Hingle appeared in over 20 Broadway productions, including The Dark at the Top of the Stairs, for which he received a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Play, as well as the original production of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, in which he played Gooper. His many other credits included J.B., Strange Interlude, the 1965 revival of The Glass Menagerie, The Price, The Odd Couple, That Championship Season, and the Roundabout Theatre Company’s 1997 revival of the musical 1776, in which he played Benjamin Franklin.
He also worked extensively in regional theater, including the 2002 Bay Street Theatre production of Our Town, and appeared in numerous films and television series, including All The Way Home, Hang ’em High, Norma Rae and Batman.
In addition to his wife, Julie, Hingle is survived by two sisters, five children and 11 grandchildren.
