Dick Grayson played by Johnny Duncan, the 1966–1968 live action "Batman" television series and its motion picture portrayed by Burt Ward, played by Chris O'Donnell in the 1995 film "Batman Forever" and its 1997 sequel "Batman & Robin". He stars on the "Titans" television series for the new DC streaming service played by Brenton Thwaites. Loren Lester voiced the character as Robin in "" and later as Nightwing's first screen adaptation in "The New Batman Adventures". In May 2011, IGN ranked Dick Grayson #11 on their list of the "Top 100 Super Heroes of All Time". In 2013, ComicsAlliance ranked Grayson as
Publication history of Dick Grayson Hood, as well as the red-breasted American robin, which parallels the "winged" motif of Batman. Dick Grayson was born on the first day of spring, son of John and Mary Grayson, a young couple of aerialists. In his first appearance, Dick is an 8 year-old circus acrobat, and with his parents make up the "Flying Graysons". While preparing for a performance, Dick overhears two gangsters attempting to extort protection money from the circus owner. The owner refuses, so the gangsters sabotage the trapeze wires with acid. During the next performance, the trapeze from which Dick's parents are swinging snaps, sending