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The late release ofThe Batmanand the upcoming release of several Batman - come to properties seem more willing to explore the increase Bat - Family and how it influences and affects the Caped Crusader . Over the years , Batman has pluck up countless stray and each one has a different relationship with the Dark Knight .
Several Bat - Family extremity have already made their lively - activeness debut . Some are staples of the Bat ’s story , to the point where it ’s inconceivable to imagine a Batman story without them . However , others are less prominent or more famous for other things outside Batman , but that does n’t make them any less part of the Bat - Family in the live - action movies .
Honorable Mention: Commissioner Gordon - 13 Appearances
Traditionally , Commissioner Gordon is n’t part of the Bat - Family , but he should be . The character is a of the essence part of Batman ’s operations in Gotham City , acting as his main friend and staunch help within the city ’s political and juridic system . Gordon does n’t have a go at it Batman ’s identity in most iterations , which might explicate why he is n’t a part of the extended family .
As a full of life digit in Batman ’s adventures , Gordon has appeared in twelve springy - action project featuring the Bat . Lyle Talbot played the character in the 1943 serial , Neil Hamilton reprize the role in the 1966 moving-picture show interpretation of the series , and Pat Hingle portrayed Gordon in all fourBatmanfilms of the ' 90s . Academy Award winner Gary Oldman limn a younger variation of Gordon in Christopher Nolan’sDark Knighttrilogy , while Academy Award winner J.K. Simmons played the grapheme inJustice LeagueandZack Snyder ’s Justice League , and will reprise the role inBatgirl . Most lately , Jeffrey Wright land Gordon to life in Matt Reeves’The Batman .
Helena Bertinelli - 1 Appearance
Helena Bertinelli is the third character to adopt the Huntress identicalness . The character ’s origin has go through a rollercoaster , but the traditional version has her being part of a mob family . After getting kidnapped and tortured , she becomes a soldierlike fine art expert . Her parents ' murder inspires her to become a vigilante and put an final stage to Gotham ’s mafia .
Although Huntress is part of the Bat - Family whenever she ’s Helena Wayne , Bertinelli has also joined the phratry ’s ranks , in particular during the Post - Crisis long time of DC Comics . Mary Elizabeth Winstead portray a comics - accurate version of Huntress in 2019’sBirds of Prey . The character has yet to make another coming into court in the DCEU , especially as she ’s consideredthe best DCEU lineament to only seem in one movie .
Cassandra Cain - 1 Appearance
One of the many characters to follow the Batgirl mantle , Cassandra Cain also went by Orphan and Black Bat . Traditionally depicted as Lady Shiva ’s girl , Cassandra was trained since puerility to become the world ’s greatest assassin as her mother deprived her of speech and human striking as a form of conditioning . Despite being nigh mute and illiterate , Cassandra is one ofthe most intelligent member of the Bat - Family , able of reading trunk language and analyzing a individual with only one aspect .
Cain made her hot - action debut on the big screen inBirds of Prey , work by Ella Jay Basco . This variant apportion little to no similarities to Cain ’s traditional amusing book storyline , attracting mixed reactions from critics and fans . There ’s no news about whether she ’ll recall for next projects .
Barbara Gordon - 2 Appearances
amazingly , the character has appear twice in live - action celluloid . The first prison term was the now - infamous version make for by Alicia Silverstone in the much - deridedBatman & Robin , where she was Alfred ’s niece instead of Gordon ’s daughter . Barbara will make her DCEU entry played by Leslie Grace in the upcomingBatgirlfilm , where her origin will be more risible books - accurate .
Harley Quinn - 3 Appearances
make her debut inBatman : The Animated Series , Dr. Harleen Quinzel was a former Arkham head-shrinker who fell in love with the Joker , eventually becoming his fan and confederate . Later account explore her abusive relationship with Joker , culminating in her leaving him and beginning a vocation as an antihero . Quinn became part of the Bat - Family during the New 52 and stay on there for the Rebirth launching .
Harley has the exclusive right of have only one actress play her in all her live - action appearances . Academy Award nominee Margot Robbie has bestow Harley to aliveness in three motion-picture show , 2016’sSuicide Squad , 2019’sBirds of Prey , and 2021’sThe Suicide Squad . It probably wo n’t be long before Robbie riposte for a quaternary entry into Harley ’s ongoing story .
Selina Kyle - 4 Appearances
Catwoman , Batman ’s on and off lover , start her career as a cat burglar and a invariant foe / ally to the Caped Crusader . The persona eventually became an antihero fighting the tyrannical Gotham City system before becoming a full extremity of the Bat - Family in the Post - Crisis macrocosm . Batman and Catwoman ’s relationshipis an significant part of both character ' fib , and the current DC universe has them in a committed and somewhat stable love story .
The character has appeared in four films , although only three are under the Selina Kyle persona . Lee Meriwether play her in her first live - military action visual aspect , going merely by The Catwoman . Academy Award nominee Michelle Pfeiffer played arguably the most iconic version of the character in Tim Burton ’s 1992Batman Returns , and Academy Award succeeder Anne Hathaway portrayed Selina in Nolan ’s 2012The Dark Knight mount . Zoë Kravitz is the latest actress to step into the catsuit , play Selina in Matt Reeves’The Batman .
Dick Grayson - 5 Appearances
Richard " Dick " Grayson is the first buddy in comic ledger history . debut in the Golden Age as " Robin the Boy Wonder , " he stay with Batman for year , acting as his protegé before branching out to head the Teen Titans . finally , Dick espouse the Nightwing persona and became an main hero protecting the city of Blüdhaven .
Dick had appeared in five lively - action films , always in his Robin character . Douglas Croft played Dick in the 1943 series , while Johnny Duncan took over the role in the 1949 sequel . Burt Ward play the Boy Wonder in the 1966 motion picture , recapitulate his persona from the hit television set show . in conclusion , Chris O’Donnell played Dick in Joel Schumacher’sBatman ForeverandBatman & Robin . Dick has yet to debut in the DCEU .
Alfred Pennyworth - 13 Appearances
Alfred is arguably the Bat - Family ’s most of import penis . He ’s a father figure for everyone , from Bruce to Tim , acting as the caretaker of a group that seldom remembers to put themselves first . Alfred is a classically trained Thespian and a former SOE operative who became the Wayne family line ’s pantryman after World War II and continue in their service until his end .
Because of his importance to the Batman mythos , Alfred has appear in every live - action film version of the quality . William Austin played the character in the 1943 serial publication , while Eric Wilton took over for the 1949 sequel . Alan Napier portrayed Alfred in the 1966 film adaptation , and Michael Gough brought the butler to life in all four Batman film of the ' 90s . Two - fourth dimension Academy Award winner Michael Caine portray Alfred in Nolan ’s trilogy , while Academy Award candidate Jeremy Irons did the same in the Snyderverse filmsBatman v. Superman , Justice League , andZack Snyder ’s Justice League . Most lately , Andy Serkis diddle Alfred inThe Batman .
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