Beloved Batman Actor Kevin Conroy Dies at 66 Following Cancer Battle - CNET

Batman histrion Kevin Conroy has died astatine 66 aft a "short conflict with cancer," his representatives confirmed connected Friday. He was champion known for voicing DC's iconic superhero successful Batman: The Animated Series and the Arkham video games.

After starting his vocation connected signifier (he played Hamlet successful 1984) and showing up successful TV shows similar Dynasty, Another World and Cheers, Conroy was formed successful a career-defining relation arsenic Batman, with the animated bid kicking disconnected successful 1992. 

"Kevin's lukewarm heart, delightfully heavy laughter and axenic emotion of beingness volition beryllium with maine forever," Andrea Romano, the manager who formed Conroy successful the role, said successful a statement.  

He besides played the superhero successful DC's followup shows Batman Beyond, Justice League and Justice League Unlimited, successful summation to respective animated movies similar the unthinkable Mask of the Phantasm. He portrayed a live-action mentation of the quality successful the Arrowverse's 2019 Crisis connected Infinite Earths crossover event. 

Earlier this year, Conroy wrote a deeply idiosyncratic story for DC Pride 2022 comic anthology astir however coming retired arsenic cheery helped him find his dependable arsenic Bruce Wayne's alter-ego.

Fellow histrion Mark Hamill, who played the Joker successful the '90s animated bid and Arkham games, hailed Conroy arsenic a "brilliant actor."

"For respective generations, helium has been the definitive Batman. It was 1 of those cleanable scenarios wherever they got the nonstop close feline for the nonstop close part, and the satellite was amended for it," helium said successful a statement. "His rhythms and subtleties, tones and delivery --  that each besides helped pass my performance. He was the perfect spouse -- it was specified a complementary, originative experience. I couldn't person done it without him. He volition ever beryllium my Batman."

Conroy was besides a regular connected the normal circuit, greeting fans warmly. Diane Pershing, who played Poison Ivy successful the animated series, noted successful Facebook post that he'll "be sorely missed not conscionable by the formed of the bid but by his legion of fans each implicit the world."

Paul Dini, 1 of the animated series' producers, paid tribute to the precocious histrion with a solemn tweeted image of Batman looking implicit Gotham City's skyline.

"Kevin brought a airy with him everywhere," Dini said successful a statement. "Whether successful the signaling booth giving it his all, or feeding archetypal responders during 9/11, oregon making definite each instrumentality who ever waited for him had a infinitesimal with their Batman. A leader successful each consciousness of the word. Irreplaceable. Eternal."

In the documentary I Know That Voice, Kevin Conroy tells this unforgettable communicative astir moving astatine a nutrient alleviation presumption successful Manhattan successful the days aft 9/11. It’s 1 of my favourite stories helium told astir the powerfulness of his talents. Rest In Peace Mr. Conroy pic.twitter.com/CVb6vLQlEb

— Henry Gilbert (@hEnereyG) November 11, 2022