Patrick Leahy (b. March 31, 1940) has made five cameo appearances in Batman movies and voiced a territorial governor for an episode of Batman: The Animated Series.
As a fan of comic books, in particular Batman, he also wrote the foreword to Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (Volume 1 (Collected)), as well as the preface to Batman: Death of Innocents, the introduction to Green Arrow: The Archer's Quest (Collected) and the foreword to Detective Comics: 80 Years of Batman: The Deluxe Edition (Collected).
Leahy is an American politican and attorney who has been a United States Senator from Vermont since 1975. He has served as the President pro tempore of the United States Senate from 2012 to 2015 and again since 2021.
The royalties and fees Leahy received for his roles in the Batman productions were donated to the Kellogg-Hubbard Library in Montpelier, Vermont where he used to read comic books during his childhood.[1][2]
His most notable appearances in the Batman movies were his role as a Wayne Enterprises board member in The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises who tells the Joker "We're not intimidated by thugs" in former film, to which Joker replies, "You know, you remind me of my father. I hated my father.". Leahy later also portrayed Senator Purrington in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.[3]
Work History
Acting Credits
| Batman Forever | June 26, 1995 | Gala Guest |
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| Batman: The Animated Series | 1992-1995 | Territorial Governor |
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| "Showdown" | September 12, 1995 | Territorial Governor |
| Batman and Robin | June 20, 1997 | Charity Ball Guest |
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| The Dark Knight | July 18, 2008 | Gentleman at Party |
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| The Dark Knight Rises | July 20, 2012 | Board Member #2 |
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| Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice | March 25, 2016 | Senator Purrington |
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References
- ↑ Heintz, Paul (11 July 2012). Holy Cash, Batman!. Seven Days. Da Capo Publishing.
- ↑ Cohn, Alicia M. (3 July 2012). Sen. Leahy has speaking role in upcoming Batman film. TheHill.com. The Hill.
- ↑ Garcia, Eric (26 April 2016). Patrick Leahy, the Senator from Gotham. Roll Call. CQ Roll Call.