Kevin Conroy, the voice of Batman in animated series, films and video games, has died at the age of 66

Kevin Conroy, American voice actor known for lending his voice to the DC Comics character, Batman, in numerous animated series and films and also in video games that comprise the DC Universe, passed away at the age of 66 after losing his battle against cancer. This was confirmed by her colleague, actress Diane Pershing, with a heartfelt message that she shared on her social networks.

“Very sad news: our beloved Batman voice Kevin Conroy passed away yesterday. He’s been sick for a while but he really spent a lot of time on the cons, to the joy of all his fans. He will be missed not only by the cast of the series, but also by his legion of fans around the world.”initially indicated in his speech.

“Here are photos of Kevin with Loren Lester, who plays Robin, another with me and Tara Strong, who appears in the last few episodes of the Batman cartoons. And finally, one of Kevin and I in front of the large audiences we used to have when we did our panels. RIP, friend”, He finished the text that he accompanied with images of the actor.

Another who reported Conroy’s death was Peter Mayhew, known for his role as Chewbacca in the “Star Wars” film series. “Members of the Animated Batman Family report that Kevin Conroy has passed away. We have had the privilege of attending conventions with Kevin over the years and we are heartbroken by this news.”indicated on his Twitter account.

While actors like Adam West, Michael Keaton, Christian Bale, Ben Affleck and Robert Pattinson are remembered by many for bringing Batman to life, Conroy was probably one of the most influential interpreters of Batman. He, well, put his voice to the superhero in productions like “Batman: The Animated Series” Y “Batman: Beyond”in addition to the outstanding film “Batman: Mask of the Phantasm”.

Other animated bets in which he intervened such as “Batman: The Killing Joke”, “The New Batman Adventures”, “Batman: Gotham Knight”, “Superman/Batman: Public Enemies”, “Superman/Batman: Apocalypse”, “Justice League: Doom”, “Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox” and of course “Static Shock and Justice League Unlimited”.

Conroy also played the popular video game character in titles ranging from “Injustice” and “Injustice 2” to “Batman: Arkham Asylum,” “Batman: Arkham City” and “Batman: Arkham Knight,” through “Lego DC Super -Villains”, “DC Universe Online”, being one of his most recent works in “Multiversus”. Even He came to play Batman on television in “Crisis on Infinite Earths” (2020) of the Arrowverso, where he appeared as a version of Bruce Wayne who had taken a bad path.

Although Batman marked the career of Kevin Conroy, the actor also participated in other bets outside the DC Universe such as “The Venture Bros” and “The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest”. Likewise, this 2022 he wrote a moving story for the DC Pride anthology comic, in which he told his story as a gay man trying to break out in the entertainment industry.