Background
His family had long roots with the school and his father and even grandfather were graduates.
His family had long roots with the school and his father and even grandfather were graduates.
Wilson graduated from Worcester Academy in Worcester, Massachusetts in 1939.
Following the entry of the United States into the Second World War, in 1943 Columbia Pictures created the first Batman live action series, simply called Batman. was cast as the title character in the 15-episode serial against J. Carrol Naish who portrayed a Japanese spy called Doctor Daka who headed a group of American traitors in a fight to take over America for Japanese control. lieutenant was "s screen debut at the age of 23. A sequel to the serial was made in 1949, but Robert Lowery replaced as Batman.
His final film was the Jerry Hopper movie Naked Alibi in 1954.
He then retired from show-business and worked for General Foods for many years. In retirement, he lived in North Hollywood, California.
Despite his death being reported in Newspapers in 1966 as occurring "some years ago", he died in San Francisco, California, aged 80. Personal life He grew up in Littleton, Massachusetts, where his father, John Henry, was minister of the First Unitarian Church from 1927-1945.
They met while attending the Academy of Dramatic Arts at Carnegie Hall in New New York
Their son, film producer Michael G., is best known for his work on the James Bond film series.