Robert Lowery (actor)
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Robery Lowery (October 17, 1913 - December 26, 1971), born Robert Larkin Hanks, was a motion picture, television, and stage actor who appeared in over seventy films. He was born in Kansas City, Missouri. His father was a local attorney and oil investor who worked several years for the Pullman Corporation as a railroad agent; his mother, Leah Thompson Hanks, was a concert pianist. He graduated from Paseo High School and went to sing with the Slats Randall Orchestra in the early 1930s. After the death of his father, he traveled to Hollywood and enrolled in the Lila Bliss acting school before being signed by Twentieth Century Fox in 1937.
During his career, Mr. Lowery was primarily known for roles in action movies such as The Mark of Zorro, Big Town, The Mummy's Ghost, and Dangerous Passage. He also became just the second actor to play DC Comics' Batman, starring in a 1949's Batman and Robin serial. He also appeared with Ray Danton in the well-known crime drama The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond. He was an accomplished stage actor and appeared in Born Yesterday, Caine Mutiny, and in several other productions. On television, he was best known for his work on the series Circus Boy, but also appeared in Wagon Train, Playhouse 90 (The Helen Morgan Story) Pistols and Petticoats, and Hazel (among others).
He was married three times, to three different actresses: to Jean Parker, to Vivan Wilcox, and to Rusty Farrell. He had one child, Robert, who lives in Redondo Beach, California.
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| Preceded by: Lewis Wilson |
Actors to portray Batman 1949-1966 |
Succeeded by: Adam West |
| Batman in popular media | |
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| Actors: | Lewis Wilson • Robert Lowery • Adam West • Olan Soule • Michael Keaton • Kevin Conroy • Val Kilmer • George Clooney • Rino Romano • Christian Bale • Casts |
| Live-action television: | Batman • Legends of the Superheroes • Birds of Prey • Return to the Batcave |
| Film: | 1940s serials • Batman (1966) • Batman (1989) • Batman Returns • Batman Forever • Batman & Robin • Batman Begins • The Dark Knight |
| Animation: | Batman/Superman Hour • New Adventures of Batman • Batman: The Animated Series/New Batman Adventures • Mask of the Phantasm • SubZero • Batman Beyond • Return of the Joker • Mystery of the Batwoman • The Batman • The Batman vs. Dracula |
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