#geekwatch #batman
Since Batman's first appearance in the pages of Detective Comics #27 (May 1939), there have been 16 live-action variants of the character.
Welcome to Geekwatch's variants, and in this episode we would list down all the actors who has portrayed Batman: the Dark Knight Detective.
• 5'11" Lewis Wilson is the 1st actor to portray Batman. He appeared in the 1943 Batman movie serial that consists of 15 chapters. Lewis Wilson was 23 years old when he appeared as Batman.
• 6'4" Robert Lowery is the 2nd actor to portray Batman. He appeared in the 1949 Batman and Robin movie serial that consists of 15 chapters. Robert Lowery was 36 years old when he appeared as Batman.
• 6'2" Adam West is the 3rd actor to portray Batman. He appeared in the role from 1966 to 1979, in the Batman TV series for 3 seasons in total of 120 episodes, in the movie Batman (1966), unaired Batgirl tv pilot (1957), and the Legends of the Superheroes 2-episode TV specials (1979). West was 37 years old in his first appearance as Batman, and 51 years old in his last.
• The identity of the 4th actor to portray Batman is a mystery, we know that he appeared in the 1973 ABC Saturday Morning Cartoons Sneak Peek. This Batman appeared alongside another DC Superhero, Superman played by Chuck Woolery. Write in the comment section below if you know the Batman actor's identity.
• 6'0" Dick Gautier is the 5th actor to portray Batman. He appeared in a 1974 public service announcement (PSA) for equal pay for women sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division. Dick Gautier was 42 years old when he appeared as Batman.
• 5'9" Michael Keaton is the 6th actor to portray Batman. He appeared in the role from 1989 to 2022, in the following films and tv shows; Batman (1989), Batman Returns (1992), The 2002 Birds of Prey TV series, which used some footages from the previous movie. Michael Keaton returns as Batman in the Flash movie and the Batgirl TV series set to be released this 2022. Keaton was 38 years old in his first appearance as Batman, and 72 years old when the Flash movie is release.
• 6'0" Val Kilmer is the 7th actor to portray Batman. He appeared in the Batman Forever movie (1995). Val Kilmer was 35 years old when he appeared as Batman.
• 5'11" George Clooney is the 8th actor to portray Batman. He appeared in the Batman & Robin movie (1997). George Clooney was 36 years old when he appeared as Batman.
• 6'2" Bruce Thomas is the 9th actor to portray Batman. He appeared in the role from 2000 to 2002, in six Batman Onstar Advertisements. Thomas was 39 years old in his first appearance as Batman, and 42 years old in his last.
• The identity of the 10th actor to portray Batman is a mystery, we know that he briefly appeared in the 2002 TV series Birds of Prey, where he fought the Joker. Write in the comment section below if you know the Batman actor's identity.
• 6'0" Christian Bale is the 11th actor to portray Batman. He appeared in the role from 2005 to 2012, in the following films Batman Begins (2005), The Dark Knight (2008), and The Dark Knight Rises (2012).
• 5'9" David Mazouz is the 12th actor to portray Batman. He appeared in the role from 2014 to 2019, in the Gotham TV series that lasted 5 seasons with 100 episodes. Mazouz spent most of the series as Bruce Wayne, and only suiting up as Batman in the final episode.
• 6'4" Ben Affleck is the 13th actor to portray Batman. He appeared in the role from 2016 to 2022, in the following films; Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), Suicide Squad (2016), Justice League (2017), Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021), and The Flash (2022).
• 6'1" Iain Glen portrays Bruce Wayne in the 2nd season of the Titans tv series, we have yet to see Glen suit up as Batman. Though we have already seen Batman in the series in the first season played by a couple of stunt doubles.
• 6'2" Kevin Conroy portrays an evil alternate universe Bruce Wayne in the CW crossover event, Crisis on Infinite Earths (2019). We haven't seen him suit up as Batman, but we do see the Batman suit in his Batcave.
• 6'1" Robert Pattinson is the 16th actor to portray Batman. He appeared in The Batman movie (2022). Robert Pattinson was 36 years old when he appeared as Batman.
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