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Cesar Romero

Cesar Romero

Acting·1907–1994·133 films

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.

Filmography

Batman
Batman (1966)The Joker
Around the World in 80 Days
Around the World in 80 Days (1956)Abdullah's Henchman
The Thin Man
The Thin Man (1934)Chris Jorgenson
Ocean's Eleven
Ocean's Eleven (1960)Duke Santos
Vera Cruz
Vera Cruz (1954)Marquis Henri de Labordere
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1969)A.J. Arno
Donovan's Reef
Donovan's Reef (1963)Andre de Lage
The Little Princess
The Little Princess (1939)Ram Dass
The Devil Is a Woman
The Devil Is a Woman (1935)Antonio Galvan
The Strongest Man in the World
The Strongest Man in the World (1975)A.J. Arno
Now You See Him, Now You Don't
Now You See Him, Now You Don't (1972)A.J. Arno
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes (2001)Joker (archive footage)
Pepe
Pepe (1960)Cesar Romero
Lust in the Dust
Lust in the Dust (1985)Father Garcia
Lost Continent
Lost Continent (1951)Maj. Joe Nolan
Tales of Manhattan
Tales of Manhattan (1942)Harry Wilson
Two on a Guillotine
Two on a Guillotine (1965)John Harley 'Duke' Duquesne
The Good Fairy
The Good Fairy (1935)Joe
Wee Willie Winkie
Wee Willie Winkie (1937)Khoda Khan
Captain from Castile
Captain from Castile (1947)Hernando Cortez
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island (1939)Fred Rhadini
Hot Millions
Hot Millions (1968)Customs Inspector
Frontier Marshal
Frontier Marshal (1939)John 'Doc' Halliday
If a Man Answers
If a Man Answers (1962)Robert Swan / Adam Wright
The Story of Mankind
The Story of Mankind (1957)Spanish Envoy
Latitude Zero
Latitude Zero (1969)Dr. Malic / Lt. Hastings
Skidoo
Skidoo (1968)Hechy
Ali Baba Goes to Town
Ali Baba Goes to Town (1937)Himself
That Lady in Ermine
That Lady in Ermine (1948)Count Mario
British Agent
British Agent (1934)Tito Del Val
Uncertain Verification
Uncertain Verification (1965)(archive footage)
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift (2010)(archive footage)
Love Before Breakfast
Love Before Breakfast (1936)Bill Wadsworth
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend (1949)Blackie Jobero
Marriage on the Rocks
Marriage on the Rocks (1965)Miguel Santos
Orchestra Wives
Orchestra Wives (1942)St. John "Sinjin" Smith
The Americano
The Americano (1955)Manuel Silvera / 'El Gato' / Barbossa
Springtime in the Rockies
Springtime in the Rockies (1942)Victor Prince
Week-End in Havana
Week-End in Havana (1941)Monte Blanca
Clive of India
Clive of India (1935)Mir Jaffar
Rendezvous
Rendezvous (1935)Capt. Nicholas 'Nikki' Nieterstein
Julia Misbehaves
Julia Misbehaves (1948)Fred Ghenoccio
Flesh and Bullets
Flesh and Bullets (1985)Santa Monica Judge
Happy Go Lovely
Happy Go Lovely (1951)John Frost
Tall, Dark and Handsome
Tall, Dark and Handsome (1941)J.J. "Shep" Morrison
Street of Shadows
Street of Shadows (1953)Luigi
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
Mooch Goes to Hollywood (1971)Cesar Romero (uncredited)
Once a Thief
Once a Thief (1950)Mitch Moore
Coney Island
Coney Island (1943)Joe Rocco
Carmen Miranda: Bananas Is My Business
Carmen Miranda: Bananas Is My Business (1995)Self
FBI Girl
FBI Girl (1951)Glen Stedman
He Married His Wife
He Married His Wife (1940)Freddie
A House Is Not a Home
A House Is Not a Home (1964)Charlie "Lucky" Luciano
Mortuary Academy
Mortuary Academy (1988)Ship's Captain
Deep Waters
Deep Waters (1948)Joe Sanger
The Cisco Kid and the Lady
The Cisco Kid and the Lady (1939)The Cisco Kid
Target: Harry
Target: Harry (1969)Lt. George Duval
Always Goodbye
Always Goodbye (1938)Count Giovanni 'Gino' Corini
The Proud and Damned
The Proud and Damned (1972)San Carlos' Mayor
The Great American Broadcast
The Great American Broadcast (1941)Bruce Chadwick
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood (1987)Self
Heart of Batman
Heart of Batman (2018)Self (archive footage)
Madigan's Millions
Madigan's Millions (1968)Mike Madigan
My Lucky Star
My Lucky Star (1938)George Cabot Jr
Public Enemy's Wife
Public Enemy's Wife (1936)Gene Maroc
Hollywood Hobbies
Hollywood Hobbies (1939)Self (uncredited)
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema (2002)
Love That Brute
Love That Brute (1950)Pretty Willie Wetzchahofsky
Midas Run
Midas Run (1969)Carlo Dodero
A Talent for Loving
A Talent for Loving (1969)Landbesitzer
The Sword of Granada
The Sword of Granada (1954)Don Pedro de Rivera
Cardinal Richelieu
Cardinal Richelieu (1935)Andre de Pons
Lucky Cisco Kid
Lucky Cisco Kid (1940)The Cisco Kid
Lady in the Fog
Lady in the Fog (1952)Philip 'Phil' O'Dell
Romance of the Rio Grande
Romance of the Rio Grande (1941)The Cisco Kid
The Spectre of Edgar Allan Poe
The Spectre of Edgar Allan Poe (1974)Dr. Richard Grimaldi
The Gay Caballero
The Gay Caballero (1940)The Cisco Kid
Judgement Day
Judgement Day (1988)Octavio
Dangerously Yours
Dangerously Yours (1937)Victor Morell
Prisoners of the Casbah
Prisoners of the Casbah (1953)Firouz
Ride on Vaquero
Ride on Vaquero (1941)The Cisco Kid
Viva Cisco Kid
Viva Cisco Kid (1940)The Cisco Kid
Five of a Kind
Five of a Kind (1938)Duke Lester
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe (2012)Self (archive footage)
The Shadow Laughs
The Shadow Laughs (1933)Tony Rico
Sergeant Deadhead
Sergeant Deadhead (1965)Admiral Stoneham
Crooks and Coronets
Crooks and Coronets (1969)Nick Marco
Happy Landing
Happy Landing (1938)Duke Sargent
Armored Car
Armored Car (1937)Petack
Seven Women from Hell
Seven Women from Hell (1961)Luis Hullman
The Jungle
The Jungle (1952)Rama Singh
Show Them No Mercy!
Show Them No Mercy! (1935)Tobey
The Haunted Mouth
The Haunted Mouth (1974)B. Plaque (Narrator)
A Dream Comes True
A Dream Comes True (1935)Himself (uncredited)
The Racers
The Racers (1955)Carlos Chavez
Wintertime
Wintertime (1943)Brad Barton
Simple Justice
Simple Justice (1989)Vincenzo DiLorenzo
Carnival in Costa Rica
Carnival in Costa Rica (1947)Pepe Castro
3-D Rarities: Volume II
3-D Rarities: Volume II (2020)(archive)
The Return of the Cisco Kid
The Return of the Cisco Kid (1939)Lopez
Mis secretarias privadas
Mis secretarias privadas (1959)
Mission to Glory: A True Story
Mission to Glory: A True Story (1977)Juan Atondo
Wife, Husband and Friend
Wife, Husband and Friend (1939)Hugo
The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World
The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World (1971)Self
Diamond Jim
Diamond Jim (1935)Jerry Richardson
Hold 'Em Yale
Hold 'Em Yale (1935)Georgie, the Chaser
She's Dangerous
She's Dangerous (1937)Nick Sheldon, alias Al Shaw
15 Maiden Lane
15 Maiden Lane (1936)Frank Peyton
A Gentleman at Heart
A Gentleman at Heart (1942)Tony Miller
Take It or Leave It
Take It or Leave It (1944)(archive footage) (uncredited)
Dance Hall
Dance Hall (1941)Duke McKay
Experiments in Terror
Experiments in Terror (2003)
We Shall Return
We Shall Return (1963)Carlos Rodriguez
Timber Tramps
Timber Tramps (1975)Greedy sawmill mogul
Don't Push, I'll Charge When I'm Ready
Don't Push, I'll Charge When I'm Ready (1977)Teodoro Bruzizi
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1) (1936)Self
The Red, White, and Black
The Red, White, and Black (1970)Col. Grierson
Broken Sabre
Broken Sabre (1965)General Arriola
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8 (1939)Cesar Romero
Clown Alley
Clown Alley (1966)Clown
Cheating Cheaters
Cheating Cheaters (1934)Tom Palmer
Strange Wives
Strange Wives (1934)Boris
Metropolitan
Metropolitan (1935)Niki Baroni
Villa!!
Villa!! (1958)Tomás Lopez
Carioca Tigre
Carioca Tigre (1976)Don Rosalindo Y Guana
Nobody's Fool
Nobody's Fool (1936)Dizzy Rantz
The Castilian
The Castilian (1963)Jerónimo
The Runaway
The Runaway (1961)Father Dugan
The Leather Saint
The Leather Saint (1956)Tony Lorenzo
Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1
Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1 (1941)Self
Batman: Holy Batmania!
Batman: Holy Batmania! (2003)The Joker / Himself
Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling
Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling (1993)Self
Pancho Villa's Treasure
Pancho Villa's Treasure (1978)Self - Host