who played the joker in the batman tv show
Cesar Romero
title: Joker (character) text: referenced in a number of media. The Joker has been adapted to serve as Batman's adversary in live-action, animated, and video game incarnations, including the 1960s "Batman" television series (played by Cesar Romero) and in films by Jack Nicholson in "Batman" (1989); Heath Ledger in "The Dark Knight" (2008); Jared Leto in "Suicide Squad" (2016); and Joaquin Phoenix in "Joker" (2019). Mark Hamill, Troy Baker, and others have provided the character's voice. Bill Finger, Bob Kane, and Jerry Robinson are credited with creating the Joker, but their accounts of the character's conception differ, each providing his own version of events. title: Kevin Michael Richardson text: Kevin Michael Richardson Kevin Michael Richardson (born October 25, 1964) is an American actor and voice actor, who has played a multitude of characters in animated series and video games. He is known for his distinctively deep voice and has been playing mostly villainous characters since the 1990s. For voicing the Joker in "The Batman" (2004–08), he was nominated for two Daytime Emmy Awards. A classically trained actor and a native of the Bronx, New York, Richardson first gained recognition as one of only eight U.S. high school students selected for the National Foundation for the Arts' "Arts '82" program. title: The Joker Is Wild (Batman) text: The Joker Is Wild (Batman) "The Joker is Wild" is an episode of the "Batman" television series in its first season, most notable for being Cesar Romero's debut as the Joker. It was first telecast as the fifth episode on ABC January 26, 1966 and was rerun May 25, 1966 and May 24, 1967. The story begins with the Joker in prison pitching in (and enjoying) a ballgame. After a few pitches, the catcher switches the ball with one he has stashed in his padding, and tells the Joker "This is the one." As the batter hits the ball, a title: Joker (character) text: Batman" (1977, voiced by Lennie Weinrib) and "" (1985, voiced by Frank Welker). A darker version of the Joker (played by Jack Nicholson) made his film debut in 1989's "Batman", which earned over $400 million at the worldwide box office. The role was a defining performance in Nicholson's career and was considered to overshadow Batman's, with film critic Roger Ebert saying that the audience must sometimes remind themselves not to root for the Joker. "Batman"s success led to the 1992 television series, "". Voiced by Mark Hamill, the Joker retained the darker tone of the comics in stories acceptable for title: Joker (character) text: of media, including television series, animated and live-action films. WorldCat (a catalog of libraries in 170 countries) records over 250 productions featuring the Joker as a subject, including films, books, and video games, and Batman films featuring the character are typically the most successful. The character's earliest on-screen adaptation was in the 1966 television series "Batman" and its film adaptation "Batman", in which he was played as a cackling prankster by Cesar Romero (reflecting his contemporary comic counterpart). The Joker then appeared in the animated television series "The Adventures of Batman" (1968, voiced by Larry Storch), "The New Adventures of