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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.
Character Actor Description Episodes Bruce Wayne/Batman: Adam West: Based on the comic book character of the same name.In the first episode, it is twice briefly mentioned that his parents were killed by criminals when he was a boy; this is mentioned once more in the episode "The Joker's Epitaph".
Batman (also known as Batman: The Movie) is a 1966 American superhero film directed by Leslie H. Martinson. Based on the television series, and the first full-length theatrical adaptation of the DC Comics character of the same name, the film stars Adam West as Batman and Burt Ward as Robin. The film hit theaters two months after the last ...
The voice actor has played The Penguin in eight animated takes on the character: 2004's The Batman, 2005's Batman vs. Dracula, 2018's Batman Ninja, 2019's Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ...
The creators of HBO's 'Penguin' and a DC comic book writer explain his enduring appeal. ... Burgess Meredith played the character in the 1960s “Batman” series, which starred Adam West as a ...
Adam West, star of the the classic 1960s series 'Batman,' has died after a short battle with leukemia.
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.
Actors Lewis Wilson and Robert Lowery first appeared as the character in the serial films, Batman (1943) and Batman and Robin (1949). While Adam West reprised his role as Batman from the 1960s television series in Batman: The Movie (1966).