The DC Animated Universe was a series of shows and feature-length films that aired or were released during the period from 1992 through 2006 and featured many characters from the DC Comics roster. While many characters played important or ongoing roles in the series, many more appeared only in the background. This is a list of characters appearing in the related shows and films. The information is broken down by production and sorted by original air date or release date. Batman: The Animated Series The series debuted in 1992 and ran through 1993, and 65 original episodes, under the title Batman. The characters it used consisted of primarily of those drawn from Batman related comic books, though a few were adapted from other DC Comics series or created specifically for the show. Notably, the show created the character of Harley Quinn / Harleen Quinzel. Protagonists Batman / Bruce Wayne (Kevin Conroy) Robin / Dick Grayson (Loren Lester) Batgirl / Barbara Gordon (Melissa Gilbert) Alfred Pennyworth (Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Clive Revill) Leslie Thompkins (Diana Muldaur) James Gordon (Bob Hastings) Harvey Bullock (Robert Costanzo) Renee Montoya (Ingrid Oliu) Additional protagonists Zatara Zatanna Jonah Hex Antagonists Achilles Milo (Treat Williams) Arnold Stromwell (Eugene Roche) Bane Catwoman / Selina Kyle (Adrienne Barbeau) Clayface / Matt Hagen (Ron Perlman) The Clock King / Temple Fugate (Alan Rachins) Count Vertigo (Michael York) The Crime Doctor / Matthew Thorne Emile Dorian HARDAC (Jeff Bennett) Harley Quinn / Harleen Quinzel (Arleen Sorkin) Hugo Strange The Joker (Mark Hamill) Josiah Wormwood Killer Croc / Waylon Jones (Aron Kincaid) Kyodai Ken (Robert Ito) The Mad Hatter / Jervis Tetch (Roddy McDowall) Man-Bat / Kirk Langstrom (Marc Singer) Maxie Zeus Mister Freeze / Victor Fries (Michael Ansara) The Penguin / Oswald Cobblepot (Paul Williams) Poison Ivy / Pamela Isley (Diane Pershing) Ra's al Ghul (David Warner) Red Claw (Kate Mulgrew) The Riddler / Edward Nigma (John Glover) Roland Daggett (Edward Asner) Rupert Thorne (John Vernon) The Scarecrow / Jonathan Crane (Henry Polic II) Sewer King Talia al Ghul (Helen Slater) Tony Zucco (Thomas F. Wilson) Two-Face / Harvey Dent (Richard Moll) Ubu (Tomoya Kawai) The Ventriloquist / Arnold Wesker Supporting and additional characters Lucius Fox (Brock Peters) Hamilton Hill (Lloyd Bochner) Anthony Romulus (Harry Hamlin) Francine Langstrom (Meredith MacRae) Karl Rossum (William Sanderson) Summer Gleeson (Mari Devon) Gray Ghost / Simon Trent (Adam West) Tygrus Veronica Vreeland (Marilu Henner) Thomas Wayne