Kevin Conroy, the defining voice of Batman, dies at 66

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[{"selector":"#anim-d7b7c0bd-34b5-4a52-8dfc-fa0990029e82","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3adddc9a-6e15-4af0-ae21-653671a9776d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Kevin Conroy, the prolific voice actor whose grim delivery on "Batman: The Animated Series" was the Caped Crusader's definitive sound for many Batman fans, has died at the age of 66. Images - Getty Image

[{"selector":"#anim-4446521d-3989-492f-9711-6e65bc7dea1b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4ea70c8b-5cd8-4acd-9637-95e8e8ea1c51","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Series creators Warner Bros. announced Friday that Conroy passed away on Thursday after a battle with cancer. Images - Getty Image

[{"selector":"#anim-cb84bbe0-98dd-49d4-b2a5-cbee751c4554","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-99e3ec2f-556e-49e2-9367-8ba02183c505","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Conroy was the voice of Batman in the acclaimed animated series that ran from 1992–1996, often starring alongside Mark Hamill's Joker. Images - Getty Image

[{"selector":"#anim-64c4a5d6-698f-4de9-9564-9e8859391212","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f5a2646b-9702-4623-9d59-36816b48887b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Conroy continued as the almost exclusive animated voice of Batman, appearing in some 15 films, 400 episodes of television and two dozen video games, including the "Batman: Arkham" and "Injustice" franchises. Images - Getty Image

[{"selector":"#anim-ab8f28f3-028a-4ba9-a640-2adb87e7a83e","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-351b3beb-849d-4ac1-af7b-8b3a381b566f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] In Batman's eight-decade history, no one has played the role of the Dark Knight more. Images - Getty Image

[{"selector":"#anim-be539e14-a50b-46bd-ad82-5876dfe6f6bc","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-641a5650-3ff7-4be3-9a6f-c65dc2747ea4","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] "For generations, he has been the definitive Batman," Hamill said in a statement. "It was one of those ideal scenarios where they got the exact right guy for the right part, and the world was better for it." Images - Getty Image

[{"selector":"#anim-44c348ba-322a-4eb0-91c2-c5e7202d435e","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9862f81b-9e52-45c6-857f-442194bdc06f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Conroy's popularity among fans made him a popular personality on the convention circuit. Images - Getty Image

[{"selector":"#anim-7b03832c-f504-4ab0-b754-f93f6fc0856a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-770dbb40-486a-4c6b-82c3-e046c71dad5a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] In the often turbulent world of DC Comics, Conroy was a mainstay and widely beloved. Images - Getty Image

[{"selector":"#anim-636288ca-1880-4acd-b795-196d44043088","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-987199ad-fc6f-4c5a-9c0d-8633ae73dcdb","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] In a statement, Warner Bros. Animation said that Conroy's performance "will forever be one of the greatest portrayals of the Dark Knight in any medium." Images - Getty Image

[{"selector":"#anim-76e6ef4b-40a0-470c-bae4-2e029ee94bbf","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-42bb4c3e-9096-4638-8524-55a0e5c89076","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Animation stated that Conroy's performance "will forever stand among the greatest depictions of the Dark Knight in any medium." Images - Getty Image