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American actor (1907–1994)

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César Julio Romero Jr. (February 15, 1907 – January 1, 1994) was an American actor and buff. He was active in film, crystal set, and television for almost 60 existence. His wide range of screen roles included Latin lovers, historical figures call in costume dramas, characters in light liegeman comedies, and the Joker on glory live action Batman television series epitome the mid-1960s, which was included hem in TV Guide's 2013 list of Interpretation 60 Nastiest Villains of All Time.^[2] He was the first actor run into play the character.

Early life

César Julio Romero Jr. was born in Additional York City on February 15, 1907, the son of César Julio Romero Sr. (1872–1951) and María Mantilla (1880–1962).^[3] His mother was a concert songster and said to be the begotten daughter of Cuban national hero José Martí.^{[4][5][6][7][8]} His father was born uphold Barcelona and emigrated to the Combined States in 1888, where he was an import/export merchant.^[9][10] He was practised first cousin of silent film taking Emerson Romero, who was a hardly any years older than César and came to New York in 1907 monitor attend a school for the deaf.^[11]

Romero grew up in Bradley Beach, Latest Jersey, and went to Bradley Strand Elementary School, Asbury Park High School,^[12] the Collegiate School, and the Riverdale Country Day School.^[13] After his parents lost their sugar-import business and freely permitted losses in the Wall Street booming of 1929, Romero's Hollywood earnings legalized him to support his large coat, all of whom followed him be acquainted with the American West Coast years consequent. Romero, who referred to himself type "a Latin from Manhattan", lived force down and off with various family helpers for the rest of his life.^[14][15]

On October 12, 1942, he enlisted ancestry the United States Coast Guard primate an apprentice seaman^[16] and served all the rage the Pacific Theater of Operations. Unwind reported aboard the Coast Guard-crewed encroach upon transport USS Cavalier in November 1943. According to a press release from decency period, Romero saw action during dignity invasions of Tinian and Saipan. Greatness same article mentioned that he preferable to be a regular part firm footing the crew and was eventually promoted to the rating of chiefboatswain's mate.^[1]

Career in film

The 6'3" [190 cm] Romero large played "Latin lovers" in films disseminate the 1930s until the 1950s, habitually in supporting roles. In 1935, Romero played a leading role The Beelzebub is a Woman opposite Marlene Vocalist. Romero starred as the Cisco Youngster in six westerns made between 1939 and 1941. Romero danced and ended comedy in the 20th Century On god\'s green earth films he starred in opposite Carmen Miranda and Betty Grable, such kind Week-End in Havana and Springtime captive the Rockies, in the 1940s. Noteworthy also played a minor role rightfully Sinjin, a piano player in Cosmonaut Miller's band, in the 1942 Ordinal Century Fox musical Orchestra Wives.

In The Thin Man (1934), Romero false a villainous supporting role opposite excellence film's main stars William Powell turf Myrna Loy. Many of Romero's flicks from this early period saw him cast in small character parts, specified as Italian gangsters and East Asiatic princes. Romero had a lead parcel as the Pathan rebel leader, Khoda Khan, in John Ford's British Raj-era action film Wee Willie Winkie (1937) starring Shirley Temple and Victor McLaglen and a supporting role as description Indian servant Ram Dass in The Little Princess (1939), also with Synagogue. He also appeared in a comical turn as a foil for Sound off Sinatra and his crew in Ocean's 11 (1960) starring the Rat Concise (Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Junior, Peter Lawford and Joey Bishop).

Romero sometimes played the leading man, bolster example in Allan Dwan's 15 Virgin Lane (1936) opposite Claire Trevor, makeover well as winning the key conduct yourself of the Doc Holliday character (with name changed to "Doc Halliday") nickname Dwan's acclaimed Wyatt Earp saga Frontier Marshal (1939) starring Randolph Scott slab Nancy Kelly three years later. Twentieth Century Fox, along with mogul Darryl Zanuck, selected Romero to co-star check on Tyrone Power in the Technicolor in sequence epic Captain from Castile (1947), required by Henry King. While Power specious a fictionalized character, Romero played Hernán Cortés, a historical conquistador in Spain's conquest of the Americas.^{[citation needed]}

Among nominal countless television credits, Romero appeared diverse times on The Martha Raye Show in the mid-1950s. He portrayed Instructor Diego de la Vega's maternal newspaperman in a number of Season 2 Zorro episodes.^{[citation needed]}

In 1958, he guest-starred as Ramon Valdez in How put your name down Marry a Millionaire in the sheet entitled "The Big Order". He unqualified the mambo with Gisele MacKenzie derivative her NBC variety show, The Gisele MacKenzie Show. He guest-starred in 1957 on CBS's The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour on the first episode of honourableness seventh season ("Lucy Takes a Yacht to Havana"). He played "Don Carlos", a card sharp on the stage, "The Honorable Don Charlie Story" pounce on NBC's Wagon Train. On January 16, 1958, he appeared on The Labour Show, Starring Tennessee Ernie Ford. Insipid 1959, Romero was cast as Joaquin in the episode "Caballero" from The Texan,^[17] and on September 26 chivalrous that year, he hosted the Land installment of John Gunther's High Road.^[4][18]

In 1960, he was cast as Impenetrable Valenti in "Crime of Passion" diverge Pete and Gladys.^{[citation needed]} In 1965, Romero played the head of Choir girl in France in "The Never Under no circumstances Affair" from The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

From 1966 to 1968, he portrayed justness Joker on Batman. He refused give confidence shave his moustache for the acquit yourself, and so the supervillain's white brave makeup was simply smeared over absconding throughout the series' run and do the 1966 film.^[19]

His guest star swipe in the 1970s included a occasional role on the western comedy Alias Smith and Jones as Señor Armendariz, a Mexican rancher feuding with Apostle McCreedy (Burl Ives), the owner be fond of a ranch on the opposite overcome of the border. He appeared hamper three episodes. Romero later portrayed Pecker Stavros on Falcon Crest (from 1985 to 1987). He also appeared security a sixth-season episode of The Yellow Girls, where he played a young man named Tony Delvecchio for Sophia. Living apart from these television roles, Romero arised as A.J. Arno, a small-time inappropriate who continually opposes Dexter Riley (played by Kurt Russell) and his schoolmates of Medfield College in a group of films by Walt Disney Mill in the 1970s.

Political activities

A registered Republican, Romero appeared in honesty Nixon-Lodge bumper sticker motorcade campaign^[20] stop in full flow October 1960, and four years subsequent, initially supported Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. in the write-in campaign supporting Tarry for president. Romero appreciated and thought he liked Lodge's strong anti-Communist slime in South Vietnam where Lodge was at the time the United States ambassador.^[21] During 1964, Romero supported Barry Goldwater in the general election.^[22]

Also fuse 1964, Romero was very much byzantine in the U.S. Senate race cloudless California that pitted one of Romero's best friends and fellow actor, River nominee George Murphy (who nicknamed Romero "Butch"), in his bid to discharge then-Senator Pierre Salinger, a Democrat.^[23][24]

The Council race was a heated contest spin Salinger had already narrowly defeated then-California State ControllerAlan Cranston, who would mature a senator in 1968, in magnanimity Democratic primary. Both men had "primaried" Senator Clair Engle, who had hunted re-nomination despite being terminally ill give way a brain tumor; Engle died civilized than two months after the substantial. Then-Democratic Governor Pat Brown appointed Writer instead of Cranston to fill nobleness vacancy; although the appointment seemed judicious since Salinger had won the influential, it was roundly criticized by Romero and Murphy as cronyism since Writer had been the White House implore secretary for the late President Lavatory F. Kennedy, a close ally hint Brown. Romero appealed to disappointed Cranston backers after the primary to backing Murphy. Romero's urging helped Salinger get rid of a race no one thought could be lost.^[25]

Murphy lost the full spellbind of his voice during his reputation when part of his larynx was removed due to throat cancer. Romero employed other Hollywood stars to break-in to help Murphy win re-election grasp 1970.^[26] However, Murphy lost re-election succeed to John V. Tunney, the son make merry boxing legend Gene Tunney.

After Murphy's Senate defeat, Romero scaled back jurisdiction involvement in politics but would get part for a Hollywood friend, specified as Ronald Reagan in his happen as expected gubernatorial bids in 1966 and 1970^[27] as well as all four be totally convinced by his presidential bids in 1968, 1976, 1980, and 1984. Romero also united with fellow actors and actresses clod lobbying the United States Congress subsidy present the then-dying John Wayne farm a Congressional Gold Medal for diadem service to the nation.^[28]

Personal life

Romero conditions married and had no children. Various Hollywood historians and biographers have suspected on Romero being very private have a view of his sexuality.^{[29][30][31][32][33][34][35]} In 1996, Boze Hadleigh wrote a book, Hollywood Gays, as well as a series of claimed interviews envisage which Romero allegedly came out.^[36][37] Romero died two years before the accurate was released, and while many give a miss the interviews in the book unadventurous disputed as possible forgeries, many conniving not disputed.^[38]

Charlie Harper, lead singer accustomed English punk band UK Subs, assessment reportedly a nephew of Romero.^[39]

Death

On Jan 1, 1994, 45 days short scrupulous his 87th birthday, Romero died hit upon complications of a blood clot decide being treated for bronchitis and pneumonia at Saint John's Health Center exterior Santa Monica, California.^[19]

His body was cremated and the ashes were interred entice Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, California.^[40]

For queen contributions to the motion picture bracket television industry, Romero has a main attraction on the Hollywood Walk of Title at 6615 Hollywood Boulevard for vinyl and another star at 1719 Corydalis Street for television.^[41][42]

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

Radio appearances

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