If you are of a certain age, the 1960s TV show Batman was a wild must-see series for a couple of years, no doubt due to the Batmobile for us car enthusiasts, but also for the campy acting of Adam West as Batman. West died June 9, 2017 in Los Angeles from leukemia–he was 88. He acted in a lot of TV westerns in the 1950s, as well as parts in early TV hits like Perry Mason and The Real McCoys, and low budget movies like the Three Stooges movie Outlaws Is Coming, Robinson Crusoe On Mars, and Mara of the Wilderness. But he will always be remembered most for his role as Batman in the TV show that ran from 1966-1968, with sidekick Robin played by Burt Ward. In 1970 he was asked to play James Bond in the movie Diamonds Are Forever, but turned it down. Being typecast due to his Batman role, he for a time made personal appearances around his Batman fame, even doing some wrestling appearances with Jerry Lawler. He was able to grab some appearances on TV shows throughout the 1970s, and by the end of the 1970s, as interest in his original Batman role gained traction, he was able to reprise his role for some acting and voiceover work. More animation and video game voiceover and acting parts came throughout the 1990s and early 2000s.
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