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Comparision of the voice over actors who have been the voice of Lex Luthor with sound clips and images.
Every super hero has a nemesis. Superman's is Lex Luthor. Lex Luthor is one of the most intelligent and richest men in the world. He owns most of Metropolis and most people in the city work for him in some way whether they know it or not.
He believes himself to be above the law and will bribe, sue or eliminate all who stand in his way and prevent him from getting what he wants.
Lex is secretly involved in many illegal activities which are often foiled by Superman's interference. He would like nothing more than to see Superman die by his own hand. Lex Luthor is an arrogant, jealous and ruthless man. In addition to Superman he hates many other super heroes as well, and often clashes with the Justice League.
Lex is secretly involved in many illegal activities which are often foiled by Superman's interference. He would like nothing more than to see Superman die by his own hand. Lex Luthor is an arrogant, jealous and ruthless man. In addition to Superman he hates many other super heroes as well, and often clashes with the Justice League.
Created by Foxwolf on Sun Apr 5 2009, 45 Comments, Add Comment
Special thanks to Pokejedservo, OptimusSolo, Jackson_H, Cypo, UltimateCharm for additional sound clips.
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Starscreamsfan said at 6:10 PM on Sat May 4 2013
I absolutely love Stan Jones as Luthor. He really fits the character. He really sounds evil and his maniacal laugh is epic.
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VctrBnsn said at 5:35 PM on Sun Feb 24 2013
Its funny too me that both Clancy Brown and Mark Rolston both appeared in the Shawshank Redemption. And in that movie, Clancy beats up Mark. Coincidence....?
Nah, Im kidding. I think Mark does an excellent job. Anthony is probably my third favorite, with James and Chris tied for forth. Powers Boothe could have done well, but I think a good VA performance is half actor, half material. The material was laughable in that movie. It seams like the guys making it knew nothing about Superman.
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Nah, Im kidding. I think Mark does an excellent job. Anthony is probably my third favorite, with James and Chris tied for forth. Powers Boothe could have done well, but I think a good VA performance is half actor, half material. The material was laughable in that movie. It seams like the guys making it knew nothing about Superman.
VctrBnsn said at 4:02 PM on Fri Mar 22 2013
@VctrBnsn On second thought, Mark has REALLY grown on me. I love how smooth and sinister his voice is, as apposed to Clancys more brutish and obviously evil performance. I think I just might like him better : 0
ReplyVctrBnsn said at 1:29 PM on Wed Apr 17 2013
@VctrBnsn yep, Mark Rolston is certainly my favorite now. His work in Injustice was great as well.
ReplyVctrBnsn said at 10:09 AM on Thu Apr 18 2013
@VctrBnsn Wow, JS Gilbert isn't that bad. He actually sounds a lot like Clancy Brown.
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pete said at 1:23 PM on Sun May 12 2013
@VctrBnsn I like how you never know the intentions of Mark's Luthor. I think he was using The Light to get the Justice League out of the way and then planned to clone the sidekicks to make a super army and wanted them disposed of so they wouldn't interfere with I'm become President of the United States and if he was that egomaniacal eventually taking over the world.
ReplyVctrBnsn said at 9:31 AM on Mon May 13 2013
@pete I loved that to. I like how even in the last episode when he is actually helping the heroes they are still confused whether to trust him or not. Is this a part of his plan, or does he not want the world he lives on destroyed? And the outside world seems to trust him like freakin Jesus. Clancy was great, but he was more obviously evil.
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TheVengeanceKnight said at 8:32 AM on Thu May 16 2013
@VctrBnsn
So anyone with a deep voice like that must be evil? Quick, someone go arrest every single deep-voiced person in the world! :-O
ReplySo anyone with a deep voice like that must be evil? Quick, someone go arrest every single deep-voiced person in the world! :-O
BurtLancaster1913 said at 12:17 AM on Mon Dec 31 2012
Most of these guys do good work in the role, but Clancy Brown will always be the definitive Lex to me.
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coolgeek176 said at 4:26 PM on Sun Nov 4 2012
Clancy Brown is awesome as Luthor. I also liked Mark Rolston alt too.
ReplyEdork42 said at 2:52 PM on Thu Oct 25 2012
Mr. Big played Lex Luthor O_o!
Anyway, I'm tied between Mark and Clancy for my favorite Lex.
ReplyAnyway, I'm tied between Mark and Clancy for my favorite Lex.
mweloo said at 9:16 AM on Sun Sep 30 2012
I voted for Mark Rolston mostly because I liked the way his Luthor turned out- a smarmy master manipulator who analyses everything like a game.
I adore the DCAU as a whole, but I found Clancy Brown's Luthor too brutish and obviously evil for my liking. That said, each to their own.
ReplyI adore the DCAU as a whole, but I found Clancy Brown's Luthor too brutish and obviously evil for my liking. That said, each to their own.
shadowvegeta said at 8:19 PM on Sun May 20 2012
1. Clancy Brown
2. Chris North
3. Mark Rolston
4. James Marsters
5. Joe J Thomas
Reply2. Chris North
3. Mark Rolston
4. James Marsters
5. Joe J Thomas
TheVengeanceKnight said at 6:40 PM on Mon May 14 2012
A lot of these guys did really well, but I can't simply not vote for Clancy Brown. That voice is simply iconic.
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BigBDawg said at 11:49 PM on Fri Apr 13 2012
Lex Luthor... perhaps Superman's most dangerous enemy since he cannot be humbled. My picks for baldy are;
Clancy Brown
James Marsters
Joe J. Thomas
Kevin Spacey
Anthony LaPaglia
Kevin Michael Richardson
and Mark Rolston
ReplyClancy Brown
James Marsters
Joe J. Thomas
Kevin Spacey
Anthony LaPaglia
Kevin Michael Richardson
and Mark Rolston
D.A.V.E. said at 10:06 PM on Wed Mar 7 2012
Clancy Brown portrays Luthor as a thug with a fancy suit, with Timm wanted the character to come off as, and worked well. Rolston sounds charismatic, yet slimy, and suits a manipulative Luthor better.
ReplyGalactic_Cyrus said at 12:28 AM on Sat Dec 3 2011
Clancy Brown IS Luthor for me, but I do also like Powers Booth, James Marsters, Stan Jones, Kevin Spacey, Chris North, Anthony LaPalgia, Kevin Michael Richardson and Mark Rolston are all great in the role.
Joe J Thomas and Jim Meskimen sound too generic, Michael Bell was a Stan Jones imitation, Brian Dobson sounds foppish, and Jackson Beck is a sterotypical mad scientist voice.
ReplyJoe J Thomas and Jim Meskimen sound too generic, Michael Bell was a Stan Jones imitation, Brian Dobson sounds foppish, and Jackson Beck is a sterotypical mad scientist voice.
Anicomicgeek said at 11:46 PM on Fri Nov 18 2011
Clancy Brown for Luthor. His voice suited Luthor really well. James Marsters, Anthony LaPaglia, Kevin Michael Richardson, and Mark Rolston were good, too, though KMR does sound like he's trying to channel Brown's Luthor to a degree. That said, Powers Boothe's Luthor did stink.
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Anicomicgeek said at 11:49 PM on Fri Nov 18 2011
@Anicomicgeek Oh, and Chris Noth was good as the heroic alternate Luthor.
ReplyGalactic_Cyrus said at 12:30 AM on Sat Dec 3 2011
@Anicomicgeek Powers Boothe's Luthor did not stink, it just sounded wrong coming out of that Luthor. He was playing it more "Gene Hackman" and in a different movie/series, it might have worked.
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partymonster411 said at 11:56 PM on Sat Oct 29 2011
1. clancy Brown
2. Anthony LaPagila
3. Mark Rolston
4. Kevin michael Richardson
Reply2. Anthony LaPagila
3. Mark Rolston
4. Kevin michael Richardson
pete said at 2:46 PM on Tue Apr 5 2011
Kevin is attempting a Clancy with his own voice and it's too recognizable but still sounds like Clancy at the same time.
Replylexluther (Guest)
said at 2:53 PM on Sun Nov 21 2010
said at 2:53 PM on Sun Nov 21 2010
I think James E. Jones would do me best as a cartoon voice. I would do it myself but then I would have to kill everyone there HAHAHAHAHA!!!
Jackson_H (Admin) said at 10:14 PM on Tue Mar 16 2010
@ smarttamarr94
Sure do, it's a great show! Hope Michael Rosenbaum returns for season 10.
ReplySure do, it's a great show! Hope Michael Rosenbaum returns for season 10.
smarttamarr94 (Guest)
said at 7:03 PM on Tue Mar 16 2010
said at 7:03 PM on Tue Mar 16 2010
Jackson, You watch Smallville?
Jackson_H (Admin) said at 9:36 AM on Wed Dec 2 2009
I like Michael Rosenbaum's performance also. If there is ever a Smallville video game in the future where he voices Lex again he would be added here asap. :)
Replyjglexfan (Guest)
said at 11:09 PM on Tue Dec 1 2009
said at 11:09 PM on Tue Dec 1 2009
I'm sorry, but for me, Michael Rosenbaum is the new best voice for Lex.
Clancy's Lex is too brutish for me.
Clancy's Lex is too brutish for me.
dtemplar said at 2:00 PM on Tue Nov 10 2009
To be honest, I was mostly a fan of Stanley Jones's version of Luthor. I was not much of a fan of the criminal businessman version of Luthor when they re-tooled Superman in 1986. I always picture Lex Luthor as the criminal scientist from either the 60s Superman cartoons or the Superfriends.
ReplyJackson_H (Admin) said at 2:33 PM on Sat Nov 7 2009
just added Kevin Spacey form SR video game :)
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OptimusSolo (Admin) said at 3:01 AM on Wed Jul 29 2009
Finally found a clip for Bell and Jones, hope you all like them...another satisfied request :)
Replyvoicemaster71 (Guest)
said at 4:43 PM on Thu Jul 23 2009
said at 4:43 PM on Thu Jul 23 2009
Clancy Brown is beyond the shadow of a doubt the best Lex Luthor. WHich I am assuming is why he, along with Tim Daly and Kevin Conroy are reprising their roles for Superman/Batman Public Enemies.
The poster Dtemplar and I are on the same wavelength in that we want to see Stanley Jones from the SuperFriends and Michael Bell from the 1988 Ruby Spears Superman series. As for the 1968 Filmation cartoons, I suspect it was Jack Grimes who voiced over Luthor as well as Jimmy Olsen. The multiple voice roles were divided among Jack Grimes and Cliff Owens. I know that Jackson Beck not only narrated, but he was the voices of Perry White and Beany the copy boy.
The poster Dtemplar and I are on the same wavelength in that we want to see Stanley Jones from the SuperFriends and Michael Bell from the 1988 Ruby Spears Superman series. As for the 1968 Filmation cartoons, I suspect it was Jack Grimes who voiced over Luthor as well as Jimmy Olsen. The multiple voice roles were divided among Jack Grimes and Cliff Owens. I know that Jackson Beck not only narrated, but he was the voices of Perry White and Beany the copy boy.
oy (Guest)
said at 3:39 PM on Wed Jul 1 2009
said at 3:39 PM on Wed Jul 1 2009
woah Joe J Thomas is actually pretty good
Mike M. (Guest)
said at 11:13 AM on Mon May 25 2009
said at 11:13 AM on Mon May 25 2009
Clancy Brown is great....Marsters is good and Boothe is too cartoony...very Un-Lex-Like.
thomas (Guest)
said at 8:54 PM on Wed Apr 22 2009
said at 8:54 PM on Wed Apr 22 2009
did you know Lex Lithor is happy? he partys with Brainiac
thomas (Guest)
said at 8:01 PM on Tue Apr 21 2009
said at 8:01 PM on Tue Apr 21 2009
Wait they used Clancy for Brainiac?! How Pathetic!
flint (Guest)
said at 11:26 AM on Tue Apr 21 2009
said at 11:26 AM on Tue Apr 21 2009
Is there really a question here? Clancy Brown hands down. He really defined the animated Lex and brought such life to him.
Powers Boothe is better as Grodd. I still can't figure out why they used the original VA's for Braniac attacks except for Clancy. Mind boggling
Marsters was decent, but the movie was terrible.
Powers Boothe is better as Grodd. I still can't figure out why they used the original VA's for Braniac attacks except for Clancy. Mind boggling
Marsters was decent, but the movie was terrible.
willow (Guest)
said at 3:44 PM on Mon Apr 20 2009
said at 3:44 PM on Mon Apr 20 2009
Clancy Brown no question.
thomas (Guest)
said at 9:36 PM on Tue Apr 14 2009
said at 9:36 PM on Tue Apr 14 2009
Say know that I think about it, don't you think any of these voice actors would be a good Professer X.
john (Guest)
said at 4:55 PM on Mon Apr 6 2009
said at 4:55 PM on Mon Apr 6 2009
I rate them this way
Clancy Brown
James Marsters
Powers Boothe
Clancy Brown
James Marsters
Powers Boothe
Foxwolf (Admin) said at 8:52 PM on Sun Apr 5 2009
Powers Lex seems closer to the Gene Hackman Lex to me. He's a little more whacked out and some his facial expressions and the way to talks proves it sometimes.
Replythomas (Guest)
said at 7:30 PM on Sun Apr 5 2009
said at 7:30 PM on Sun Apr 5 2009
Once you think in that video don't you think Powers sounds at least slightly like Clancy?
satam55 (Guest)
said at 5:10 AM on Sun Apr 5 2009
said at 5:10 AM on Sun Apr 5 2009
Clancy Brown is the Definitive Lex Luthor
said at 9:25 PM on Fri May 17 2013
1) Stan Jones
2) James Marsters
3) Michael Bell
4) Kevin Michael Richardson
5) Jackson Beck
6) Clancy Brown
7) Mark Rolston
8) Powers Boothe
9) Chris Noth
10) Brian Dobson