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- Lewis G Wilson | Batman (1943) Lewis Wilson was the first actor to play Batman and the first superhero in the DC comics. This obviously was a disadvantage for him because everyone was still new to the process of filmmaking itself.
- Robert Lowery | Batman & Robin (1949) Robert Lowery was undoubtedly a more experienced actor than Lewis and more physically apt for playing the role.
- Adam West | Batman TV Series (1966-1968) Adam West wasn’t the best actor, but he defined Batman’s gruff voice at the time. While you might not be a fan of it now, he sure did set a trend that is being followed even today.
- Michael Keaton | Tim Burton’s Batman Duology (1989-1992) Michael Keaton is a legendary actor whose acting chops continue to amaze us. He is considered one of the best actors to have portrayed Batman, and some people think his performance even surpassed Christian Bale’s.
- Lewis G. Wilson
- Robert Lowery
- Adam West
- Michael Keaton
- Val Kilmer
- George Clooney
Batman
Lewis Wilson was the first actor to play Batman in live-action. The movie he starred in was simply called Batman, and was released in 1943. This predated the introduction of iconic DC supervillains like the Riddler and Bane, although some villains like the Joker were around then. However, the Dark Knight primarily fought basic mobsters and criminals. The Batmanmovie was a 15-chapter serial where Batman and Robin fought a villain called Dr. Daka, a secret agent from Japan in the days of World...
Batman & Robin
Batman was back in 1949 with Batman and Robin. This was another 15-chapter serial and was a sequel to Batman, but the production replaced the actors, with Robert Lowery replacing Wilson as Batman. This time around, Batman and Robin battled a villain known as The Wizard. Lowery started acting in 1936, and even appeared in the movie, The Mask of Zorro, in 1940 - which is notable since Bob Kane and Bill Finger called Zorro an inspiration when they created Batman himself.
Batman
Batman didn't return until 1966, when ABC brought Batman to the small screen, creating one of the most long-lasting depictions of the character in pop culture. In this series, Adam West played Batman while Burt Ward played Robin. The show was a campy look at the crime-fighting duo, and ended up making way for Batman: The Moviein 1966. Adam West became inextricably associated with Batman from this point onward, and capitalized on this popularity by taking on voice roles as Batman in animated s...
Batman
In 1989, the biggest budget version of Batman to date at the time came to the big screen. Tim Burton directed Batman, casting Michael Keaton in the role of the Caped Crusader. While many fans at the time hated the casting because he was best known for comedies, Keaton remains one of the most beloved Batman actors to this day. Keaton appeared in two Batman movies, with Batman Returns arriving three years later. More than three decades after that, he would reprise his role in The Flash - and wh...
Batman Forever
After Tim Burton left the Batman franchise, Warner Bros. hired director Joel Schumacher to take his place. Michael Keaton also left, with Val Kilmer replacing him in the lead role of Batman Forever. However, Kilmer himself only lasted one movie, and went on to new franchises afterward, having already been a successful actor already at this point with fan-favorite roles in movies like Tombstone, Top Gun, and The Doors. Kilmer and Schumacher didn't reunite for the next movie, and the director w...
Batman & Robin
George Clooney entered the iconic role of the Dark Knight in 1997, taking on the lead role in the cast of Batman & Robin. The movie saw Schumacher create a more light-hearted version of Batman - one that was largely intended to sell more toys, but which consequently drew ire for the major ways it changed the overall franchise. In the years since the movie, Clooney has apologized for his portrayal as Batman, in part because the movie's controversial reception marked the end of Batman on the bi...
Christian Bale. Ben Affleck. Robert Pattinson. West portrayed the first live-action version of the character, appearing in a television series and three television films. Keaton, Kilmer and Clooney stars as Batman in the Burton-Schumacher films, while Conroy voiced the character in the DC Animated Universe films.
- Batman actors in order.
- Lewis Wilson. Appeared in: Batman (1943) The very first live-action version of the Dark Knight came in the 1943 Batman movie serial and he was portrayed by Lewis Wilson.
- Robert Lowery. Appeared in: Batman and Robin (1949) Robert Lowery succeeded Wilson as the Caped Crusader in the follow-up serial, which was released in movie theaters in 1949.
- Adam West. Appeared in: Batman (1966 – 1968), Batman: The Movie (1966) Few actors are as associated with the role of The World’s Greatest Detective as Adam West.
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- Christian Bale. For our money, Christian Bale remains the greatest Batman on the silver screen. He and superstar director Christopher Nolan refined the blueprint set out by Burton and Keaton years earlier, bringing the Dark Knight crashing down to earth with a powerful thud.
- Robert Pattinson. After a few false starts, DC fans got their first solo Batman film in a decade earlier this year and it proved more than worth the wait.
- Ben Affleck. When news broke that Ben Affleck would be taking over the role of Batman in Zack Snyder's DC Extended Universe, the internet almost imploded from the sheer amount of hate directed at the actor by toxic fans.
- Michael Keaton. Three decades on, Michael Keaton's first appearance in the Batsuit can still be considered a huge watershed moment in DC Comics history.
Sep 9, 2023 · 9. Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) After 2012, Batman made a comeback to the big screen with Batman vs. Superman (2016), but Ben Affleck took up the mantle of Batman this time. And even after a lot of skepticism, Ben Affleck turned out to be one of the most comic-accurate Batman ever seen on screen.
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Jan 23, 2024 · Columbia Pictures. Four years after Batman made his comic book debut, Lewis Wilson became the first actor to portray the Dark Knight in 1943’s Batman serial. For Batman’s first-ever live ...
