Best Commissioner Gordon

The Commish has always been a mainstay character to the Batman series. The comic books write his character best. But over the years the actor's who've portrayed him have been able to add their spin on what Gordon's character is like. Let's rank'em!

#3 Pat Hingle


Let's face it, Tim Burton got it wrong with how he put Gordon into the script. It reminded me of the Mario Brothers movie and how we all sat went "WHO are these people and WHERE are the real Mario Brothers?"

Gordon didn't look or seem like anything other than a warm body who wandered onto the set right before they started shooting. Terrible performance.

#2 Neil Hamilton



According to Adam West he was terrible to work with. But we're not going by popularity on the set, so he gets into our list at #2 easily. Overall Hamilton's "over the top" acting is to be expected in his performance of Commissioner Gordon on the TV show, but what you can't miss is his particular portrayal of Gordon which didn't make him look like a complete idiot at times. (Note I said complete)

#1 Gary Oldman

Holy Crow. Whenever I see Oldman as Gordon I think "Wow, it couldn't have been anyone else." One thing the newer movies have done well is using Gordon as a intricate part of the story. Oldman's portrayal is spot on and doesn't require any further tweaking. He's got it. That's what Gordon should be like. No question.

So there you have it. Next week we'll take a look at some of Batman's villains. Stay tuned and have a great weekend!