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Adam West (September 19, 1928 - June 9, 2017) was an American actor best known for his lead role in the Batman (1966–68) TV series and the film of the same name. He was also known for portraying eccentric characters, as well as his voice work on animated series such as The Fairly OddParents and as the fictionalized version of himself on Family Guy. Description above from the Wikipedia article…
Known for
- Batwheels — A.D.A.M (voice)2022
- Catwoman: The Feline Femme Fatale — Self2021
- Joker: Put on a Happy Face — Self2020
- Knight Immortal — Self (archive footage)2019
- Batman & Bill — Self (archive Footage)2017
- Heroes Manufactured — Self (archive footage)2017
- Batman vs. Two-Face — Bruce Wayne / Batman (voice)2017
- Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders — Bruce Wayne / Batman (voice)2016
- Those Dastardly Desperados2016
- The Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship — 60's Batman / Bank Robber (voice)2015
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Key facts
- Born
- William West Anderson , ( 1928-09-19 ) September 19, 1928, Walla Walla, Washington , U.S.
- Died
- June 9, 2017 (2017-06-09) (aged 88), Los Angeles, California , U.S.
- Alma mater
- Whitman College
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1954–2017
- Known for
- Batman as Batman Family Guy as Mayor Adam West Robinson Crusoe on Mars as Colonel Dan McReady
- Spouses
- Billie Lou Yeager ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1950 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1956 ) Nga Frisbie Dawson ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1957 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1962 ) Marcelle Tagand Lear ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1970 )
- Awards
- Inkpot Award (1980)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- William
- Family name
- Anderson
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Walla Walla
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Inkpot Award
- Notable work
- The Big Bang Theory, season 9
- Genre
- Western
- Official website
- www.adamwest.com
- Image
- Adam West by Gage Skidmore 3.jpg
- Number of children
- 4
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- date of birth
- 1928-09-19
- Commons category
- Adam West
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- Adam West
- date of death
- 2017-06-09
- birth name
- William West Anderson
- pseudonym
- Adam West
- cause of death
- leukemia
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1954-00-00
- name in native language
- Adam West
- social media followers
- 124375
- end of work period
- 2017-00-00
- different from
- Adam West
- place of burial
- Hollywood Forever Cemetery
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Encyclopedic overview
William West Anderson (September 19, 1928 – June 9, 2017), known professionally 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. Having made his film debut in the 1950s, West starred opposite Chuck Connors in Geronimo (1962) and The Three Stooges in The Outlaws Is Coming (1965). He also appeared in the science fiction film Robinson Crusoe on Mars (1964).
He voiced parodied versions of himself in the animated television sitcoms Johnny Bravo (1997, 2004), The Fairly OddParents (2003–2008), The Simpsons (1992, 2002), and Family Guy (2000–2017). In the latter, he played Mayor Adam West between the second and seventeenth seasons. He received a television star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2012.
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