Many actors have portrayed Batman across various different media in the character's 80+ year history - but who is the best Batman actor of all time?
For many fans, the only answer is the great Kevin Conroy, whose voice performance as Batman perfectly embodies even the physical presence of the Dark Knight, as established over years of comics. Others would choose Michael Keaton, who makes a triumphant return in this year's The Flash. Ben Affleck had his doubters at first, but won over a huge and loyal audience in Zack Snyder's films. Hell, there's probably even a few people who sincerely rate George Clooney's turn in Batman & Robin.
These lists are always subjective, of course, but they also prove just how flexible the Caped Crusader truly is as a character. Batman can be as moody and brooding, as Christian Bale and Robert Pattinson ably demonstrated. He can be funny, like Adam West or Will Arnett. And, when he needs to, he can even get a little nuts.
So who's your favorite? And do you agree with our choice of number one?
It's impossible to say that George Clooney's performance as Batman in Batman & Robin isn't iconic - if only as an example of how not to play the Caped Crusader.
Clooney's sleepy, ego-driven performance came just before he broke through as a major box office star, and was saddled by a toy-selling attempt at recapturing the camp of the 1960s TV series, rather than a full-fledged film.
Like Batman & Robin itself, the worst crime of Clooney's performance is that it's ultimately just kinda boring - and when you're one half of the Dynamic Duo, that just doesn't cut it.
Val Kilmer had the unenviable task of following Michael Keaton as his replacement Batman in Batman Forever - a movie that, while not as good
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