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    Character » Joker appears in 4237 issues.

    The Joker, Clown Prince of Crime, is Batman's arch-nemesis. An agent of chaos known for his malicious plots, wacky gadgets and insidious smile, he has caused Batman more suffering than any other villain he has ever faced. His origin, name, and true motivations remain a mystery.

    who plays the best joker

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    #1  Edited By gats_botl

    i love cesar romero as the joker from the 60s tv show but who is your favourite

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    #2  Edited By Cavemold

    Mark Hamil

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    #3  Edited By the_tree
    • Live Action: Heath Ledger
    • Animated: Mark Hamill

    All around: Mark Hamill.

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    #4  Edited By Uno_Oscuro

    Heath Ledger

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    #5  Edited By minigunman123

    @The_Tree said:

    • Live Action: Heath Ledger
    • Animated: Mark Hamill
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    #6  Edited By Joygirl

    1. Mark Hamill, 2. Kevin Michael Richardson, 3. The guy from MK vs. DC.

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    #7  Edited By Rusty_Irons

    Whoever was the voice on Batman TAS.

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    #8  Edited By Death Certificate

    @tmacximas said:

    Whoever was the voice on Batman TAS.

    @Cavemold said:

    Mark Hamil
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    #9  Edited By Rusty_Irons

    Having been learned i'm going to say,

    @The_Tree said:

    • Live Action: Heath Ledger
    • Animated: Mark Hamill
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    #10  Edited By Crom-Cruach

    Mark Hamil

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    #11  Edited By Jorgevy

    I think we can all agree it's Luke Skywalker

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    #12  Edited By kamakazi152

    Mark Hamill FTW. He does the Joker voice so well when I read a story he is in I read it in Hamills version of the Joker.

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    #13  Edited By Redberry

    The one and only Heath Ledger.

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    #14  Edited By BiteMe-Fanboy

    Voice: Mark Hamill

    Live Action: Jack Nicholson.

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    #15  Edited By _Zombie_

    Heath Ledger for overall performance. But anyone who says that anybody does a better Joker voice than Hamill is wrong.

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    #16  Edited By DoomDoomDoom

    @BiteMe-Fanboy said:

    Voice: Mark Hamill

    Live Action: Jack Nicholson.

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    @kamakazi152: I actually use Ledger's voice now. That little "tick" thing he did with the lip smacking. IMHO, that was brilliant. (if you know what I'm referring to, I didn't describe it very well.)
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    #18  Edited By KingofMadCows

    M Arkham ill

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    #19  Edited By Onemoreposter

    @BiteMe-Fanboy said:

    Voice: Mark Hamill

    Live Action: Jack Nicholson.

    Yep, but If I could only pick one...Mark Hamil all day every day.

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    @KingofMadCows said:

    M Arkham ill

    I noticed this a while ago. Coincidence? I THINK NOT!

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    #21  Edited By kamakazi152

    @Manwhohaseverything: I know exactly what you're talking about it. Don't get me wrong I love Ledgers performance but the voice and the creepy/joking spin Hamill puts on it in Arkham Asylum and Arkham City is amazing and also the years he spent on TAS. To me Ledger was a great performer and scary as IDK what, but IMHO Hamill has the essence of the Joker figured out and plays it out perfectly with his voice. Hamill will forever be the voice of The Joker to me.

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    #22  Edited By JediXMan  Moderator

    Mark Hamill for animation, Heath Ledger for live.

    Overall... I don't know.

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    #23  Edited By MAZAHS117

    While Mark Hamill is the voice of the Joker for an entire generation of fans....This best on-screen performance of the Joker goes to Ledger imo

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    Heath Ledger

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    #25  Edited By The_Thunderer

    @Onemoreposter said:

    @BiteMe-Fanboy said:

    Voice: Mark Hamill

    Live Action: Jack Nicholson.

    Yep, but If I could only pick one...Mark Hamil all day every day.

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    #26  Edited By kidchipotle

    Hamill.

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    #27  Edited By Liara

    I also agree with Mark Hamill

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    #28  Edited By gats_botl

    Who has the best joker laugh??

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    #29  Edited By TERMINATOR1234

    Mark Hamill for the tv series.

    Movie series I liked Jack Nickleson best.

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    #30  Edited By SupBatz

    Tough choice. Like many others, I quite literally hear Mark Hamill's voice in my head when I read the Joker. So I suppose that he's my number one Joker - he always gives an amazing performance. He really owned it in TAS and subsequent series and he brought it to a whole new level of creepy in Arkham Asylum and Arkham City.

    I'm also a big fan of John DiMaggio (Under the Red Hood). It took a few minutes to get used to the voice but he was a great mix of intelligent and creepy. If he had a better Joker laugh I think he could even give Hamill a run for his money.

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    #31  Edited By Joygirl

    @gats_botl said:

    Who has the best joker laugh??

    Hamill, Ledger, Richardson.

    This category Ledger REALLY shined... his little psychotic inhalation, like it's so funny it's literally killing him inside, has actually influenced the way I build up my personal evil laugh. However, after that build up, I try to imitate the very best -- Hamill. There's no denying that he's the very best. As has been said, I hear his voice when I read the comics.

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    #32  Edited By sinestro_GL

    Mark Hamil. BEST JOKER!

    If I had to pick a live-action one...Nicholson.

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    #33  Edited By Nova`Prime`

    This is a tough one, I liked Ledger's performance I still think he was over rated and he gets a lot of praise because he died and people say he got to into the Joker character. And I think Jack's was just an ramped up version of Caesar Romero... I'd have to go with Caesar Romero for nostalgia sakes.

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    When it comes to voice acting it's Hamil all the way. Brent Spiner did the Joker in the Young Justice series and he did a really good job (one of the few things I liked about that series) Also, John DiMaggio did a good job in under the red hood.

    As for live interpretation I personally feel no one really did it well. Caesar Romero, like the rest of that series, was too campy and took away any serious threat the character had (also think it was stupid that he wouldn't shave his mustache so they had to just makeup over it) Jack Nicholson is great actor, but his joker was to stiff and mechanical, it didn't have that animated feel the Joker needs to have. And Ledger was the worst of them all. His was nothing like what the Joker should be and it isn't surprising when you learn that he didn't know anything about the character when they hired him and how upset he was over having to portray him as being remorseless.

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    Live Action:Heath Ledger

    Animation:Mark Hamill

    Though I like John DiMaggios Joker in the under the red hood too,and I like seeing other people take on the role too.

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    #36  Edited By Night Thrasher

    1. Mark Hamill

    2a. Jack

    2b. Ledger

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    #37  Edited By vandinejd_1991

    Hamill will always be the best Joker ever for me!!!! No one will ever beat his performance as the Joker!!!

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    #38  Edited By Chronus

    Mark Hamill.

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    #39  Edited By KenTheProfile

    @gats_botl: Mark Hamil or Heath Legder with Jack a close thrid

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    #40  Edited By shift631

    mark hamill voice but heath ledgers acting and how he pulled it off so well, i herd it took him 3 mounts to perfect the laugh.

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    #41  Edited By Tunsieon

    Assuming that it can be animated, it would have to be Hamill. His, like most of the B:TAS voice actors, is the voice that I hear when I read the character in a comic.

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    #42  Edited By Squalleon

    MARK HAMILL!!!

    M..ARKHAM..ILL

    he even got the name :-P

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    #43  Edited By Caedus_bane

    The best Joker is in any of the DCAU. Under the red hood somewhat managed to change my mind, but until then, no one was able to even match Hamill as the Joker

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    Hamill for cartoons

    Ledger for live action

    Like so many others have said, Hamill's voice is what I hear when I read the comics

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    #45  Edited By htb106

    @primepower53 said:

    @KingofMadCows said:

    M Arkham ill

    I noticed this a while ago. Coincidence? I THINK NOT!

    Thank god I'm not the only one that noticed!

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    #46  Edited By htb106

    Live action: Heath Ledger

    Voice: M Arkham ill

    I actually read the Joker's voice as either of those two, it depends on what the Joker is doing.

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    #47  Edited By Aiden Cross

    Not sure... They all have some of what makes The Joker great...

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