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.
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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. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information. This version of Norman is the CEO of OsCorp who initially hires and arms the Hobgoblin to assassinate the Kingpin for threatening him, only for Spider-Man to foil his plan. Norman is later exposed to an experimental strength-enhancing gas and develops an alternate personality known as the Green Goblin. The Goblin attempts to eliminate Norman's enemies and, after learning of Spider-Man's secret identity as Harry's best friend Peter Parker, kidnaps his girlfriend Mary Jane Watson. In the ensuing battle, both the Goblin and Mary Jane fall into dimensional portals opened by a time dilation accelerator device. Trapped in limbo, the Goblin reaches out to Harry through a psychic link and convinces him to become the second Green Goblin to seek revenge against Peter, but Harry is defeated and sent to Ravencroft. An alternate universe incarnation of Norman as the Green Goblin appears in the two-part series finale "Spider Wars". This version serves as an enforcer of Spider-Carnage alongside the Hobgoblin. A heroic, Counter-Earth incarnation of the Green Goblin appears in Spider-Man Unlimited (1999), voiced by Rino Romano. This version is Hector Jones, an ally of the Rejects, a group of Bestials that the High Evolutionary deemed useless and abandoned. Harry Osborn appears in Spider-Man: The New Animated Series, voiced by Ian Ziering, while Norman Osborn makes cameo appearances in hallucinations and photographs. Prior to the series, Norman operated as the Green Goblin and was killed in a battle against Spider-Man, causing Harry to despise Spider-Man without knowing that his best friend Peter Parker is his alter ego. The Norman Osborn incarnation of the Green Goblin and Harry Osborn appear in The Spectacular Spider-Man. Alan Rachins voiced Norman while Steve Blum provided his disguised Goblin voice, and James Arnold Taylor voiced Harry. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information. This version of Norman is the ruthless head of OsCorp who believes he is incapable of failure and never apologizes, while Harry often seeks his father's approval and is jealous of Norman's bond with his best friend and Spider-Man's alter ego Peter Parker. Norman is initially hired by Tombstone to create supervillains to distract Spider-Man from interfering with his criminal operations, but Norman secretly exposes himself to a performance-enhancing formula and becomes the Green Goblin to seize control of the criminal underworld from Tombstone. Norman hires Chameleon as a body double and frames Harry for being the Goblin to redirect Spider-Man's suspicions, and later orchestrates a gang war between Tombstone, Doctor Octopus, and Silvermane to eliminate his opposition, allowing him to be New York City's new reigning "Big Man of Crime". He is seemingly killed during his final battle with Spider-Man in the series finale, but Norman survives and leaves to Florida while Harry blames Spider-Man for his father's alleged death. Several incarnations of the Green Goblin appear in Ultimate Spider-Man (2012). Norman Osborn (voiced by Steven WeberChing, Albert (July 23, 2011). "SDCC 2011: MARVEL Television LIVE!". Newsarama. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.) is Oscorp's manipulative CEO and Harry's estranged father. In the first season, he employs Doctor Octopus to aid him in his plot to obtain Spider-Man's DNA and create a "spider-soldier" army. This culminates in the Venom symbiote's creation and bonding to Harry before Doc Ock betrays Norman by injecting him with a serum mixed with Spider-Man and Venom's DNA, transforming him into the Green Goblin. In subsequent seasons, the Goblin acts as an alternate personality who enacts various schemes during which he mutates himself for further power before he's cured by Spider-Man to which Norman reforms himself as the superhero Iron Patriot and preserves Peter's secret identity out of respect. Harry Osborn (voiced by Matt Lanter) is Peter Parker's best friend, Norman's estranged son, a student at Midtown High School, and a friend of Mary Jane Watson and Flash Thompson. During the first two seasons, Harry becomes the Venom symbiote's first and primary host and fights Spider-Man and his allies several times before eventually rejecting Venom's control. He also mends his relationship with Norman after his father is restored to normal. After making minor appearances in the third season, Harry joins Spider-Man in fighting crime in the fourth season as the superhero Patrioteer and temporarily forced to be the Anti-Venom symbiote's host to save Manhattan from Carnage before joining the S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy in the series finale. Another version of Norman from an alternate dimension, based on the Ultimate Marvel incarnation of the character, appears in the third and fourth seasons. This version sports demonic wings. A female alternate universe variant of Norman named Norma Osborn appears in the four-part episode "The Spider-Verse", voiced by Wendie Malick. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information. This version is the archenemy of Petra Parker / Spider-Girl. Nightmare shows a dream world incarnation of Norman who has mutated further into the Goblin King, the killer of most of Earth's heroes in the episode "Nightmare on Christmas". The Norman Osborn incarnation of the Green Goblin appears in Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers, voiced by Yusuke Numata in Japanese and Kirk Thornton in English. The Norman Osborn incarnation of the Green Goblin appears in Marvel Future Avengers, voiced by Hiroshi Yanaka in Japanese and Dave Wittenberg in English. Harry Osborn and Norman Osborn appear in Marvel's Spider-Man (2017), voiced by Max Mittelman and Josh Keaton respectively. This version of Harry is the creator of Goblin technology, which he eventually uses to fight crime as the superhero Hobgoblin, while Norman is Harry's strict father and Oscorp's original CEO who gets mutated into the Spider-King and impersonated the Hobgoblin before eventually turning himself into the Dark Goblin. The Norman Osborn incarnation of the Green Goblin appears in Marvel Super Hero Adventures, voiced by Sam Vincent. The Norman Osborn incarnation of the Green Goblin appears in Lego Marvel Spider-Man: Vexed by Venom, voiced by Josh Keaton. The Norman Osborn incarnation of the Green Goblin appears in Spidey and His Amazing Friends, voiced by JP Karliak. This version seeks to play tricks on the general public and humiliate Spidey and his friends rather than commit crimes.
Film Sam Raimi film series
The Norman and Harry Osborn incarnations of the Green Goblin appear in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy, portrayed by Willem Dafoe and James Franco respectively. The Osborns first appear in Spider-Man (2002), with Norman initially serving as a father figure and mentor to Peter Parker while Harry is Parker's best friend and Mary Jane Watson's boyfriend who longs to impress his distant father. After experimenting on himself with an unstable strength enhancer to save his company, Oscorp, from bankruptcy, Norman develops a crazed alternate personality dubbed the "Green Goblin". While in control of Norman's body, the Goblin uses stolen experimental armor and advanced weaponry to exact revenge on their enemies, seeing Norman as too "weak" to do so himself. This brings him into conflict with Spider-Man, whom the Goblin initially tries to persuade to join him before resolving to attack his loved ones upon deducing his identity as Parker. After Norman is fatally impaled by his glider during his final battle with Spider-Man, the latter brings his body home, where Harry sees them and mistakenly assumes that Spider-Man killed his father, vowing revenge. Amidst this, Watson breaks up with Harry to be with Parker. In Spider-Man 2 (2004), Norman serves as a ghostly presence to Harry, who has taken over Oscorp and still seeks revenge on Spider-Man. Harry strikes a deal with Otto Octavius to retrieve Spider-Man in exchange for giving the latter tritium to complete his experiment, only to learn Parker is Spider-Man. Following this, Harry is initially reluctant to take vengeance on his best friend despite his father's urging, after which he stumbles upon Norman's secret lair and discovers that he was the Green Goblin. In Spider-Man 3 (2007), Harry becomes the New Goblin to avenge his father, but accidentally gets partial amnesia. After he recovers, he sabotages Parker and Watson's relationship as part of a scheme to emotionally hurt Parker. Upon learning the truth of Norman's death from his butler Bernard, Harry reconciles and joins forces with Parker to save Watson from Venom and the Sandman before sacrificing himself to save Parker from the former.
The Amazing Spider-Man film series Norman Osborn is mentioned in The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) as the founder of Oscorp who is dying from an unknown disease.