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Green Goblin in other media

Marvel Comics character Green Goblin in other media

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 19, 2026
Entity authorityQ5602599 ↗
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The Green Goblin, a supervillain in Marvel Comics and an archenemy of the superhero Spider-Man, has been adapted in various forms of media, including films, television series, and video games. As in the comics, the Green Goblin is an alias that has been adopted by multiple characters in Spider-Man related media, most notably Norman Osborn and his son Harry Osborn.

Norman Osborn has been portrayed by Willem Dafoe in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man film trilogy and the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), and Chris Cooper in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014). Neil Ross, Alan Rachins, Steve Blum, Mark Rolston, and others have provided the character's voice in animated and video game projects.

Harry Osborn has been portrayed by James Franco in Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy and Dane DeHaan in The Amazing Spider-Man 2, and has been voiced by Gary Imhoff, James Arnold Taylor, and others.

Television

The Norman Osborn incarnation of the Green Goblin appears in Spider-Man (1967), voiced by Len Carlson. This version is a thief who is obsessed with stealing magical and supernatural artifacts.

The Norman Osborn incarnation of the Green Goblin appears in the Spider-Man (1981) episode "Revenge of the Green Goblin", voiced by Neil Ross.

The Norman Osborn incarnation of the Green Goblin appears in the Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends episode "Triumph of the Green Goblin", voiced by Dennis Marks.

The Norman Osborn and Harry Osborn incarnations of the Green Goblin appear in Spider-Man: The Animated Series, voiced by Neil Ross and Gary Imhoff respectively.

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