Adam West, the actor who played the Caped Crusader on the classic 1960s series "Batman", has died. He was 88.
West, who was at the pinnacle of pop culture after Batman debuted in January 1966, only to see his career fall victim to typecasting after the ABC show flamed out, died on Friday in Los Angeles after a short battle with leukemia, a family spokesperson said, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
West died peacefully surrounded by his family and is survived by his wife Marcelle, six children, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
"Our dad always saw himself as The Bright Knight and aspired to make a positive impact on his fans' lives. He was and always will be our hero," his family said in a statement.
After struggling for years without a steady job post "Batman", the actor reached a new level of fame when he accepted an offer to voice the mayor of Quahog - named Adam West on Seth MacFarlane's long-running Fox animated hit "Family Guy."
On the big screen, West starred in "The Young Philadelphians" (1959), "Robinson Crusoe on Mars" (1964) and contributed his velvety voice to the animated "Redux Riding Hood" (1997), which received an Oscar nomination for best short film.
Other than starring in the "Batman" TV series, he returned to voice his iconic character in such cartoons as "The New Adventures of Batman", "Legends of the Superheroes", "SuperFriends: The Legendary Super Powers Show" and "The Simpsons", and Warner Bros' long-awaited DVD release of ABC's "Batman" in 2014 brought him back into the spotlight.
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