BATMAN (TV Show)--How Much $ Did the Actors/Actresses Make On the Show?
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- BATMAN (TV Show)--How Much $ Did the Actors/Actresses Make On the Show?
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Shortly before she passed I had a chat with Yvonne Craig(bat girl). I thanked her for being part of a show that brought so much happiness into our home. I mentioned something about how todays actors were making huge money compared to her generation(i.e. Friends cast at 1 million an episode) She replied she only did 14 episodes on Batman and she had so much fun doing it she would have done it for free. Fun fact: Alfred the butler.... his grandson played Chris on the partridge family
Burt Ward was paid less because he had less experience and he was willing to work for less. He was still making good money for a young actor,.
Don't forget the value of a buck back then compared to today, and what you could purchase for (say/$1000),...i read that Max Baer Jr. on Beverly Hillbillies made about $800/week ..
but on weekends him/Ellie/Granny would do special appearances for about a few-grand a gig (fairs, shopping malls, etc).
Hope he saved the money. Whatever other roles have you ever seen him in?
The main villain Batman faced was the producer....
Can't beat them.
somebody made him?he
Eggsactly!
Burt Ward was 23 when he played Robin, so he wasn't a teenager, so he was grossly underpaid.
Alge Borusas He was 20 when batman started
Alge Borusas wait a minute. He made $350 per 30 minute show. Now I don’t know how long it takes to produce a 30 minute sitcom but that’s $700 an hour!
terry waller ok, like I said I don’t know how long it took but with 40 hours a week Burt was earning $8.75 an hour. That’s $70 an hour factored for inflation in 2019
@terry waller Interesting fun fact.
@@jogmas12 It takes several days to produce a show. Besides, an episode is two half-hour segments. Burt was well underpaid.
Robin-Burt Ward did some of his own stunts too & even got hurt.
When I was a kid just after the show was over my dad hired Burt Ward (Robin) to do a promotion for two days. I remember then that he paid him 300 dollars a day. We had a line a block long to buy an autographed picture. He was charging one dollar a piece.
Burt Ward gets the last laugh the money he makes at Conventions 👌 met him in 2017 very nice guy very humble
@Paul Blodgett So glad to hear that! Thanks for sharing. 😊
@@titmusspaultpaul5 Nah your mistaking Mr. Ward for Tom byron
@@titmusspaultpaul5 u gotta be kidding
Conventions pay shit. Additionally , I don’t think he got royalties
Saw a TV clip where Burt Ward said he was hoping to get a job at a gas station when they finally told him he got the part
Wow! Robin surpsurprised me the most! Thought he'd be closest to Batman
Holy short end of the stick.
C Swain he was an unknown actor at the time. No way were they going to pay him as much as adam west or some of the more known villains who were veterans at the time
@@MMAfighter38113 , yeah, but . . . He made less than Aunt Harriett, and he's in almost all of the scenes. She mostly just made cameos.
Most surprising underpaid: Burt Ward (Robin) Using today's standards it seems they were all underpaid but maybe it's the other way around. Maybe today's stars are vastly overpaid!
You got that right sir ! !
VASTLY OVERPAID !
That's the understatement of the century !
Today's actors are way overpaid.
There is no such thing as underpaid or overpaid Burt took what they gave him because he had no other options even close to what he was offered and today's "stars" are paid their marketplace value just as the Batman cast was.
It all depends on what the Hollywood Pedophiles are willing to pay their hired hands for and especially if you "put out" for them (heh, heh). *Do your own research, stop being Sheeppeople.
Yeah, Burt got screwed for sure.
It was always such a treat when Julie Newmar was featured that week. The sexiest Cat Woman ever.
Alan Napier was an accomplished stage actor who worked with the likes of Gielgud and Robert Morley for over a decade in west end productions before moving to New York to work in the American stage. It was not long before the film cameras found him. His filmography from 1930 to 1966 ( Batman film) on both sides of the pond, is astonishing in length and breadth.
Burt Ward definitely got the short end of the stick!
Also figure in how much the agents got as a percentage also.
I don't know about you sir, but I think $2,500 (in today's money) for a week's work is fair. Hollywood was, more than likely, A LOT different and much less costly back in the 60's. I would venture to guess that these salaries were close to average for the 60's.
I remember Danny Bonaduche I hopefully I spelled his last name right? But during an interview saying that he was making like $750. A week to be in the Partridge Family also being his very first acting job?
Not in the long run. He makes a killing now at conventions
The only salary that surprises me as being very low was Burt Ward. The producers probably thought everybody else in the cast were experienced actors and Ward was a young, green performer who was lucky to be there. Ward was basically ripped off. None of the cast made merchandising money off the show which really would've been a big plus to their overall salaries. Interesting video, thanks for posting.
Nobody thought much about merchandising as potential income at least until star wars and then again when Jack Nicholson got a percentage of it for being the Joker in Tim Burton Batman movie
Ward made far more money than his value because he had no other options at 19 this was a job of a lifetime that no one else was going to give him. It was the show that took a risk on him.
Undertaker was once paid 500k for a match , a lot of that money came from merch as well , in comparison Kamala was paid only 14k
your a talent agent from back then?
he still made more money than most other people did at the time
Compared to the pay of the sitcom actors today they were all grossly under paid.
At that time there weren't as many ways to make money off the show. It would be interesting to see how much the production company made from the show.
He had zero experience and that's how it was in 1966. The producers had no reason to believe the show would be the success that it was , Bruce Lee made about the same on the Green Hornet.
A dollar also went a lot further back then.
@@dalethelander3781 But that point is kind of invalid seeing how he put the conversion amounts in. $16,000 a week is squalor wages compared to today when it comes to a star.
@@freedomlover9560 Things were a lot different 53 years ago. Lower cost of living, even here in Los Angeles. Most "stars" didn't make much because television was considered an inferior medium compared to feature films. "Oh, you're in a television series? That's...nice...I suppose." It isn't like today where you can get somebody the stature of, say, Edward James Olmos to do a series.
The average annual income was around $7000 when this show aired, so I think they were all doing pretty well.
"Why don't you get married, Malloy?"
Median housing price in California in 1970 was : $23,100. Now remember the series went 120 episodes. Even Burt Ward's income of $350 per episode. That's $42000 over 3 years. Or $14,000 per year. Double what most regular people made. And that's not including residuals etc. Adam West then made $240,000 over 3 years. Nice work if you can get it.
Robin got hosed. Got to give him credit he stuck it out and didn't walk away.
Rubbin got the "hose" in another way from "BAT"man!!!
Burt Ward did all the stunts and got paid less than everyone. Jipped.
Philip Defibaugh, he didn’t even do all of his own stunts. Watch any of the shows and you’ll see Robin with a receding hairline that’s clearly his stunt double.
Philip Defibaugh It wasn’t gypsies doing the stealing
yeah, they forced him.
Burt Ward had no previous acting experience which allowed the producers to take advantage of him I think. He often jokes that he was paid weekly. Very weakly.
Their pay rate was probably in line with their manager's negotiation skills.
John Smith Crime Paid on Batman! Ironic!
Yes and any number of hopefuls could have played that part.
True
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Surprised about Burt Ward!. I'm guessing because he was an unknown actor and his age? Sure doesn't seem fair to me.
In fact Burt had never acted a day in his life. He was such a natural fit for the role however but I dare say severely underpaid. Holy Scrooge!
Hey, Rick, do a commentary on the salaries for the cast members of Get Smart?
Don Nicholas veteran actors will earn more.
@@jogmas12 True.
Burt was 19 and they took a risk on him and gave Burt an opportunity that no one else would have given him. Very simple supply and demand Burt would not have made even close to the money that he did anywhere else.
Awesome to see you do a Batman video Rick! I was always curious as to when you were going to do a video on Batman and to do one regarding salaries is quite interesting. I’m surprised to hear about some of these, particularly Burt Ward. He defiantly deserved more money. He was the co-lead with Adam West. I understand Adam West making more money, since he was Batman, but Robin is just as important to the show. Ward got taken advantage of money wise, probably due to his young age.
Hey Rick, When I worked in a shop in Santa Monica, Adam West dropped his car off for service, it was pretty new, I think it was an Alfa Romeo GTV6 , this was back in the 80's.
That’s so cool!
and.....
Burt Ward was a newbie at the time. The guest villains were movie stars. Madge and Alan were paid well for that time. Very interesting topic thanks.
Everyone on Batman must have been very good actors. How can you act on a show like that and keep a straight face?
Alan Napier goes back a long time. He played a substantial part in the Ray Miland movie The Uninvited from 1942. He also was in movies prior to that year.
First, great Video Rick! Love this kind of stuff. The only one I’m kinda surprised about is Burt Ward. I would thought he might have made more but the others seem pretty much in line for the time.
It was Burt Ward's first acting job and he was not an actor before he got the job.
He was so happy to get the job he signed the contract without even looking at the salary.
Another great video Rick, batman is one of my favorite superheroes, and the old is classic, you did a great job just like you do on your lucy videos.👍👍😎
Great Video!! One of my Favorite Shows! You Should A Fact Vs Fiction On This Show, Or A History, Facts & Bloopers On The First Episode (Or the 2 Parts Of The First Episode)
Very interesting video and it's amazing to think about production costs for shows in the modern day where you have stars holding out for millions of dollars versus the salaries highlighted here very good video keep up the great work
Great video!!! Burt Ward's salary is no surprise as he had zero acting experience prior to the show. In other words, he had no agent when he made the initial deal. I have heard him talk about this in various interviews throughout the years with the gist being he was a kid who could not believe his great luck and never questioned anything he was asked to sign or do, leading to multiple physical injuries from doing his own stunts. I would attribute the small differences in cast salaries to agent performance. The guest star salaries make sense because their deal is a one and done. Maybe there will be a return performance, maybe not. No guaranteed work means a higher price for a short bit of work plus the marketing the guests did for the show during its original run.
Thank you for your videos they are so Nicely crafted done you do a great job and yes I will be getting a few of your shirts In how did you find out this information about what they made thank you sir
"HOLY S--t Batman!!" They TOTALLY batscrewed poor BURT.
Everyone saying Burt Ward got ripped off........ He auditioned for the part. Was chosen for the part. And then , with his agent, agreed upon a salary and signed a contract . He AGREED to his pay rate before any scenes were ever filmed! And out of all of them he was a young, unknown actor. Of course he was paid less
u r so right...it wasn´t a bad salary for Burt
Burt Wards salary surprised everyone I think. You would think being the star along with Adam West he would have made more. Of course in the early days of television nobody made the ridiculously high salaries that actors would eventually make. (eg: million per episode). Great video as usual.
Back then, TV actors were always screwed over. That’s why it was better to be a great character actor because you’d get more gigs.
TV actors pay in the 1950's and 60s were based on many factors, such as their agents standing in Hollywood, their reputation with the studio, and simply how much time had passed since their last acting job. The star of the weekly series made more than even more popular guest stars as a matter of course to keep salaries consistent and prevented the need for constant negotiations over appearance money. Great channel and subject!
By today's standards, even with the 2019 adjustments, the salaries were small. I think Harriet got more than some of here peers because she was a more accomplished actress. I remember her as Larry Mondellos mother on Leave It To Beaver and many other shows. Another great video, Rick!
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i think the supporting roles are in line with what current WGA standards are, actually even more on the higher end. of course, the main stars will have their contracts negotiated differently.
Very interesting!! Thanks for sharing
Burton Gervis (Burt Ward) was paid so little because this was his first professional acting job. Like, ever. The series may have been successful, but, in the 1960s, nobody got rich off of television unless your name was Lucille Ball or Lorne Greene.
Robins pay surprised me
Holy riproff !!! Batman
Where's the money !!!
Holy #@$$&@#+)#
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Robin said in a Interview he had never been on any Major shows till Batman and Robin, basically a New Comer, No acting Exp = less money.
HOLY Batguano!!! Batman gets $2000 and Robin $350, per 30 min episode. Boy Wonder needed to renegotiate his bat contract.
He was actually paid $350 a week or $175 per episode
At the time, Burt Ward, had little to no acting experience. This explains why he was paid so little.
Holy Unfair Conditions
Burt Ward had alot of mishaps during the pilot episode and went to the hospital at least 4 times. He had a few more mishaps in the first season and at least a couple in the second season. Got the worst end of deal on the low salary in 1965-1966. I believe that Burt got a little raise in the last season of Batman. Talk about unfair conditions.
They should have paid Robin at least $1000. Kid are not he was a great actors.🦇
If BATMAN was a hit TV Series today, I'll bet Adam West would be paid handsomely for the role.
The big rip off was when Adam West was not chosen to to play the role of Batman in the first modern Batman blockbuster in 1989. Michael Keaton got the role and was paid $10M. Its rumored that West was pissed off to be passed over, pointing out that he was the real Batman.
Love this one ! I hope burt at least gets a rerun check.
Another great vid!
The clues in the name, Robin got Robbed.
Love Batman and Robin 💖
Suprising robin didn't turn to crime to substitute his poor pay.
Well , Pussycat tried to take him down the dark side of the Force once , lmao ;)
$2000 was A LOT of money back then, but definitely not overpaid. Enjoyed the show in reruns and now on bluray
I think the reason why Burt Ward made less than Aunt Harriet and others is because of the main cast, Ward had the least amount of television experience! The other cast members can be seen in other television shows as well as theatrical movies that were made before Batman premiered! I've yet to see anything with Ward prior to the show's launch!
They all made a fortune, even Robin. My father was making about $1.35 an hour in 1965. That was with 3 kids and a house.
Good Point!
Our parents didnt have to pay for cable, cell phones or video games . They did ok.
I loved this show also! Interestingly Madge Blake must like superheroes. She was the woman who was looking for an apartment in the I Love Lucy episode with Superman (George Reeves).
Robin was in every episode
What this doesn't tell us when during the run of the show the performers were paid those amounts.
This sounds like starting salary levels. After the first season, salaries could be renegotiated. A
producer wouldn't dare mess with a winning formula.
I forgot that Batman initially was shown twice a week (once a week in its final season).
Burt Ward's salary is a bit surprising but the producers most likely saw him as a young unknown actor who they could pay the salary that you stated in this video. I would expect that he hopefully received a salary bump in the preceding seasons.
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As shocking as Burt Ward's pay was, I'm also shocked by Neil Hamilton's pay. He was actually a major star at one time. He was a leading man in silent films, and also early talkies MGM. By this time he was a character actor, of course, but a very good one. His super-serious tongue-in-cheek style on the show was key to the humor. He really understood what Dozier and Semple were looking for.
I heard he disliked Stafford Rep's Chief O'Hara voice, he didn't take to the strong Irish accent apparently. Which wasn't even Rep's actual real voice. Man these actors were into their characters so much!
It sounds like peanuts to us now, be we have to remember back in those days television really didn't pay very well. It was still considered second fiddle to the movies and most of these actors were probably thrilled to have the work.
Remember Sean Connery to star in Diamonds are Forever, got paid $1.25 million dollars, and that was 1971. Even the top stars were not making anywhere what they make now.
great info, very interesting, it was surprising ward made less, but still in comparison, nice $... cheesy show, but i loved it lol. ty
Holey heck Rick! That's all surprising! Robin the most because he was a major cast member. It's nice Aunt Harriet was treated well, usually women were not.
What? You forgot about Yvonne Craig? How can you do that?
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All these characters were compensated per episode. All these characters weren't in every episode, only Batman and Robin so they *_made_* the most.
I see a lot of people asking about residuals. Back then, residuals only went on for about 3 years or for about 3 reruns of the show. I know that the cast of Gilligan's Island got residuals for about 3 years or so. Too bad they didn't have "endless" residuals because they'd have owned Hollywood! I remember Jean Vander Pyl (everyone's favorite Wilma on "The Flintstones") saying that had they gotten residuals for years and years that she'd have owned Rodeo Drive or something similar to that comment.
Jim Kirk got $5000 per episode of Star Trek , he was broke after the show was cancelled, lived in a trailer . Terrible sense of investigating. Jimi Hendrix was one of the highest paid Guitarists , about $75.... 125,000 per 90 minute show . Unfortunately his managers were taking his money.
Definitely think Burt Ward got ripped off. But these kinds of things did happen on those shows back then. I learned a couple years ago that Bob May, the man inside the Robot from Lost In Space only made $200 an episode and yet the Robot became the star of the show (along with Jonathan Harris). It is believed this was because he was not being seen in the Robot costume and either was afraid to ask for more money (because he could easily be replaced) or he just didn't have that great of an agent. The adult cast members were making around $1,300 per episode. Not sure about the kids. Jonathan Harris was the only one smart enough to negotiate a deal to make money on further showings or video releases of the show.
Alfredo got 100,000 for going the show, even alfredo said that on CZcams
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I could understand Burt getting that pay he was relatively new as an actor and no one really knew the show would be the success it was..a lot of the other actors were well known vets by this time..what about Barbara Gordon's salary..Yvonne Craig?
Burt Ward should have made about the same as Adam West. He was definitely ripped off.
The main star always makes the most , same with X files , Anderson felt she wanted a larger piece of the pie
Good site, Rick.
Thank you so much Gary! Make sure to check out my other videos as I’m sure you may enjoy them as well
The underpayments could be due to the fact that Batman was expensive to make with the sets etc.Also Fox was recovering from the near bankruptcy of making Cleopatra.
Actually makes sense to me. The star of the show is hard to replace, so keep him happy. The guest villains were all established actors, so name recognition. And, of course, pay is negotiated, so a lot depends on the agent. Did these amounts remain for the entire run of the show? Usually if a series is doing well in ratings actors ask for more to stay on. (and sometimes that kills a show)
Interesting to know. Always wondered what they made.
Yeah for Aunt Harriett.
Poor Burt! Who would have thought.
Sorry if I missed it but where did you get this info?
Those were the days you could get a nice house in San Francisco for under $15,000.
Today I think they were under paid. Of course things today are out of control in price,but obviously some ppl can afford over priced coffee, Frappuccino’s etc. so.....
A few years ago I was an extra with one of the stunt men. An old man by now. So fun
Het Rick,
It's interesting that Burt Ward got paid such a low amount per episode, especially as he made up half of the 'Dynamic Duo' as Robin. It's probably due to his young age that Burt was paid so poorly. Let's hope he got residuals, too, so he gets some payment for later screenings!
And he wasn't famous
@@bilbobaggins4710 , yeah, that too!
Stafford Repp invested his money in a chain of car washes after the show ended
...how did it work out?
Hello Rick, of course there's the budget of the series itself to consider, but the actors were all underpaid, especially the leads. And, without the big name guest stars there would probably be no show, so they were worth a little extra.
Burt made less than anyone but still more than me today!!
Burt Ward , although was a star of Batman he was also a new comer to acting. He took the job of Robin to pay the bills and the exposure would hopefully open doors to other acting jobs. Fox was cheap, the company held Burt back using his contract from taking other jobs outside of Batman. This manuver cost Burt Ward an audition for The Graduate, a movie that jumped started the career of Dustin Hoffman.
*Holy Highway Robbery!* Robin got(pardon this malapropism as the movie being referenced didn' come out for another few years)... the *SHAFT!*
(Cue in Isaac Hayes' iconic tune...)
1966 is a long time ago, 7 years before I was born but holy moly I can't believe the difference in value of money then vs now. Seems like it would be 1866.
Wow great math lesson let me get up to the chalkboard with my Eraser and chalk and do this
My guess as to why him Robin got paid less than some of the other characters is I have the sneaking suspicion that maybe this was one of the actors first real acting gigs so they knew they could get away with paying him less because he had less experience and he didn’t know any better so maybe that’s how come they payed him less
Union scale had a certain amount to do with it. And THAT is a two way street. Burt Reynolds had to take the million or so (whatever scale was for top billing in a movie) to do "Smokey and the Bandit" even though it was his buddy's film.
I loved this show..can you expound on this series..esp when batgirl came...also what about the golden girls? People love that show including me! Regards
You didn't mention Yvonne Craig
BATMAN WAS AND STILL IS MY FAVORITE TV SHOW EVER....HA HA HA
I love the pretty ladies on the show like kathy kersh , Linda gaye Scott, both gorgeous, fighting, great cliffhanger etc etc
I loved this show my favorite love to see more
For a successful series of the 1960's,
I would have thought they ALL would have been paid more !
It's amazing to me that the actors didn't ask for more, once the show was a popular hit !
But maybe I'm just nievé !
The median house price in 1960'was $11,500. So they were paid fine. When Judy Garland was first signed she got $100 per week rising to $1000 p.w at the age of 21
I seem to remember The Batman Show , only came on once a week,🤔☝️, So if you missed it, you'll have to wait next week before you could see it again. And the other thing was they always leave us hanging, to catch the continue Story, Saying Same Bat time" Same " Bat Channel" I'd don't know if that makes sense, but when the show peaked, later you catch it daily....but they long retired, thanks for sharing, the Batmobile probably Worth more than the Show.🏆🏆🏆