Carmine Falcone | |
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Publication information | |
Publisher | DC Comics |
First appearance | Batman #405 (1987) |
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In-story information | |
Full name | Carmine Falcone |
Species | Human |
Place of origin | Gotham City |
Team affiliations | Falcone Crime Family |
Notable aliases | The Roman, Don Falcone |
Abilities | Criminal mastermind Expert marksman |
Carmine Falcone is a villain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, portrayed as a powerful mob boss, an enemy of Batman, and an acquaintance of the Wayne family. He has also been depicted in some versions as the illegitimate father of Catwoman.
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).