Ward's very first — and most iconic — acting role was Robin to Adam West's BatmanNEED TO KNOWBatman actor Burt Ward reflected ...

Sure, it's campy, but West's Batman is an eternal optimist who knows how to throw a punch and has a mind sharper than a ...

While speaking to ReMind magazine in June 2025, Ward shared details about his screen test for the beloved series, which was ...

Adam West, the star of the Sixties Batman series, died Friday night in Los Angeles following a short battle with leukemia. The actor was 88. “Our dad always saw himself as The Bright Knight, ...

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.

James Gunn has a personal favorite in Batman's long roster of characters: Bat-Mite. The DC Studios Co-CEO and filmmaker ...

Adam West, left, stars as Bruce Wayne/Batman, and Burt Ward is Dick Grayson/Robin in the TV series “Batman” in 1966. (Silver Screen Collection / Getty Images) ...

Instead, West turned Batman into the ultimate TV superhero, with a freewheeling Sixties sense of fetishistic kink. Batman , which ran on ABC from 1966 to 1968, was a tongue-in-cheek vision of DC ...

Adam West, best known to the world as the titular Batman in the ABC series 'Batman' from 1966-1968, died on June 10, 2017 at the age of 88. He reportedly passed away peacefully surrounded by his ...

Adam West, the ardent actor who managed to keep his tongue in cheek while wearing the iconic cowl of the Caped Crusader on the classic 1960s series Batman, has died.He was 88.

NPR's resident Bat-scholar Glen Weldon offers a personal remembrance of the late Adam West, explains how the actor rescued the character of Batman from oblivion, and explores his enduring legacy.