List of Batman television series characters

Table columns:
Character
Actor
Description
Episode Appearances

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cells: The Archer
Art Carney
By company records, the Archer was created specifically for the series by writer Stanley Ralph Ross and not related to the previous comic book character of the same name.[12] The character is presented as a skewed version of Robin Hood, with his henchmen reflecting the Robin Hood motif. The Archer, among other characters created for the series, was adapted for a 2009 episode of the animated television series Batman: The Brave and the Bold.
35, 36
cells: The Black Widow
Tallulah Bankhead
An original character created for the series, Black Widow is a bank robber who uses a spider motif. No actual origin is provided in the series. The Black Widow, among other characters created for the series, was adapted for a 2009 episode of the animated television series Batman: The Brave and the Bold.
89, 90
cells: The Bookworm
Roddy McDowall
An original character created for the series, Bookworm themes his crimes on books and literary tropes. Bookworm, among other characters created for the series, was adapted for a 2009 episode of the animated television series Batman: The Brave and the Bold. McDowall would later narrate the audiobook edition of the 1989 film and provide the voice of the Mad Hatter on Batman: The Animated Series.
29, 30
cells: Chandell and Harry
Liberace
An original character created for the series, Chandell is a pianist who is blackmailed into a life of crime as the criminal Fingers by his twin brother Harry upon Chandell using a player piano in his White House performance after he hurt his hands. Chandell, among other characters created for the series, was adapted for a 2009 episode of the animated television series Batman: The Brave and the Bold.
49, 50
cells: Nora Clavicle
Barbara Rush
Nora Clavicle was created specifically for the series. She is presented as a women's rights activist who attempts to destroy Gotham City in order to collect on an insurance policy she had taken out on it. She manipulates Mayor Linseed's wife in order to have the mayor replace Commissioner Gordon with her and all the male police officers with women.
113
cells: The Clock King/Morris Tetch
Walter Slezak
Based on the comic book character of the same name, no origin for the character is provided within the series. In Batman '66, he is revealed to be Mad Hatter's brother Morris Tetch.[8]
45, 46
cells: False Face
Malachi Throne
Based on the Silver Age version of the comic book character of the same name, no origin for the character is provided within the series. In Batman '66, False-Face's true identity is Basil Karlo where the issue that revealed this identity had him becoming that comic series' version of Clayface. This version of False Face was adapted for a 2009 episode of the animated television series Batman: The Brave and the Bold voiced by Corey Burton.[citation needed]
17, 18
cells: Lord Marmaduke Ffogg
Rudy Vallee
Ffogg was created specifically for the series. He is presented as an upper-class member of Londinium society who runs a school for thieves and uses homemade fog to cover up his crimes. Often assisting him in his criminal doings was his sister, Lady Penelope Peasoup (Glynis Johns)
105, 106, 107
cells: Colonel Gumm
Roger C. Carmel
Gumm was created specifically for the series. He is presented as a stamp factory foreman who is using the company to produce forged stamps in the episodes featuring Green Hornet and Kato.
85, 86
cells: Lola Lasagne/Lulu Schultz
Ethel Merman
Lola Lasagne was created specifically for the series. She is presented as a childhood friend of Penguin's who owns a racehorse, the only thing her husband Luigi left her when he disappeared. The pair use the horse in a racing scam.
98, 99
cells: Louie the Lilac
Milton Berle
Louie was created specifically for the series and was presented as a gangster using a flower motif. He is a gangster who plotted to take over the minds of Gotham City and then take over the perfume and flower markets. Louie the Lilac, among other characters created for the series, was adapted for a 2009 episode of the animated television series Batman: The Brave and the Bold.
101, 112
cells: Ma Parker
Shelley Winters
Ma Parker was created specifically for the series. She is presented as an elderly woman and master criminal who runs a gang consisting of her children. She allows herself to be captured so that she can take over Gotham State Penitentiary and form a gang from its inmates. Ma Parker, among other characters created for the series, was adapted for a 2009 episode of the animated television series Batman: The Brave and the Bold.
43, 44
cells: Marsha, Queen of Diamonds
Carolyn Jones
Marsha was created specifically for the series. When originally introduced, she plots to gain access to the diamond that powers the batcomputer. She later collaborated with Penguin in a movie plot.
57, 58, 76, 77, 78
cells: Minerva
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Minerva was created specifically for the series. She is introduced as a spa owner catering to Gotham City's wealthy. Minerva uses a modified hair dryer to scan her client's minds to find out where they hide their fortunes.
120
cells: The Minstrel
Van Johnson
Minstrel was created specifically for the series and was presented as a genius in the field of electrical engineering and styled himself as a Medieval troubadour.
39, 40
cells: The Puzzler
Maurice Evans
Based on the comic book character of the same name, no origin for the character is provided within the series. He attempts to steal the "Retsoor", a supersonic plane owned by Artemis Knab. The season two episodes where the Puzzler appeared were originally written for the Riddler. Due to Frank Gorshin holding out over salary issues, the scripts were re-written and Evans cast in the role.[10]
65, 66
cells: The Sandman/Dr. Somnambular
Michael Rennie
This version of the Sandman was created specifically for the series and is unrelated to the Golden Age comic book character of the same name. Presented as an international criminal who uses hypnotic sand to control sleepwalkers, he partners with The Catwoman and uses the alias Doctor Somnambula in an attempt to steal J. Pauline Spaghetti's fortune.
67, 68
cells: Siren/Lorelei Circe
Joan Collins
Siren was created specifically for the series. She is presented as Lorelei Circe, a chanteuse who is able to sing notes so high that they place men under her control. Siren, among other characters created for the series, was adapted for a 2009 episode of the animated television series Batman: The Brave and the Bold. Siren appeared in issue #2 of Batman '66 where she collaborated with Chandell.[13]
96, 97
cells: Dr. Cassandra Spellcraft
Ida Lupino
Dr. Cassandra Spellcraft was created specifically for the series. She is presented as a world-famous alchemist, occultist, and criminal.
119
cells: Zelda The Great
Anne Baxter
Zelda was created specifically for the series. She is shown to be a world-famous magician and escape artist who once a year pulls off a major robbery to pay Eivol Ekdol for the equipment she uses in her act.
9, 10

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