Adam West was born on September 19, 1928 in Walla Walla, Washington. He is an American actor.

His breakthrough came in 1966 when he was given the part of Batman in the TV series, which achieved high ratings and critical acclaim, making him a star. Adam went on to star in the film version of 'Batman', also starring Frank Gorshin, Burgess Meredith and Lee Meriwether.

During the 1990s, West's status as a pop culture icon led to appearances as himself in the film Drop Dead Gorgeous and in several television series, including Newsradio, Murphy Brown, and The Ben Stiller Show.

Adam married his first wife, Billie Lou Yeager, in 1950, only to divorce in 1956. His second marriage to Nga Dawson, a Hawaiian Dancer, resulted in two children. In 1970 he married his present wife, Marcelle Lear, with whom he also has two children.

Filmography

• Ratko: The Dictator's Son (2007)
• "Family Guy" (29 episodes, 2000-2007)
• Meet the Robinsons (2007)
• "George Lopez" (2 episodes, 2007)
• Chicken Little: Ace in Action (2006)
• Family Guy (2006)
• "The Batman" (6 episodes, 2004-2006)
• Sexina: Popstar P.I. (2006)
• Angels with Angles (2005)
• "The Boondocks" (1 episode, 2005)
• Chicken Little (2005)
• Buckaroo: The Movie (2005)
• Scooby-Doo! Unmasked (2005)
• Family Guy Presents: Stewie Griffin - The Untold Story (2005)
• Aloha, Scooby-Doo (2005)
• Batman: New Times (2005)
• Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure (2005)
• Tales from Beyond (2004)
• Monster Island (2004)
• XIII (2003)
• "The Fairly OddParents" (1 episode, 2003)
• "Kim Possible" (1 episode, 2003)
• How to Get the Man's Foot Outta Your Ass (2003)
• "The Simpsons" (1 episode, 2002)
• From Heaven to Hell (2002)
• "The Drew Carey Show" (1 episode, 2001)
• "Black Scorpion" (4 episodes, 2001)
• Seance (2001)
• "Pacific Blue" (1 episode, 1999)
• Hollywood's Hot Wheels (1999)
• Behind the Sting (1999)
• "Diagnosis Murder" (1 episode, 1998)
• "Histeria!" (1 episode)
• "The Secret Files of the SpyDogs" (1998)
• "Johnny Bravo" (1 episode, 1997)
• Redux Riding Hood (1997)
• An American Vampire Story (1997)
• "Goosebumps" (1 episode, 1996)
• "Weird Science" (1 episode, 1996)
• Joyride (1996)
• "Burke's Law" (1 episode, 1995)
• "Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman" (1 episode, 1995)
• "Street Sharks" (2 episodes, 1995)
• "The Adventures of Pete & Pete" (1 episode, 1995)
• "Muscle" (1 episode, 1995)
• Run for Cover (1995)
• Ride for Your Life (1995)
• The Clinic (1995)
• Not This Part of the World (1994)
• The New Age (1994)
• "Nurses" (1 episode, 1994)
• "Tales from the Crypt" (1 episode, 1993)
• "Danger Theatre" (1993)
• "Rugrats" (1 episode, 1992)
• "Batman" (1 episode, 1992)
• 1775 (1992)
• Lookwell (1991)
• Maxim Xul (1991)
• "Zorro" (1 episode, 1990)
• Mad About You (1990)
• Omega Cop (1990)
• Return Fire (1988)
• Yellow Pages (1988)
• Doin' Time on Planet Earth (1988)
• Night of the Kickfighters (1988)
• "Murder, She Wrote" (1 episode, 1987)
• Zombie Nightmare (1986)
• "The Last Precinct" (1986)
• The Last Precinct (1986)
• Young Lady Chatterley II (1985)
• "The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians"(10 episodes, 1985)
• Hell Riders (1984)
• "SuperFriends: The Legendary Super Powers Show" (1984)
• "Fantasy Island" (2 episodes, 1980-1984)
• "Hart to Hart" (1 episode, 1983)
• Ace Diamond Private Eye (1983)
• One Dark Night (1983)
• "The Love Boat" (1 episode, 1983)
• I Take These Men (1983)
• "Laverne & Shirley" (1 episode, 1982)
• Time Warp (1981)
• Warp Speed (1981)
• For the Love of It (1980)
• The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood (1980)
• "Big Shamus, Little Shamus" (1 episode, 1979)
• "Vega$" (1 episode, 1979)
• Legends of the Superheroes (1979)
• "The American Girls" (1 episode, 1978)
• "Tarzan and the Super 7" (1978)
• "Operation Petticoat" (1 episode, 1978)
• Missile X - Geheimauftrag Neutronenbombe (1978)
• "Police Woman" (1 episode, 1977)
• "The New Adventures of Batman" (1977)
• Hardcore (1977)
• "Alice" (1 episode, 1976)
• "Shazam!" (1 episode, 1976)
• The Specialist (1975)
• Nevada Smith (1975)
• "Emergency!" (1 episode, 1974)
• Partizani (1974)
• "Partizani" (1974)
• Poor Devil (1973)
• "Mannix" (1 episode, 1972)
• "This Is the Life" (1 episode, 1972)
• The Eyes of Charles Sand (1972)
• "Alias Smith and Jones" (1 episode, 1972)
• Curse of the Moon Child (1972)
• "Night Gallery" (1 episode, 1971)
• The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker (1971)
• "Love, American Style" (1 episode, 1970)
• The Girl Who Knew Too Much (1969)
• "The Big Valley" (1 episode, 1968)
• "Batman" (120 episodes, 1966-1968)
• Alexander the Great (1968)
• "Off to See the Wizard" (1 episode, 1968)
• Batgirl (1967)
• Batman (1966)
• Quattro inesorabili, I (1965)
• Mara of the Wilderness (1965)
• "The Virginian" (1 episode, 1965)
• The Outlaws Is Coming (1965)
• "Bewitched" (1 episode, 1964)
• "The Outer Limits" (1 episode, 1964)
• Robinson Crusoe on Mars (1964)
• "Petticoat Junction" (2 episodes, 1964)
• Soldier in the Rain (1963)
• Tammy and the Doctor (1963)
• "Gunsmoke" (1 episode, 1963)
• "Laramie" (2 episodes, 1961-1963)
• "The Real McCoys" (1 episode, 1963)
• "Perry Mason" (2 episodes, 1961-1962)
• Geronimo (1962)
• "The Beachcomber" (1 episode, 1962)
• "The Detectives Starring Robert Taylor" (1959)
• "Guestward Ho!" (1 episode, 1961)
• "The Rifleman" (1 episode, 1961)
• "Bonanza" (1 episode, 1961)
• "Tales of Wells Fargo" (1 episode, 1961)
• "Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse" (1 episode, 1960)
• "Goodyear Theatre" (1 episode, 1960)
• "Overland Trail" (1 episode, 1960)
• "Hawaiian Eye" (1 episode, 1959)
• "Maverick" (3 episodes, 1959)
• The FBI Story (1959)
• "77 Sunset Strip" (3 episodes, 1958-1959)
• "Colt .45" (3 episodes, 1959)
• "Bronco" (1 episode, 1959)
• "Cheyenne" (1 episode, 1959)
• "Lawman" (1 episode, 1959)
• The Young Philadelphians (1959)
• "Sugarfoot" (1 episode, 1959)
• Ghost of the China Sea (1958)
• Voodoo Island (1957)
• "The Philco Television Playhouse" (2 episodes, 1954-1955)