May 16, 2018 as i said in august, yvonne craig saved the third season of batman 66. After batman, craig continued to act sporadically in movies and. After close to 100 episodes of actresses playing either villains or arm. Batgirl yvonne craig reveals how i got the part youtube. Adam west as batman and yvonne craig as batgirl visit to grab an amazing super hero shirt now on sale. The caped crusader and the boy wonder fight crime in gotham city in this campy version of bob kanes comic strip that first appeared in 1939.
Yvonne craig, batgirl on 60s batman tv series, dead at. Yvonne craig, known as batgirl on the tv series batman, as well as for performances on star trek and opposite elvis presley, has died of cancer. So with that in mind, here are the best yvonne craig batgirl 66 episodes ranked. All the same campy fun of batman 66 but the addition of batgirl makes it all better. We had a horrible time getting into it, said yvonne craig about the siamese human knot, because burt is inflexible. Ring around the riddler season three during barbara gordon yvonne craigs second outing as batgirl, the terrific trio faced off against the prince of puzzles as the riddler looked to control gothams boxing world. Her real identity as barbara gordon, daughter of gotham police commissioner jim gordon, was known only to. I loved yvonne craig in the role and have since i was a kid watching batman in reruns after school. Yvonne joyce craig may 16, 1937 august 17, 2015 was an american ballet dancer and actress best known for her role as batgirl in the 1960s television series batman and as the greenskinned orion slave girl marta in the star trek episode whom gods destroy 1969. Batgirl and the batman phenomenon television obscurities. Batman the londinium larcenies tv episode 1967 imdb. Yvonne craig one of the reasons i think they hired me because i had been a dancer.
When it looked like we couldnt, they came with a bulldozer and bulldozed the whole setthe batcave and all of that. After hearing so many tales of the dynamic duos exploits and fighting crime, she took on a crime fighting persona herself and joined them to become a valuable member of the new terrific trio. Sep 28, 2017 batgirls greatest scenes and outtakes from the hit 1960s batman tv show. The participants were adam west, burt ward, yvonne craig, lee meriwether, and vincent price. Batman catwomans dressed to kill tv episode 1967 imdb. Our photographs are high quality reproductions, in mint condition, professionally printed on beautiful lustre finish photographic paper. Yvonne joyce craig was born on may 16, 1937 in taylorville, illinois. While in high school, yvonne was accepted by george balanchine for the school of american ballet, but she chose. From 1969 to 1972, she appeared in four episodes of the. Adam west and yvonne craig behind the scenes batman t shrts fashionable batman t shrts for sales adam west batman tv series adam west on a chopper nice pose by batgirl the batmobile is in the shop. Actor who as batgirl joined the popular american tv show batman at the start of. In addition to her 26 episode run on batman, craig was known for twice playing opposite elvis.
Her training progressed until she left the company in 1957 over a disagreement on casting changes. To convince network executives a new character was needed, an 8minute presentation was produced, introducing yvonne craig as batgirl. Barbara gordon, aka batgirl, played by actress yvonne craig. Here, we go under the cowl and remember the actress picturesque career.
Batman is a 1960s american television series, based on the dc comic book character batman. Yvonne craig, batgirl on batman tv series, dead at a 30 photo tribute heavy metal yvonne craig proves its possible to have a full acting career, date elvis presley, be stalked by howard hughes, star as a leatheretteclad sex kitten on a shagadelic tv show, and then put it all in the past and get on with life. He hopes to then send them on a false lead while he commits the crime of the century. Yvonne craig this is a wonderful 8 inch by 10 inch photograph. When batman premiered on abc in january 1966, the campy sitcom was an instant success.
The catwoman targets the fashion industry by first terrorizing a banquet honoring batgirl and then attacking a fashion show. This was also the final 26 episodes of the batman series. Actress yvonne craig looks back on playing batgirl on batman and the greenskinned marta on star trek, while others look back at her life and career. Her real identity as barbara gordon, daughter of g. The cause of death as reported by her nephew, via the hollywood reporter, was breast cancer that had metastasized to her liver.
Adam west and yvonne craig as batman and batgirl beside the batbike. Adam west and yvonne craig behind the scenes batman tv ser. Before she was actress, craig was a realdeal ballerina, and while she didnt manage to make a career out of dancing, her athletic skills allowed her to perform her own stunts on the cult series about the caped crusader. Tvguide has every full episode so you can stayuptodate and watch your favorite show batman anytime, anywhere.
American actress yvonne craig trained for a ballet career from age 10 onward. Commissioner gordon travels across the channel to londinium by request of the president to assist in a spree of baffling burglaries. Yvonne craig, the actress best known for her role as batgirl in the 1960s batman tv series, died on monday. Yvonne craig photo batman tv 66 batgirl driving motorcycle facing left houses background wlo. With adam west, burt ward, yvonne craig, alan napier. Sep 19, 2015 before lynda carters wonder woman, before joanna camerons isis, before scarlett johannssons black widow, yvonne craig was a pioneer of female superheroes on screen. Barbara gordon aka batgirl was portrayed by yvonne craig in the 1960s series batman. Howie horwitz, who was the owner, and producer bill dozier both knew that. Burt ward and julie newmar recall yvonne craigs joy and spirit. Batgirls greatest scenes and outtakes from the hit 1960s batman tv show. Actress yvonne craig looks back on playing batgirl on batman and the.
The actress yvonne craig was always protective of batgirl and didnt approve of the arkham comics having her be crippled and take on the role of orcal. Though their connection was not as mushy as coupling batman with julies catwoman, batgirls. Burt ward dick graysonrobin and yvonne craig barbara gordonbatgirl on the set of the 60s batman television series. He is presented as well established as bruce waynes ward and batman s sidekick. Yvonne craig, and burt ward in batman 1966 adam west and yvonne craig in batman 1966 richard beymer, bing crosby, tuesday weld. Adam west and yvonne craig behind the scenes batman tv. Following her intuition, barbara suits up into the dominoed daredoll, batgirl, and sets out crimefighting as gothams woman crimefighter. Batman, getting some tonsil hockey in with bat girl. Shipped securely, photos are bagged and boarded, then placed in an envelope marked do not bend on front and back. The unusual story of yvonne craigs final appearance. The lack of major villains against whom batman is at his best make this episode close to unbearable.
There was a rumor in the that batman and batgirl were actually actors named yvonne craig and adam west but, nobody knows for sure. Interview with yvonne recalling batgirl by pat jankiewicz. The 11 greatest batgirl episodes from tvs batman syfy. The movie 1966 a couple of months after season 1 finished airing, a cinematic feature film of batman premiered in cinemas on july 30, 1966, featuring four of the most prominent villains, and new bat gadgets that were enabled by the bigger budget of the film.
Between this series and the animated series which debuted in 92, robin always felt second fiddle to batman but this character, this batgirl, yvonne craig, could hold her own and could have very well been the star of their own show. Yvonne joyce craig may 16, 1937 august 17, 2015 was an american ballet dancer and actress who portrayed barbara gordonbatgirl in the third season of batman. But this is a myth, at least according to yvonne craig, who points to doziers own production memoirs the character was created specifically for batman to boost ratings and give the show a third season, period. Major cast changes during season 3 included yvonne craig joining as batgirl, frank gorshin returning as the riddler as a oneepisode storyline meant that gorshins salary demands could now be met, and eartha kitt replacing julie newmar as the catwoman, as newmar was working on the film mackennas gold. Batman s third season introduced yvonne craig as batgirl, actually barbara gordon, daughter of neil hamiltons commissioner gordon, recently graduated from college, returning to gotham city with her eye on millionaire bruce wayne as potential husband material. Having batgirl swing across the screen in the animated opening was a special occasion. Less than a year before her passing in 2015, actress yvonne craig was chatting with closer about the enduring nature of the classic tv series of the 1960s batman, starring adam west in the title.
In 1984, west would once again reprise his role as batman in animated form when he succeeded olan soule in the final two seasons of super friends. Her real identity as barbara gordon, daughter of gotham police commissioner jim gordon. Join sign up keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your devices. Created in conjunction with the character introduced in the comic books the same year. Aug 17, 2015 yvonne craig portrayed barbara gordonbatgirl in the third season of the batman television series see also batman memorial. Major cast changes during season 3 included yvonne craig joining as batgirl, frank gorshin returning as the riddler as a one episode storyline meant that gorshins salary demands could now be met, and eartha kitt replacing julie newmar as the catwoman, as newmar was working on the film mackennas gold. Batman kissing batgirl looks like the liveaction batman tv show version of batgirl says. It guest starred burgess meredith as the penguin, and also was the first appearance of yvonne craig as police commissioner. Yvonne craig batman tv show batman tv series batgirl pictures star trek episodes dc movies batman 1966 superman amanda bynes yvonne craig was a fantasy come true. As an actress, she originated the role of batgirl in the 1960s batman television series. Also aboard ship are bruce wayne, dick grayson, their manservant alfred and gordons daughter barbara.
He also rescues batgirl from the dungeon at ffogg place. Also, fans got to see a major fight in the batcave between batman and robin against the duo and their henchmen. Yvonne craig as marta in the star trek episode whom gods destroy. Batman season 3 off the set batman tv show, batman tv. This page is a place to watch forgotten footage of our favorite actors in costume outside of the tv series. The penguin plans to gain immunity from the law by becoming the police. Batgirl is portrayed by actress yvonne craig in the 3rd season of the series. Sdcc 2015 exclusive batman 66 yvonne craig batgirl classic. Batman the unkindest tut of all tv episode 1967 imdb.
Yvonne craig yvonne craig, batgirl, batman tv series. As a kid, i didnt even recognize that the writing had slipped or that some of the performances had flattened. A former dancer with the ballet russe, she had an extensive film career including gidget, the gene krupa story, high time and ski partyamong others and worked steadily in television includingstar trekand the man from u. Julie newmar, who had played the catwoman in season 1. Yvonne craig, who played batgirl on batman passed away aug. Jan 06, 2017 craig, who sadly passed away in 2015 at the age of 78, costarred in the third and final 6768 season of abcs batman and appeared in a new opening credit sequence in cartoon form and in all 26 liveaction technicolor episodes beginning on sept. When we were cancelled by abc, they wondered if we could get on another network. External links yvonne craig at wikipedia, yvonne craig at batman wiki, yvonne craig at. Craig passed away at her home in pacific palisades surrounded by her. Yvonne craig, batgirl on batman tv series yvonne joyce craig born may is an american actress best known for her role as batgirl from the tv series batman, and as the orion marta somebody stole my thunder. King tut has been predicting crimes, then secretly making sure they happen in order to gain the polices confidence. Batgirl yvonne craig remembers her days on adam west batman. His female fink finella replaces the beauty queen for the chosen charity miss natural resources, pops out of a giant cake at the diner and proceeds to gas all the multimillionaires present, as well as bruce wayne and master.
Behind the scenes kissing batman gets him some batgirl between scenes. E, but she will always be fondly remembered as barbara gordon batgirl on batman. Yvonne craig played the lovable librarian barbara gordon, who secretly moonlights as the pointyeared female crimefighter. Yvonne craig batman batgirl network presentation rare 3 of 3 duration. It aired on the abc network for two and a half seasons from 1966 to 1968.
This is a quick fan edit and mashup of batgirls episodes in the third season to make it. See more ideas about yvonne craig, batgirl and batman tv series. Nora and her henchwomen unleash crates of explosive mechanical mice on gotham. As i said in august, yvonne craig saved the third season of batman 66. The huffington post called her a pioneer of female superheroes for television. Yvonne craig played barbara gordon and batgirl on the classic batman tv seriesthis appears to be a test photo showing how the actress looks as both characters. Even though it was on tv for such a short time, the series had two new episodes each week, giving the show a total of 120 episodes the equivalent of roughly five regular seasons. Batman tv series simple english wikipedia, the free.
Ships with a corrugated cardboard pad for protection 202894418950. The batman spot was shot in a similar format style to the show and william dozier, the batman tv shows creator and narrator, returned to do the voiceover. Yvonne craig as barbara gordon batgirl in season 3. But this to me is the best looking batgirl and was worth the wait. Batman catwomans dressed to kill tv episode 1967 yvonne. After failing an attempt to discover batman s true identity, he gives his biggest prediction a jailbreak of. Aug 19, 2015 yvonne craig, who played batgirl and librarian barbara gordon, commissioner gordons daughter in the late 60s batman tv series, has died at the age of 78 from complications related to. Craig s sexy batgirl was a refreshing addition to the dynamic duo, playing the sassy. She still managed to give gothams underworld a hard time, however, usually with a wellplaced fan kick and effectively turned tv s dynamic duo into the terrific trio. Louie the overactor, the flower children, the extras in the park, the park itself, the billy may music, the maneating lilacs i love a good monster show, the women, the batgirl song at the end, the teaser of next weeks episode. Yvonne craig, who played batgirl and librarian barbara gordon, commissioner gordons daughter in the late 60s batman tv series, has died at the age of 78 from complications related to.
She has over 150 television guest roles to her credit including mod squad, love, american style, star trek, emergency, kojak, six million dollar man, courtship of eddies father, and it takes a thief, to mention a few. Everything in this packed episode is just outstanding. Adam west and yvonne craig behind the scenes batman tv series 20th century fox. Top scenes of batgirl from the batman tv show 1966 youtube. This was in part one of a twopart secondseason episode of the batman tv series, the spell of tut, which aired on september 28, 1966. Yvonne craig when they called me and asked if i would like to do batgirl in the batman series, i was very interested. In fact, i enjoyed the teamups with them two, much more than i did between batman and robin and it was because. Above, yvonne craig as barbara gordon and her alter ego, batgirl.
Yvonne joyce craig was an american ballet dancer and actress best known for her role as batgirl in the 1960s television series batman and as the greenskinned orion slave girl marta in the star trek episode whom gods destroy. Interview with yvonne by pat jankiewicz yvonne craig. Batgirl yvonne craig remembers her days on adam west. Batman, ably assisted as always by alfred, saves robin from being crushed by a winch at the tower of londinium. Remembering yvonne craig on what would have been her 80th birthday. You have probably seen yvonne craig in several roles other than the 26 episodes as batgirl in the batman series. Careful, that tight outfit of yours may betray your enthusiasm. During the attack on the fashion show, catwoman captures batgirl and takes her back to her hideout where she threatens to kill her with a pattern cutter. Jun 01, 2011 with julie newmar not being in the third season, the loveydovey scenes of batman now features batgirl. The penguin learns the location of the multimillionaires annual award dinner from alfred. Yvonne craig, the original batgirl by armand vaquer one of the nicest. Yvonne craig, the original batgirl on the 60s batman tv series, was a familiar face on some of the biggest shows of the 1960s, including star trek, where she played marta the orion slave girl, the man from u.
Long before she became a bird of prey, batgirl was a television star. Commissioner gordons daughter who works at the gotham library. Then, two weeks later, nbc said, listen, wed like to take a shot at batman, if you still have the set. But robin gets stung by an african death bee as lord ffogg and lady peasoup get ready to steal the crown jewels at the bloody tower. Appearances enter batgirl, exit penguin barbara gordon, primarily known as batgirl is an ally of the dynamic duo. Actress yvonne craig, who is best known for playing batgirl and alter ego barbara gordon on the third season of the 60s batman tv series, has died at the age of 78. In this archival interview, the legendary yvonne craig reveals what happened when she was cast as batgirl in the hit 1966 series, batman. This list is just a personal view and opinion, so feel free to agree or disagree, or add on to the list if you have other scenes in mind, be it. Alfred sets up a makeshift batcave under a rented mansion near londinium while. Play the video below to listen to the batgirl theme song whilst watching the batgirl cycle in action. Enter batgirl, exit penguin, is the first episode of season 3 of the batman television series, first aired on abc september 14, 1967 as its ninetyfifth episode. Yvonne craig portrayed barbara gordonbatgirl in the third season of the batman television series see also batman memorial. Unlike the comic books, no actual origin is provided within the series.