Douglas Croft (born Douglas Malcom Wheatcroft; August 12, 1926 – October 24, 1963) was an American child actor who is best remembered for being the first actor to portray the DC Comics character Dick Grayson/Robin, the Boy Wonder as well as his secret identity Dick Grayson in the 1943 serial Batman, at sixteen years of age.
During his brief career, besides portraying the first screen appearance of the comic book character Robin in the 1943 movie serial Batman, Douglas Croft was involved in many feature film roles playing the younger versions of characters or famous people. These includes portrayals of George M. Cohan in Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) and Lou Gehrig as a boy in The Pride of the Yankees (1942).
