Sad to hear the person who was the voice of Batman for several decades passed away. Adam West put his mark on the character but Kevin really made Batman synonymous with him since he landed the role for the 1992 afternoon cartoon. He never felt typecast as he continued to provide his acting and spin on into the Superman and Justice League shows which followed. Then he was the go-to voice actor for the numerous video games I played Batman on my PlayStations. Kevin’s take definitely influence how others played the Dark Knight too: Diedrich Bader and and Will Arnett bring it down without growling so I wished Christian Slater got coached by Kevin as the movies were just ridiculous. “Umm, Batman, do you need a lozenge?”
Kevin was at the recent Austin Comic Book Convention I went to this Summer, the biggest attraction was Billy Dee Williams. I regret not bothering to get an autograph and all. I had no clue the great guy was ill. Most pictures and YouTube movies of him performing I saw…he was always thin. It’s OK though. The memory of his fantastic acting and being well loved by the voice acting community moves him into the company of immortals, alongside Mel Blanc, June Foray and Daws Butler.
Thanks for everything Kevin!