Batman is one of the the most popular superheroes on this planet. Many actors have portrayed him in different ways. You have Michael Keaton in Tim Burton's Batman, 1989, Adam West play Batman on the television series from 1966-1968, Val Kilmer played the cape crusader in Joel Schumacher's Batman Forever, 1995, George Clooney in Batman & Robin 1997, Christian Bale in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight series 2005, 2008 & 2012.