Adam West, the ardent actor who managed to keep his tongue in cheek while wearing the iconic cowl of the Caped Crusader on the classic 1960s series Batman, has died. He was 88.
West, who was at the pinnacle of pop culture after Batman debuted in January 1966, only to see his career fall victim to typecasting after the ABC show flamed out, died Friday night in Los Angeles after a short battle with leukemia, a family spokesperson said.
West died peacefully surrounded by his family and is survived by his wife Marcelle, six children, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
A star who will be greatly missed on the planet earth.
ADAM WEST embraced his role as Batman.. he devoured each and every campy aspect of it all. He loved who it made him be. He loved the warm embrace at comic book conventions from fans. He ate up every chance to deride himself a bit.. and even liked to do voice overs in the Family Guy.
I really, really will miss Adam West.