Judge Doom Judge Doom Judge Doom is the main antagonist in the 1988 motion picture "Who Framed Roger Rabbit", portrayed by Christopher Lloyd. He is depicted as a much feared, cruel and malicious judge of Toontown who is responsible for the framing of the titular character and the killing of Eddie Valiant's brother within the film. Judge Doom is an original character from the script of the film created by screenwriters Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman. Many actors were considered for the role of the character such as Tim Curry and Christopher Lee. The reviews of Christopher Lloyd's role as Judge
Eddie Valiant unknown assailant (later revealed as Judge Doom) dropped a piano on them. Eddie survived with a broken arm, but Teddy was killed. The incident soured him on the idea of working for Toons, his business suffered greatly, and he became an alcoholic. Eddie began living in the office he and Teddy had shared and left Teddy's desk as a memorial to him, refusing to dust it or let anyone sit in its chair. In 1947, R.K. Maroon, head of the Maroon Cartoons studio, hires Valiant to photograph Jessica Rabbit, Roger's wife; she is literally "playing pattycake" with Marvin Acme, owner