Kevin Conroy

Kevin Conroy (November 30, 1955 – November 10, 2022) was an American actor and voice actor. He voiced Batman in animated series, movies, and video games for over thirty years; For many viewers, the character's voice became synonymous with it.

Education and acting years

Born in Westbury, New York, he spent part of his childhood in Connecticut. In 1973, he was accepted to Juilliard on a scholarship and became a student of John Houseman; Robin Williams and Kelsey Grammer were at the school at the same time. On stage, he performed in Shakespeare plays at the Old Globe Theater in San Diego, and on Broadway in productions such as Lolita and Eastern Standard.

On television, he appeared in series such as Another World, Search for Tomorrow and Dynasty; He made guest appearances on Cheers, Matlock and Murphy Brown.

Batman's voice

He began voicing Batman and Bruce Wayne with Batman: The Animated Series, which began in 1992. He continued this role in Batman: Mask of the Phantasm, the Justice League and Justice League Unlimited series, animated films such as Batman: The Killing Joke, and dozens of other productions. He also voiced the character in the games Arkham Asylum (2009), Arkham City (2011) and Arkham Knight (2015).

In 2019, he portrayed Batman on camera for the first and only time as an older Bruce Wayne in the Crisis on Infinite Earths syndicated episodes. In 2022, his short comic book Finding Batman, based on his own life, was published; The work received an Eisner award in 2023.

Conroy died of bowel cancer on November 10, 2022, in New York, at the age of 66.