Johnny Duncan (actor)

Johnny Duncan
Born	John Bowman Duncan December 7, 1923 New York City, New York, U.S.
Died	February 8, 2016 (aged 92) Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Other names	Johnnie Duncan
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1939 — 1960

John Bowman Duncan (December 7, 1923 – February 8, 2016) was an American actor. In addition to managing several business ventures, he made appearances at comic book conventions and collectors' shows worldwide.

Biography

Career

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.^[1] He was so young-looking, he was twenty-six years old when he was hired to play the Boy Wonder.^[2]

He later appeared in bit parts in a number of films including Plan 9 From Outer Space. His final film appearance was in the 1960 movie Spartacus.^[3]

Personal life

Duncan made occasional appearances at movie conventions, often signing photos from The East Side Kids and Batman and Robin until his death in February 2016 at the age of 92.^[4]

References

External links

Johnny Duncan at the Internet Movie Database
Interview with Johnny Duncan
Website for Johnny Duncan (Now defunct after his passing)
NPR profile of Johnny Duncan

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 90514521

Preceded by Douglas Croft	Actors to portray Robin 1949	Succeeded by Burt Ward

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