WHO PLAYED BATMAN

8 ACTORS

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Gotham's Dark Knight is perhaps the most complicated superhero - is he a vigilante disguised as a billionaire or the other way around?

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Bruce Wayne/Batman is accordingly a coveted role for actors, of whom there have been many. Here are 8

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Adam West

Batman had been played on TV before but Adam West's campy take became iconic – he also played the role the longest of anyone else

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Michael Keaton

The definitive Batman according to many, he starred in Tim Burton's 1989 and 1992 movies

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Val Kilmer

Michael Keaton didn't return for the third Batman film in 1995 and the role was recast with Val Kilmer

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George Clooney

Arguably the worst Batman, George Clooney has apologized for ruining 1997's 'Batman And Robin'

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Christian Bale

Also a contender for the best Batman prize, Christian Bale headlined Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy

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Will Arnett

The 'Arrested Development' star's comic genius helped make 2013's 'The Lego Movie' a box office smash

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Ben Affleck

Bat-Fleck was pronounced unfit for duty by the Internet but is now considered one of the high points of 2016's 'Dawn Of Justice'

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Robert Pattinson

The newest Caped Crusader is Robert Pattinson who plays the lead in new release 'The Batman'

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As a bonus this year, Michael Keaton will play Batman again in 'Batgirl' and  'The Flash' – the second will also feature Ben Affleck's Batman

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