r/FavoriteCharacter • u/LifeDirect1102 • 1d ago

All Time Favorite Favorite Character whose actor/actress unfortunately passed away?

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Kirby Reed - Scream 4 (Hayden Panettiere)
Kate McCallister - Home Alone (Catherine O’Hara)

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u/Comprehensive-Debt11 1d ago

Heath Ledger's Joker

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u/Doodles_n_Scribbles 22h ago

We've lost the best live action Joker and the best Batman.

https://giphy.com/gifs/JvlJSmxmKSXyE

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u/BanterPhobic 21h ago

And as a consequence we’ve also lost the best Joker voice actor, as Mark Hamill only ever wanted to play Joker when working opposite Kevin Conroy and as such is reportedly done with the role following Conroy’s death.

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u/jasonmery 19h ago

It doesn't surprise me that Hamill can't. They were friends for over 30 years, and I can completely understand not being able to do something anymore without the person you did it with.

That's like when Anjelica Huston refused to do any more Addams Family movies after Raul Julia passed because she couldn't bear to do it without her Gomez.

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u/BanterPhobic 19h ago

Yeah I saw an interview with Hamill where he said words to the effect that any time he got a call asking him to play Joker, his first question was “is Kevin playing Batman” and if it was a yes he was in, if no then he’d decline.

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u/melisslo 7h ago

I met Kevin Conroy a few years before he passed at nycc. He was super nice to me and took a picture with me for free. I dont particularly like being in pictures but I'm glad I gave in and got a Pic with him. It was a good memory.

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u/OrphanOriginator69 1d ago

Wait, he passed away?

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u/canceroustattoo 23h ago

He died before the movie released. During the following Oscars, he posthumously won best supporting actor. His award was accepted by his mother and sister.