Hamill Joker
He has played the part for almost three decades and for many.
Hamill joker. As a matter of fact the design takes inspiration from the versions of the joker from the 1940s all the way up and until jack nicholson s portrayal of the character in tim burton s batman. Joker s millions is a fairly light episode no doubt due to it being based on a silver age batman comic of the same name but despite this unambitious approach it features one of hamill s best performances as the joker. Includes the following dvd extras. Mark hamill having voiced the joker in batman.
The legacy continues voices of the knight arkha. Hamill has also appeared on stage in several theater productions primarily during the. Production wise the first episode to feature the joker and mark hamill s turn as the clown prince of crime was christmas with the joker the 38th episode of batman. Arkham asylum and arkham city announced via his own twitter account that he was going to retire from the role of the joker.
When fans are questioned on which joker is their favourite mark hamill more often than not tops the list for many people. Mark richard hamill ˈ h æ m ɪ l. The animated series the episode also featured the first appearance of robin production wise. In fact arkham city s ending was fitting enough to retire his joker on a high note.
Toiling in poverty due to batman s constant foiling of his crimes the joker unexpectedly inherits a fortune from a rival of his edward king barlow. His other film appearances include corvette summer 1978 and the big red one 1980. Share share tweet email. There are hundreds of supremely powerful foes that the justice league battles with enemies like darkseid capable of vaporizing all of humanity but the most well known villain in the dc universe remains the joker.
The episode saw the joker escape from arkham asylum on a giant christmas tree rocket. Fans and hamill alike adored what ledger did so over the years hamill has pleased fans with a reading of ledger s monologues using his own joker voice and it is perfection. This allows for a more timeless feel to the character with mark. While hamill is beloved so are many live action portrayals including the late heath ledger whose performance in the dark knight has been cemented in film history.
By saim cheeda feb 05 2020. The animated series is far more accurate to the character s comic book origins. The character design of the mark hamill joker in batman. Complete interview and clips from batman the animated series 1992.