1924

Martin Patterson Hingle (July 19, 1924 – January 3, 2009) was an American character actor who appeared in stage productions and in hundreds of television shows and feature films.

1941

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.

1948

Hingle had a long list of television and film credits to his name dating to 1948.

1949

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.

1950

He was a guest star on the early NBC legal drama Justice, based on case histories of the Legal Aid Society of New York, which aired in the 1950s.

1952

In 1952, he became a member of the Actors Studio.

This led to his first Broadway show, End as a Man.

1954

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.

Hingle's first film role was an uncredited part as bartender Jock in On the Waterfront (1954).

Later in his career, he was known for playing judges, police officers and other authority figures.

1955

On Broadway, Hingle originated the role of Gooper in the original Broadway production of Tennessee Williams's Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1955).

1957

He earned a Tony Award nomination for his performance in Dark at the Top of the Stairs (1957).

1958

He played the title role in Archibald Macleish's award-winning Broadway play J.B. (1958), receiving rave reviews.

1959

In February 1959, while playing J.B. on Broadway, Hingle was seriously injured in an accident.

He was trapped in the elevator of his West End Avenue apartment building when it stalled between the second and third floors.

The elevator stopped four feet above the landing, within reach, and Hingle tried to jump to the second floor.

He missed and fell back down the elevator shaft, plunging 30 feet to the bottom.

He fractured his skull, wrist, hip and most of the ribs on his left side.

He broke his left leg in three places and lost the little finger on his left hand.

1960

On the strength of his performance in J.B., Hingle had been offered the title role of the 1960 film Elmer Gantry, but he lost it to Burt Lancaster because of his injuries.

His recovery took months, and at first he could not walk without a cane.

1961

Another notable role was as the father of Warren Beatty's character in Splendor in the Grass (1961).

1963

Hingle appeared in the 1963 Actors Studio production of Strange Interlude, directed by Jose Quintero, and That Championship Season (1972).

In 1963, Hingle guest-starred in an episode of The Twilight Zone, "The Incredible World of Horace Ford", as the title character.

He guest-starred in the TV series Matlock, In the Heat of the Night, and Murder, She Wrote.

1964

Among them were two episodes of The Fugitive (1964), Carol for Another Christmas (1964), Nevada Smith (1966), Mission: Impossible (1967), The Invaders (1967), Hang 'Em High (1968), The Gauntlet (1977), Sudden Impact (1983), Road To Redemption (2001), When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder? (1979), Brewster's Millions (1985), Stephen King's Maximum Overdrive (1986), The Grifters (1990), Citizen Cohn (1992), Cheers (1993), The Land Before Time (1988), Wings (1996), and Shaft (2000).

1971

He played Dr. Chapman in seven episodes of the TV series Gunsmoke (1971), and Col. Tucker in the movie Gunsmoke: To the Last Man (1992).

1979

Hingle was widely known for portraying the father of Sally Field's title character Norma Rae (1979).

He also played manager Colonel Tom Parker in John Carpenter's TV movie Elvis (1979).

1980

In 1980, he appeared in the short-lived police series Stone with Dennis Weaver.

1989

He also portrayed Jim Gordon in the 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 tuba in the band.

Hingle played Commissioner Gordon in the 1989 film Batman and its three sequels.

1997

In 1997, he played Benjamin Franklin in the Roundabout Theatre revival of the musical 1776, with Brent Spiner and Gregg Edelman.