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William West Anderson (September 19, 1928 – June 9, 2017), known as Adam West, was an American actor. He portrayed Batman in the 1960s ABC series of the same name and its 1966 theatrical feature film, reprising the role in various media until 2017.
Batman: Created by Lorenzo Semple Jr., William Dozier. With Adam West, Burt Ward, Alan Napier, Neil Hamilton. The Caped Crusader and his young ward battle evildoers in Gotham City.
At age 10, in 1938, West had a cache of comic books; and starting in 1939, Batman, who appeared in Detective Comics, made a big impression on him--the comic hero was part bat-man (a la Count Dracula) and part world's greatest detective (a la Charlie Chan and Sherlock Holmes).
Batman is an American live-action television series based on the DC Comics character of the same name. It stars Adam West as Bruce Wayne/Batman and Burt Ward as Dick Grayson / Robin —two crime-fighting heroes who defend Gotham City from a variety of archvillains.
At age 10, in 1938, West had a cache of comic books; and starting in 1939, Batman, who appeared in Detective Comics, made a big impression on him--the comic hero was part bat-man (a la Count Dracula) and part world's greatest detective (a la Charlie Chan and Sherlock Holmes).
Nov 28, 2023 · American actor Adam West was best known for playing the crime-fighting superhero Batman in the popular 1960s television series.
Jun 10, 2017 · Adam West, who donned a cape, cowl and tights to become an overnight sensation in 1966 as the star of the campy “Batman” TV series, has died, according to a family statement. He was 88.
Jun 10, 2017 · A dam West, the pop culture icon who entertained television audiences as Batman in the 1960s, died Friday at the age of 88 after succumbing to leukemia, his family announced.
Jun 10, 2017 · There have been so many incarnations of Batman over the years – on the page and on the screen – but Adam West was the one flesh-and-blood actor who ever did justice to the cape, on the...
Jun 10, 2017 · Adam West, the actor best known for his role in the 1960s "Batman" series, has died, CBS News has learned. He was 88. West's publicist, Molly Schoneveld, said he died in Los Angeles surrounded...
