Pat Hingle, a veteran actor whose career included a recurring role as Commissioner Gordon in several Batman movies, has died after battling blood cancer. He was 84.
Family spokeswoman Lynn Heritage said Hingle died at his home in Carolina Beach about 10:45 p.m. Saturday. Heritage said Hingle’s wife, Julie, was with him. Heritage said Hingle had been diagnosed with myelodysplasia in November 2006.
Hingle had lived at Carolina Beach for more than 15 years. Family friend Michele Seidman said Hingle decided to settle in the coastal town after shooting the movie “Maximum Overdrive,” a Stephen King feature in which he played a truck stop diner manager held hostage by demon-possessed machinery.
While shooting the film, Hingle and his wife stayed in a Carolina Beach condo. After he retired, they decided to move there.
In an October interview with The Star-News of Wilmington, he said: “I really do believe there was a divine hand that headed me here. I am happy that I think it’s going to end here.”
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