Star Trek Actors in Batman: The Animated Series

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Batman: The Animated Series, one of my favorite TV shows from childhood, featured many voice actors who had also appeared in Star Trek. While not necessarily exhaustive, this video documents representative roles played by these actors in Batman and Star Trek.
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Starring...
Michael Ansara as Mr. Freeze and Kang
Rene Auberjonois as Dr. March and Odo
Adrienne Barbeau as Catwoman and Senator Cretak
LeVar Burton as Hayden Sloan and Geordi La Forge
John de Lancie as Eagleton and Q
Malcolm McDowell as Arcady Duvall and Tolian Soran
Diana Muldaur as Leslie Thompkins and Katherine Pulaski
Kate Mulgrew as Red Claw and Kathryn Janeway
George Murdock as Boss Biggis and Admiral Hanson
Nichelle Nichols as Thoth Khepera and Uhura
Michael Pataki as The Sewer King and Korax
Ron Perlman as Clayface and The Viceroy
Brock Peters as Lucius Fox and Joseph Sisko
Robert Picardo as Eddie and The Doctor
John Rhys-Davies as Waclaw Jozek and Leonardo da Vinci
David Warner as Ra's al Ghul and Gul Madred
William Windom as Ethan and Matt Decker
Paul Winfield as Earl Cooper and Captain Terrell
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@Vejitatheouji 23 күн бұрын

"What do you want, Ra's?" "Oh, nothing really. Tell me, how many lights do you see?"

@Yasuda9000 17 күн бұрын

There are four lights!

@kj6446 21 күн бұрын

Okay, the fact that Michael Anasara played a Klingon and then as Mr. Freeze said "revenge is a dish best served cold" is just objectively the most awesome thing ever.

@2097Pyros 13 күн бұрын

It IS a Klingon proverb, after all....

@davidw.2791 6 күн бұрын

The DCAU is very good at making wink references

@maxis2k 5 күн бұрын

Revenge is a disk best served with pinto beans and muffins.

@digipeeper 19 күн бұрын

You forget the Riddler himself, John Glover. He appeared in a DS9 episode as Verad.

@seantressel1754 26 күн бұрын

I miss Kevin Conroy...😢😢😢

@MarcusPearl 24 күн бұрын

Been hard revisiting this series since he died

@DimensionsofChange 21 күн бұрын

We all do.

@thebulldozer9198 20 күн бұрын

Why? He wouldn't miss you.

@Ash_Rein 18 күн бұрын

You do not miss Kevin Conroy. You didn’t know him. His family and loved ones miss Kevin Conroy. You miss the feelings that have been evoked by watching his performances.

@thatsgib6015 18 күн бұрын

i never realized how many actors were in both shows, it makes sense since for btas they wanted to hire screen actors with plenty of experience behind them, as well as the fact that most of these star trek shows were in production around the same time as btas

@ultramaximusreviews 19 күн бұрын

This show and Gargoyles had a lot of them.

@SavageGreywolf 10 күн бұрын

Gargoyles was basically an unofficial TNG cast reunion lol

@michaelvargas5144 26 күн бұрын

Excellent Video And Also Some Of These Actors Lend Their Voices In Gargoyles Alongside Other Star Trek Actors

@necronustheeverchosen1994 21 күн бұрын

And, not to mention, that some of these actors stared in SG1

@2097Pyros 13 күн бұрын

Gargoyles was very much a TNG reunion....and as far as I'm aware, it is the ONLY animated work of fiction to feature voice talent from all four of the first Star Trek series. TOS: Elisa Maza's grandmother (Nichols), The Arch-Mage (Warner) TNG: too many to list, but very much all the main cast except for Stewart, Winfield serves for here and TOS DS9: Avery Brooks as the Moai Alien during the Avalon arc VOY: Mulgrew as Queen Titania And that's just the ones I can think of immediately.

@MichaelAarons1701 23 күн бұрын

Loren Lester who voiced Robin was on _DS9: “The Quickening”_ Robert Costanzo who voiced Harvey Bullock was on _TNG: “Manhunt”_ John Glover who voiced The Riddler was on _DS9: “Invasive Procedure”_ Paul Williams who voiced The Penguin was on _VOY: “Virtuoso”_ Robert Ito who voiced Kyodai Ken was both on _TNG: “Coming of Age”_ and _VOY: “Author, Author”_ Steve Susskind who voiced Maxie Zeus was in _Star Trek V: The Final Frontier_ Joseph Campanella who voiced Matthew Thorn was on _VOY: “Author, Author”_ There’s more like Paul Dooley, Eugene Roche, Bill Mumy, Matt Frewer, and Ed Begley Jr. to name a few. Incidentally, many of these actors played more than one character in Trek and it would have been nice to shown that.

@bradwolf07 20 күн бұрын

I forgot about Adrienne Barbeau...I remember her as the Romulan, but not the Batman voice acting. Thanks John

@markmullins8622 20 күн бұрын

She'll always be Carol from Maude to me

@christiandenault7606 17 күн бұрын

@@markmullins8622 or Wilma "Billie" Northrup from Creepshow

@kereminde 13 күн бұрын

Ruthie, the snake charmer of "Carnivale".

@FoxyPercival714 20 күн бұрын

David Warner. I still watch a movie of him in A Christmas Carol when he was younger.

@christiandenault7606 17 күн бұрын

The one with George C. Scott as Scrooge.

@SavageGreywolf 10 күн бұрын

David Warner is amazing. He was also Gorkon in The Undiscovered Country. He was in a ton of movies of my childhood, usually playing the bad guy in some weird alien makeup. No wonder Ra's was so chilling, he was being played by Evil himself.

@myriadmediamusings 22 күн бұрын

People love to joke about Gargoyles being the animated Trek reunion show, yet they always seem to overlook Batman TAS as being one too.

@ianj7194 20 күн бұрын

You missed one and even showed the character! Matt Frewer voiced Sid the Squid and was on an episode of TNG.

@TheRobin53 18 күн бұрын

Berlinghoff Rasmussen!

@beerrox711 25 күн бұрын

Yk it makes it pretty cool looking back and realizing just how many talented actors lent their voices to lots of kid shows during the golden age of animation from the 80s-00s. Also it’s pretty interesting how not just for Batman but for lots of shows there’s someone with a Star Trek credit. The biggest surprise for me is Michael Reisz (Yamato/Matt Ishida from Digimon) on Voyager lol

@bobbyk9815 22 күн бұрын

The one that blew me away when I found out was Martin Sheen as Punisher.

@2097Pyros 13 күн бұрын

IIRC, Mary Elizabeth Mcglynn (Motoko Kusanagi) was in Voyager for an episode.

@8Rincewind 24 күн бұрын

5:51 I didn't know Gimli was in Star Trek and Batman!!!

@AWriterWandering 23 күн бұрын

You mean Professor Arturo from Sliders?

@necronustheeverchosen1994 21 күн бұрын

Or, perhaps, the Spaniard from Shogun?

@roryscott2941 21 күн бұрын

Mayhaps Mighty Thor, Prince of Asgard?

@civilwildman 20 күн бұрын

“That still counts as one!”

@JediRevanMunro 15 күн бұрын

Or Sallah from Indiana Jones (I and III)

@civilwildman 20 күн бұрын

Kate Mulgrew also famously voiced Flemeth in the Dragon Age games.

@kereminde 13 күн бұрын

Some of these actors also appeared more than once in Star Trek. - David Warner was also in two of the movies. Star Trek 5 as one of the ambassadors, Star Trek 6 as Gorkon. - Paul Winfield was also in TNG's "Darmok". (Bonus points, also was in "Batman Beyond" a few times. - Rene Auberjonois also was in Star Trek 6 as Colonel West. -... as was Brock Peters as Admiral Cartwright. It's fascinating to know how many actors showed up across various properties. For bonus points, Michael Ansara and David Warner were also given neat roles in "Babylon 5". (As well as Walter Koenig, who was great to watch.)

@marcacosta7594 12 күн бұрын

I'm a huge DCAU junkie, and ST:TNG fan. What an excellent idea for a video!!👍Keep em coming.

@Outlawstar79 25 күн бұрын

David Warner also played Chancellor Gorkon in Star Trek 6.

@Tuning3434 23 күн бұрын

and the human representative Talbot on Nimbus III in Star Trek 5.

@Outlawstar79 22 күн бұрын

@@Tuning3434 you are correct!

@necronustheeverchosen1994 21 күн бұрын

And, to my knowledge, he also played Sark in Tron.

@Outlawstar79 21 күн бұрын

@necronustheeverchosen1994 you know I think you could be right about that. TRON is a movie that never needs a squeal and I'm not ever considering Legacy as a squeal.

@civilwildman 20 күн бұрын

He also famously voiced Jon Irenicus in Baldur’s Gate II: Shadows of Amn.

@TheMultiGunMan 26 күн бұрын

Excellent video as always John.

@JohnDiMarco 26 күн бұрын

@@TheMultiGunMan Thanks!

@AtenRa 19 күн бұрын

I would never have guessed Picardo!

@JohnSmith-cb9hb 18 күн бұрын

There's a lot of star trek talent in BTAS. I never knew

@roryscott2941 21 күн бұрын

Amazing vid! I knew Mr Freeze sounded familiar but I would never have guessed Michael Ansara. Now it seems obvious: Commander Kang: "We need no urging to hate Humans. But for the present, only a fool fights in a burning house."

@zfoolish 21 күн бұрын

It's truly amazing how all these actors made art through scifi and fantasy shows. A true nostalgic trip

@patrickdodds7162 16 күн бұрын

Great video! However, I would like to point out that in the Robert Picardo B:TAS clip it also features Matt Frewer who appeared in TNG's "A Matter of Time" as the time traveling Berlinghoff Rasmussen.

@lchin10717 20 күн бұрын

Fantastic Video.

@TheMJKnight 22 күн бұрын

William Windom. Also the voice of Uncle Chuck from Sonic SatAM

@rayvenkman2087 22 күн бұрын

Surprised no one has done a fanfic adapting the Doomsday Machine as something Chuck unwittingly created as a measure against the Black Arms or whatever and Sonic and friends have to take it out before it takes out their world. Makes one hell of a boss fight like the SA2 Biolizard fight but on steroids and more high pressure.

@dwainsimmons3447 14 күн бұрын

Wait in which episode

@ktoth29 23 күн бұрын

LaVar Burton was kind of a giveaway.

@stevenmulvay3292 26 күн бұрын

Thanks heaps for this John :-)

@kcatarino 11 күн бұрын

Oh wow I had no idea Adrienne barbeau was either of those

@LukeLovesRose 13 күн бұрын

I still think Patrick Stewart wouldve been great as Mr Freeze. How wild would that be? Stewart playing Mr Freeze to perfection and then Prof X to perfection...?

@JavierBonilla78 17 күн бұрын

Excellent video my friend! Congratulations are in order.

@8Rincewind 24 күн бұрын

So many great actors in both series!

@svenmartin840 20 күн бұрын

Excellent video

@Redshirt434 22 күн бұрын

How many actors were on Star Trek, Batman AND Gargoyles? I counted at least 7.

@AWriterWandering 23 күн бұрын

1:53 I never would’ve guessed that was De Lancie.

@annonymousannonymous9586 19 күн бұрын

No wonder why BTAS sounded so good, it had the best cast members of Star Trek providing voices.

@dwainsimmons3447 14 күн бұрын

Don’t forget gargoyles.

@NarutooftheRasengan 16 күн бұрын

Oddly, Mr. Freeze was almost played by two other Star Trek actors. Leonard Nimoy was considered to voice him before Michael Ansara, and Patrick Stewart was considered as one of Joel Schumacher's picks for him in Batman and Robin before Arnold Schwarzenegger was cast.

@LukeLovesRose 13 күн бұрын

Batman & Robin needed a better script, director and Mr Freeze. Stewart wouldve been perfect

@LordHoth_09 8 күн бұрын

Imagine Freeze voiced by Nimoy… terrifying

@chrischreative2245 20 күн бұрын

My favorite BAS villian

@willadeefriesland5107 21 күн бұрын

❤ I was going to upvote anyway and save in my Star Trek playlist, but choosing Uhura's animated command moment sealed it. ST:TAS & BTAS...

@Gradient14 26 күн бұрын

I don't know what you're talking about. I'm a member of the Imperial senate on a diplomatic mission to Aalderaaan

@JohnDiMarco 25 күн бұрын

You are part of the Rebel Alliance and a traitor!

@RXdash78 19 күн бұрын

Sid the squid was voiced by Matt frewer, not robert picardo. But Matt frewe was also in trek. He played the time traveling historian on TNG.

@JohnDiMarco 19 күн бұрын

Not including Matt Frewer as Sid the Squid was an unfortunate oversight on my part. However, Robert Picardo was the voice of the goon Eddie who was talking to Sid.

@davidw.2791 6 күн бұрын

0:42 Also “Dr Burton” in Batman Forever!

@StillTheVoid 23 күн бұрын

Notice the difference between the experiences of a Movie/TV star and a thespian's devotion through Theatre. It's conviction and complete fulfillment. Its more than just a role...it is life that is brought in to these characters. Andrea Romano understood her assignment that redefine animation for generations.

@christiandenault7606 17 күн бұрын

Brock Peters also played Admiral Cartwright in Star Trek 4 and 6

@chipstercamarillo9373 13 күн бұрын

Jeffrey Combs did the voice of the Scarecrow in the final season of BTAS, when they changed the look, and had Nightwing and Robin

@davidw.2791 6 күн бұрын

He later was also The Question

@usamazahid3882 15 күн бұрын

I was surprised about Michael Ansara too that he voiced General Warhawk.

@martykarr7058 14 күн бұрын

And he must have been good friends with Irwin Allen because he did an episode of every TV show Allen made and even worked with his wife Barbara "Jeannie" Eden on the movie "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" and an episode of her show, "I Dream of Jeannie"

@Jch79 21 күн бұрын

Recently I noticed that there was a lot of actors crossover with Star Trek and other series in the past. "Dallas" and "Gargoyles" had a ton of Star Trek actors going back and forth.

@calebfogler2145 7 күн бұрын

So Robert Picardo voiced a character who could name another person and played a character who couldn't decide what name to call himself. Ironic. He could give others a name, but not himself.

@jonmcinnis1645 24 күн бұрын

What If Idea: What If DC and Star Trek did a crossover movie?

@myriadmediamusings 22 күн бұрын

Well they’ve already done multiple comic crossover so why not at this point.

@jonmcinnis1645 22 күн бұрын

@@myriadmediamusings you do have a point and a DC and Star Trek crossover movie could work

@ReaverLordTonus 21 күн бұрын

Wow, I had no idea how many Star Trek actors did voices, and major characters too.

@genesismultiverse4896 23 күн бұрын

Man can it get better

@reefconvy7291 14 күн бұрын

Brent Spiner played the Joker in Young Justice.

@LukeLovesRose 13 күн бұрын

Data instead of Luke Skywalker?? Thats crazy

@2097Pyros 13 күн бұрын

And John de Lancie was Mr. Twister.

@CubanPete1990 3 сағат бұрын

Hey next time use some other footage of David Warner in Star Trek 5 & 6!

@ForceMaximus84 14 күн бұрын

I did not know that Adrienne Barbeau was on either show, much less as the voice of Catwoman.

@davidw.2791 6 күн бұрын

She is also in Swamp Thing 1987

@ellnats 23 күн бұрын

red claw is janeway!!!!

@jaykayzed5213 23 күн бұрын

I know, mind blown!

@metalboo8491 11 күн бұрын

God, I was wondering why Ras al gul's voice made me shiver.

@davidw.2791 6 күн бұрын

He was with Malcolm McDowell (sp?) together in a time travel movie of 1979

@BatmanFan2274 22 күн бұрын

Another series to find a ton of Star Trek alumni is Dallas

@dwainsimmons3447 24 күн бұрын

Can you do gargoyles next?

@JohnDiMarco 23 күн бұрын

@@dwainsimmons3447 An excellent idea. Thanks!

@jaykayzed5213 23 күн бұрын

My immediate thought!

@2097Pyros 13 күн бұрын

@@JohnDiMarco That video's gonna be MUCH longer than this one.

@eddymadison9655 14 күн бұрын

I didn't know Catwoman was voice by John Carpenter wife 😮

@samuelsolomon7330 23 күн бұрын

Somebody show this to Mike Stoklasa.

@GiraffeSweaters 21 күн бұрын

Really cool video. Could have done without the bible verse at the end though.

@maxis2k 5 күн бұрын

Paul Dini and Bruce Till really pulled every string they could to make Batman: TAS something that could be considered at the same level as prime time TV. In the same way the people on Star Trek had to work to get scifi to be recognized. Not that we the audience needed convincing. Just the gatekeepers in Hollywood. Sadly, despite their efforts, Hollywood continued to look down on animation and Star Trek. And now modern Batman and Star Trek are going out of their way to destroy their legacy...

@theefrankguy 19 күн бұрын

What about Matt Frewer?!!!.

@kavinskysmith4094 18 күн бұрын

wait which one was robert picardo? as honestly I couldnt tell, he hid his voice very well, and I think that's the episode about the man who did in batman, where he actually gets to properly scare the joker at the end too

@JohnDiMarco 18 күн бұрын

You are correct about which episode it is from. Picardo did the voice of the goon who suggested the name Sid the Squid.

@kavinskysmith4094 17 күн бұрын

@@JohnDiMarco okay so that was the goon, jesus he hid his voice well, normally with the others its like an instant recognition as I'm so used to the voice, not a slight against them its just their so distinct, you cant help but go hey worf lol

@modelermark172 23 күн бұрын

I like the voiceover performances of both Michael Ansara and David Warner in "Batman." But I think I would have preferred it if Michael Ansara voiced Ra's al Ghul, and David Warner voiced Mr. Freeze. Thanks for posting this. 139th like.

@RipperCyclotron 17 күн бұрын

I wager a lot of what earned Heart Of Ice an emmy was Ansara's performance.

@modelermark172 17 күн бұрын

@@RipperCyclotron No doubt about it. Michael Ansara is an excellent actor. I think I first saw him perform when I was six and he starred as The Ruler on "Lost in Space." Later, I would see his earlier performance as US Marshall Sam Buckhart in the TV shows, "The Rifleman" and "Law of the Plainsman." And then on "I Dream of Jeannie" in many roles; especially his iconic Blue Djinn. It's just that I would rather have seen Michael Ansara portraying Ra's al Ghul, and would have cast David Warner to portray Mr. Freeze. If the 1966 "Batman" series had stayed on the air for another few years, we might have seen Adam West's Batman going up against Ra's. Though my first choice for that role would have been Sir Christopher Lee, Michael Ansara would definitely have been my next choice.