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