Mark hamills joker is one of the greatest animated characters of all time, and. Developed by bruce timm and eric radomski and produced by warner bros. Scarecrow was also one of three villains whose voice actor changed between batman. Animation, it originally aired on fox kids from september 5. The animated series and mark hamills rendition of the joker was going to top this list, as his twentyfouryear stint voicing the character has become iconic. Mark hamill celebrates his joker role and getting to. Here is the only known audio of tim currys joker in batman.
The animated series is an animated television series produced by dc comics and warner bros. Tim curry was initially cast as the voice of the joker. When youre not dealing with a heavily serialized drama. The animated series might have been dark, gritty, and compelling for a childrens animated series, but at the end of the day it was still a show for kids and terrifying the target audience right out the door was bad for business. Mark hamills joker is considered by many to be the best version of the character, kevin conroys batman is also held in a similar regard by fans, and arleen sorkin helped make the. Mark hamill was not first choice for joker in batman. Announced on july 20, 20, at san diego comiccon international, batman. Hamill reprised the joker for the animated series justice.
All joker actors ranked 8 best joker performances of all. The animated series posted by zappbrannigan on 52920 at 12. Every time i think of the characters in batman for their most accurate representations, batman. This week, were examining the legendary actor hired to voice the joker. The clown prince of crime had no pity for anybody he forced to take part in his wicked schemes either by intimidation or fraud, and was particularly. He is the highlight of the show, with many of the best lines. Arkham city before officially retiring from the role. He is also most notable for playing luke skywalker in the star wars saga. Here is the only known audio of tim currys joker in. The joker voice actor does what he can with the character, but at the end of the day, you could pretty much swap out joker with any other dc villain in the injustice league, and the story would be exactly the same.
The animated series is an american animated television series based on the dc comics superhero batman. See image of mark hamill, the voice of joker in batman. Mask of the phantasm as well as many other forms of batman media. Critically acclaimed for its voice acting, themes and faithfulness to its source material, the series paved the way to the dc animated universe and remains to this day one of the most influential animated series of all time. Mark hamill tweeted about how much his role as the joker meant to him in the animated batman series. From cesar romero to jack nicholson to heath ledger, theres no shortage of compelling performers who have left their mark on dc comics the joker. Decide for yourself in this short clip, featuring spiners voice acting work. He exasperated every wicked trick to take over gotham city, make a profit and ruin batman s life both emotionally and physically. Complete interview and clips from batman the animated series 1992. Why mark hamills iconic joker voice in the batman animated series. Curry ended up being cast in a couple of episodes as leons henchman and robot clown.
Mark hamill may be known to most moviegoers for his work on. One of his last jobs took place in europe on the mediterranean coast. His victim was carl beaumont, a businessman that fled the states after it. He worked for the mob triad of sal valestra, buzz bronski and chuckie sol. The animated series originally cast tim curry as the joker before. Batman arkham knight love that joker supernova gaming a. Heath ledger the dark knight lets face it, the joker has been done to death but heath ledger. Mark hamill as the joker and kevin conroy as batman reprise their roles from batman the animated series and many of the arkham games. The animated series can be found in joker s favor, which introduced the world to the joker s main moll, harley quinn. Spoilers ahead the primary pop cultural significance of batman. The joker was batman s deadliest archenemy who was menacing, merciless, shrewd, and extremely dangerous.
From appearances to voice acting the one that stands out to most out of all is the joker voiced by none other than mark hamill luke skywalkerhe is the highlight of the show with many of the best lines. The animated series how we almost missed mark hamill. The animated film features new animations, as well as some voice talent that has been involved with the games that includes kevin conroy as batman, troy baker as joker, martin jarvis as alfred, and nolan north as penguin. Hamill is known for playing luke skywalker in the star wars films, which won him the saturn award for best actor three times.
Mark hamill is a voice actor who voiced the joker and ferris boyle in batman. Arkham asylum and arkham city, announced via his own twitter account that he was going to retire from the role of the joker. After he recorded four episodes, his take on the role was deemed to be too scary, so the decision was made to recast, and eventually the role went to mark hamill. Long story short joker has infected batman with his blood. This wasnt the first time hamill said goodbye to the clown prince of crime. Mark hamill born september 25, 1951 in oakland, california is an american actor, voice actor, writer, producer, and director who has voiced a wide variety of roles in the dcau with the most famous being his portrayal of the joker. The animated series episode fear of victory, scarecrows mask resembled the mask of leatherface from the texas chainsaw massacre movie series. How mark hamill created his iconic joker voice cinemablend. Batman the animated series appreciation anonymous 052720wed01. Curry was replaced with mark hamill who went on to voice the joker for the rest of the series as well as. Hamill reprised his role of the joker in the video games batman. The animated series almost missed casting mark hamill. The animated series jokers wild tv episode 1992 imdb.
Arkham video game series features some of the voice cast from the animated series returning to their roles, notably including kevin conroy as batman and mark hamill as the joker. The animated series is regarded as one of the best animated television shows in history and is massively influential in the batman mythos. The jokers voice was inspired by actor, claude rains and the chief blue meanie from the beatles animated movie, yellow submarine. Images of the joker voice actors from the batman franchise. The joker is batman s archenemy, and is the main criminal in the batman series jack napier a hit man in the gotham city criminal underworld was known for his gruesome practices. Cesar romero played the joker in the liveaction batman tv show. Cesar romeros joker in batman the 1966 movie although batman made his first live action.
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