Every Live-Action Joker Film and TV Appearance, Ranked!
From 'Batman' to 'Joker: Folie à Deux,' Moviefone counts down every live-action movie and TV appearance featuring the Joker.
Joaquin Phoenix in Director Todd Phillips' ‘Joker: Folie à Deux.' Photo courtesy of Todd Phillips' Instagram .
While the sequel to 2019's Joker: Folie à Deux' failed to score with audiences at the box office, there is no denying that the DC Comics character is one of the most popular villains in pop culture history.
The character's first live-action appearance was in the 1966 TV series 'Joaquin Phoenix in 'Joker' and its follow up.
Ledger and Phoenix would both go on to receive Academy Awards for their performances, making both of them the only actors in history to win Oscars for playing a comic book character, and Joker the only character to ever receive that an honor.
With 'Joker: Folie à Deux' currently in theaters, Moviefone is counting down every live-action Joker appearance ever, on both TV and film, including the latest.
Let's begin!
11. 'Suicide Squad' (2016)
(L to R) Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn and Jared Leto as The Joker in 'Suicide Squad'. Photo: Warner Bros.
From DC Comics comes the 'Suicide Squad', an antihero team of incarcerated supervillains who act as deniable assets for the United States government, undertaking high-risk black ops missions in exchange for commuted prison sentences.
10. 'Joker: Folie à Deux' (2024)
(L to R) Brendan Gleeson as Jackie Sullivan and Joaquin Phoenix as Arthur Fleck in Warner Bros. Pictures’ 'Joker: Folie à Deux,' a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo Credit: Scott Garfield/™ & © DC Comics. Copyright: © 2024 Warner Bros. Ent. All Rights Reserved. TM & © DC.
While struggling with his dual identity, Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix) not only stumbles upon true love, but also finds the music that's always been inside him.
9. 'The Batman' (2022)
Barry Keoghan as the Joker in 'The Batman'. Photo: Warner Bros.
From Warner Bros. Pictures comes Robert Pattinson in the dual role of Gotham City's vigilante detective and his alter ego, reclusive billionaire Bruce Wayne.
8. 'Batman' (1966)
(L to R) Lee Meriwether as The Catwoman, Frank Gorshin as The Riddler, Burgess Meredith as The Penguin and Cesar Romero as the Joker in the 1966 movie 'Batman'. Photo: 20th Century-Fox.
The Dynamic Duo (Lee Meriwether) who plan to hold the world for ransom with the help of a secret invention that instantly dehydrates people.
7. 'The People's Joker' (2024)
Vera Drew in 'The People's Joker'. Photo: Altered Innocence.
An aspiring clown (Vera Drew) grappling with her gender identity combats a fascistic caped crusader.
The People's Joker
6. 'Gotham' (2014 - 2019)
Cameron Monaghan as "J" in 'Gotham'. Photo: Warner Bros. Television.
Everyone knows the name Commissioner Gordon (Cameron Monaghan)?
5. 'Zack Snyder's Justice League' (2021)
Jared Leto as Joker in 'Zack Snyder's Justice League'. Photo: Max.
Determined to ensure Superman's (Ray Porter) and their dreadful intentions.
4. 'Batman' (1966 - 1968)
Cesar Romero as the Joker on the 1966 TV series 'Batman'. Photo: 20th Century-Fox Television.
Wealthy entrepreneur Bruce Wayne (Adam West) and his ward Dick Grayson (Burt Ward) lead a double life: they are actually crime fighting duo Batman and Robin. A secret Batpole in the Wayne mansion leads to the Batcave, where Police Commissioner Gordon (Julie Newmar), and The Penguin (Burgess Meredith).
3. 'Joker' (2019)
Joaquin Phoenix as Arthur Fleck/Joker in 'Joker'. Photo: Warner Bros.
During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian (Joaquin Phoenix) is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure.
2. 'Batman' (1989)
Jack Nicolson as the Joker in 1989's 'Batman'. Photo: Warner Bros.
Batman (Jack Nicholson) seizes control of Gotham's criminal underworld.
Batman
1. 'The Dark Knight' (2008)
Heath Ledger as the Joker in 'The Dark Knight'. Photo: Warner Bros.
Batman (Heath Ledger).
The Dark Knight
