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Douglas Croft. Douglas Croft (born Douglas Malcom Wheatcroft, August 12, 1926 – October 24, 1963) was an American teen actor who is best remembered for being the first person to portray the DC Comics character Robin, the Boy Wonder, as well as his secret identity Dick Grayson, in the 1943 serial Batman when he was 16 years old.
Douglas Croft. Actor: Batman. Who was the first "Robin, the Boy Wonder"? No, not Burt Ward, but this popular, curly-haired child actor of the 1940s. In addition to being in the first "Batman" film, he appeared in many other major films, mostly at Warner Brothers.
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Douglas Croft was a child actor who played Robin, the Boy Wonder in the first Batman film and other major roles in the 1940s. He died in 1963 from alcohol poisoning and liver disease.
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- October 24, 1963
Batman. (serial) Batman is a 1943 American 15-chapter theatrical serial from Columbia Pictures, produced by Rudolph C. Flothow, directed by Lambert Hillyer, that stars Lewis Wilson as Batman and Douglas Croft as his sidekick Robin. [2] The serial is based on the DC Comics character Batman, who first appeared in Detective Comics #27 in May 1939 ...
Jan 28, 2024 · Douglas Croft played Robin, the Boy Wonder, in the 1943 movie serial Batman, starring Lewis Wilson as Batman/Bruce Wayne. Learn about the serial's plot, highlights, lows, and the actor's career in this feature by REEL RETRO CINEMA.
Douglas Croft plays Robin, the sidekick of Batman, in this action crime serial from 1943. He fights against Dr. Daka, a Japanese spy who uses a death ray and a mind control device.
Jul 16, 2018 · Japanese spymaster Prince Daka operates a covert espionage organization located in Gotham City's now-deserted Little Tokyo which turns American scientists in...
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