Adam West Biography (1928-)

Original name, William West Anderson; born September 19, 1928, in Walla Walla, WA; son of Otto West and Audrey Anderson; married Billie Lou Yeager, 1950 (divorced, 1956); married Ngatokoruaimatauaia "Nga"/"Ngahra" Frisbie Dawson, 1957 (marriage ended, 1962); married Marcelle Tagand Lear, c. 1971; children:(second marriage) Jonelle, Hunter; (third marriage) Nina (a model and television personality), Perrin; stepchildren: Moya, Jill. Addresses: Agent:The Chasin Agency, 8899 Beverly Blvd., Suite 716, Los Angeles, CA 90048.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor
Birth Details: September 19, 1928; Walla Walla, Washington

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearances
Series
The Kini Popo Show, [Hawaiian television], beginning c. 1955
Detective sergeant Steve Nelson, The Detectives (also known as The Detectives Starring Robert Taylor and Robert Taylor's Detectives), NBC, 1961-1962
Bruce Wayne/Batman, Batman, ABC, 1966-1968
(Uncredited) Voice of Hercules, Shazam!, CBS, 1974-1977
Voices of Bruce Wayne/Batman, Legends of the Super-Heroes (animated), NBC, 1977
Voices of Bruce Wayne/Batman, The New Adventures of Batman (animated; also known as The Batman/Tarzan Adventure Hour and The Batman/Tarzan Hour), CBS, 1977-1978
Voices of Bruce Wayne/Batman, Tarzan and the Super 7 (animated), CBS, 1978-1980
Voices of Bruce Wayne/Batman, Batman and the Super Seven (animated), NBC, 1980-1981
Voices of Bruce Wayne/Batman, Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show (animated; also known as SuperFriends V), ABC, 1984-1985
Voices of Bruce Wayne/Batman, The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians (animated; also known as SuperFriends VI), ABC, 1985-1986
Captain Rick Wright, The Last Precinct, NBC, 1986
Captain Mike Morgan, Danger Theatre, Fox, 1993
Voice of Dog Zero, The Secret Files of the SpyDogs (animated), Fox, 1998-1999
Voice of Mayor Adam West, Family Guy (animated), Fox, 2000-2002, 2005-
Judge, Who Wants to Be a Superhero?, MTV, 2004
Voice of Mayor Grange, The Batman (animated), The WB, 2004-
Miniseries
Himself, "Behind Closed Doors," Hollywood Love, 1997
Host, Achieving the Glow, G4techTV, 2003
Movies
Dr. Paul Scott, The Eyes of Charles Sand, ABC, 1972
Jannes Crawford, Poor Devil, NBC, 1973
Frank Hartlee, Nevada Smith, NBC, 1975
Jock Higgins, For the Love of It, ABC, 1980
Captain, Warp Speed, 1981
Craig Wyler, I Take These Men (also known as Surprise, Surprise!), CBS, 1983
Himself, Return to the Batcave: The Misadventures of Adam and Burt(also known as Return to the Batcave: The Life Stories of Adam and Burt), CBS, 2003
Dr. Harryhausen, Monster Island, MTV, 2004
Appeared as Bruce Wayne and Batman in Batgirl, ABC, an unaired short television movie.
Specials
Celebrity Daredevils, ABC, 1983
Tube Test Two, ABC, 1991
Circus of the Stars Goes to Disneyland, CBS, 1994
Host, Hollywood's Hot Wheels (also known as Hollywood Hot Wheels), American Movie Classics, 1999
The Great American History Quiz: Heroes and Villains, History Channel, 2000
(In archive footage) Liberace: Too Much of a Good Thing Is Wonderful (also known as Reputations: Liberace--Too Much of a Good Thing Is Wonderful), BBC and Arts and Entertainment, 2000
Himself and Batman, TV Road Trip, Travel Channel, 2002
Himself, Brilliant but Cancelled: Pilot Season, Trio Network, 2003
Awards Presentations
The 37th Annual Prime Time Emmy Awards, ABC, 1985
Performer in Interview with the Vampire parody, The 1995 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 1995
Episodic
Doc Holliday, "The Canary Kid," Sugarfoot, ABC, 1958
Ernest Detterback, "Two and Two Makes Six," 77 Sunset Strip, ABC,1958
Ashley, "Blind Spot," Cheyenne, ABC, 1959
Doc Holliday, "The Devil's Godson," Colt .45, ABC, 1959
Doc Holliday, "The Wayfarer," Lawman, ABC, 1959
Frederick Pulaski, "The Mysterious Stranger," Sugarfoot, ABC, 1959
George Henry Arnett, "A Fellow's Brother," Maverick, ABC, 1959
George Nolan, "The Quick Return," Hawaiian Eye, ABC, 1959
Jim Beck, "Out of the Past," 77 Sunset Strip, ABC, 1959
Lonnie Drew, "Thanks for Tomorrow," 77 Sunset Strip, ABC, 1959
Major Carter, "The Burning Springs," Bronco, ABC, 1959
Marshal Joe Benjamin, "Don't Tell Joe," Colt .45, ABC, 1959
Rudolph St. Cloud, "Pappy," Maverick, ABC, 1959
Sergeant Ed Kallen, "The Escape," Colt .45, ABC, 1959
Vic Nolan, "Two Tickets to Ten Strike," Maverick, ABC, 1959
"Thanks for Tomorrow," 77 Sunset Strip, ABC, 1959
"The Trial of the Canary Kid," Sugarfoot, ABC, 1959
James Butler Hickok, "Westbound Stage," Overland Trail, NBC, 1960
Johnny Cinderella, "Murder Is a Private Affair," Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse, CBS, 1960
Christopher Rolf, "Stopover," The Rifleman, ABC, 1961
Dan Southern, "The Case of the Barefaced Witness," Perry Mason, CBS, 1961
Deputy, "Man from Kansas," Laramie, NBC, 1961
Frank Milton, "The Bride," Bonanza, NBC, 1961
Huckabee, "Captain Huckabee's Beard," The Beachcomber, syndicated,1961
Larry Crawford, "Bill, the Fireman," Guestward Ho!, ABC, 1961
Steve Daco, "The Has-Been," Tales of Wells Fargo, NBC, 1961
Pete Norland, "The Case of the Bogus Books," Perry Mason, CBS, 1962
Buzz Cooper, "The Crop Duster," The Real McCoys, CBS, 1963
Emmett Hall, "Ash," Gunsmoke, CBS, 1963
Kett Darby, "The Betrayers," Laramie, NBC, 1963
Doctor Clayton Harris, "Hooterville vs. Hollywood," Petticoat Junction, CBS, 1964
Doctor Clayton Harris, "My Daughter the Doctor," Petticoat Junction, CBS, 1964
Kermit, "Love Is Blind," Bewitched, ABC, 1964
Major Charles "Chuck"/"Lucky" Merritt, "The Invisible Enemy," The Outer Limits, ABC, 1964
Sam Loomis, "Legend for a Lawman," The Virginian, NBC, 1965
Guest host, The Hollywood Palace, ABC, 1966, 1967
Guest, The Dean Martin Show, NBC, 1967
Major Jonathon Eliot, "In Silent Battle," The Big Valley, ABC, 1968
Guest presenter, Your All-American College Show, syndicated, 1968
"Love and the Great Catch," Love, American Style, ABC, 1970
Mr. Hyde, "With Apologies to Mr. Hyde," Night Gallery, NBC, 1971
Brubaker, "The Men That Corrupted Hadleyburg," Alias Smith and Jones, ABC, 1972
Jonathan Forsythe, "A Puzzle for One," Mannix, CBS, 1972
"The Revenge of Cho Lin," This Is the Life, syndicated, 1972
Vic Webster, "The Bash," Emergency!, NBC, 1974
Mr. Turner, "Sex Education," Alice, CBS, 1976
Morgan, "Guns," Police Woman, NBC, 1977
"The Beautiful People Jungle," The American Girls, CBS, 1978
"Bless You, My Sub," Operation Petticoat, ABC, 1978
"The Principal of the Thing," Alice, CBS, 1978
Harley Morgan, Big Shamus, Little Shamus, CBS, 1979
"Everything I Touch," Vega$, ABC, 1979
Philip Breem, "The Devil and Mandy Breem/The Millionaire," Fantasy Island, ABC, 1980

Edgar Garibaldi, "The Gymnast," Laverne & Shirley, ABC, 1982
David Stockwood, "Love Game," Hart to Hart, ABC, 1983
"Doc's Big Case/A Booming Romance/The Senior Sinners," The Love Boat, ABC, 1983
"Lost and Found/Dick Turpin's Last Ride," Fantasy Island, ABC, 1983
Himself, Our Time, NBC, 1985
Wade Talmadge, "Death Takes a Dive," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1987
Professor Wayne, "The Wizard," Zorro, The Family Channel, 1990
Guest, Late Night with David Letterman, NBC, 1991
Himself, "Episode with Colin Quinn," The Ben Stiller Show, Fox, 1992
Voice of himself, "Mr. Plow," The Simpsons (animated), Fox, 1992
Voice of Captain Blasto, "Superhero Chuckie/The Dog Broomer," Rugrats (animated), Nickelodeon, 1992
Voices of Simon Trent/The Grey Ghost, "Beware the Gray Ghost," Batman:The Animated Series (animated; also known as Batman), Fox, 1992
Guest, The Howard Stern Show, 1992, 1994, 1997
Chapman, "As Ye Sow," Tales from the Crypt (also known as HBO'sTales from the Crypt), HBO, 1993
Himself, "Batmantis," Space Ghost Coast to Coast (live action andanimated), The Cartoon Network, 1994
Himself, "John Hurts His Leg, or Tales from the Crip," The Good Life, NBC, 1994
Himself, "Stooges--The Men Behind the Mayhem," Biography, Arts andEntertainment, 1994
Host of 1994 "Turkey Day" marathon, Mystery Science Theater 3000 (also known as MST3K and Mystery Science Theatre 3000), Comedy Central, 1994
Mr. Greer, "All the Pretty Caseys," Nurses, NBC, 1994
Voice, "Eyes on the Prize," The Critic (animated), ABC, 1994
Guest, The Danny Baker Show, 1994
Guest, Sally Jessy Raphael, syndicated, 1994
Himself, "Who's Poppa?," Hope & Gloria, NBC, 1995
Dean Winters, "Who Killed the Toy Maker?," Burke's Law, CBS, 1995
Jerry Retchen, "Whine, Whine, Whine," Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (also known as Lois and Clark and The New Adventures of Superman), ABC, 1995
Big Jim Atkinson, Muscle, The WB, 1995
Guest, Mad TV, Fox, 1995
The Galloping Gazelle, "Attack of the Mutant: Part 1," Goosebumps(also known as Ultimate Goosebumps), Fox, 1996
Guest, Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher, Comedy Central, 1996
Osiris's father, Pacific Blue, USA Network, 1996
"Strangers in Paradise," Weird Science, USA Network, 1996
Principal Kent Schwinger, "Allnighter," The Adventures of Pete & Pete (also known as Pete and Pete), Nickelodeon, c. 1996
Principal Kent Schwinger, "Last Laugh," The Adventures of Pete & Pete (also known as Pete and Pete), Nickelodeon, c. 1996
Himself, "Hero Today, Gone Tomorrow," Murphy Brown, CBS, 1997
Himself, "Spies Like Us," Pauly, Fox, 1997
Television host, "The Black Widower," The Wayans Bros., The WB, 1997
Voice, "Johnny Bravo Meets Adam West," Johnny Bravo (animated), The Cartoon Network, 1997
Voice of narrator, "Twas the Night," Johnny Bravo (animated), TheCartoon Network, 1997
Himself, Viva Variety, Comedy Central, 1997
Himself, "Clash of the Titans," NewsRadio (also known as The Station), NBC, 1998
Bruce Blazer, "Write, She Murdered," Diagnosis Murder, CBS, 1998
Guest, "Fun Friday," Ricki Lake (also known as Ricki and The Ricki Lake Show), syndicated, 1998
Voice of Ernest Hemingway, "Super Writers," Histeria! (animated),The WB, 1998
Himself, "A Batman Reunion," Donnie & Marie, syndicated, 1999
Himself, The Batman Unmasked: Adam West--The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 1999
Himself, Bewitched: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! EntertainmentTelevision, 1999
Himself, Happy Hour, USA Network, 1999
Macon Dean, "Stargazer," Pacific Blue, USA Network, 1999
Himself, "Adam West: Behind the Cowl," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 2000
Himself, "Julie Newmar: The Cat's Meow," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 2000
Host, "Cesar Romero: In a Class by Himself," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 2000
Contestant, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, ABC, 2001
Dr. Noah Goddard (Breathtaker), "Life's a Gas," Black Scorpion (also known as Roger Corman Presents Black Scorpion), Sci-Fi Channel, 2001
Dr. Noah Goddard (Breathtaker), "Out of Thin Air," Black Scorpion(also known as Roger Corman Presents Black Scorpion), Sci-Fi Channel,2001
Dr. Noah Goddard (Breathtaker), "Power Play," Black Scorpion (alsoknown as Roger Corman Presents Black Scorpion), Sci-Fi Channel, 2001
Mitch, "Hotel Drew," The Drew Carey Show, ABC, 2001
Guest, The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, CBS, 2001, 2003
Himself, "Wife Disguise Kit/Wheel of Destiny," The Man Show, Comedy Central, 2002
Panelist, TNN's Conspiracy Zone with Kevin Nealon, The National Network, 2002
Voice of Batman, "Large Marge," The Simpsons (animated), Fox, 2002
Himself (Catman), "Miss Dimmsdale/Mind over Magic," The Fairly OddParents (animated), 2003
Himself, "TV Week," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 2003
Himself, X-Play (also known as Extended Play and GameSpot TV), G4techTV, 2003
Tvography, Arts and Entertainment, c. 2003
Himself, "Silent but Deadly," The Mullets, UPN, 2004
Judge, Pet Star, Animal Planet, 2004
Voice of himself, "A Case of Dairy-Uh/Lights! Camera! Adam!," The Fairly OddParents (animated), 2004
Voices of Fearless Ferret/Timothy North, "The Fearless Ferret," Kim Possible (animated), The Disney Channel, 2004
Appeared as a guest in The Test, FX Network; also voice for episodes of the series Animaniacs (animated; also known as Steven Spielberg Presents Animaniacs), Fox and The WB. Appeared as himself in "A Girl'sGotta Hang with a Celebrity," an unaired episode of Jenny, NBC.
Pilots
David, "All in the Family," broadcast as an episode of Goodyear Theatre, NBC, 1960
Cleander, Alexander the Great, ABC, 1968
Captain Rick Wright, The Last Precinct, NBC, 1986
Ty Lookwell, Lookwell, NBC, 1991
George Washington, 1775, CBS, 1992
Reel Life, c. 1993
Also appeared in Burnett.
Television Work
Movies
Executive story editor and executive creative consultant, Return to the Batcave: The Misadventures of Adam and Burt (also known as Return tothe Batcave: The Life Stories of Adam and Burt), CBS, 2003
Television Director
Episodic
Pet Star, Animal Planet, 2003
Film Appearances
(Uncredited) Radio operator, Voodoo Island (also known as Silent Death), 1957
(Uncredited) Voice on two-way radio, The FBI Story, Warner Bros.,1959
William Lawrence III, The Young Philadelphians (also known as The City Jungle), Warner Bros., 1959
Delahay, Geronimo, United Artists, 1962
Captain Blekely, Soldier in the Rain, Allied Artists, 1963
Dr. Eric Hassler, Tammy and the Doctor, Universal, 1963
Colonel Daniel "Dan" McReady, Robinson Crusoe on Mars, Paramount,1964
Kenneth Cabot, The Outlaws Is Coming (also known as The Three Stooges Meet the Gunslingers), Columbia, 1965
Sam Garrett, I quattro inesorabili (also known as The Relentless Four and El cuatro implacables), 1965
Bruce Wayne/Batman, Batman: The Movie (also known as Batman), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1966
Ken Williams, Mara of the Wilderness (also known as Valley of the White Wolves), Allied Artists, 1966
Una rafaga de plomo (also known as Il rinnegato del deserto), 1966
Johnny Cain, The Girl Who Knew Too Much, Commonwealth, 1969
Chester, The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1971
Curse of the Moon Child, 1972
Captain Kurt Kohler, Partizani (also known as Hell River, Partisan Captain, and Partisani), Yugoslavia Film, 1974
Jerry Bounds, The Specialist, Crown, 1975
Oliver, Hardcore (also known as Fiona), 1977
Himself, Hooper, Warner Bros., 1978
Lionel Lamely, The Happy Hooker Goes to Hollywood (also known as Hollywood Blue), Cannon, 1980
Blonde Ambition, Black Cat, 1980
Allan McKenna, One Dark Night (also known as Dark Night, Entity Force, Mausoleum, Night in the Crypt, Night of Darkness, and Rest in Peace), Comworld, 1983
Dr. Dave Stanley, Hellriders, 21st Century Releasing, 1985
Professor Arthur Bohart, Jr., Young Lady Chatterley II (also knownas Private Property), Cine-Circle Distributors, 1985
Captain Tom Churchman, Zombie Nightmare, Gold-Gems, 1987
Charles Pinsky, Doin' Time on Planet Earth, Cannon, 1988
Edward Harris, Mad about You, Pinnacle, 1988
(Uncredited) Henry's father, Yellow Pages (also known as GoingUndercover), 1988
Night of the Kickfighters (also known as Night Raiders), 1988
Prescott, Omega Cop (also known as John Travis, Solar Survivor), 1990
Carruthers, Return Fire (also known as Jungle Wolf II), 1991
Professor Marduk, Maxim Xul, Magnum Entertainment, 1991
Himself, The Best Movie Ever Made (also known as The Battle forthe Planet of Cheese), 1994
Jeff Winter (some sources cite Witner), The New Age, Warner Bros.,1994
Horton Van Hoon, The Clinic, 1995
Senator Prescott, Run for Cover (also known as Run for Cover in3-D), 1995
Not This Part of the World, Downhouse Productions, 1995
Harold, Joyride, Live Entertainment, 1996
Himself, The Size of Watermelons (also known as Chicken Blood and Other Fables), Norstar, 1997
The Big Kahuna, American Vampire Story (also known as AmericanVampire), 1997
Voice of Leonard Fox, Redux Riding Hood (animated short film), Walt Disney, 1997
Himself, Drop Dead Gorgeous (also known as Gnadenlos schoen), New Line Cinema, 1999
Host, Behind the Sting, 1999
Seance, 2001
From Heaven to Hell, Dead Dog Productions, 2002
Alfred, Angels with Angles (also known as Everything's George), Sierra Mar Pictures, 2004
Bert, Baadasssss! (also known as Badass, Gettin' the Man's Foot outta Your Baadasssss!, and How to Get the Man's Foot outta Your Ass), Sony Pictures Classics, 2004
Jay, "The Bookstore," Tales from Beyond, Central Film Group/Westbound Pictures, 2004
Dr. James Creel, BombShell, Vandor Motion Pictures, c. 2005
Stage Appearances
Volpone, Center Theatre Group, Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, 1972
RECORDINGS
Videos
Himself and Batman, Holy Batmania, 1989
Monty Oliver, Ride for Your Life (short interactive video), Interfilm, 1995
Himself, The Best of Ed's Night Party, 1996
Narrator, Nuclear Rescue 911: Broken Arrows & Incidents, Visual Concept Entertainment, 2001
Video Games
Voice of General Carrington, XIII, Ubi Soft Entertainment, 2003
WRITINGS
Nonfiction
Back to the Batcave (autobiography), Berkley Books, 1994

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Entertainment Weekly, August 24, 2001, p. 110
Starlog, January, 1995

Electronic

Adam West Official Site, http://www.adamwest.com, July 4, 2004

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