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Burt Ward

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Also known as Bert John Gervis, Jr., Bertram Jonathan Gervis, Jr., Bert Gervis, Jr., Bert John Gervis, Bertram Jonathan Gervis, Bert Gervis

American actor

Person · Open Library

Born
1945
Works
1

Top works

  • Boy wonder

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Film & TV

Acting · Los Angeles, California, USA

An American television actor and activist. He is best known for his portrayal of Robin in the television series Batman (1966–68) and its theatrical film spin-off. Description above from the Wikipedia article Burt Ward, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

  • Heart of Batman — Self (archive footage)2018
  • Heaven & Hell — Doctor2018
  • Heroes Manufactured — Self (archive footage)2017
  • Batman vs. Two-Face — Dick Grayson / Robin (voice)2017
  • Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders — Dick Grayson / Robin (voice)2016
  • Those Dastardly Desperados2016
  • Batkid Begins — Self - Robin2015
  • Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship — Self (voice)2015
  • Supergirl — Dick Grayson2015
  • Hanging with Batman — Self (archive footage)2014

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1945

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
397
Total plays
2,578

Tags

the supremeness of awesome

In November 1966, at the height of Batmania, Burt "Robin" Ward recorded and released a single for MGM Records called "Boy Wonder I Love You." It features Burt reading "fan letters" over the musical backing of...The Mothers of Invention! Yes, that's right. Frank Zappa even wrote and arranged the song, as well as conducting what would come to be known as The Boy Wonder Sessions. The great Tom Wilson (Dylan's "Bringing It All Back Home") was the producer. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Burt+War

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Quotes

  • Adam and I had a special friendship for more than 50 years. We shared some of the most fun times of our lives together; our families have deep love and respect for each other. This is a terribly unexpected loss of my lifelong friend, I will forever miss him. There are several fine actors who have portrayed Batman in films, in my eyes there was only one real Batman and that is and always will be Adam West; He was truly the Bright Knight.
  • Bruce Lee’s first filmed fight scene of his career, was fighting me as Robin on Batman. Because we were friends, we sparred together,

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Wikidata facts

Official website
www.burtwardlive.com
Image
Burt Ward by Gage Skidmore.jpg
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Commons category
Burt Ward
date of birth
1945-07-06
name in native language
Bert John Gervis Jr.
start of work period
1966-00-00
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