Cesar Julio Romero

 Cesar Julio Romero, Jr. (February 15, 1907 – January 1, 1994)

His wide range of screen roles included Latin lovers, historical figures in costume dramas, characters in light domestic comedies, and as the Joker in the Batman television series, which was included in TV Guide's 2013 list of The 60 Nastiest Villains of All Time. Romero played "Latin lovers" in films from the 1930s until the 1950s, usually in supporting roles. He starred as the Cisco Kid in 6 westerns made between 1939 and 1941. Romero danced and performed comedy in the 20th Century Fox films he starred in opposite Carmen Miranda and Betty Grable, such as Week-End in Havana and Springtime in the Rockies, in the 1940s. In The Thin Man (1934), Romero played a villainous supporting role opposite the film's main star William Powell.20th Century Fox, along with mogul Darryl Zanuck, personally selected Romero to co-star with Tyrone Power in the Technicolor historical epic Captain from Castile (1947), directed by Henry King. Other than Batman, Romero appeared on many TV series during the 50s and 60s, including The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour, Bewitched, and Wagon Train.

For his role as the Joker, Romero refused to shave his mustache for the role and so, the Joker's white face makeup was simply smeared over it when playing the supervillain throughout the series' run and in the 1966 film. In the 1970s, Romero portrayed the absent father of the Freddie Prinze character Chico Rodriguez in Chico and the Man, and later Peter Stavros in the television series Falcon Crest (1985–1987). On January 1, 1994, Cesar Romero died of bronchitis and pneumonia, and is interred at Inglewood Memorial Park in Inglewood, CA.