who was robin in the original batman series
Burt Ward
title: Robin (character) text: Robin (character) Robin is the name of several fictional superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was originally created by Bob Kane, Bill Finger, and Jerry Robinson, to serve as a junior counterpart to the superhero Batman. The character's first incarnation, Dick Grayson, debuted in "Detective Comics" #38 (April 1940). Conceived as a way to attract young readership, Robin garnered overwhelmingly positive critical reception, doubling the sales of the Batman titles. The early adventures of Robin included "Star Spangled Comics" #65–130 (1947–1952), which was the character's first solo feature. Robin made regular appearances in Batman title: Robin (character) text: "Batman" serials. Burt Ward played him in the 1966–1968 "Batman" television series and the related 1966 film. In the live-action movies "Batman Forever" and "Batman & Robin", he was played by Chris O'Donnell. Michael Cera voiced the character in "The Lego Batman Movie". The Dick Grayson version of Robin also appears in "", voiced by Loren Lester. Grayson is replaced by Tim Drake, played by Mathew Valencia, in the subsequent series "The New Batman Adventures". The animated series "Teen Titans" features Robin (voiced by Scott Menville) as the leader of a team of young heroes; it is hinted in several title: Douglas Croft text: Douglas Croft Douglas Croft (August 12, 1926 – October 24, 1963), born Douglas Malcom Wheatcroft, was an American child 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. Croft was born Douglas Malcom Wheatcroft on August 12, 1926, in Seattle, Washington, in the United States. His mother, Beatrice Hayden, married the silent film actor Stanhope Nelson Wheatcroft. They divorced in 1922, and his mother relocated to San Francisco. His parents' title: Batman (1966 film) text: Batman (1966 film) Batman (often promoted as Batman: The Movie) is a 1966 American superhero film based on the "Batman" television series, and the first full-length theatrical adaptation of the DC Comics character Batman. Released by 20th Century Fox, the film starred Adam West as Batman and Burt Ward as Robin. The film hit theaters two months after the of the television series. The film includes most members of the original TV cast, with the exception of Lee Meriwether as Catwoman, the character previously played by Julie Newmar in two episodes of the series' first season. When Batman and Robin title: Batman text: Batman Batman is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and first appeared in "Detective Comics" #27, in 1939. Originally named the "Bat-Man", the character is also referred to by such epithets as the Caped Crusader, the Dark Knight, and the World's Greatest Detective. Batman's secret identity is Bruce Wayne, a wealthy American playboy, philanthropist, and owner of Wayne Enterprises. After witnessing the murder of his parents Dr. Thomas Wayne and Martha Wayne as a child, he swore vengeance against criminals, an oath