In real life, on TV that is, Batman is Bruce Wayne — but in real life, away from the cameras, he’s Adam West. What is Adam West like? He’s vital, boyish, handsome, intensely alive ...

Batman (Adam West) and Robin (Burt Ward ... footnotes. "Batman" ran from 1966 to 1968, lasting only three seasons. The ...

Adam West, who donned a cape, cowl and tights to become an overnight sensation in 1966 as the star of the campy “Batman” TV series, has died, according to a family statement. He was 88.

The show wasted no time introducing its bizarre style — in the 1966 premiere episode ... commonly playing himself as ex-Batman. Mayor Adam West (voiced by the real West) was a regular in ...

Every Wednesday from now until The Batman hits theaters, we're watching Batman's theatrical films in chronological order. This week: the 1966 feature ... the astounding pilot West filmed a few ...

Superheroes may never truly die, but as Adam West’s passing reminds us, their alter-egos are strictly mortal. In celebration of West’s iconic portrayal of Batman, it’s nice to remember that ...

Although Adam West’s time as Batman was relatively brief (1966-68), its pop culture influence lasted much, much longer. As we all mourn the man who the Caped Crusader a household name ...

Actor Adam West, who portrayed the title character ... It also spawned a "Batman" feature film in 1966. West portrayed Batman and his alter ego Bruce Wayne as painfully earnest, straight-laced ...

By Mike Barnes Senior Editor Adam West, the ardent actor who managed ... West, who was at the pinnacle of pop culture after Batman debuted in January 1966, only to see his career fall victim ...

The series was on ABC from 1966–68, with a feature-length ... “I grew up watching the old Adam West version and playing with Batman figurines, ” he told PEOPLE in 2016.

The TV show was among the most popular in 1966, the year of its debut ... West’s death on Twitter. “Farewell Adam West. You were MY Batman,” Wright wrote. “Such a super funny, cool ...