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Best known for the role of the
Joker in the 1960's TV Batman series,
Cesar Romero started his long-running film career
back in 1933 with Arthur Hoerl's The Shadow
Laughs. He followed this role up with a stint
in the acclaimed The Thin Man movie in
1934 before becoming a mainstay in film,
appearing in 49 different movies from the ten
year span of 1933 to 1943. Romero continued to
be active in the industry, starring in notable
productions such as Captain from Castile and
Ocean's Eleven leading into the 1960's.
During this decade, the actor would begin to
dabble into the TV realm, appearing in popular
shows such as Disney's Zorro before landing
his memorable stint as the Joker on the live
action Batman series. Toward the end of
this decade, Romero found himself in Japan working
on the film Latitude
Zero (1969). Reunited with Patricia
Medina, who Romero worked with previously on
Zorro, the actors were hit by a set back
when American producer Don Sharp pulled out of
the production, and with him went a good deal
of the funding. Toho opted to still produce the
movie, by themselves now, and worked out an arrangement
to pay the actors after the movie was released.
Following this, Romero remained very active in
movies, landing roles as late as 1992 before
his untimely passing in 1994.
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