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Douglas Croft
Deceased

How Did Douglas Croft Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 37
Also known asDouglas Malcom WheatcroftGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn12/08/1926Born in Seattle, Washington, USADied24/10/1963 (aged 37)Died inLos AngelesCauseliver disease, alcohol intoxicationWikidataQ546396 ↗Buried atFort Rosecrans National CemeteryTMDb#30277 ↗

Douglas Croft 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.

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Filmography10 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
1989Batmania: From Comics to ScreenMovieSelf / Dick Grayson / Robin (archive footage)63
1974The Three Stooges FolliesMovieRobin / Dick Grayson (archive footage)48
1947Killer McCoyMovieDanny Burns, Newsboy21
1943BatmanMovieDick Grayson17
1943Harrigan's KidMovieSkip17
1942The Pride of the YankeesMovieLou Gehrig as a Boy16
1942Yankee Doodle DandyMovieGeorge M. Cohan, as a boy of 1316
1942Not a Ladies' ManMovieBill Bruce16
1942Flight LieutenantMovieDanny Doyle - as a boy16
1941Remember the DayMovieDewey Roberts as a boy15