Jim Gordon (character)
Commissioner James Gordon is a fictional Batman character who is the police commissioner of Gotham City and is a fellow ally of Batman who gives him all of his missions and criminals to capture or question. In some cases, Gordon doesn' t know Batman' s identity, in other cases he does. He was created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane as an ally of Batman. He first appeared in Detective Comics #27 (May 1939), Batman' s first appearance, making him the first Batman supporting character ever to be introduced.
Biography
As the police commissioner of Gotham City, Gordon shares Batman' s deep commitment to stop the city of crime. The character is typically portrayed as having full trust in Batman and is even somewhat dependent on him. In many modern stories, he is somewhat skeptical of Batman' s vigilante methods, but nevertheless believes that Gotham needs him.
Gordon was in the United States Marine Corps before becoming a police officer. He is the father of Barbara Gordon, who is secretly Batgirl.
Television
He was played by Lyle Talbot in Batman shows, Neil Hamilton in Batman, Bob Hastings made his voice in Batman: The Animated Series, Ray Wise in Batman: The Killing Joke and by Hector Elizondo in The Lego Batman Movie. He was played by Ben McKenzie in Gotham.
Movies
Played by Neil Hamilton
Batman (1966) Played by Pat Hingle
Batman (1989) Batman Returns (1992) Batman Forever (1995) Batman & Robin (1997) Played by Gary Oldman in The Dark Knight Trilogy
Batman Begins (2005) The Dark Knight (2008) The Dark Knight Rises (2012) Played by J. K. Simmons in the DC Extended Universe
Justice League (2017) Played by Jeffrey Wright
The Batman (2022)
References
Batman characters
DC Comics characters