Adam West Quotes


Batman had a certain speech pattern that I established because he was always Sherlock Holmes-ian. He was Basil Rathbone. In other words, he was always musing about something.


Citations

West, Adam. Interview by Stephen J. Abramson. Archive of American Television, Television Academy Foundation, 17 Oct. 2006.

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Adam West
Adam West
  • Born: September 19, 1928
  • Died: June 9, 2017
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Actor

William West Anderson, known professionally as Adam West, was an American actor. He is best remembered for portraying Batman in the 1960s ABC series of the same name, and its 1966 theatrical feature film, reprising the role in other films until his retirement from the role. West began acting in films in the 1950s. He played opposite Chuck Connors in Geronimo (1962) and The Three Stooges in The Outlaws Is Coming (1965). He also appeared in the science fiction film Robinson Crusoe on Mars (1964) and performed voice work on The Fairly OddParents (2003–2017), The Simpsons (1992, 2002), and Family Guy (2000–2018), playing fictional versions of himself in all three.