History Creator / BurtWard

* MeaningfulName: Burt's stage name was conceived by the producers of ''Batman'' to give him a more "rugged" first name ("Burt" as in Creator/BurtLancaster instead of the original spellling of "Bert") and as to reinforce his role's subtext as Dick Grayson was the "Ward" of Bruce Wayne in the series.

[[caption-width-right:290:The Boy Wonder.]]

Burt Ward (born Bert John Gervis Jr. on July 6, 1945 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actor and voice actor best known for playing [[ComicBook/{{Robin}} Dick Grayson / Robin]] in the 1960s TV series ''Series/{{Batman|1966}}''.

Burt Ward (born Bert John Gervis Jr. on July 6, 1945 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actor and voice actor best known for playing ComicBook/{{Robin}} in the 1960s TV series ''Series/{{Batman|1966}}''.

Burt Ward (born Bert John Gervis Jr. on July 6, 1945) is an American actor and voice actor best known for playing ComicBook/{{Robin}} in the 1960s TV series ''Series/{{Batman|1966}}''.

In 2019, it was revealed that he will take part to the Series/{{Arrowverse}} crossover event ''Crisis on Infinite Earths'' at the end of the year.

** ''Film/BatmanTheMovie''

** ''WesternAnimation/BatmanVsTwoFace''

* Creator/DCComics / Franchise/{{Batman}} adaptations:
** ''Series/Batman1966'': Dick Grayson / Robin
** ''Film/BatmanTheMovie'': Dick Grayson / Robin
** ''WesternAnimation/TheNewAdventuresOfBatman'': Dick Grayson / Robin
** ''WesternAnimation/BatmanReturnOfTheCapedCrusaders'': Dick Grayson / Robin
** ''WesternAnimation/BatmanVsTwoFace'': Dick Grayson / Robin
** ''Series/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths2019'': Dick Grayson

** ''Series/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths2019'': TBA

** ''[[Series/{{Arrowverse}} Crisis on Infinite Earths]]'': TBA

* ''Series/Batman1966'': Dick Grayson / Robin
* ''Film/BatmanTheMovie'': Dick Grayson / Robin
* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanReturnOfTheCapedCrusaders'': Dick Grayson / Robin
* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanVsTwoFace'': Dick Grayson / Robin

* ''WesternAnimation/TheNewAdventuresOfBatman'': Dick Grayson / Robin

He was married to Bonney Lindsey from 1965 to 1967, which gave him a daughter named Lisa Ann Ward. He was married to Kathy Kersh, who played Cornelia on ''Batman (1966)'', from 1967 to 1969. He was married to the model Mariana Torchia from 1985 to 1989. He's been married to the actress Tracy Posner since 1990, and they have a daughter named Melody Lane Ward.

Burt Ward (born Bert John Gervis Jr. on July 6, 1945) is an American actor and voice actor best known for his many roles as ComicBook/{{Robin}}.

In ''Series/{{Batman|1966}}'', he was required to do his own stunts because Robin's DominoMask would make hiding a stunt double's face harder and the studio wanted to save money by not having to hire another stunt double. This landed him in the hospital several times. In addition to his acting career, he was briefly a singer. He bonded with his costar Creator/AdamWest, saying he saw him as a surrogate father. They would costar in several projects and remained friends until West's death.

During ''Series/Batman1966'', he was required to do his own stunts because Robin's DominoMask would make hiding a stunt double's face harder and the studio wanted to save money by not having to hire another stunt double. This landed him in the hospital several times. In addition to his acting career, he was briefly a singer. He bonded with his costar Creator/AdamWest, saying he saw him as a surrogate father. They would costar in several projects and remained friends until West's death.

[[caption-width-right:290:Burt and his most famous role.]]

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[[caption-width-right:285:Burt and his most famous role.]]

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[[caption-width-right:300:Burt and his most famous role.]]

A native of Los Angeles, Ward was considered the world's youngest professional figure skater at age two thanks to training from his father, who operated a traveling ice show. He grew up reading superhero comic books and was a fan of ''Series/TheAdventuresOfSuperman''. In high school, he was a football player, track star, wrestler, member of the chess club, and he became a martial artist. When he began his acting career, he decided to change his name to Burt Ward, Ward being his mother's maiden name, as he felt it would be easier for fans to say and remember.

Burt Ward (born Bert John Gervis Jr. on July 6, 1945) is an American actor and voice actor best known for his many roles as ComicBook/{{Robin}}. Thanks to training from his father, he was considered the world's youngest figure skater at age two. He grew up reading superhero comic books and was a fan of ''Series/TheAdventuresOfSuperman''. In high school, he was a football player, track star, wrestler, member of the chess club, and he became a martial artist. When he began his acting career, he decided to change his name to Burt Ward, Ward being his mother's maiden name, as he felt it would be easier for fans to say and remember.

[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/robin_burt_ward.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Burt and his most famous role.]]

Burt Ward (born Bert John Gervis Jr. on July 6, 1945) is an actor and voice actor best known for his many roles as ComicBook/{{Robin}}. Thanks to training from his father, he was considered the world's youngest figure skater at age two. He grew up reading superhero comic books and was a fan of ''Series/TheAdventuresOfSuperman''. In high school, he was a football player, track star, wrestler, member of the chess club, and he became a martial artist. When he began his acting career, he decided to change his name to Burt Ward, Ward being his mother's maiden name, as he felt it would be easier for fans to say and remember.

!Notable Roles:

* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'': Young Barnacle Boy

* ''WesternAnimtion/TheSimpsons'': Robin

Sadly, he found himself typecast and it was difficult for him to find acting roles other than Robin. In June 1995, he wrote an autobiography called ''Boy Wonder: My Life in Tights''.

Burt Ward (born Bert John Gervis Jr. on July 6, 1945) is an actor and voice actor best known for his many roles as ComicBook/{{Robin}}. Thanks to training from his father, he was considered the world's youngest figure skater at age two. He grew up reading superhero comic books and was a fan of ''Series/TheAdventuresOfSuperman''. In high school, he was a football player, track star, wrestler, member of the chess club, and he became a martial artist. When he began his acting career, he decided to change his name to Burt Ward, Ward being his mother's maiden name, as he felt it would be easier for fans to say and remember.