Ranking the Batman actors
by BryanDowling93 | created - 22 Sep 2014 | updated - 02 Oct 2014 | Public
1. Kevin Conroy
Actor | Batman: The Killing Joke
Kevin Conroy was born on November 30, 1955 in Westbury, New York. At age 17, Kevin earned a full scholarship to attend Juilliard's drama division, where he studied under actor John Houseman. In 1978, after graduating from Juilliard, he toured with "The Acting Company", Houseman's acting group, and ...
Kevin Conroy is Batman. Enough Said.
Film/TV:
Batman: The Animated Series [1992-1998], Batman: Mask of the Phantasm [1993], Batman & Mr. Freeze: Sub Zero [1998], Batman Beyond [1999-2001], Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker [2000], Justice League [2001-2006], Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman [2003], Batman: Gotham Knight [2008], Superman/Batman: Public Enemies [2009], Batman/Superman: Apocalypse [2010], Justice League: Doom [2012], Justice League: Flashpoint Paradox [2013], Batman: Assault on Arkham [2014]
Video Games:
The Adventures of Batman & Robin [1994], Batman: Vengeance [2001], Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu [2003], Batman: Arkham Asylum [2009], Batman: Arkham City [2011], Injustice: Gods Among Us [2013], Batman: Arkham Knight [2015]
2. Michael Keaton
Actor | Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Quirky, inventive and handsome American actor Michael Keaton first achieved major fame with his door-busting performance as fast-talking ideas man Bill Blazejowski, alongside a nerdish morgue attendant (Henry Winkler), in Night Shift (1982). He played further comedic roles in Mr. Mom (1983), Johnny...
Michael Keaton is the best live action Batman
Films:
Batman [1989], Batman Returns [1992]
3. Christian Bale
Actor | The Dark Knight
Christian Charles Philip Bale was born in Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK on January 30, 1974, to English parents Jennifer "Jenny" (James) and David Bale. His mother was a circus performer and his father, who was born in South Africa, was a commercial pilot. The family lived in different countries ...
Awesome Batman when he doesn't overdo the voice.
Films:
Batman Begins [2005], The Dark Knight [2008], The Dark Knight Rises [2012]
Video Games:
Batman Begins: The Video Game [2005]
4. Val Kilmer
Actor | The Doors
Val Kilmer was born in Los Angeles, California, to Gladys Swanette (Ekstadt) and Eugene Dorris Kilmer, who was a real estate developer and aerospace equipment distributor. His mother, born in Indiana, was from a Swedish family, and his father was from Texas. Val studied at Hollywood's ...
I really liked his Batman and he deserved a better script as he had potential to be a great Batman.
Film:
Batman Forever [1995]
5. Adam West
Actor | Batman
Adam West was born William West Anderson on September 19, 1928 in Walla Walla, Washington, to parents Otto West Anderson, a farmer, and his wife Audrey V. (Speer), an opera singer. At age 10, in 1938, West had a cache of comic books; and starting in 1939, Batman, who appeared in Detective Comics, ...
For the 60s, Adam West played Batman better than anyone else who could at the time as he was having an absolute blast.
Film/TV:
Batman [1966-1968], Batman: The Movie [1966], The New Adventures of Batman [1977-1978]
6. George Clooney
Actor | The Ides of March
George Timothy Clooney was born on May 6, 1961, in Lexington, Kentucky, to Nina Bruce (née Warren), a former beauty pageant queen, and Nick Clooney, a former anchorman and television host (who was also the brother of singer Rosemary Clooney). He has Irish, English, and German ancestry. Clooney ...
An example of a talented actor given a piss poor script. Clooney could have made a very good-great Batman if given good direction but he pretty much phoned it in as he was given nothing to work with.
Film:
Batman & Robin [1997]
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