Douglas Croft

About Douglas Croft

Who is it?: Actor, Soundtrack, Miscellaneous Crew
Birth Day: August 12, 1926
Birth Place:  Seattle, Washington, United States
Died On: October 24, 1963(1963-10-24) (aged 37)\nLos Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, US
Birth Sign: Virgo
Resting place: Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, Point Loma, San Diego, San Diego County, California, US
Occupation: Actor and soldier
Employer: movie studio, U.S. government
Allegiance: United States of America  United States Army
Battles/wars: World War II

Douglas Croft Net Worth

Douglas Croft was born on August 12, 1926 in  Seattle, Washington, United States, is Actor, Soundtrack, Miscellaneous Crew. 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. In almost all of these films, he played the hero as a boy, "growing up" to be, among others, James Cagney in Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942), Gary Cooper in The Pride of the Yankees (1942) and Ronald Reagan in Kings Row (1942). Not much is known of him after he dropped out of acting towards the end of the decade.
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Biography/Timeline

1926

Douglas Croft (born Douglas Malcom Wheatcroft; August 12, 1926 – October 24, 1963) was an American child actor who is best remembered for being the first actor to portray the DC Comics character Dick Grayson/Robin, the Boy Wonder as well as his secret identity Dick Grayson in the 1943 serial Batman, at sixteen years of age.

1943

During his brief career, besides portraying the first screen appearance of the comic book character Robin in the 1943 movie serial Batman, Douglas Croft was involved in many feature film roles playing the younger versions of characters or famous people. These includes portrayals of George M. Cohan in Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) and Lou Gehrig as a boy in The Pride of the Yankees (1942).