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NWCorona

(8,541 posts)
Sat Jun 10, 2017, 11:39 AM Jun 2017

Adam West, TVs Batman, Dies at 88

Source: Variety



Adam West — an actor defined and also constrained by his role in the 1960s series “Batman” — died Friday night in Los Angeles. He was 88. A rep said that he died after a short battle with leukemia.

“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.

Read more: http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/adam-west-dead-dies-batman-1202461532/

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Adam West, TVs Batman, Dies at 88 (Original Post) NWCorona Jun 2017 OP
Sad news Tripper11 Jun 2017 #1
That's sad... He was great in such a campy role, but irl, a very elegant man. hlthe2b Jun 2017 #2
Sigh...he was my first crush as a kid kimbutgar Jun 2017 #3
he was indeed VERY handsome Skittles Jun 2017 #18
Holy Caped Crusader! Blue Idaho Jun 2017 #4
silent key AllaN01Bear Jun 2017 #5
. SledDriver Jun 2017 #8
The movie SCVDem Jun 2017 #6
. Guy Whitey Corngood Jun 2017 #7
Liked the way he spoke---kind of staccato Bengus81 Jun 2017 #9
Damn. :( Godspeed! 50 Shades Of Blue Jun 2017 #10
RIP... sarisataka Jun 2017 #11
That's Victor Buono as King Tut. mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2017 #31
That is good dancing for a bat. irisblue Jun 2017 #32
My First Hero B Stieg Jun 2017 #12
And the mayor of Quahog joeybee12 Jun 2017 #13
I liked him even more as mayor. LuvNewcastle Jun 2017 #20
He seemed to be playing a version of how people viewed joeybee12 Jun 2017 #33
RIP... Tom_Foolery Jun 2017 #14
Oh no! BumRushDaShow Jun 2017 #15
The Best Batman: Liberalagogo Jun 2017 #16
Thank You exboyfil Jun 2017 #28
Rest In Peace, Mr. West. gademocrat7 Jun 2017 #17
RIP Liberalagogo Jun 2017 #19
I loved that show! CrispyQ Jun 2017 #21
:-( edhopper Jun 2017 #22
I raise my can of Bat Shark Repelent in salute! hexola Jun 2017 #23
... fantase56 Jun 2017 #24
Seth MacFarlane: Kingofalldems Jun 2017 #25
That's sad. I was a big fan. The show is still on MeTv. CentralMass Jun 2017 #26
:-( underpants Jun 2017 #27
Very bummed to hear this. Coventina Jun 2017 #29
He aleays had a crush on Catwoman. Who could blame him. CentralMass Jun 2017 #30
There were three catwomen. Which was your favorite? BigmanPigman Jun 2017 #39
It is really tough to cho5ozs. They were all good. However I think Julie Newmar is my favorite. CentralMass Jun 2017 #41
Julie Newmar Bob Loblaw Jun 2017 #46
... lunamagica Jun 2017 #34
He did a guest voice in the Batman animated series of the 1990s. . . DinahMoeHum Jun 2017 #35
How the hell did they change into costume sliding down the Batpole? edbermac Jun 2017 #36
I understand that the actor playing Batman died. But why did you run a picture of Bruce Wayne? NT mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2017 #37
RIP Adam West Lunabell Jun 2017 #38
Let us all Batusi jpak Jun 2017 #40
RIP Batman. 47of74 Jun 2017 #42
Classic stuff CentralMass Jun 2017 #43
Batmam guest star window cameos during wall climb6s CentralMass Jun 2017 #44
The 37 villians from the TV series CentralMass Jun 2017 #45
I have watched Bob Loblaw Jun 2017 #47
May he rest in peace Gothmog Jun 2017 #48

hlthe2b

(101,730 posts)
2. That's sad... He was great in such a campy role, but irl, a very elegant man.
Sat Jun 10, 2017, 11:43 AM
Jun 2017

RIP, Mr. West. I'll remember you fondly.

kimbutgar

(20,882 posts)
3. Sigh...he was my first crush as a kid
Sat Jun 10, 2017, 11:44 AM
Jun 2017

I wrote him a letter and got back a signed picture from him. I thought he was so handsome.

RIP Adam West.

 

SCVDem

(5,103 posts)
6. The movie
Sat Jun 10, 2017, 11:53 AM
Jun 2017

'Robinson Crusoe on Mars' 1964, was pre-Batman. That's when as a kid I watched in fascination and could remember his line about urine being too salty while searching for water.

I was only 9 and it was weird at my age to hear that. I really liked the movie!

How did Jared Kushner get into the picture?

mahatmakanejeeves

(56,905 posts)
31. That's Victor Buono as King Tut.
Sat Jun 10, 2017, 01:59 PM
Jun 2017
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Buono



"Buono made his first network TV appearance playing the bearded poet Bongo Benny in an episode of 77 Sunset Strip."

Roger Smith of that series died a few days back.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Smith_(actor)

"Buono played the villain King Tut on the television series Batman. A Jekyll-and-Hyde character, William McElroy is a timid Yale professor of Egyptology who, after being hit in the head with a brick at a peace rally, assumes the persona of the charismatic, monomaniacal Egyptian King Tut. When he suffers another blow to the head, the villain recovers his meek academic personality. The role, which proved to be the most frequently featured original villain in the series, was one of Buono's favorites because he was delighted at being able to overact without restraint.
....

"Buono was unusual among gay performers of his era by openly living together with same-sex partners, although he was not flamboyant about his lifestyle and referred to himself as a "conscientious objector" in the "morality revolution" of the 1960s."

irisblue

(32,829 posts)
32. That is good dancing for a bat.
Sat Jun 10, 2017, 02:07 PM
Jun 2017

My sister & I would race to clean the kitchen & wash dishes, put them away so we could watch that show, and when the Green Hornet did the crossovers was just too cool for dealing with.

 

joeybee12

(56,177 posts)
33. He seemed to be playing a version of how people viewed
Sat Jun 10, 2017, 02:36 PM
Jun 2017

Him in real life. Sort of out there. He did have great lines on Family Guy . He will be missed.

BumRushDaShow

(127,329 posts)
15. Oh no!
Sat Jun 10, 2017, 12:28 PM
Jun 2017

That was one of my favorite shows in the '60s when I was little.

What a bummer.

R.I.P. and BAM! POW! back atcha!

DinahMoeHum

(21,737 posts)
35. He did a guest voice in the Batman animated series of the 1990s. . .
Sat Jun 10, 2017, 03:49 PM
Jun 2017

. . .as the "Gray Ghost"

Gray Ghost - Adam West
Batman - Kevin Conroy

edbermac

(15,919 posts)
36. How the hell did they change into costume sliding down the Batpole?
Sat Jun 10, 2017, 04:01 PM
Jun 2017

I could never figure that out.

RIP

Bob Loblaw

(1,900 posts)
47. I have watched
Sat Jun 10, 2017, 08:44 PM
Jun 2017

the movie a number of times. Sometimes just to see the part where he looks at the camera and says, "Some days you just can't get rid of a bomb."

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