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Douglas Croft Born Douglas Malcom Wheatcroft
August 12, 1926
Seattle, Washington, U.S.Died October 24, 1963 (aged 37)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.Occupation Actor Years active 1942 - 1947 Douglas Croft, born Douglas Malcom Wheatcroft (August 12, 1926 – October 24, 1963) was an early American child actor who is best remembered for being the first actor to portray the DC Comics character Robin the Boy Wonder, in the 1943 serial Batman, at 16 years of age.
Croft was born in Seattle, Washington. During his brief career, he was involved in many film roles playing the younger versions of characters or famous people. This includes portrayals of George M. Cohan and Lou Gehrig. He died young (at 37) in Los Angeles, California.
External links
Douglas Croft at the Internet Movie Database
Categories:- American film actors
- American child actors
- People from Seattle, Washington
- 1926 births
- 1963 deaths
- Actors from Washington (state)
- American film actor, 1920s birth stubs
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