Best Batman?
by ndude1997 | created - 16 Dec 2015 | updated - 16 Dec 2015 | PublicMany actors have sat behind the wheel of the Batmobile . . . but who wore the mask best?
1. 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, ...
You could say that West started it all. West starred as the caped crusader in the iconic, original Batman TV series alongside the boy wonder Robin.
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 may be the most famous Bat, and he starred in Tim Burton's famous Batman movie and its sequel (often considered the best Batman adaptation).
3. 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 ...
Don't recognize Mr. Conroy here? That's because he stepped far behind the mask and provided Batman's voice for the definitive Batman animated series and the acclaimed Arkham series video games. We never saw him onscreen, but that voice is one we'll never forget.
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 ...
And here we have the first controversial Bat. Val Kilmer played Batman in the infamous Forever movie by Joel Schumacher. What did you think of that one?
5. 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 ...
Mr. Clooney is one of the most beloved and acclaimed actors of this era–but many say he tanked in the role of the Batman from the infamous Batman & Robin movie.
6. 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 ...
Here we have the Dark Knight from Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight. That movie's often celebrated as the best Batman movie, but was Bale the best Bat?
7. Will Arnett
Actor | The Lego Batman Movie
Will Arnett is a Canadian-American actor, voice actor, and comedian. He is most famous for playing George Oscar "Gob" Bluth II in the Fox series Arrested Development (2003). He also appeared in films such as The Lego Movie (2014), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: ...
Okay, so he technically never played Batman in an official series movie, but Arnett was pretty great in The Lego Movie.
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