caption years_active occupation birth_place children name birth_date known_for image article_title education birth_name television alma_mater
west in 2014 1954 -- present actor walla walla , washington u.s. 6 adam west 19 september 1928 batman , mayor west , catman adam west by gage skidmore.jpg adam west
 lakeside school william west anderson '' '' the fairly oddparents '' batman '' , '' family guy '' , whitman college
adam west

william west anderson -lrb- born september 19 , 1928 -rrb- , better known by his stage name adam west , is an american actor .
he is best known for the title role in the 1960s abc series `` batman '' and its theatrical feature film .
he has done voice work on animated series such as `` the fairly oddparents '' and `` family guy '' , in both of which he voices fictional versions of himself .
