mark hamill voiced the joker in the initial recording sessions of batman the animated series.
who voiced the joker in the initial recording sessions of batman the animated series?
mark hamill
the series is also notable for its supporting cast—numerous known actors provided voices for a variety of recognizable villains, most notably mark hamill (previously famous for his role as luke skywalker in the original "star wars" trilogy) finding success in voice acting thanks to his "cheerfully deranged" portrayal of the joker. the role was originally given to tim curry, but he developed bronchitis during the initial recording sessions. john glover, who later voiced the riddler, also auditioned for the joker role. hamill, who found himself to be the biggest fan of the batman comics among the cast, credited the laughs he had honed on stage in "amadeus" with landing him the role. the recording sessions, under the supervision of voice director andrea romano, were recorded with the actors together in one studio instead of taking separate recordings, as is typical. this method would later be employed for all subsequent series in the dc animated universe. al pacino was considered to voice two-face in the series, but he declined the offer. other actors included ron perlman as clayface, roddy mcdowall as the mad hatter, david warner as ra's al ghul, michael york as count vertigo, kate mulgrew as red claw, george murdock as and george dzundza as the ventriloquist.
batman: the animated series
batman beyond: return of the joker (also known as batman of the future: return of the joker in the united kingdom and australia) is a 2000 american direct-to-video superhero mystery animated film featuring the comic book superhero batman and his archenemy, the joker. it is set in the continuity of the animated series "batman beyond", in which bruce wayne has retired from crime fighting, giving the mantle of batman to high-school student terry mcginnis, and serves as a sequel to both "" and "the new batman adventures". as in the tv series, will friedle and kevin conroy star as terry mcginnis and bruce wayne, respectively, and mark hamill, who voiced the joker opposite conroy in "batman: the animated series" and "the new batman adventures", reprises his role. animation services were done at the japanese animation studio, tms entertainment.
batman beyond: return of the joker