Cesar Romero

Biography

Cesar Julio Romero, Jr. (February 15, 1907 – January 1, 1994) was a Cuban-American film and television actor who was active in film, radio, and television for almost sixty years. His wide range of screen roles included Latin lovers, historical figures in costume dramas, characters in light domestic comedies, and as The Joker in television's Batman series.

Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

The Mike Douglas Show

Falcon Crest

The Love Boat

Golden Globe Awards

Ironside

All Movies (139)

• 3-D Rarities: Volume II2020 · as (archive)
• Heart of Batman2018 · as Self (archive footage)
• Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe2012 · as Self (archive footage)
• 2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift2010 · as (archive footage)
• Batman: Holy Batmania!2003 · as The Joker / Himself
• Experiments in Terror2003
• The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema2002
• Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes2001 · as Joker (archive footage)
• Sonja Henie: Queen of the Ice1995 · as Self
• Carmen Miranda: Bananas Is My Business1995 · as Self
• Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling1993 · as Self
• Simple Justice1989 · as Vincenzo DiLorenzo
• Judgement Day1988 · as Octavio
• Mortuary Academy1988 · as Ship's Captain
• Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood1987 · as Self
• All Star Party for Clint Eastwood1986 · as Self (uncredited)
• Flesh and Bullets1985 · as Santa Monica Judge
• Lust in the Dust1985 · as Father Garcia
• We Think the World Is Round1984 · as Santa Maria (voice)
• Pancho Villa's Treasure1978 · as Self - Host
• Don't Push, I'll Charge When I'm Ready1977 · as Teodoro Bruzizi
• Mission to Glory: A True Story1977 · as Juan Atondo
• Carioca Tigre1976 · as Don Rosalindo Y Guana
• Timber Tramps1975 · as Greedy sawmill mogul
• The Strongest Man in the World1975 · as A.J. Arno
• The Spectre of Edgar Allan Poe1974 · as Dr. Richard Grimaldi
• The Haunted Mouth1974 · as B. Plaque (Narrator)
• Now You See Him, Now You Don't1972 · as A.J. Arno
• The Proud and Damned1972 · as San Carlos' Mayor
• Mooch Goes to Hollywood1971 · as Cesar Romero (uncredited)
• The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World1971 · as Self
• The Red, White, and Black1970 · as Col. Grierson
• The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes1969 · as A.J. Arno
• Latitude Zero1969 · as Dr. Malic / Lt. Hastings
• Target: Harry1969 · as Lt. George Duval
• Midas Run1969 · as Carlo Dodero
• Crooks and Coronets1969 · as Nick Marco
• A Talent for Loving1969 · as Landbesitzer
• Skidoo1968 · as Hechy
• Hot Millions1968 · as Customs Inspector
• Madigan's Millions1968 · as Mike Madigan
• Clown Alley1966 · as Clown
• Batman1966 · as The Joker
• Salute to Stan Laurel1965 · as Self
• Marriage on the Rocks1965 · as Miguel Santos
• Sergeant Deadhead1965 · as Admiral Stoneham
• Uncertain Verification1965 · as (archive footage)
• Broken Sabre1965 · as General Arriola
• Two on a Guillotine1965 · as John Harley 'Duke' Duquesne
• A House Is Not a Home1964 · as Charlie "Lucky" Luciano
• Donovan's Reef1963 · as Andre de Lage
• The Castilian1963 · as Jerónimo
• We Shall Return1963 · as Carlos Rodriguez
• If a Man Answers1962 · as Robert Swan / Adam Wright
• Seven Women from Hell1961 · as Luis Hullman
• The Runaway1961 · as Father Dugan
• Pepe1960 · as Cesar Romero
• Ocean's Eleven1960 · as Duke Santos
• Mis secretarias privadas1959
• Villa!!1958 · as Tomás Lopez
• The Story of Mankind1957 · as Spanish Envoy
• Saturday Spectacular: Manhattan Tower1956 · as Mambo Teacher
• Around the World in 80 Days1956 · as Abdullah's Henchman
• The Leather Saint1956 · as Tony Lorenzo
• The Racers1955 · as Carlos Chavez
• The Americano1955 · as Manuel Silvera / 'El Gato' / Barbossa
• Vera Cruz1954 · as Marquis Henri de Labordere
• The Sword of Granada1954 · as Don Pedro de Rivera
• Prisoners of the Casbah1953 · as Firouz
• Street of Shadows1953 · as Luigi
• Lady in the Fog1952 · as Philip 'Phil' O'Dell
• The Jungle1952 · as Rama Singh
• FBI Girl1951 · as Glen Stedman
• Lost Continent1951 · as Maj. Joe Nolan
• Happy Go Lovely1951 · as John Frost
• Once a Thief1950 · as Mitch Moore
• Love That Brute1950 · as Pretty Willie Wetzchahofsky
• Shooting Stars1950 · as Self
• The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend1949 · as Blackie Jobero
• That Lady in Ermine1948 · as Count Mario
• Julia Misbehaves1948 · as Fred Ghenoccio
• Deep Waters1948 · as Joe Sanger
• Captain from Castile1947 · as Hernando Cortez
• Carnival in Costa Rica1947 · as Pepe Castro
• Take It or Leave It1944 · as (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Wintertime1943 · as Brad Barton
• Coney Island1943 · as Joe Rocco
• Springtime in the Rockies1942 · as Victor Prince
• Orchestra Wives1942 · as St. John "Sinjin" Smith
• Tales of Manhattan1942 · as Harry Wilson
• A Gentleman at Heart1942 · as Tony Miller
• Week-End in Havana1941 · as Monte Blanca
• Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 11941 · as Self
• Dance Hall1941 · as Duke McKay
• The Great American Broadcast1941 · as Bruce Chadwick
• Ride on Vaquero1941 · as The Cisco Kid
• Tall, Dark and Handsome1941 · as J.J. "Shep" Morrison
• Romance of the Rio Grande1941 · as The Cisco Kid
• The Gay Caballero1940 · as The Cisco Kid
• Lucky Cisco Kid1940 · as The Cisco Kid
• Viva Cisco Kid1940 · as The Cisco Kid
• He Married His Wife1940 · as Freddie
• The Cisco Kid and the Lady1939 · as The Cisco Kid
• Charlie Chan at Treasure Island1939 · as Fred Rhadini
• Frontier Marshal1939 · as John 'Doc' Halliday
• Hollywood Hobbies1939 · as Self (uncredited)
• The Return of the Cisco Kid1939 · as Lopez
• Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 81939 · as Cesar Romero
• The Little Princess1939 · as Ram Dass
• Wife, Husband and Friend1939 · as Hugo
• Five of a Kind1938 · as Duke Lester
• My Lucky Star1938 · as George Cabot Jr
• Always Goodbye1938 · as Count Giovanni 'Gino' Corini
• Happy Landing1938 · as Duke Sargent
• Ali Baba Goes to Town1937 · as Himself
• Dangerously Yours1937 · as Victor Morell
• Wee Willie Winkie1937 · as Khoda Khan
• Armored Car1937 · as Petack
• She's Dangerous1937 · as Nick Sheldon, alias Al Shaw
• 15 Maiden Lane1936 · as Frank Peyton
• Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)1936 · as Self
• Public Enemy's Wife1936 · as Gene Maroc
• Nobody's Fool1936 · as Dizzy Rantz
• Love Before Breakfast1936 · as Bill Wadsworth
• A Dream Comes True1935 · as Himself (uncredited)
• Show Them No Mercy!1935 · as Tobey
• Rendezvous1935 · as Capt. Nicholas 'Nikki' Nieterstein
• Metropolitan1935 · as Niki Baroni
• Diamond Jim1935 · as Jerry Richardson
• The Devil Is a Woman1935 · as Antonio Galvan
• Hold 'Em Yale1935 · as Georgie, the Chaser
• Cardinal Richelieu1935 · as Andre de Pons
• The Good Fairy1935 · as Joe
• Clive of India1935 · as Mir Jaffar
• Strange Wives1934 · as Boris
• Cheating Cheaters1934 · as Tom Palmer
• British Agent1934 · as Tito Del Val
• The Thin Man1934 · as Chris Jorgenson
• The Shadow Laughs1933 · as Tony Rico

All TV Shows (82)

• Jack's Place1992
• Blacke's Magic1986
• The Golden Girls1985 · as Tony
• Murder, She Wrote1984 · as Marcello Abruzzi
• Murder, She Wrote1984 · as Diego Santana
• Matt Houston1982 · as Gantry
• Falcon Crest1981 · as Peter Stavros
• Magnum, P.I.1980 · as Doc Villoroch
• Hart to Hart1979
• Buck Rogers in the 25th Century1979 · as Amos Armat
• Vega$1978 · as Christopher Vincente
• The Love Boat1977 · as John Drake
• Charlie's Angels1976 · as Elton Mills
• Ellery Queen1975 · as Armand Danello
• Chico and the Man1974
• Banacek1972 · as Marius Avantalu
• V.I.P. Schaukel1971 · as Self
• Once Upon a Wheel1971 · as Self
• Alias Smith and Jones1971
• Night Gallery1970 · as Count Dracula
• Nanny and the Professor1970
• Love, American Style1969
• Medical Center1969
• The Mod Squad1968
• Here's Lucy1968 · as Tony Rivera
• Julia1968
• It Takes a Thief1968 · as Mike
• Ironside1967 · as Tony Hudson
• ABC Stage 671966
• Batman1966 · as The Joker
• Get Smart1965 · as Kinsey Krispen
• Branded1965
• Daniel Boone1964 · as Esteban de Vaca
• Daniel Boone1964 · as Colonel Carlos Navarro
• Daniel Boone1964 · as Adm. Alejandro Buenaventura
• The Man from U.N.C.L.E.1964 · as Victor Gervais
• Bewitched1964
• Burke's Law1963 · as Marcus DeGrute
• Burke's Law1963 · as Police Chief Alvaro
• Burke's Law1963 · as Louis Simone
• Burke's Law1963 · as Antonio Cardoza
• Burke's Law1963 · as Gregorio Jonas
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962 · as Self
• The Merv Griffin Show1962 · as Self
• The Beachcomber1962 · as Krasny
• The Beachcomber1962 · as Jaoquin Perez
• The Mike Douglas Show1961 · as Self - Co-Host
• Ben Casey1961
• Target: The Corruptors!1961
• Dr. Kildare1961 · as Dr. Paul Marino
• Follow the Sun1961
• Stagecoach West1960 · as Francisco Martinez
• Stagecoach West1960 · as 'Lalanda'
• Pete and Gladys1960
• The Chevy Mystery Show1960 · as Prince Florizel
• Rawhide1959 · as Big Tim Sloan
• Rawhide1959 · as Don Francisco Maldenado
• Rawhide1959 · as Col. Emilio Vasquez
• 77 Sunset Strip1958 · as Lorenzo Cestari
• The Texan1958 · as Captain Joaquin Acosta
• The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour1957 · as Carlos Garcia
• Zorro1957 · as Esteban de la Cruz
• The Dinah Shore Chevy Show1956 · as Self
• Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre1956 · as Carlos Gandara
• Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre1956 · as Francisco
• Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre1956 · as Tom Bowdry
• The Ford Show1956 · as Self
• Climax!1954 · as Mendy Mendez
• Climax!1954 · as Miguel
• The George Gobel Show1954 · as Self
• Studio 571954 · as Duke Thompson
• Passport to Danger1954
• The Ford Television Theatre1952
• Death Valley Days1952 · as Don Augustin Olvera
• Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1951
• The Red Skelton Show1951 · as Big Bill
• Lux Video Theatre1950 · as Andre Casell
• The Colgate Comedy Hour1950 · as Self
• What's My Line?1950 · as Self - Panelist
• What's My Line?1950 · as Self
• Studio One1948 · as Pat De Carlo
• Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self - Presenter