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Adam West

Adam West – who was best known for playing Batman in the classic 1960s series died today aged 88. He passed away on Friday night in Los Angeles following a short battle with leukaemia, his family confirmed. The actor was loved around the world for playing the lead role in the original TV series of Batman.

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Suzi Loxton

17:16, 10 JUN 2017
Updated10:31, 11 JUN 2017

Adam West played the iconic TV Batman (Image: Getty Images North America)1 of 18
He later found fame on Family Guy (Image: WireImage)2 of 18
He got his Star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame on April 5, 2012 (Image: FilmMagic)3 of 18
Adam West with the actress Jill St John at the premiere of director John Huston's film, 'The Bible' in 1966 (Image: Getty)4 of 18
He struggled to find work after Batman (Image: Getty)5 of 18
West reading a French magazine about Batman (Image: Getty)6 of 18
Adam West as Batman (Image: Rex)7 of 18
He played Batman as completely tongue-in-cheek (Image: Daily Mirror)8 of 18
Adam West in Family Guy (Image: ITV2)9 of 18
Adam West found work as a voiceover artist (Image: Rex Features)10 of 18
Batman Actor Adam West (who played the batman in the original television series) with some of th eMiss variety Club contestants at All Star gala Battersea Fun Fair 13/05/1967 X4509 Bruin11 of 18
West visited London to promote Batman (Image: Daily Mirror)12 of 18
He chose his co-star Burt Ward (Image: Archive Photos)13 of 18
He attended Comic-Con in 2014 (Image: Rex Features)14 of 18
Actor Adam West acknowledges the crowd at the ceremony where he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles (Image: Reuters)15 of 18
The ceremony honoured him with the 2,468th Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (Image: Getty)16 of 18
He was always proud of his work as Batman (Image: Rex Features)17 of 18
Julie Newmar who played Catwoman with Adam West (Image: Rex Features)18 of 18

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