Adam West

**Adam West** (born **William West Anderson**; September 19, 1928 – June 9, 2017) was an American actor, director and voice artist. He is known for his role as Batman in the 1960s _Batman_ television series and as Mayor Adam West in _Family Guy_. West has also acted in movies and on stage.

## Life

West was born on September 19, 1928 in Walla Walla, Washington to Otto West Anderson and Audrey V. Speer and studied at Walla Walla High School, Lakeside School, and Whitman College. West was raised in Walla Walla. West has been married to Billie Lou Yeager from 1950 until they divorced in 1965. He later married Frisbie Dawson from 1957 until they divorced in 1962. West married to Marcelle Tagand Lear in 1970. West has six children. He lived in Ketchum, Idaho.

On June 9, 2017, West died in Los Angeles after a battle with leukemia. He was 88.

## Career

His early works include the movie _Robinson Crusoe on Mars_ (1964), as Col. Dan McCready, an astronaut who is sent on a journey to the Red Planet. He was also in _Mara of the Wilderness_ (1965), and the spaghetti western _I quattro inesorabili_ (1965), where he played the role of gunslinger Sam Garrett. He played the role of Lt. John Delahay, in the western _Geronimo_ (1962) with Chuck Connors.

He worked with The Three Stooges in the movie _The Outlaws Is Coming_ (1965). He played inexperienced gunman Kenneth Cabot, who is helped by The Three Stooges.

In the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, he worked in the movies _Curse of the Moon Child_ (1972); _Partizani_ (1974), a war movie with Rod Taylor; _The Specialist_ (1975); _The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood_ (1980); _One Dark Night_ (1983); _Young Lady Chatterley II_ (1985); _Zombie Nightmare_ (1986); _Night of the Kickfighters_ (1988); _Omega Cop_ (1990); _Maxim Xul_ (1991); _An American Vampire Story_ (1997); and _Joyride_ (1997).

His last appearances in movies were _Buckaroo: The Movie_ (2005) as the Judge, and _Ratko: The Dictator's Son_ (2009), as Kostka Volvic.

## Television

In 1966, Adam West was chosen to play the role of Batman in the Batman TV series. This show started West to fame. The series was well liked and a movie of the same name was made of it. He put his voice to the animated series _The New Adventures of Batman_ (1977), _SuperFriends: The Legendary Super Powers Show_ (1985) and _The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians_ (1985). His best known voice acting is his work on the animated series _Family Guy_, as Mayor West.

Adam starred in a comedy television movie about detectives, _Ace Diamond Private Eye_ (1983). The actor also had guest star appearances in many series as _Cheyenne_, _Colt 45_, _77 Sunset Strip_, _Goodyear Theatre_, _Bonanza_, _The Rifleman_, _Mannix_, _Police Woman_, _Murder, She Wrote_, and _Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman_.

According to the comic books, Batman/Bruce Wayne is 6'2". Of all the actors to play Batman, Adam West is the only actor who stood the same height.

### Animated Roles

- _Batman: The Animated Series_ - Gray Ghost / Simon Trent
- _Batman: The Brave and the Bold_ - Proto-Bot, Thomas Wayne
- _Family Guy_ - Mayor Adam West
- _Futurama_ - Adam West's Head
- _Histeria!_ - Ernest Hemingway
- _Jake and the Never Land Pirates_ - Wise Old Parrot
- _Johnny Bravo_ - Adam West, Narrator
- _Kim Possible_ - Fearless Ferrett/Timothy North
- _Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero_ - Captain Super Captain, Professor Evil Professor
- _Robot Chicken_ - Batman (1960s version), Robber
- _Rugrats_ - Captain Blasto
- _SpongeBob SquarePants_ - Mermaid Man (Young)
- _Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show_ - Batman
- _The Batman_ - Mayor Grange
- _The Boondocks_ - R. Kelly's Lawyer
- _The Critic_ - Adam West
- _The Fairly OddParents_ - Adam West
- _The New Adventures of Batman_ - Batman / Bruce Wayne
- _The Secret Files of the Spy Dogs_ - Amerigo Dog Poochie, Dog Zero, Leonardo da Vinci
- _The Simpsons_ - Adam West, Batman
- _The Super Hero Squad Show_ - Nighthawk
- _The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians_ - Batman / Bruce Wayne

### Live Action Roles

- _Shazam!_ - Hercules

### Film Roles

- _Aloha, Scooby-Doo!_ - Jared Moon
- _Batman vs. Two-Face_ - Batman / Bruce Wayne
- _Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders_ - Batman / Bruce Wayne
- _Chicken Little_ - Ace (Hollywood Chicken Little)
- _Meet the Robinsons_ - Uncle Art

### Video Game Roles

- _Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham_ - Adam West, Batman / Bruce Wayne (1960s version), Gray Ghost / Simon Trent

## Other websites

- Adam West as Batman
- Adam West interview in Dangerous Ink Magazine
- Adam West gets back in the Batmobile

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Adam West
- **image**: Adam West by Gage Skidmore.jpg
- **caption**: West at the 2014 Phoenix Comic-Con International, Phoenix Comic-Con
- **birth name**: William West Anderson
- **birth place**: Walla Walla, Washington, Walla Walla, Washington (state), Washington, United States, U.S.
- **death place**: Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- **nationality**: American
- **education**: Lakeside School
- **alma mater**: Whitman College
- **television**: _Batman (TV series), Batman_, _Family Guy_
- **known for**: Batman, Mayor West
- **occupation**: Actor, voice actor
- **years active**: 1954–2017
- **spouse**:

- **children**: 6
- **family**: John Anderson (brother)
- **parents**: Otto West Anderson,
Audrey V. Speer
- **website**: http://www.adamwest.com