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Commissioner Gordon 

James W. Gordon served in the United States Marine Corps prior to becoming a police officer.  After several years with the Chicago Police Department, Lieutenant Gordon was transferred to Gotham City.  This was during a time in which the Gotham Police Department was notoriously corrupt with significant ties to organized crime.  Gordon took it on himself to try to straighten out the department and rid it of its corruption.  

Around the same time that Gordon was transferred to Gotham, Batman was getting started in his career as a masked vigilante.  Circumstances led to an alliance between the two and Gordon’s ability to rely on Batman greatly helped him in rooting out the corruption at the GCPD.  Unfortunately Gordon’s tireless dedication to the job ultimately cost him his marriage to his wife Barbara Kean, who returned to Chicago with their son, James Jr.  

Following the death of his brother and sister-in-law, Gordon adopted his niece, Barbara (who would later go on to become the hero known as Batgirl).  Gordon quickly matriculated to the position of Police Commissioner and continued to work closely with Batman in fighting crime in the city.  Batman was formerly deputized as an operative of the department and the fabled Bat-Signal was installed atop police headquarters.  

Versions of Jim Gordon have featured in numerous movie serials, television shows and feature films, portrayed by actors Neil Hamilton, Lyle Talbot, Pat Hingle, Gary Oldman, Ben McKenzie, J. K. Simmons and Jeffrey Wright. While actors Bob Hastings, Bryan Cranston, Ted Knight  Mitch Pileggi, Danny Dark, Jonathan Banks, Kurtwood Smith, Reid Scott, Héctor Elizondo, Christopher Meloni and John DiMaggio have each voiced the character in various animated and video game projects.