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Kevin Conroy (November 30, 1955 – November 10, 2022) was an American actor. He was best known as the voice behind the DC Comics superhero Batman in various media, beginning with the 1990s Batman: The Animated Series[2][3] and its subsequent spin-off TV series and feature films in the DC Animated Universe. Due to the popularity of his performance as Batman, Conroy went on to voice the character for multiple films under the DC Universe Animated Original Movies banner and the critically acclaimed Batman: Arkham and Injustice video games.

Kevin Conroy
Conroy at GalaxyCon Raleigh in 2021
Born	(1955-11-30)November 30, 1955[1] Westbury, New York, U.S.[1]
Died	November 10, 2022(2022-11-10) (aged 66) New York City, U.S.
Education	Juilliard School (BFA)
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1978–2022
Spouse	Vaughn C. Williams
Website	www.realkevinconroy.com
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Early life

Conroy was born on November 30, 1955, in Westbury, New York,[1] into an Irish Catholic family. He moved to Westport, Connecticut, when he was about 11 years old.

Conroy moved to New York City in 1973 when he earned a full scholarship to attend the Juilliard School's drama division, studying under actor John Houseman. While there, he roomed with Robin Williams, who was in the same group as both Conroy and Kelsey Grammer.[4] After graduating from Juilliard in 1978, he toured with Houseman's acting group The Acting Company, and the following year he went on the national tour of Ira Levin's Deathtrap.[5][6]

Career

Theatre

In 1980, Conroy decided to try his hand in television and moved out to California. He landed a role in the daytime soap opera Another World. Conroy became associated with the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego, California, where he performed in productions of Hamlet and A Midsummer Night's Dream. From 1980 to 1985, he acted in a variety of contemporary and classic theater pieces, including the Broadway productions of Edward Albee's adaptation of Lolita and Eastern Standard. He told The New York Times that, as a gay man living in New York in the time of the AIDS epidemic, he "went to so many funerals that I felt such a sense of obligation" to portray the character of a TV producer secretly living with AIDS in Eastern Standard.[6]

Film and television

Conroy returned to television in the 1985 TV movie Covenant and had a role on another daytime soap drama, Search for Tomorrow. Conroy played gay lawyer Bart Fallmont on Dynasty from 1985 to 1986.[7] He was a series regular on Ohara in 1987, and as the company commander on Tour of Duty from 1987 to 1988, before starring in a series of television movies. Though initially cast as one of the show's main characters, his role on the show was reduced while it filmed in Hawaii and he ended up spending much of his time doing portraits of tourists on the Honolulu boardwalk. Conroy also guest starred on shows such as Cheers, Search for Tomorrow, Matlock and Murphy Brown.[8]

Voice acting

As a voice actor, Conroy is best known for his starring role as Bruce Wayne / Batman in the acclaimed Batman: The Animated Series (1992–1995).[9][10] He continued to voice Batman in numerous animated spin off projects, which collectively took place in what is known as the DC Animated Universe (DCAU). These spin-offs include the TV shows The New Batman Adventures (1997–1999), Batman Beyond (1999–2001, in which he portrays an elderly Bruce Wayne retired from crimefighting), Justice League (2001–2004), and Justice League Unlimited (2004–2006), as well as the theatrical film Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993),[11][12] and the direct-to-video films Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero (1998), Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (2000), and Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman (2003). He also voiced Batman for the character's guest appearances in the DCAU's Superman: The Animated Series, Static Shock and The Zeta Project.

Conroy is distinguished for being the first voice actor to use two distinct voices to portray Bruce Wayne and Batman, which Michael Keaton had previously done in Tim Burton's live-action Batman films.[5] In a tally of that actor's performances that include his every episode and movie portrayal of Batman in live-action and animation, Conroy portrayed the character longer than any other actor. The previous record-holder was Olan Soule, who voiced Batman in various animated works between the late 1960s and early 1980s (including Super Friends). Apart from the DCAU, Conroy also portrayed Batman in the direct-to-video DC Universe Animated Original Movies: Batman: Gotham Knight (2008), Superman/Batman: Public Enemies (2009), Superman/Batman: Apocalypse (2010), Justice League: Doom (2012), Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox (2013), Batman: Assault on Arkham (2014), Batman: The Killing Joke (2016), and Justice League vs. the Fatal Five (2019).[8][13][14]

After the September 11, 2001 attacks in New York City, Conroy participated in relief efforts by volunteering to cook for police officers and firefighters. During an audio commentary on Batman: Gotham Knight, Conroy expressed his surprise at the reaction of the emergency service workers to his presence. At the behest of another cook, Conroy called out from the kitchen to the dining area in his "Batman voice", reciting the iconic line, "I am vengeance! I am the night! I am Batman!" (from the Batman: The Animated Series episode "Nothing to Fear"[15]). This was greeted by cheers and applause from emergency service personnel, many of whom had been fans of Batman: The Animated Series during its airing in the 1990s. Conroy confessed to being humbled and deeply flattered by the reaction.[16]

In preparation for the theatrical release of the 2012 live-action film The Dark Knight Rises, Conroy re-dubbed Christian Bale's Batman lines for an animated version of one of the film's trailers.[17]

Conroy stated at the 2013 Dallas Comic Con that he had been working on "the next Arkham", leading to rampant speculation that he would reprise his role as Batman in Batman: Arkham Origins. In June 2013, however, it was confirmed that Conroy would not be involved in Arkham Origins, meaning Conroy may have been referring to a yet-unannounced game from the Rocksteady Arkham series.[18] On March 4, 2014, a new Arkham game titled Batman: Arkham Knight was announced with Conroy reprising his role.[19]

He confirmed on Twitter in October 2013 that he had filmed a role on Tim Daly's web series The Daly Show,[20] where Conroy parodied his role as Batman in a fight with Daly parodying Superman (whom Daly previously voiced in Superman: The Animated Series).[21]

Conroy portrayed Bruce Wayne of Earth-99 in live-action in the Batwoman episode of Arrowverse crossover "Crisis on Infinite Earths".[22]

Mark Hamill, Conroy's frequent voice actor co-star as the Joker, spoke highly of working with Conroy. Regarding his willingness to be involved in a Batman-related project, Hamill says, "When they offer me roles now, I say, 'Is Kevin doing it?' ... I don't even have to read the script, if Kevin's doing it I'll do it."[23]

Personal life

Conroy was gay. As part of DC Comics' 2022 Pride anthology, Conroy wrote "Finding Batman", a story that recounted his life and experiences as a gay man. It received critical acclaim upon release.[24] He was married to Vaughn C. Williams at the time of his death.[25][26]

Conroy died at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City from intestinal cancer on November 10, 2022, at the age of 66.[27] People who paid tribute to him included Mark Hamill, Tara Strong, Andrea Romano, Clancy Brown, Paul Dini,[28] and James Gunn.[29]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1992	Chain of Desire	Joe
1993	Batman: Mask of the Phantasm	Bruce Wayne / Batman	Voice[30]
1998	Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero		Direct-to-video[30]
2000	Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker
2003	Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman
2005	The Complete Robin Storyboard Sequence		Direct-to-video Short film[31]
2008	Batman: Gotham Knight		Direct-to-video[30] Voice
2009	Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
2010	Superman/Batman: Apocalypse
2012	Justice League: Doom
2013	Jay & Silent Bob's Super Groovy Cartoon Movie	The Mayor of Red Bank	Voice
	Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox	Bruce Wayne / Batman	Direct-to-video[30] Voice
	Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics	Himself[32][33]	Documentary
	I Know That Voice
2014	Russian Yeti: The Killer Lives	Narrator	Documentary Voice
	Alfred	Alfred	Short film
	Batman: Assault on Arkham	Bruce Wayne / Batman	Voice[30]
2015	Batman vs. Robin	Thomas Wayne	Direct-to-video Voice
2016	Batman: The Killing Joke	Bruce Wayne / Batman	Voice[30]
	Yoga Hosers	Canadian Bat, Man!
2017	Batman and Harley Quinn	Bruce Wayne / Batman	Direct-to-video[30] Voice
2019	Justice League vs. the Fatal Five

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1978	How to Pick Up Girls!	Bartender	Television film
1980	Another World	Jerry Grove	Recurring role
1982	Born Beautiful	Stan	Television film
	A Midsummer Night's Dream	Lysander
1983	A Fine Romance	Phil
	Kennedy	Ted Kennedy	Miniseries
1984	George Washington	John Laurens	1 episode
1984–85	Search for Tomorrow	Chase Kendall	79 episodes
1985	Covenant	Stephen	Television film
1985–86	Dynasty	Bart Fallmont	Recurring role; season 6
1986	Matlock	Clark Harrison	Episode: "The Affair"
	Kay O'Brien	David	Episode: "Princess of the City"
	Spenser: For Hire	Gallagher	Episode: "Shadowsight"
1987	Ohara	Captain Lloyd Hamilton	Main role; season 1
1987–88	Tour of Duty	Captain Rusty Wallace	Recurring role; season 1
1988	Killer Instinct	Dr. Steven Nelson	Television film
1990	So Proudly We Hail	Francis Crosby	Television film
1989–90	Cheers	Darryl Mead	2 episodes
1990	The Face of Fear	Frank Dwight Bollinger	Television film
	WIOU	Lenny Lubinsky	Episode: "Pilot"
1991	Murphy Brown	Roger Harris	Episode: "Terror on the 17th Floor"
	Hi Honey – I'm Dead	Brad Stadler	Television film
1992	Rachel Gunn, R.N.	Dr. David Dunkle	Main role
	The Secret Passion of Robert Clayton	Hunter Roy Evans	Television film
	Battle in the Erogenous Zone	Mondo Ray	Television short
1992–95	Batman: The Animated Series	Bruce Wayne / Batman, Additional voices	Main role[30]
1994	Island City	Colonel Tom Valdoon	Television film
1994	The New Adventures of Captain Planet	Army Corps of Engineers Official	Episode: "Jail House Flock" Voice
1995	The Office	Steve Gilman	Main role
1996	The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest	Hardman	Episode: "Manhattan Maneater" Voice
1997–99	The New Batman Adventures	Bruce Wayne / Batman, Henchman	Main role[30] Voices
	Superman: The Animated Series	Bruce Wayne / Batman	Recurring role[30] Voice
1999–2001	Batman Beyond	Bruce Wayne / Batman, Stage Batman	Main role[30] Voices
2001	The Zeta Project	Bruce Wayne	Episode: "Shadows"[30] Voice
2001–04	Justice League	Bruce Wayne / Batman, Additional voices	Main role[30]
2002–04	Static Shock	Bruce Wayne / Batman	5 episodes[30] Voice
2004–06	Justice League Unlimited	Bruce Wayne / Batman, Joe Chill, Lee Travis / Crimson Avenger	Main role[30] Voices
2006	The Batman	John Grayson	Episode: "A Matter of Family"[30] Voice
2008	Ben 10: Alien Force	Bellicus (of Alien X), Warrior #2	Episode: "X = Ben + 2"[30] Voices
2009, 2013	The Venture Bros.	Captain Sunshine	2 episodes Voice
2010	Batman: The Brave and the Bold	Batman of Zur-En-Arrh, Phantom Stranger	2 episodes[30] Voices
2013	DC Nation Shorts: Tales of Metropolis	Bruce Wayne / Batman	Episode: "Lois Lane" Voice
2014	DC Nation Shorts: Batman Beyond		Television short
	DC Nation Shorts: Batman: Strange Days		Television short
	DC Nation Shorts: Green Arrow	Police Scanner	Episode: "Ono-Bot" Voice
	DC Nation Shorts: Shazam!	Zeus	Episode: "Wisdom" Voice
2015	Turbo Fast	Stinger	Episode: "The Sting of Injustice"[30] Voice
	Lair of the Mega Shark	Narrator	1 episode Voice
2016–18	Justice League Action	Bruce Wayne / Batman	Main role [30] Voice
2018	Teen Titans Go!		Episode: "Real Orangins"[30]
2019	Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?		Episode: "What a Night, For a Dark Knight!"
	Welcome to the Wayne	Prismal	7 episodes[30] Voice
	Batwoman	Bruce Wayne (Earth-99)	Episode: "Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Two"[34]
	Crisis Aftermath	Himself	Guest[35]
2021	Masters of the Universe: Revelation	Mer-Man	Episode: "The Most Dangerous Man in Eternia"[36] Voice
2022	He-Man and the Masters of the Universe	Hordak	Episode: "The End of the Beginning (Part 2 of 2)" Voice

Video games

Year	Title	Voice role	Notes
1994	The Adventures of Batman & Robin	Bruce Wayne / Batman	Sega CD version
1999	Crusaders of Might and Magic	Drake
2001	Batman: Vengeance	Bruce Wayne / Batman	[30]
2001	Jak & Daxter: The Precursor Legacy	Fisherman	[30]
2003	Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne	Lord Jack, Cleaner, Commando
2003	Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu	Bruce Wayne / Batman	[30]
	Lords of EverQuest	Lord Palasa
2009	Batman: Arkham Asylum	Bruce Wayne / Batman, Thomas Wayne	[30]
2011	DC Universe Online	Bruce Wayne / Batman	[30]
	Batman: Arkham City	Bruce Wayne / Batman, Thomas Elliot / Hush
	Batman: Arkham City Lockdown	Bruce Wayne / Batman
2013	Injustice: Gods Among Us
2015	Infinite Crisis		[37][38]
	Batman: Arkham Knight	Bruce Wayne / Batman, Thomas Elliot / Hush
2016	Batman: Arkham Underworld	Bruce Wayne / Batman
	View-Master Batman Animated VR	Bruce Wayne / Batman	[30]
	Batman: Arkham VR	Bruce Wayne / Batman, Thomas Wayne	[30]
2017	Injustice 2	Bruce Wayne / Batman	[30]
2018	Lego DC Super-Villains		[30]
2022	MultiVersus		[39]

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1981	Lolita	Performer	Broadway[40]
1989	Eastern Standard	Peter Kidde

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result
2001	Annie Award	Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting by a Male Performer in an Animated Television Production	Batman Beyond	Nominated
2012	Behind the Voice Actors Award	Best Vocal Ensemble in a Video Game Shared with Mark Hamill, Tara Strong, Grey Griffin, Troy Baker, Nolan North, Corey Burton and Maurice LaMarche	Batman: Arkham City	Won
2013		Best Male Vocal Performance in a TV Special/Direct-to-DVD Title or Short	Justice League: Doom	Nominated
		Best Vocal Ensemble in a TV Special/Direct-to-DVD Title or Short Shared with Tim Daly, Susan Eisenberg, Nathan Fillion, Carl Lumbly, Michael Rosenbaum, Bumper Robinson, Phil Morris, Carlos Alazraqui, Claudia Black, Paul Blackthorne, Olivia d'Abo, Alexis Denisof, Robin Atkin Downes and Grey Griffin		Won
		People's Choice Voice Acting Award – Best Male Vocal Performance in a TV Special/Direct-to-DVD Title or Short		Won
		People's Choice Voice Acting Award – Best Vocal Ensemble in a TV Special/Direct-to-DVD Title or Short Shared with Tim Daly, Susan Eisenberg, Nathan Fillion, Carl Lumbly, Michael Rosenbaum, Bumper Robinson, Phil Morris, Carlos Alazraqui, Claudia Black, Paul Blackthorne, Olivia d'Abo, Alexis Denisof, Robin Atkin Downes and Grey Griffin		Won
2014		Best Vocal Ensemble in a Video Game Shared with George Newbern, Susan Eisenberg, Neal McDonough, Grey Griffin, Richard Epcar, Tara Strong, Troy Baker, Khary Payton, Fred Tatasciore, Adam Baldwin, J. G. Hertzler, Jennifer Hale, Joey Naber and Phil LaMarr	Injustice: Gods Among Us	Nominated
2015		Best Vocal Ensemble in a TV Special/Direct-to-DVD Title or Short Shared with Neal McDonough, Hynden Walch, Matthew Gray Gubler, Greg Ellis, Jennifer Hale, John DiMaggio, Giancarlo Esposito, CCH Pounder and Troy Baker	Batman: Assault on Arkham	Nominated
		People's Choice Voice Acting Award – Best Vocal Ensemble in a TV Special/Direct-to-DVD Title or Short Shared with Neal McDonough, Hynden Walch, Matthew Gray Gubler, Greg Ellis, Jennifer Hale, John DiMaggio, Giancarlo Esposito, CCH Pounder and Troy Baker		Won
	Play Legit's Best	Best Actor	Batman: Arkham Knight	Won
2017	Behind the Voice Actors Award	Best Vocal Ensemble in a TV Special/Direct-to-DVD Title or Short Shared with Mark Hamill, Tara Strong, Ray Wise, Brian George, Maury Sterling, Andrew Kishino, Nolan North, Robin Atkin Downes and JP Karliak	Batman: The Killing Joke	Nominated
		People's Choice Voice Acting Award – Best Vocal Ensemble in a TV Special/Direct-to-DVD Title or Short Shared with Mark Hamill, Tara Strong, Ray Wise, Brian George, Maury Sterling, Andrew Kishino, Nolan North, Robin Atkin Downes and JP Karliak		Won
2018		Best Vocal Ensemble in a Television Series Shared with Rachel Kimsey, Jason J. Lewis, Chris Diamantopoulos, Diedrich Bader, Mark Hamill, Khary Payton, Charlie Schlatter, Lacey Chabert and Tara Strong	Justice League Action	Nominated
		Best Vocal Ensemble in a TV Special/Direct-to-DVD Title or Short Shared with Melissa Rauch, Loren Lester, Paget Brewster, Kevin Michael Richardson, Eric Bauza, Rob Paulsen, Robin Atkin Downes, Trevor Devall, John DiMaggio and [[Mindy Sterling	Batman and Harley Quinn	Nominated

References

External links

• Kevin Conroy at IMDb
• Franklin, Will C. "Kevin Conroy Gets Comic Booked!". ComicBooked. Archived from the original on September 25, 2011.
• "Interview with Kevin Conroy (Podcast)". The Rafferty/Mills Connection. April 25, 2009. Archived from the original on November 4, 2010.
• Murphy, Joel (October 1, 2009). "One on One with Kevin Conroy". HoboTrashcan.

Preceded by Adam West	Voice of Batman 1992–2006	Succeeded by Rino Romano
Preceded by Jeremy Sisto	Voice of Batman 2008–2022	Succeeded by Various Others (concurrent)

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[de] Kevin Conroy

Kevin Conroy (* 30. November 1955 in Westbury, New York State) ist ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler und Synchronsprecher.

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[ru] Конрой, Кевин

Kевин Конрой (англ. Kevin Conroy; род. 30 ноября 1955) — американский актёр театра, кино, телевидения и озвучивания, приобретший наибольшую популярность в качестве голоса Бэтмена в популярном мультсериале 1990-х «Бэтмен»[2] и во многих других анимационных сериалах и фильмах Анимационной вселенной DC. Прославившись своим исполнением Бэтмена, Конрой сыграл его в нескольких фильмах DC Universe Animated Original Movies; а также в популярной серии видеоигр, среди которых Batman: Arkham Asylum (2009), Batman: Arkham City (2011) и Batman: Arkham Knight (2015).

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