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The voice you heard on so many Batman cliffhangers was actually series creator, William Dozier
We won't make you tune in next week to find out this little secret!
While viewers can always trust that Batman and Robin will be able to pull themselves out of whatever villainous mess they've found themselves in, we'll be the first to admit that sometimes, it can get a little sticky. There are moments at the end of certain episodes of Batman where it seems that the dynamic duo will be done for good, and we may never see them live to fight crime another day.
During those perilous moments, you might remember a certain voiceover sharing the audience's emotions, asking the viewer to return for the next episode to finally know the fate of Batman and Robin. While it's no good for the nerves, these endings were incredibly common in the 1960s Batman, starring Burt Ward and Adam West.
Well, it might interest you to know that the voiceover you heard so often wasn't just a random Gotham resident found off the street - it was series creator William Dozier.
In an interview with the Associated Press, Dozier explained that he didn't become the show's announcer by choice, but rather, by necessity. Apparently, Dozier had auditioned several actors who were clearly not up to the task. Specifically, "none of them did it right because they couldn't stand to be that bad," Dozier said.
But while many fans may not have realized that Dozier's voice makes an appearance in the series, the creative is certainly well remembered for his contribution to television with shows like Batman. Of course, Dozier seemed to consider this fact both a blessing and a curse.
"I know now how Joan Fontaine, to whom I was once married, felt when she was invariably told by new acquaintances how much they had loved her in Rebecca as if it were the only thing she ever made," he said. "Nobody remembers anything else I've done, either."
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Interesting article, but you should have supplied a photo of Dozier, the face behind the voice.
No offense but that is Journalism 101 stuff.
I never realized that was Gil Favor, my older brothers usually would point stuff like
that out.
and my buddy in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales.
