False Face

False Face was a criminal make-up artist and master of disguise who uses his skill to impersonate wealthy people. In reality, he is white-haired and toothless. In comics, Batman encountered him just once, but False Face later became a villain in the 1960's TV series (False Face should not be confused with Clayface, and has no ties to Black Mask's False Face Society).

History
False Face was a self-proclaimed master of disguise who created problems for Batman and Robin several years ago. Little is known of the Caped Crusaders' first meeting with the villain, but on their second chance encounter, they found that he had impersonated a wealthy uranium tycoon named P.S. Smithington. As Smithington, False Face robbed a local Gotham City jewelry store framing the true Smithington for the crime. Batman managed to rescue the actual Smithington, but was unable to recover the stolen jewels.

At police headquarters, Commissioner Gordon supplied Batman and Robin with all of the details of the case, and the two gave chase. False Face however struck again. This time, he kidnapped rock n' roll star, Wally Weskit during a charity benefit concert, and concealed him within an elevator shaft. While False Face took Weskit's place, his henchman, Pebbles, attempted to make off with the charity proceeds. Batman and Robin arrived and prevented the theft, but False Face and his crew managed to escape.

The following day, False Face struck a third time. He impersonated a safari hunter named Arthur Crandall and used his identity to gain access to the Gotham City Explorer's Club. While attempting to steal the club's Golden Tiger award, False Face found Batman and Robin on his heels once again. He lured Batman towards a large water tank and managed to temporarily trap him, but the Dark Knight detective succeeded in outsmarting False Face and his men, apprehending the entire group in the process. False Face was taken to prison, whereupon he soon retired from his life of crime.

False Face's true name and background is unknown. There is little record of how he first developed his craft, or the means by which he formed his criminal gang.

False Face II
A female False-Face appeared years after the original criminal in the pages of Birds of Prey #112. She and White Star targeted Lady Blackhawk so that False-Face could take her place in Barbara Gordon's organization. Zinda managed to elude them with the help of her taxi driver, Mahoud.

Powers and Abilities
Each of the villains that used the name False-Face was a master of disguise and could mimic the voice, accent, and mannerisms of another individual so effectively, that he or she could even fool his or her target's closest acquaintances.

Batman (960's TV Series)
Main article: False Face (Malachi Throne)

Batman: The Brave and the Bold
False Face is featured in Batman: The Brave and the Bold, voiced by Corey Burton. His appearance was identical to the '60s TV series version of the character. In "Day of the Dark Knight!" he is seen amongst the several villains trying to escape Iron Heights Penitentiary. In "Night of the Huntress!" he is shown as an inmate trying to escape Blackgate Penitentiary. He makes a main appearance in "The Golden Age Of Justice!" when he steals the Golden Skull and disguises himself as an elderly woman named Mrs. Gatsby. His ruse is caught on to by Detective Chimp and Batman, and he is defeated. False Face then reappears in "Mayhem of the Music Meister!" as one of the many criminals caught under the hypnotic spell of the Music Meister.

Batman Beyond
False-Face appears in the Batman Beyond episode "Plague" voiced by Townsend Coleman. This version has the ability to assume anyone's identity by merely rearranging his face in mere seconds. This comes from years of genetic manipulation and surgery. False Face was hired by Kobra to smuggle a deadly virus from Saint Denis to Gotham City so that Kobra can mass-infect the entire city. Little did False-Face know that he was secretly infected with it. He ended up running afoul of Terry McGinnis and the Stalker when he tried to evade both of them. He ended up succumbing to the virus and dying after a battle with Batman.