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44-626: In live-action, the character has been portrayed in film by Tom Wilkinson in Batman Begins (2005) and in television by John Doman in Gotham (2014–2017). In The Batman shared universe, Falcone has been portrayed by John Turturro in the film The Batman (2022) and Mark Strong in The Penguin miniseries (2024). Carmine Falcone made his debut in the four-part story Batman: Year One written by Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli in 1987. In

88-584: A Golden Globe Award and a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for playing Benjamin Franklin in the HBO limited series John Adams (2008). His other Emmy-nominated roles were as Roy/Ruth Applewood in the HBO film Normal (2003), James Baker in the HBO film Recount (2008), and Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. in the limited series The Kennedys (2011). Thomas Geoffrey Wilkinson

132-841: A West End production of Ibsen's An Enemy of the People at the Playhouse Theatre . For his performance he received a nomination for the Laurence Olivier Award for Actor of the Year in a Revival . In 1993 he had a small role as an Appeal Prosecutor, Grant Richardson in Jim Sheridan 's biographical crime drama In the Name of the Father starring Daniel Day-Lewis and Emma Thompson . He first gained critical acclaim with his appearance as Seth Pecksniff in

176-586: A flashback in The Long Halloween , gangster Vincent Falcone brings his badly wounded son, Carmine, who had been shot several times by his rival, Luigi Maroni, to Thomas Wayne . Fearing Maroni would finish the job at a public hospital, he begs Wayne, one of the city's best doctors, to perform surgery at Wayne Manor . A young Bruce Wayne watches his father save Falcone's life. Years later at Thomas and Martha Wayne's funeral, Carmine Falcone, now part of his father's crime family, tells Bruce that he can always ask

220-535: A deep well of sorrow by Wilkinson, this story breathes real tenderness into the movie's reflections on growing older and making peace with past mistakes". In 2013 he portrayed Lord Mansfield in the costume drama Belle starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw . The following year Wilkinson portrayed Lyndon B. Johnson , the 36th President of the United States, in Ava DuVernay 's historical drama film Selma (2014), and had

264-648: A favor of him should he need it. In Batman: Year One , Falcone is shown to be the most powerful figure in Gotham City , with the mayor, city council, and much of Gotham's police force in his pocket and all of the city's criminal outfits under his control. His power comes under attack with the arrival of the mysterious vigilante Batman . Despite GCPD Commissioner Gillian B. Loeb 's desperate attempts to stop him, Batman's attacks on Falcone's crime family become even more brazen and Falcone decides to have Batman killed. Batman further embarrasses Falcone by rescuing Catwoman when

308-614: A nomination for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role . He returned to the West End playing Dr. Stockmann in the Henrik Ibsen play An Enemy of the People (1988) receiving a Laurence Olivier Award for Actor of the Year in a Revival nomination. Wilkinson received the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for The Full Monty (1997) as well as two Academy Award nominations, one for Best Actor for In

352-636: A nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award . The following year he played Dr. Howard Mierzwiak in the Michel Gondry directed science-fiction romantic comedy Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) starring Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet . He portrayed Carmine Falcone in Christopher Nolan 's superhero film Batman Begins (2005). He also acted in films such as

396-715: A role in Wes Anderson 's comedy The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014). He had a lead role alongside Vince Vaughn and Dave Franco in the comedy Unfinished Business (2015). In 2016, he portrayed journalist Ewen MacAskill in Snowden starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and barrister Richard Rampton in Denial acting alongside Rachel Weisz and Timothy Spall . He briefly reprised his role as Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. in The Kennedys: After Camelot (2017). He voiced Threarah in

440-583: Is featured prominently in Jeph Loeb 's maxi-series Batman: The Long Halloween , which retells Two-Face's origin. In this version, Salvatore Maroni is the scion of the Maroni crime family, headed by his father Luigi "Big Lou" Maroni. He is the most powerful mobster in Gotham next to Carmine Falcone and was shown to have notorious enforcer Tony Zucco as one of his henchmen. Both Sal Maroni and Carmine Falcone believe that

484-589: Is finally killed by Holiday. The killer is revealed to be Alberto Falcone , who committed the murders to make a name for himself independent of his family. Maroni's sons Pino and Umberto later offer their services to Sofia Falcone and are later killed in the Columbus Day Massacre orchestrated by Two-Face. In 2011, The New 52 rebooted the DC universe. Maroni was later in court for multiple accusations of rape. Sal Maroni met with Mr. Haly at Haly's Circus. When it

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528-402: Is later revealed that Two-Face has Falcone's body in his possession and froze him using Mr. Freeze 's cryogenic technology. Selina Kyle visits Falcone's grave, believing him to be her biological father. Carmine Falcone appears in the second issue of Batman Eternal as a former mobster determined to reclaim his empire after Commissioner Gordon is framed for mass murder. Falcone is unaware of

572-530: Is portrayed as a powerful mob boss and gangster of Italian descent in Gotham City and an enemy of Batman. Maroni is most famous for disfiguring Harvey Dent, setting the stage for the young district attorney 's transformation into the supervillain Two-Face . In live-action, Maroni has appeared in the film The Dark Knight (2008), portrayed by Eric Roberts , the TV series Gotham (2014), portrayed by David Zayas , and

616-418: Is responsible for the killings and his father's death. Dent's corrupt assistant Vernon Fields provides Maroni prior to his court appearance with "stomach medicine" for a supposed ulcer . During the trial, Maroni throws the disguised acid into Dent's face, disfiguring him. Maroni then gets into a scuffle with a bailiff who shoots him twice in the chest, which he survives. When he is moved out of his cell, Maroni

660-664: The BBC 's 1994 adaptation of Martin Chuzzlewit based on the Charles Dickens novel of the same name . Wilkinson had a small but important role as the dying father, Mr. Dashwood, in the Ang Lee -directed Sense and Sensibility (1995), and played a villain in the adventure drama The Ghost and the Darkness (1996). The following year he gained acclaim for his leading role as Gerald Cooper in

704-674: The BBC One series Watership Down (2018), and played Peregrine, Earl of Brockenhurst in the Julian Fellowes historical drama Belgravia (2019). His final appearance was in a television version of The Full Monty . Wilkinson lived in North London with his wife, actress Diana Hardcastle . They had two daughters: Alice (born in 1989) and Molly (born in 1991). Wilkinson died of cardiac arrest at his home in London, on 30 December 2023, at

748-530: The HBO miniseries The Penguin (2024), portrayed by Clancy Brown and set in The Batman shared universe. Sal Maroni first appeared in Detective Comics #66 and was created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane . Maroni's first Pre-Crisis appearance was in Detective Comics #66 (August 1942) as Boss Moroni , a mobster on trial for the murder of a man named "Bookie" Benson. Harvey Kent (original name of

792-648: The Joseph Conrad short novel The Shadow Line . He later joined the Royal Shakespeare Company and made his West End debut as Horatio in the 1981 RSC production of William Shakespeare 's Hamlet at the Aldwych Theatre for which he received a nomination for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role . He went on to act in supporting roles in the British thriller Parker (1984),

836-699: The World War II thriller Valkyrie and acted in the Guy Ritchie action film RocknRolla (both 2008). During this time Wilkinson starred in a string of thrillers including Duplicity (2009), The Conspirator (2010), and The Debt (2010). Also in 2010 he starred in the John Landis directed horror comedy Burke and Hare and portrayed a covert CIA agent in Roman Polanski 's The Ghost Writer . He gained acclaim portraying Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. , in

880-551: The ensemble cast comedy drama The Full Monty (1997). For his performance he earned the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role . That same year he portrayed Marquess of Queensberry in the biographical drama Wilde and Hugh Stratton in the romantic drama Oscar and Lucinda . In 1998 he acted in the British romantic costume drama Shakespeare in Love starring Gwyneth Paltrow , Joseph Fiennes , Geoffrey Rush , and Judi Dench . The film received acclaim and Wilkinson with

924-449: The mad scientist responds by robbing one of his illegal gambling establishments to steal the money he needs to pay Maroni off. When Maroni realizes Strange might be responsible for the robbery, he sends enforcers to intimidate and threaten him. Strange decides to get rid of Maroni once and for all, and sends another creature to kill him. Maroni is saved by Batman, who as a favor to Julie Madison, forces him to call off her father's debt. In

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968-591: The 2011 television miniseries The Kennedys , for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award . He and his wife portrayed husband and wife Joe and Rose Kennedy . Earlier that year, he appeared in the comedy film The Green Hornet and the action film Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol . The following year he acted in the British comedy The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel starring opposite Judi Dench , Bill Nighy , Dev Patel , and Maggie Smith . David Rooney of The Hollywood Reporter praised his performance writing, "Observed with sensitivity and played with

1012-651: The Bedroom (2001) and Best Supporting Actor for Michael Clayton (2007). He became known as a character actor , acting in numerous films such as In the Name of the Father (1993), Sense and Sensibility (1995), Shakespeare in Love (1998), The Patriot (2000), Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003), Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), Batman Begins (2005), Valkyrie (2008), The Ghost Writer (2010), The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011), Belle (2013), Selma (2014), The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), and Denial (2016). In 2009 he won

1056-547: The Bedroom (2001), with co-stars Sissy Spacek and Marisa Tomei . For this performance, he was named Best Actor of the Year by the New York Film Critics' Circle, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor . He then took roles in the period films The Importance of Being Earnest (2002) and Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003). For his role as Roy/Ruth Applewood in the HBO film Normal he received

1100-511: The Falcone family getting embroiled in a mob war with Viti's boss Carla in Chicago , which serves only to further diminish Falcone's influence in Gotham. During The Long Halloween , the weakened Falcone family is targeted by a serial killer calling himself Holiday , who targets and kills at least one member of the Falcone crime family each month on a holiday, leaving an item related to that holiday at

1144-465: The Falcone family to that of the Corleone family : Falcone's power and wisdom akin to Vito Corleone, his son Alberto 's personality and appearance that of Fredo Corleone , and his daughter Sofia 's temper matching that of Sonny Corleone . Lastly, his elder son Mario's deportation to Sicily , physical appearance and desire to legitimize the Falcone family are all traits shared with Michael Corleone . In

1188-589: The HBO mini-series John Adams , for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award , as well as a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination. That same year he starred in another HBO project, the political drama Recount , in which Wilkinson portrayed American political adviser and lawyer, James A. Baker , in Baker's capacity as Chief Counsel to George W. Bush during the 2000 U.S. Presidential Election , receiving an Emmy Award nomination. He portrayed Friedrich Fromm , acting alongside Tom Cruise , in

1232-569: The University of Kent Drama Society (now called T24 Drama Society). After finishing his degree, Wilkinson then attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, graduating in 1973. Wilkinson made his acting debut on stage at the Nottingham Playhouse . In 1976 he was in his first film which was the thriller Smuga cienia  [ pl ] directed by Andrzej Wajda adapted from

1276-701: The age of 75. Wilkinson received a Doctor of Letters honorary degree from the University of Kent in July 2001. In the 2005 New Year Honours , he was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) "for services to Drama". Sal Maroni Salvatore Vincent Maroni is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics , commonly in association with Batman . The substantial character

1320-460: The biographical film Sylvia (1985), and the mystery Wetherby (1985). He also worked on several British television series, most notably portraying Raymond Gould in the ITV mini-series First Among Equals (1986). He was simultaneously appearing in this series on television and on the West End stage in Henrik Ibsen 's Ghosts in which he played Pastor Manders. In 1988 he played Dr. Stockmann in

1364-599: The cast won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture . He played the evil British Ambassador/Juntao in the buddy cop movie Rush Hour (1998) starring Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker and General Lord Cornwallis in the historical war drama film The Patriot (2000) starring Mel Gibson and Heath Ledger . Wilkinson won wider critical acclaim for his portrayal of grieving father Matt Fowler in Todd Field 's film, In

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1408-556: The character) is the prosecutor at the trial. He calls Batman as his first witness. During Batman's testimony, Moroni calls Batman a liar, leading Kent to show his proof: Moroni's lucky two-headed silver dollar was found at the scene with his fingerprints on it. Enraged, Moroni throws a vial of acid at Kent, horribly disfiguring his face. Driven insane by his disfigurement, Kent becomes the gangster Two-Face and eventually kills Maroni before surrendering and going to prison. During Bronze Age recountings of Two-Face's origin, Maroni's role

1452-484: The comics, Falcone is a powerful Mafia chieftain nicknamed "The Roman ", where his stranglehold over Gotham City 's organized crime is referenced as "The Roman Empire" at least once. In Batman: Year One , his penthouse is designed in a Roman architectural style . The character is based on Marlon Brando 's portrayal of Don Vito Corleone from the 1972 film The Godfather . Jeph Loeb , writer of Batman: The Long Halloween , stated in an interview that he paralleled

1496-694: The first story, but his legs are left paralyzed . In the latter story arc , he undergoes plastic surgery to alter his appearance and changes his name to Anton Karoselle to avoid attention. He then exacts revenge on Two-Face by killing his former wife Gilda's new husband Dave Stevens allowing the gangster to find him and gun him down in retaliation. In the graphic novel Batman and the Monster Men , Maroni lends money to Norman Madison (father of Bruce Wayne's girlfriend Julie Madison ) to cover his debts, and to Professor Hugo Strange for his genetic experiments. After Maroni puts pressure on Strange to repay his loan,

1540-514: The horror film The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005), Julian Fellowes ' drama Separate Lies (2005), and Woody Allen 's Cassandra's Dream (2007). In 2007, Wilkinson played Arthur Edens, an attorney with bipolar disorder , in Michael Clayton . The performance, which Variety described as "terrific", earned him an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor nomination. In 2008, Wilkinson portrayed American polymath Benjamin Franklin in

1584-732: The larger plot against Batman, and was informed that he would have a chance to strike by an anonymous letter sent to him by the true mastermind . In the "War of Jokes and Riddles" storyline, the Joker contacts Falcone and instructs him to kill the Riddler within an hour. His men ultimately fail to complete the assignment, leading the Joker to kill them. The Penguin then takes over his business interests on Joker's behalf. The following are relatives of Carmine Falcone: Tom Wilkinson Thomas Geoffrey Wilkinson OBE (5 February 1948 – 30 December 2023)

1628-465: The left side of Dent's face, leading to his becoming Two-Face . Two-Face personally kills Falcone following a coin flip that lands on the scarred side. Falcone's son Alberto, presumed to have been the victim of the killer, confesses that he committed the Holiday killings in an attempt to be accepted into the family business. In Batman: Dark Victory , Falcone's grave is robbed and his body disappears. It

1672-490: The mobster and his henchmen catch her trying to rob them. In the process, Catwoman leaves Falcone permanently scarred when she scratches him with the metal claws of her costume. Falcone orders his nephew Johnny Viti to kidnap the family of Detective Jim Gordon , but the attempt is foiled. When Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent 's investigations start threatening his power, Falcone orders an unsuccessful hit on Johnny out of fear that he might talk. The failed hit results in

1716-421: The scene of the crime. When Batman and Dent burn his hoard of stolen cash, Falcone strikes back by hiring costumed "freaks" who become Batman's Rogues Gallery . Convinced that Dent is secretly Holiday, Falcone persuades his former rival Sal Maroni to kill Dent while standing trial for murder. Falcone arranges for Maroni to obtain a vial of acid, which he hurls at Dent during a court proceeding. The acid disfigures

1760-460: The sequel, Batman and the Mad Monk , Norman tries to pay off his debt to Maroni, unaware of Batman's intervention on his behalf; Maroni refuses to take the money, terrified that Batman would visit him again. Norman instead gives the money to rival mobster Carmine Falcone , which humiliates Maroni. Later, near the end of the story, Norman tries to kill Maroni only to be gunned down by his men. Maroni

1804-436: The serial killer Holiday (so named for assassinating mobsters on holidays) is working for the other, which strains their previously ironclad business relationship. When his father is killed by Holiday, Maroni makes a deal with Dent to reveal all of Falcone's criminal activities in exchange for leniency. However, Falcone's daughter Sofia — Maroni's secret lover — visits him in jail, where she falsely claims Dent, not Falcone,

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1848-540: Was an English actor. Known for his roles on stage and screen, he received numerous accolades including a BAFTA Award , a Golden Globe Award , and a Primetime Emmy Award as well as nominations for two Academy Awards and two Laurence Olivier Awards . In 2005 , he was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE). Wilkinson trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art before making his West End debut portraying Horatio in Hamlet (1980) for which he received

1892-750: Was born on 5 February 1948 in Leeds , West Riding of Yorkshire, the son of Marjorie and Thomas Wilkinson, a farmer. At the age of 11, he moved with his family to Kitimat , British Columbia, in Canada, where they lived for five years before returning to the United Kingdom and running a pub in Cornwall . Wilkinson graduated in English and American literature from the University of Kent at Canterbury. While at university, Wilkinson became preoccupied with acting and directing with

1936-519: Was unchanged, but his name was changed to Morelli. Harvey Kent's surname was altered to Dent, which has become that character's permanent name. In this version, Batman is present at the trial and tries to prevent the mobster from throwing the acid, but is unable to prevent Dent from being disfigured. Prior to Crisis on Infinite Earths , Maroni appeared in DC Superstars #14 and Batman #328 to #329. He survives an assassination attempt by Two-Face in

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