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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

217

Gender

Male

Birthday

1907-02-15

Day of Death

1994-01-01 (87 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

Cesar Julio Romero Jr.

César Romero

Caesar Romero

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Cesar Romero

Biography

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

The Thin Man

The Thin Man

Captain from Castile

Captain from Castile

Clown Alley

Clown Alley

Heart of Batman

Heart of Batman

Cardinal Richelieu

Cardinal Richelieu

Crooks and Coronets

Crooks and Coronets

Carmen Miranda: Bananas Is My Business

Carmen Miranda: Bananas Is My Business

Simple Justice

Simple Justice

Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe

Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe

Acting

Ocean's Eleven

1960

Ocean's Eleven

as

Duke Santos

Madigan's Millions

1968

Madigan's Millions

as

Mike Madigan

The Thin Man

1934

The Thin Man

as

Chris Jorgenson

Batman

1966

Batman

as

The Joker

Now You See Him, Now You Don't

1972

Now You See Him, Now You Don't

as

A.J. Arno

The Strongest Man in the World

1975

The Strongest Man in the World

as

A.J. Arno

The Little Princess

1939

The Little Princess

as

Ram Dass

Skidoo

1968

Skidoo

as

Hechy

Charlie Chan at Treasure Island

1939

Charlie Chan at Treasure Island

as

Fred Rhadini

Tales of Manhattan

1942

Tales of Manhattan

as

Harry Wilson

Vera Cruz

1954

Vera Cruz

as

Marquis Henri de Labordere

The Spectre of Edgar Allan Poe

1974

The Spectre of Edgar Allan Poe

as

Dr. Richard Grimaldi

The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes

1969

The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes

as

A.J. Arno

Mission to Glory: A True Story

1977

Mission to Glory: A True Story

as

Juan Atondo

Deep Waters

1948

Deep Waters

as

Joe Sanger

The Devil Is a Woman

1935

The Devil Is a Woman

as

Antonio Galvan

The Story of Mankind

1957

The Story of Mankind

as

Spanish Envoy

Wintertime

1943

Wintertime

as

Brad Barton

Orchestra Wives

1942

Orchestra Wives

as

St. John "Sinjin" Smith

Springtime in the Rockies

1942

Springtime in the Rockies

as

Victor Prince

Donovan's Reef

1963

Donovan's Reef

as

Andre de Lage

Happy Landing

1938

Happy Landing

as

Duke Sargent

Wee Willie Winkie

1937

Wee Willie Winkie

as

Khoda Khan

Captain from Castile

1947

Captain from Castile

as

Hernando Cortez

Lost Continent

1951

Lost Continent

as

Maj. Joe Nolan

If a Man Answers

1962

If a Man Answers

as

Robert Swan / Adam Wright

Clown Alley

1966

Clown Alley

as

Clown

Two on a Guillotine

1965

Two on a Guillotine

as

John Harley 'Duke' Duquesne

Week-End in Havana

1941

Week-End in Havana

as

Monte Blanca

The Good Fairy

1935

The Good Fairy

as

Joe

Latitude Zero

1969

Latitude Zero

as

Dr. Malic / Lt. Hastings

Coney Island

1943

Coney Island

as

Joe Rocco

Julia Misbehaves

1948

Julia Misbehaves

as

Fred Ghenoccio

The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World

1971

The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World

as

Self

That Lady in Ermine

1948

That Lady in Ermine

as

Count Mario

Once a Thief

1950

Once a Thief

as

Mitch Moore

Sergeant Deadhead

1965

Sergeant Deadhead

as

Admiral Stoneham

Pepe

1960

Pepe

as

Cesar Romero

Rendezvous

1935

Rendezvous

as

Capt. Nicholas 'Nikki' Nieterstein

Lady in the Fog

1952

Lady in the Fog

as

Philip 'Phil' O'Dell

The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend

1949

The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend

as

Blackie Jobero

Seven Women from Hell

1961

Seven Women from Hell

as

Luis Hullman

The Jungle

1952

The Jungle

as

Rama Singh

Tall, Dark and Handsome

1941

Tall, Dark and Handsome

as

J.J. "Shep" Morrison

Target: Harry

1969

Target: Harry

as

Lt. George Duval

Heart of Batman

2018

Heart of Batman

as

Self (archive footage)

Judgement Day

1988

Judgement Day

as

Octavio

A Gentleman at Heart

1942

A Gentleman at Heart

as

Tony Miller

Love That Brute

1950

Love That Brute

as

Pretty Willie Wetzchahofsky

FBI Girl

1951

FBI Girl

as

Glen Stedman

Street of Shadows

1953

Street of Shadows

as

Luigi

Happy Go Lovely

1951

Happy Go Lovely

as

John Frost

Uncertain Verification

1965

Uncertain Verification

as

(archive footage)

Frontier Marshal

1939

Frontier Marshal

as

John 'Doc' Halliday

Love Before Breakfast

1936

Love Before Breakfast

as

Bill Wadsworth

The Americano

1955

The Americano

as

Manuel Silvera / 'El Gato' / Barbossa

The Proud and Damned

1972

The Proud and Damned

as

San Carlos' Mayor

The Castilian

1963

The Castilian

as

Jerónimo

British Agent

1934

British Agent

as

Tito Del Val

The Racers

1955

The Racers

as

Carlos Chavez

Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1

1941

Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1

as

Self

Lucky Cisco Kid

1940

Lucky Cisco Kid

as

The Cisco Kid

Always Goodbye

1938

Always Goodbye

as

Count Giovanni 'Gino' Corini

Show Them No Mercy!

1935

Show Them No Mercy!

as

Tobey

The Leather Saint

1956

The Leather Saint

as

Tony Lorenzo

15 Maiden Lane

1936

15 Maiden Lane

as

Frank Peyton

Public Enemy's Wife

1936

Public Enemy's Wife

as

Gene Maroc

He Married His Wife

1940

He Married His Wife

as

Freddie

Viva Cisco Kid

1940

Viva Cisco Kid

as

The Cisco Kid

Midas Run

1969

Midas Run

as

Carlo Dodero

The Cisco Kid and the Lady

1939

The Cisco Kid and the Lady

as

The Cisco Kid

Five of a Kind

1938

Five of a Kind

as

Duke Lester

Romance of the Rio Grande

1941

Romance of the Rio Grande

as

The Cisco Kid

Don't Push, I'll Charge When I'm Ready

1977

Don't Push, I'll Charge When I'm Ready

as

Teodoro Bruzizi

Ride on Vaquero

1941

Ride on Vaquero

as

The Cisco Kid

A House Is Not a Home

1964

A House Is Not a Home

as

Charlie "Lucky" Luciano

The Haunted Mouth

1974

The Haunted Mouth

as

B. Plaque (Narrator)

Metropolitan

1935

Metropolitan

as

Niki Baroni

She's Dangerous

1937

She's Dangerous

as

Nick Sheldon, alias Al Shaw

Carnival in Costa Rica

1947

Carnival in Costa Rica

as

Pepe Castro

Hollywood Hobbies

1939

Hollywood Hobbies

as

Self (uncredited)

Lust in the Dust

1985

Lust in the Dust

as

Father Garcia

My Lucky Star

1938

My Lucky Star

as

George Cabot Jr

Dance Hall

1941

Dance Hall

as

Duke McKay

Diamond Jim

1935

Diamond Jim

as

Jerry Richardson

Armored Car

1937

Armored Car

as

Petack

We Shall Return

1963

We Shall Return

as

Carlos Rodriguez

Marriage on the Rocks

1965

Marriage on the Rocks

as

Miguel Santos

The Great American Broadcast

1941

The Great American Broadcast

as

Bruce Chadwick

Cardinal Richelieu

1935

Cardinal Richelieu

as

Andre de Pons

Clive of India

1935

Clive of India

as

Mir Jaffar

Wife, Husband and Friend

1939

Wife, Husband and Friend

as

Hugo

Strange Wives

1934

Strange Wives

as

Boris

Prisoners of the Casbah

1953

Prisoners of the Casbah

as

Firouz

Hot Millions

1968

Hot Millions

as

Customs Inspector

Crooks and Coronets

1969

Crooks and Coronets

as

Nick Marco

The Shadow Laughs

1933

The Shadow Laughs

as

Tony Rico

Broken Sabre

1965

Broken Sabre

as

General Arriola

Carmen Miranda: Bananas Is My Business

1995

Carmen Miranda: Bananas Is My Business

as

Self

The Return of the Cisco Kid

1939

The Return of the Cisco Kid

as

Lopez

The Gay Caballero

1940

The Gay Caballero

as

The Cisco Kid

The Red, White, and Black

1970

The Red, White, and Black

as

Col. Grierson

Flesh and Bullets

1985

Flesh and Bullets

as

Santa Monica Judge

Dangerously Yours

1937

Dangerously Yours

as

Victor Morell

Timber Tramps

1975

Timber Tramps

as

Greedy sawmill mogul

Nobody's Fool

1936

Nobody's Fool

as

Dizzy Rantz

Around the World in 80 Days

1956

Around the World in 80 Days

as

Abdullah's Henchman

A Talent for Loving

1969

A Talent for Loving

as

Landbesitzer

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift

2010

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift

as

(archive footage)

Mis secretarias privadas

1959

Mis secretarias privadas

as

Simple Justice

1989

Simple Justice

as

Vincenzo DiLorenzo

Mortuary Academy

1988

Mortuary Academy

as

Ship's Captain

The Runaway

1961

The Runaway

as

Father Dugan

Cheating Cheaters

1934

Cheating Cheaters

as

Tom Palmer

Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling

1993

Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling

as

Self

Carioca Tigre

1976

Carioca Tigre

as

Don Rosalindo Y Guana

A Dream Comes True

1935

A Dream Comes True

as

Himself (uncredited)

Take It or Leave It

1944

Take It or Leave It

as

(archive footage) (uncredited)

Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes

2001

Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes

as

Joker (archive footage)

Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

1936

Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

as

Self

Salute to Stan Laurel

1965

Salute to Stan Laurel

as

Self

Hold 'Em Yale

1935

Hold 'Em Yale

as

Georgie, the Chaser

The Sword of Granada

1954

The Sword of Granada

as

Don Pedro de Rivera

3-D Rarities: Volume II

2020

3-D Rarities: Volume II

as

(archive)

Villa!!

1958

Villa!!

as

Tomás Lopez

Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8

1939

Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8

as

Cesar Romero

Mooch Goes to Hollywood

1971

Mooch Goes to Hollywood

as

Cesar Romero (uncredited)

Ali Baba Goes to Town

1937

Ali Baba Goes to Town

as

Himself

Saturday Spectacular: Manhattan Tower

1956

Saturday Spectacular: Manhattan Tower

as

Mambo Teacher

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

1987

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

as

Self

Sonja Henie: Queen of the Ice

1995

Sonja Henie: Queen of the Ice

as

Self

The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema

2002

The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema

as

Batman: Holy Batmania!

2003

Batman: Holy Batmania!

as

The Joker / Himself

Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe

2012

Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe

as

Self (archive footage)

All Star Party for Clint Eastwood

1986

All Star Party for Clint Eastwood

as

Self

Experiments in Terror

2003

Experiments in Terror

as

Shooting Stars

1950

Shooting Stars

as

Self

Magnum, P.I.

Magnum, P.I.

as

Doc Villoroch

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

as

Marcus DeGrute

Here's Lucy

Here's Lucy

as

Tony Rivera

The Colgate Comedy Hour

The Colgate Comedy Hour

as

Self

The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

as

Carlos Garcia

The Golden Girls

The Golden Girls

as

Tony

Batman

Batman

as

The Joker

Chico and the Man

Chico and the Man

as

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

as

Amos Armat

Alias Smith and Jones

Alias Smith and Jones

as

Charlie's Angels

Charlie's Angels

as

Elton Mills

The Mod Squad

The Mod Squad

as

Medical Center

Medical Center

as

Hart to Hart

Hart to Hart

as

Studio One

Studio One

as

Pat De Carlo

Bewitched

Bewitched

as

Get Smart

Get Smart

as

Ironside

Ironside

as

Tony Hudson

Target: The Corruptors!

Target: The Corruptors!

as

The Beachcomber

The Beachcomber

as

Krasny

Rawhide

Rawhide

as

Big Tim Sloan

Vega$

Vega$

as

Christopher Vincente

Nanny and the Professor

Nanny and the Professor

as

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

as

Esteban de Vaca

Julia

Julia

as

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

as

Andre Casell

Matt Houston

Matt Houston

as

Gantry

Climax!

Climax!

as

Mendy Mendez

Pete and Gladys

Pete and Gladys

as

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

as

Self

Branded

Branded

as

Ben Casey

Ben Casey

as

Follow the Sun

Follow the Sun

as

Blacke's Magic

Blacke's Magic

as

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as

Carlos Gandara

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

as

Dr. Paul Marino

77 Sunset Strip

77 Sunset Strip

as

Lorenzo Cestari

Passport to Danger

Passport to Danger

as

Jack's Place

Jack's Place

as

Stagecoach West

Stagecoach West

as

Francisco Martinez

The Texan

The Texan

as

Captain Joaquin Acosta

The Ford Television Theatre

The Ford Television Theatre

as

The Red Skelton Show

The Red Skelton Show

as

Big Bill - Racketeer

Rawhide

Rawhide

as

Don Francisco Maldenado

Rawhide

Rawhide

as

Col. Emilio Vasquez

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

as

Police Chief Alvaro

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as

Francisco

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

as

Louis Simone

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as

Tom Bowdry

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

as

Antonio Cardoza

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

as

Gregorio Jonas

The Chevy Mystery Show

The Chevy Mystery Show

as

Prince Florizel

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

as

Colonel Carlos Navarro

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

as

Adm. Alejandro Buenaventura

The Beachcomber

The Beachcomber

as

Jaoquin Perez

V.I.P. Schaukel

V.I.P. Schaukel

as

Self

Climax!

Climax!

as

Miguel

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

as

Self - Panelist

The Ford Show

The Ford Show

as

Self

Stagecoach West

Stagecoach West

as

'Lalanda'

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

as

Self

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as

Self

Studio 57

Studio 57

as

Duke Thompson

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

as

Marcello Abruzzi

Death Valley Days

Death Valley Days

as

Don Augustin Olvera

Banacek

Banacek

as

Marius Avantalu

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

as

Diego Santana

Falcon Crest

Falcon Crest

as

Peter Stavros

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

as

Self - Co-Host

It Takes a Thief

It Takes a Thief

as

Mike

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

as

Self - Presenter

Night Gallery

Night Gallery

as

Count Dracula

Love, American Style

Love, American Style

as

ABC Stage 67

ABC Stage 67

as

The George Gobel Show

The George Gobel Show

as

Self

Zorro

Zorro

as

Esteban de la Cruz

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

as

Victor Gervais

Ellery Queen

Ellery Queen

as

Armand Danello

Once Upon a Wheel

Once Upon a Wheel

as

Self

Production

Crew

Directing