Duncan, Johnny, 1923-2016
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found: Batman and Robin, 2005:title frame (Johnny Duncan)
found: The internet movie database, via www, June 4, 2009(Johnny Duncan, b. Dec. 7, 1923, birth name: John Bowman Duncan; alternate name: John Duncan)
found: Wikipedia, November 29, 2021(Johnny Duncan (actor); John Bowman Duncan (December 7, 1923, New York City, New York--February 8, 2016, Orlando, Florida) was an American actor; in addition to managing several business ventures, he made appearances at comic book conventions and collectors' shows worldwide; Johnny Duncan learned to dance Jitterbug as a teen and by the age of 19 had his first major appearance in a dance role in the "King of Swing" Benny Goodman camp classic musical The Gang's All Here; this kicked off Duncan's career as a movie swing dancer and actor and led to numerous appearances in other films, and a contract with 20th Century Fox, where he appeared in productions with Shirley Temple and Jane Withers; notable roles include parts in The East Side Kids, The Bowery Boys, Mystery of the 13th Guest and the 1949 serial Batman and Robin as Dick Grayson/Robin, the Boy Wonder; he was so young looking that he was twenty-five years old when he was hired to play the Boy Wonder; he later appeared in bit parts in a number of films including Plan 9 from Outer Space; he was a member of The Black Rebels Motorcycle Club in the classic Marlon Brando film The Wild One in 1952; his final film appearance was in the 1960 film Spartacus)
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2009-06-05: new
2021-11-30: revised
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