Kevin Conroy, the legendary Batman voice actor who rose to prominence in the beloved ‘90s show Batman: The Animated Series and later played the dark knight in the acclaimed Arkham games, has passed away at the age of 66 after a short battle with cancer.
The news of Conroy’s passing was announced by castmates this morning on social media, and has been confirmed in a press release from Warner Bros. Discovery.
In the Warner Bros Discovery press release, Mark Hamill, who established his own now-legendary take on the Joker playing opposite Conroy in The Animated Series, said he loved Conroy like a brother because of his ability to lift his spirits anytime the two spoke.
“Kevin was a brilliant actor,” Hamill said. “For several generations, he has been the definitive Batman. It was one of those perfect scenarios where they got the exact right guy for the exact right part, and the world was better for it. His rhythms and subtleties, tones and delivery – that all also helped inform my performance. He was the ideal partner – it was such a complementary, creative experience. I couldn’t have done it without him. He will always be my Batman.”
This news feels extremely raw to me. Over the past few weeks I've been playing through the Batman Arkham games for the first time and just finished Arkham Knight a couple days ago.
RIP I will definitely be watching the rest of his work in the Animated Series. Everything from that just fits so well together and nothing was out of place.
