Kevin Conroy Batman Voice Actor passes away at 66
Kevin Conroy Batman Voice Actor passes away at 66
A big setback for Hollywood.Batman voice actor Kevin Conroy dies due to cancer at 66
His final credited appearance as Batman was in the 2019 animated ‘Justice League’ movie.
Conroy’s most recent appearance as Batman in a video game was in ‘MultiVersus’ earlier this year.
The Batman Voice actor had made his live-action acting debut in Temstocles Lopez’s 1992 romantic drama ‘Chain of Desire,’ written and directed by himself. He also played a recurrent character on the NBC serial opera ‘Another World’ and made guest appearances on episodes of iconic shows including ‘Cheers,’ ‘Murphy Brown,’ and ‘Dallas.’
Besides Batman, Conroy did voice work for other video games and subsequently contributed his skills to franchises like ‘Masters of the Universe’ and ‘Scooby-Doo’ (he had a voice role in the 2019 series ‘Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?’). He appeared in episodes of ‘He-Man and the Masters of the Universe’ and ‘Masters of the Universe: Revelation’ on Netflix as Mer-Man in the latter franchise.
Conroy, born in Westbury, New York, in November 1955, studied acting at The Julliard School under John Houseman with actors including Christopher Reeve, Frances Conroy, and Robin Williams.
The actor wasbest known for voicing Batman on Warner Bros.’ long-running television series ‘Batman: The Animated Series,’ passed away at 66 from a short battle with cancer.
Reportedly, from September 1992 until September 1995, Fox Kids broadcast ‘Batman: The Animated Series for a total of 85 episodes. Conroy’s vocal work as Batman received high praise from critics and comic book fans, many of whom viewed the actor as the one and only Batman. Mark Hamill’s iconic portrayal of the Joker was another highlight of the series.
Conroy’s portrayal of Batman in several other DC productions, such as the video games ‘Batman: Arkham’ and ‘Injustice,’ was so well-liked because of his performance. Additionally, he made cameos in a number of DC Universe Animated Original Movies, such as ‘Batman: Gotham Knight’ (2008), ‘Superman/Batman: Public Enemies’ (2009), ‘Justice League: Doom’ (2012), ‘Batman: The Killing Joke’ (2016), and ‘Justice League vs. the Fatal Five’ (2019).
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