Weslaco grad, veteran actor Pat Hingle dies

CAROLINA BEACH, N.C. (AP) - Pat Hingle, a veteran actor whose career included a recurring role as Commissioner Gordon in several Batman movies in the 1990s, has died. He was 84.

Family friend Michele Seidman says Hingle died at his home in Carolina Beach shortly after 10 p.m. Saturday.

Seidman says he decided to settle in the coastal town after shooting the movie ``Maximum Overdrive'' in the area in 1986. He lived there for more than 15 years.

She said Hingle had battled multiple health problems over the last several years.

His career in movies 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.