James Gordon (comics)

Commissioner James Gordon is a fictional Batman character who is the police commissioner of Gotham City and is a fellow ally of Batman who gives him all of his missions and criminals to capture or question. In some cases, Gordon doesn't know Batman's identity, in other movie he does. He is the father of Barbara Gordon or Batgirl.

He was played by Lyle Talbot in Batman shows, Bob Hastings made his voice in Batman: The Animated Series, he was played by Pat Hingle in 4 Batman movies; Batman, Batman Returns, Batman Forever, and in Batman & Robin, and he was recently played by Gary Oldman in the The Dark Knight Trilogy; Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, and in The Dark Knight Rises.