Actor. He will be best remembered for his leading roles of millionaire 'Bruce Wayne' and the crime-fighting superhero 'Batman' in the film serial, "Batman" (1943). The film serial, which was well over four hours long and carried out in fifteen chapters, was his actual film debut. He was also the first actor to play the role of 'Batman,' later paving the road for future actors such as Robert Lowery, Adam West, Michael Keaton, Val Kilmer, Christian Bale, George Clooney, Robert Pattinson and others who would don the black tights. The film serial was directed by Lambert Hillyer, based on characters by comic book artist Bob Kane & writer Bill Finger, and written for the screen by Victor McLeod, Harry L. Fraser, and Leslie Swabacker, and which also starred J. Carrol Naish, Shirley Patterson, William Austin, and Douglas Croft, as Richard 'Dick Grayson' and 'Robin, the Boy Wonder' tells the story of Japanese spymaster Prince Daka who operates a covert espionage organization located in Gotham City's now-deserted Little Tokyo which turns American scientists into pliable zombies.
He is also best remembered for his role as 'Walt Jameson' in twenty-six episodes of the crime television series, "Craig Kennedy, Criminologist" from 1952 to 1953. The television series also starred Donald Woods in the lead role as 'Craig Kennedy' who is a prominent scientist at a prestigious university. He uses his knowledge of chemistry plus newer devices such as lie detectors to solve difficult cases.
He was born Lewis Gilbert Wilson in Framingham, Massachusetts to John Henry Wilson and his wife Lucile Gregg Wilson on January 28, 1920. He grew up in Littleton, Massachusetts, where his father was minister of the First Unitarian Church from 1927 to 1945. He was educated locally and later attended and graduated from the distinguished Worcester Academy in Worcester, Massachusetts, in 1939. His father and grandfather had also attended Worcester Academy.
Following his education, he moved to Hollywood, California to pursue an acting career. Following the outbreak of World War II (WWII), Columbia Pictures created the first "Batman" live-action series, which was based on characters created by Bob Kane & Bill Finger. He was soon cast in both the leading roles of millionaire 'Bruce Wayne' and crime-fighting superhero "Batman" at the age of twenty-three, in the four hour and fifteen episode serial. The role, which was also his acting debut, would make him famous. He was later replaced by actor Robert Lowery in the role of crime-fighting superhero 'Batman' when a sequel to the serial, "Batman And Robin" (1949, or "New Adventures of Batman and Robin, the Boy Wonder"), was made. Besides, "Batman" (1943), his many other film credits include, "Redhead From Manhattan" (1943), "Good Luck, Mr. Yates" (1943), "First Comes Courage" (1943), "My Kingdom For A Cook' (1943), "There's Something About A Soldier" (1943), "Klondike Kate" (1943), "The Racket Man" (1944), "Beautiful But Broke" (1944), "Sailor's Holiday" (1944), "Once Upon A Time" (1944), "Wild Women" (1951), and his last film role as a 'Border Patrol Agent' in "Naked Alibi" (1954).
Besides, "Craig Kennedy: Criminologist" (1952-1953), his many other television credits include, "Orson Welles' Great Mysteries" in which he played the role of 'Police Sergeant' in an episode entitled, "Unseen Alibi" in 1973. He originally retired from films in 1954, and became a member of the Pasadena Playhouse, but returned years later to appear in the episode of "Orson Welles' Great Mysteries" in 1973. Besides acting, he also worked for General Mills (GM) for many years.
He was married to the novelist and actress Dana Natol Wilson, whom he had met while attending the Academy of Dramatic Arts at Carnegie Hall in New York. The couple later separated and eventually divorced after moving to California. The couple had one son together. His former wife later married Albert R. "Cubby" Broccoli, the producer of the highly successful series of James Bond films, which starred Sean Connery and Roger Moore. His son Michael Gregg Wilson and grandson David Gregg Wilson also worked on the James Bond films as screenwriters and film producers.
His former wife Dana Natol Broccoli survived him and she passed away on February 29, 2004, at the age of 82. She is buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills, California, with her husband, Albert 'Cubby' Broccoli, who passed away on June 27, 1996, at the age of 87. He lived out his retirement in North Hollywood, California, and passed away in San Francisco, California, on August 9, 2000, at the age of 80. He is buried with his second wife Vyola Catheryn Pfau Wilson (1928-1973), whom he married on February 27, 1956, in Los Angeles, California, at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills, California, in the Courts of Remembrance Section, ironically the same section where Dana Natol Broccoli and Albert 'Cubby' Broccoli are also buried.
He is also best remembered for his role as 'Walt Jameson' in twenty-six episodes of the crime television series, "Craig Kennedy, Criminologist" from 1952 to 1953. The television series also starred Donald Woods in the lead role as 'Craig Kennedy' who is a prominent scientist at a prestigious university. He uses his knowledge of chemistry plus newer devices such as lie detectors to solve difficult cases.
He was born Lewis Gilbert Wilson in Framingham, Massachusetts to John Henry Wilson and his wife Lucile Gregg Wilson on January 28, 1920. He grew up in Littleton, Massachusetts, where his father was minister of the First Unitarian Church from 1927 to 1945. He was educated locally and later attended and graduated from the distinguished Worcester Academy in Worcester, Massachusetts, in 1939. His father and grandfather had also attended Worcester Academy.
Following his education, he moved to Hollywood, California to pursue an acting career. Following the outbreak of World War II (WWII), Columbia Pictures created the first "Batman" live-action series, which was based on characters created by Bob Kane & Bill Finger. He was soon cast in both the leading roles of millionaire 'Bruce Wayne' and crime-fighting superhero "Batman" at the age of twenty-three, in the four hour and fifteen episode serial. The role, which was also his acting debut, would make him famous. He was later replaced by actor Robert Lowery in the role of crime-fighting superhero 'Batman' when a sequel to the serial, "Batman And Robin" (1949, or "New Adventures of Batman and Robin, the Boy Wonder"), was made. Besides, "Batman" (1943), his many other film credits include, "Redhead From Manhattan" (1943), "Good Luck, Mr. Yates" (1943), "First Comes Courage" (1943), "My Kingdom For A Cook' (1943), "There's Something About A Soldier" (1943), "Klondike Kate" (1943), "The Racket Man" (1944), "Beautiful But Broke" (1944), "Sailor's Holiday" (1944), "Once Upon A Time" (1944), "Wild Women" (1951), and his last film role as a 'Border Patrol Agent' in "Naked Alibi" (1954).
Besides, "Craig Kennedy: Criminologist" (1952-1953), his many other television credits include, "Orson Welles' Great Mysteries" in which he played the role of 'Police Sergeant' in an episode entitled, "Unseen Alibi" in 1973. He originally retired from films in 1954, and became a member of the Pasadena Playhouse, but returned years later to appear in the episode of "Orson Welles' Great Mysteries" in 1973. Besides acting, he also worked for General Mills (GM) for many years.
He was married to the novelist and actress Dana Natol Wilson, whom he had met while attending the Academy of Dramatic Arts at Carnegie Hall in New York. The couple later separated and eventually divorced after moving to California. The couple had one son together. His former wife later married Albert R. "Cubby" Broccoli, the producer of the highly successful series of James Bond films, which starred Sean Connery and Roger Moore. His son Michael Gregg Wilson and grandson David Gregg Wilson also worked on the James Bond films as screenwriters and film producers.
His former wife Dana Natol Broccoli survived him and she passed away on February 29, 2004, at the age of 82. She is buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills, California, with her husband, Albert 'Cubby' Broccoli, who passed away on June 27, 1996, at the age of 87. He lived out his retirement in North Hollywood, California, and passed away in San Francisco, California, on August 9, 2000, at the age of 80. He is buried with his second wife Vyola Catheryn Pfau Wilson (1928-1973), whom he married on February 27, 1956, in Los Angeles, California, at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills, California, in the Courts of Remembrance Section, ironically the same section where Dana Natol Broccoli and Albert 'Cubby' Broccoli are also buried.
Actor. He will be best remembered for his leading roles of millionaire 'Bruce Wayne' and the crime-fighting superhero 'Batman' in the film serial, "Batman" (1943). The film serial, which was well over four hours long and carried out in fifteen chapters, was his actual film debut. He was also the first actor to play the role of 'Batman,' later paving the road for future actors such as Robert Lowery, Adam West, Michael Keaton, Val Kilmer, Christian Bale, George Clooney, Robert Pattinson and others who would don the black tights. The film serial was directed by Lambert Hillyer, based on characters by comic book artist Bob Kane & writer Bill Finger, and written for the screen by Victor McLeod, Harry L. Fraser, and Leslie Swabacker, and which also starred J. Carrol Naish, Shirley Patterson, William Austin, and Douglas Croft, as Richard 'Dick Grayson' and 'Robin, the Boy Wonder' tells the story of Japanese spymaster Prince Daka who operates a covert espionage organization located in Gotham City's now-deserted Little Tokyo which turns American scientists into pliable zombies.
He is also best remembered for his role as 'Walt Jameson' in twenty-six episodes of the crime television series, "Craig Kennedy, Criminologist" from 1952 to 1953. The television series also starred Donald Woods in the lead role as 'Craig Kennedy' who is a prominent scientist at a prestigious university. He uses his knowledge of chemistry plus newer devices such as lie detectors to solve difficult cases.
He was born Lewis Gilbert Wilson in Framingham, Massachusetts to John Henry Wilson and his wife Lucile Gregg Wilson on January 28, 1920. He grew up in Littleton, Massachusetts, where his father was minister of the First Unitarian Church from 1927 to 1945. He was educated locally and later attended and graduated from the distinguished Worcester Academy in Worcester, Massachusetts, in 1939. His father and grandfather had also attended Worcester Academy.
Following his education, he moved to Hollywood, California to pursue an acting career. Following the outbreak of World War II (WWII), Columbia Pictures created the first "Batman" live-action series, which was based on characters created by Bob Kane & Bill Finger. He was soon cast in both the leading roles of millionaire 'Bruce Wayne' and crime-fighting superhero "Batman" at the age of twenty-three, in the four hour and fifteen episode serial. The role, which was also his acting debut, would make him famous. He was later replaced by actor Robert Lowery in the role of crime-fighting superhero 'Batman' when a sequel to the serial, "Batman And Robin" (1949, or "New Adventures of Batman and Robin, the Boy Wonder"), was made. Besides, "Batman" (1943), his many other film credits include, "Redhead From Manhattan" (1943), "Good Luck, Mr. Yates" (1943), "First Comes Courage" (1943), "My Kingdom For A Cook' (1943), "There's Something About A Soldier" (1943), "Klondike Kate" (1943), "The Racket Man" (1944), "Beautiful But Broke" (1944), "Sailor's Holiday" (1944), "Once Upon A Time" (1944), "Wild Women" (1951), and his last film role as a 'Border Patrol Agent' in "Naked Alibi" (1954).
Besides, "Craig Kennedy: Criminologist" (1952-1953), his many other television credits include, "Orson Welles' Great Mysteries" in which he played the role of 'Police Sergeant' in an episode entitled, "Unseen Alibi" in 1973. He originally retired from films in 1954, and became a member of the Pasadena Playhouse, but returned years later to appear in the episode of "Orson Welles' Great Mysteries" in 1973. Besides acting, he also worked for General Mills (GM) for many years.
He was married to the novelist and actress Dana Natol Wilson, whom he had met while attending the Academy of Dramatic Arts at Carnegie Hall in New York. The couple later separated and eventually divorced after moving to California. The couple had one son together. His former wife later married Albert R. "Cubby" Broccoli, the producer of the highly successful series of James Bond films, which starred Sean Connery and Roger Moore. His son Michael Gregg Wilson and grandson David Gregg Wilson also worked on the James Bond films as screenwriters and film producers.
His former wife Dana Natol Broccoli survived him and she passed away on February 29, 2004, at the age of 82. She is buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills, California, with her husband, Albert 'Cubby' Broccoli, who passed away on June 27, 1996, at the age of 87. He lived out his retirement in North Hollywood, California, and passed away in San Francisco, California, on August 9, 2000, at the age of 80. He is buried with his second wife Vyola Catheryn Pfau Wilson (1928-1973), whom he married on February 27, 1956, in Los Angeles, California, at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills, California, in the Courts of Remembrance Section, ironically the same section where Dana Natol Broccoli and Albert 'Cubby' Broccoli are also buried.
He is also best remembered for his role as 'Walt Jameson' in twenty-six episodes of the crime television series, "Craig Kennedy, Criminologist" from 1952 to 1953. The television series also starred Donald Woods in the lead role as 'Craig Kennedy' who is a prominent scientist at a prestigious university. He uses his knowledge of chemistry plus newer devices such as lie detectors to solve difficult cases.
He was born Lewis Gilbert Wilson in Framingham, Massachusetts to John Henry Wilson and his wife Lucile Gregg Wilson on January 28, 1920. He grew up in Littleton, Massachusetts, where his father was minister of the First Unitarian Church from 1927 to 1945. He was educated locally and later attended and graduated from the distinguished Worcester Academy in Worcester, Massachusetts, in 1939. His father and grandfather had also attended Worcester Academy.
Following his education, he moved to Hollywood, California to pursue an acting career. Following the outbreak of World War II (WWII), Columbia Pictures created the first "Batman" live-action series, which was based on characters created by Bob Kane & Bill Finger. He was soon cast in both the leading roles of millionaire 'Bruce Wayne' and crime-fighting superhero "Batman" at the age of twenty-three, in the four hour and fifteen episode serial. The role, which was also his acting debut, would make him famous. He was later replaced by actor Robert Lowery in the role of crime-fighting superhero 'Batman' when a sequel to the serial, "Batman And Robin" (1949, or "New Adventures of Batman and Robin, the Boy Wonder"), was made. Besides, "Batman" (1943), his many other film credits include, "Redhead From Manhattan" (1943), "Good Luck, Mr. Yates" (1943), "First Comes Courage" (1943), "My Kingdom For A Cook' (1943), "There's Something About A Soldier" (1943), "Klondike Kate" (1943), "The Racket Man" (1944), "Beautiful But Broke" (1944), "Sailor's Holiday" (1944), "Once Upon A Time" (1944), "Wild Women" (1951), and his last film role as a 'Border Patrol Agent' in "Naked Alibi" (1954).
Besides, "Craig Kennedy: Criminologist" (1952-1953), his many other television credits include, "Orson Welles' Great Mysteries" in which he played the role of 'Police Sergeant' in an episode entitled, "Unseen Alibi" in 1973. He originally retired from films in 1954, and became a member of the Pasadena Playhouse, but returned years later to appear in the episode of "Orson Welles' Great Mysteries" in 1973. Besides acting, he also worked for General Mills (GM) for many years.
He was married to the novelist and actress Dana Natol Wilson, whom he had met while attending the Academy of Dramatic Arts at Carnegie Hall in New York. The couple later separated and eventually divorced after moving to California. The couple had one son together. His former wife later married Albert R. "Cubby" Broccoli, the producer of the highly successful series of James Bond films, which starred Sean Connery and Roger Moore. His son Michael Gregg Wilson and grandson David Gregg Wilson also worked on the James Bond films as screenwriters and film producers.
His former wife Dana Natol Broccoli survived him and she passed away on February 29, 2004, at the age of 82. She is buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills, California, with her husband, Albert 'Cubby' Broccoli, who passed away on June 27, 1996, at the age of 87. He lived out his retirement in North Hollywood, California, and passed away in San Francisco, California, on August 9, 2000, at the age of 80. He is buried with his second wife Vyola Catheryn Pfau Wilson (1928-1973), whom he married on February 27, 1956, in Los Angeles, California, at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills, California, in the Courts of Remembrance Section, ironically the same section where Dana Natol Broccoli and Albert 'Cubby' Broccoli are also buried.
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