Patrick Leahy

Senator Patrick Leahy (born 31 March 1940) has served as a United States Senator from Vermont since 1975. He is a self-confessed comic book fan, especially Batman.

Leahy has written introductions for two comic book anthologies, and one graphic novel. He has also filmed five Batman cameo appearances, and voiced one for an animated Batman television episode.

Comic book related work

 * Bold credits are exactly as shown in said credits, not just copied from other sources.


 * Batman: The Dark Knight Archives: Volume 1 (1992 comic book anthology) “Forward”
 * Batman Forever (1995) uncredited cameo
 * Batman: The Animated Series: “Showdown” (1995) Senator Patrick Leahy – Governor
 * Batman: Death of Innocents (1996 graphic novel) “The Innocent Victims of Landmines” (preface)
 * Batman & Robin (1997) Senator Patrick Leahy as Himself
 * Green Arrow: The Archer’s Quest (2003 comic book anthology) “Introduction”
 * The Dark Knight (2008) Gentleman at Party – Patrick Leahy
 * The Dark Knight Rises (2012) Patrick Leahy as Board Member
 * Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) upcoming cameo

Leahy’s Dark Knight cameo was notable for his interaction with The Joker (Heath Ledger), in which he tells the Joker “We’re not intimidated by thugs”, to which the Joker replies, “You know, you remind me of my father. I hated my father.” In The Dark Knight Rises, Leahy defends the Wayne family legacy against attempts to usurp the company by industrialist John Daggett. It is possible that "Gentleman at Party" and "Board Member #2" are in fact the same character.

All royalties and fees from Leahy’s roles have been given, as charitable donations, to the Kellogg-Hubbard library in Vermont where he read comic books as a child.