Unmask the celebrity behind False Face on this week's BATMAN

Who played the villainous rogue False Face? And were there unintended consequences following the publication of a 1950's book written to warn parents of the corrupting influence of comic books?

False Face

Who played the villainous rogue False Face? Source: SBS VICELAND

Watch the credits on this week's episodes of Batman and you'll find the actor playing the villainous False Face is credited as "?".

When the episodes initially went to air, there was a lot of speculation over who the actor was behind the mask. Which celebrity actor was convinced to play Batman's faceless rogue? We reveal all on this week's BATMANLAND podcast. 

Joining hosts Dan and Fiona is writer and host of the Queers podcast Benjamin Riley. Riley offers his thoughts on the show as a queer text and how the "won't somebody please think of the children" book Seduction of The Innocent may have had the opposite effect on Batman than intended. 

 

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Watch Batman every Friday night on SBS VICELAND at 6:30pm, with episodes of the BATMANLAND podcast timed to be available for you to listen to as soon as you finish the TV show.


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