Voice actors' iconic portrayals

[PNGwynne]

Has a specific animated incarnation of a character stuck with you over the decades--whose voice pops into your head when you hear a name or read a comic?

For me--barring the the excellence of Alan Oppenheimer's Ming and Skeletor--one of the most persistent is Stanley Jones' Lex Luthor. I thought he was perfection, he is the character for me.

Other personal favorites?

[Nostalgiabuff]

Mark Hammel as Joker. Casey Kasem as Shaggy and as Robin. they guy that voices Optimus Prime(can't think of it)

[thunderbolt]

Arleen Sorkin owns Harley Quinn. And yeah Hamill's Joker too. WB should just go ahead and give him a whirl as the live action Joker. Clancy Brown's Luthor is pretty perfect.

[Werewolf]

Definitely Peter Cullen as Optimus and Alan Oppenheimer as Skeletor.

[Wee67]

Great topic!

I gotta go with Kevin Conroy in Batman The Animated Series. It helps that I think BTAS is one of the best representations of Batman in any TV or film. Add the already mentioned Sorkin and Hamill and you get an overall great series.

And yes, Peter Cullen as Optimist. Suck it, Judd Nelson. Yeah, I'm still bitter.

[PNGwynne]

Yes, BTAS remains awesome. I think very highly of Paul Williams, in any medium.

I'm not a fan of Transformers, but that is a great voice.

[Earth 2 Chris]

Andrea Romano deserves so much credit for the success and legacy of BTAS and all the Timm-verse shows through Justice League. Her casting was always spot-on, from Kevin Conroy as Batman to Clancy Brown as Lex Luthor and Nathan Fillion as the Vigilante, and all points in-between.

Peter Cullen's Optimus Prime definitely elevated the entire Transformers series with his voice. There's a reason a generation of kids were scarred by his death in Transformers: The Movie!

I have to give a shout-out to Paul Soles as the original Peter Parker/Spider-Man in the 60s animated series. He played off the old Bud Collyer Clark Kent/Superman vocal switcheroo. I still hear his Spidey voice in my head to this day when reading a comic.

Chris

[glimpy]

Casey Kasem & Daws Butler for me