Burt Ward

Burt Ward (born Bert John Gervis Jr. /ˈdʒɜːrvɪs/; July 6, 1945) is an American actor, animal welfare activist and businessman. He played Dick Grayson's Robin, the sidekick of Batman (played by Adam West), in the television series Batman (1966–1968), its theatrical feature film, the Saturday morning animated series The New Adventures of Batman (1977), the two-episode pilot Legends of the Superheroes (1979), the animated reunion films Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders (2016) and Batman vs. Two-Face (2017), and the live-action television event Crisis on Infinite Earths (2019).

Burt Ward
Ward speaking at the Phoenix Comicon in June 2014
Born
Bert John Gervis Jr.

(1945-07-06) July 6, 1945
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actor
  • animal welfare activist
  • businessman
Years active1965–present
Known forBatman
The New Adventures of Batman
Spouses
  • Bonney Lindsey
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    (m. 1965; div. 1967)​
  • Kathy Kersh
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    (m. 1967; div. 1969)​
  • Mariana Torchia
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    (m. 1985; div. 1989)​
  • Tracy Posner
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    (m. 1990)​
Children2
AwardsInkpot Award (2014)
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