Cesar Romero

Also known as Cesar Julio Romero Jr.

American actor (1907–1994)

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Cesar Romero was an American actor who had a long career in film, television, and theater from the 1930s until his death in 1994. He is best known for playing the Joker in the 1960s Batman television series, a role that became iconic and introduced the character to a wide popular audience.

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Film & TV

New York City, New York, USA

Cesar Julio Romero, Jr. (February 15, 1907 – January 1, 1994) was a Cuban-American film and television actor who was active in film, radio, and television for almost sixty years. His wide range of screen roles included Latin lovers, historical figures in costume dramas, characters in light domestic comedies, and as The Joker in television's Batman series.

Known for

3-D Rarities: Volume II — (archive)2020
Heart of Batman — Self (archive footage)2018
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe — Self (archive footage)2012
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift — (archive footage)2010
Batman: Holy Batmania! — The Joker / Himself2003
Experiments in Terror2003
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema2002
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes — Joker (archive footage)2001
Carmen Miranda: Bananas Is My Business — Self1995
Sonja Henie: Queen of the Ice — Self1995

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: César
Family name: Romero
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: New York City
Place of death: Santa Monica
Sibling: Graciela Romero
Occupation: actor
Political party: Republican Party (United States)
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Award: star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Conflict: World War II
Image: Cesar Romero 3 Allan Warren.jpg

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place of burial: Inglewood Park Cemetery
Commons category: Cesar Romero
date of birth: 1907-02-15
date of death: 1994-01-01
Commons gallery: Cesar Romero
manner of death: natural causes
cause of death: acute myocardial infarction
start of work period: 1933-00-00
end of work period: 1992-00-00
name in native language: Cesar Romero
writing language: English language

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Encyclopedic overview

César Julio Romero Jr. (February 15, 1907 – January 1, 1994) was an American actor. He was active in film, radio, and television for almost 60 years. His wide range of screen roles included Latin lovers, historical figures in costume dramas, characters in light domestic comedies, and the Joker on the live-action Batman television series of the mid-1960s, who was included in TV Guide's 2013 list of the 60 nastiest villains of all time. Romero was the first actor to play the character.

Early life

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