Commissioner Gordon actor dies

Pat Hingle, a veteran actor whose career included a recurring role as Commissioner Gordon in several 'Batman' movies in the 1990s, has died at 84 after battling blood cancer.

Hingle died at his home in North Carolina on Saturday night.

Family spokeswoman Lynn Heritage says Hingle was diagnosed with myelodysplasia in November 2006.

His career in films and television spanned six decades, and he was also nominated for a Tony Award in 1958.

Hingle’s last movie was 'Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby', which was released in 2006.