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Better known as Luke Skywalker or The Joker, Mark Hamill was considered one of the best young talents in the 1970's. Though praised for a strong performance, he could never match the success of his most famous role. Despite being typecast, he was frequently in demand and performed in several lesser known films before turning to more to theater (not just to pay the bills, but because he preferred it), eventually getting juicy lead roles in big plays like Amadeus and The Elephant Man.

More recently, he's built on some early experience to become one of the most acclaimed voice actors in the industry. He's often found playing dynamic, outright evil villains (ironic, considering his previous typecasting as a hero), most notably The Joker as stated earlier - many consider his performance to be the definitive interpretation of the character.

As for his filmography

Luke Skywalker in the original Star Wars trilogy (A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi).
- The Star Wars Holiday Special is the only Star Wars Expanded Universe work he has reprised the role in fully, though he did voice Luke in a TV-commercial for the novel Vector Prime.
- He also voiced Luke in a Robot Chicken sketch.
- And in the first two radio show series.
The Joker in Batman the Animated Series. There's a reason he's called Mark Hamill.
- As well as other characters in other DCAU productions, including Solomon Grundy in Justice League and Ferris Boyle in the B:TAS "Heart of Ice".
- And reprising the Joker in other media such as a Robot Chicken sketch and in Batman: Arkham Asylum.
- And will do likewise for DC Universe Online and Batman: Arkham City (Sequel to Arkham Asylum).
The Hobgoblin in Spider-Man: The Animated Series
The Trickster in the live action Flash series (and again in Justice League Unlimited)
The Grey Gargoyle in Fantastic Four
Gargoyle in Hulk
Stickybeard in Codename: Kids Next Door
The Skeleton King in Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!
The Red Lynx in Swat Kats
Steve in Scooby Doo And The Alien Invaders and Snakebite Scruggs in Scooby Doo on Zombie Island
Goro Majima of the Yakuza games
Fire Lord Ozai in Avatar: The Last Airbender
- Yes. Mark Hamill voiced an evil overlord who shoots lightning from his hands.
  - Who also happens to be an evil father.
  - And permanently disfigured his son in a fight.
  - A son who rejects his father's evil dogma and embraces the good side.
  - And now we know that Padmé Amidala is actually Luke Skywalker's daughter!
Adrian Ripburger in Full Throttle
Most of the Omniscient Council of Vagueness from Metalocalypse, among many others.
Portrayed Christopher Blair in live action cutscenes of Wing Commander games 3, 4, and Prophecy, and also lent his voice to the animated, younger incarnation of his character in the USA Network cartoon Wing Commander Academy.
- Also provides the voice of "Merlin" in the movie (though the final credits don't list him by name, simply showing "Merlin: ???")
Colonel Muska in the dub of Laputa: Castle in the Sky; constantly hailed as one the dub's greatest strengths.
Hanukkah Zombie in the Futurama movie, Bender's Big Score.
- With an actor allusion tossed in - the Zombie drives a Tie-fighter.
  - And is a zombie!
The Watcher in Darksiders.
Malefor from The Legend of Spyro Trilogy. Even though his voice is heavily distorted, he manages to make Malefor positively terrifying.
Cock Knocker, a villain from the Bluntman and Chronic universe in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back.
- "Don't fuck with a Jedi master, son."
Did a guest shot as himself (leaning heavily on his legacy as Luke Skywalker) on the season 10 episode of The Simpsons "Mayored to the Mob", where Homer becomes Mayor Quimby's bodyguard after saving Hamill from a sci-fi convention of rioting nerds. But he also did a "secret" guest role in the same episode as the Drill Sergeant Nasty Leavelle who teachers Homer how to become a bodyguard.
- Played himself again in an episode of Pepper Ann.
- And once more in Freakazoid.
The Larry 3000 on Time Squad
Master Eraqus in Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep
Buzz Buzzard in The New Woody Woodpecker Show.
Not a film role, but Hamill voiced Tod Wainio in the audio adaptation of World War Z.
Minor villain Undergrowth in Danny Phantom.
Skips the Yeti in Regular Show.
He voices The Marvel villain Klaw in Avengers Earths Mightiest Heroes.
He was also The Red Skull in The Superhero Squad Show
Sean in Ralph Bakshi's Wizards
Wolverine in the licensed game X-Men 2: Wolverine's Revenge (he refused to play the character in the X-Men movies)
Detective Mosely in Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers
Mad Scientist Stankfoot in Zevo-3
Emperor Griffon's humanoid form in Dark Cloud 2.
Corey in the animated I Dream of Jeannie (Hamill's debut as a voice actor)
Guest starred in an episode of The Muppet Show as both himself and Luke Skywalker.
Will Tasker in Slipstream.
Lundgren, an evil serial killer dolphin, in NTSF:SD:SUV::
Dr. Pullem and the mall santa in Dan Vs..
Crybaby Clown (yes, another evil clown) in the season 2 premiere of Scooby Doo Mystery Inc.
Abraham Kane, the Big Bad of Motorcity

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 More recently, he's built on some early experience to become one of the most acclaimed voice actors in the industry. He's often found playing dynamic, outright ''evil'' villains (ironic, considering his previous typecasting as a hero), most notably [[The Joker]] as stated earlier - many consider his performance to be the definitive interpretation of the character.
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+== As for his filmography ==
 * Luke Skywalker in the original ''[[Star Wars]]'' trilogy (''[[A New Hope]]'', ''[[The Empire Strikes Back]]'', ''[[Return of the Jedi]]'').
 ** ''[[The Star Wars Holiday Special]]'' is the only ''[[Star Wars Expanded Universe]]'' work he has reprised the role in fully, though he did voice Luke in a TV-commercial for the novel ''[[New Jedi Order|Vector Prime]]''.
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 * Adrian Ripburger in ''[[Full Throttle]]''
 * Most of the [[Omniscient Council of Vagueness]] from ''[[Metalocalypse]]'', among many others.
-* Portrayed Christopher Blair in live action [[Cutscene|cutscenes]] of ''[[Wing Commander (video game)|Wing Commander]]'' games 3, 4, and Prophecy, and also lent his voice to the animated, younger incarnation of his character in the [[USA Network]] cartoon ''[[Wing Commander Academy]]''.
+* Portrayed Christopher Blair in live action [[cutscene]]s of ''[[Wing Commander (video game)|Wing Commander]]'' games 3, 4, and Prophecy, and also lent his voice to the animated, younger incarnation of his character in the [[USA Network]] cartoon ''[[Wing Commander Academy]]''.
 ** Also provides the voice of "Merlin" in the movie (though the final credits don't list him by name, simply showing "Merlin: ???")
 * Colonel Muska in the dub of ''[[Laputa: Castle in the Sky]]''; constantly hailed as one the dub's greatest strengths.
 * Hanukkah Zombie in the ''[[Futurama]]'' movie, ''Bender's Big Score''.
 ** With an actor allusion tossed in - the Zombie drives a [[Star Wars|Tie-fighter]].
-*** And is [[Justice League|a zombie!]]
+*** And is [[Justice League (animation)|a zombie!]]
 * The Watcher in ''[[Darksiders]]''.
 * Malefor from ''[[The Legend of Spyro Trilogy]]''. Even though his voice is heavily distorted, he manages to make Malefor positively ''terrifying''.