Ian Bannen was a Scottish actor known for his roles in 'Flight of the Phoenix', 'The Offence', and 'Hope and Glory', who played the pedophile suspect interrogated by Connery in Lumet's 'The Offence'.
Bannen's performance in the interrogation scene of 'The Offence' — calm, insinuating, and ultimately triumphant against Connery's brute force — established the template for the Joker's passive dominance during Batman's interrogation.
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