Poll: Who Is Your All-Time Favorite Big Screen Batman?

[CBR News]

Who Is Your All-Time Favorite Big Screen Batman?

In honor of the 25th Anniversary of Michael Keaton donning the cowl in Tim Burton's "Batman," CBR wants to know, which actor gave your favorite big screen Dark Knight performance?


Vote on the poll here.

[Vworp Vworp]

Keaton for me.

The only one I genuinely didn't like was Kilmer (even Clooney was OK, despite the limitations of his dialogue and the movie in general). But Kilmer was dull, and that's something Batman should never be.

[PyroSikTh]

Kevin Conroy. He will always be The Batman.

Christian Bale was good, but that gruff voice was just too much.

[Michael24]

Michael Keaton for me, easily.

[lancerman]

Kilmer. I had a longer post about it on the tv/film forum version of this poll.

My list would be

Kilmer
Bale
Keaton
Clooney

[jtgunderson]

What about Lewis G Wilson and Robert Lowrey?

[MykeHavoc]

Still Keaton for me. I was three when that film came out. Everything about it remains the definitive take on Batman, in the way the previous generation hold the West iteration as such and the following generation saying the same about Bale.

[Billy Batson]

This guy:
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[t hedge coke]

Keaton and Kilmer are neck and neck for me.

Mask of the Phantasm has some of the worst acting of any theatrical bat-movie, and that includes B&R. Well-written Batman/Bruce, but some of those scenes are delivered just painfully.

[Marvel_Is]

Michael Keaton for me, easily.

Yessir. Me too.

And he's obviously the best because he had an oppressive suit to work through. lol

[electr1cgoblin]

Bale, by a wide margin.

I'd rank them as follows
1) Bale
2) West
3) Kilmer
4) Conroy
5) Clooney
6) Keaton
7) Arnett

[Godzilla2099]

Michael Keaton for me, easily.

Same. Keaton is the King.

He played a strong and tortured Bruce Wayne. Very brooding. His Batman was the urban legend that turned into a boogeyman for Gotham's Criminals.

[Mister BoMan]

Michael Keaton

[BloodOps]

Thankfully Conroy is winning.

[lancerman]

Thankfully Conroy is winning.

I like Conroy. I can't vote for him against the live actors. He did a fraction of the work. Not fair to put Conroy nailing a voice over others doing a full performance.