The fandom has spoken. Batman has been one of DC’s leading superheroes for decades, and a range of talented actors have portrayed the Dark Knight in their own way. As of 2024, ten different actors have portrayed the Caped Crusader in both live-action films and on television with many more voicing Batman in animated and […]

2 years ago

It has been announced that veteran actor Sam Elliot will replace Adam West as mayor of Quahog on Family Guy Adam West, who of course was best known for playing Batman in the 1960s TV show, died in 2017 at the age of 82. From 2000 until his death, West played himself on Family Guy, as the […]

6 years ago

The actor played Batman in the 1960s and the mayor in Family Guy, but also starred in a number of movies. Adam West, was not honoured at the Academy Award’s memorial segment, much to the ire of his fans. The veteran actor died last June aged 88 of leukaemia and was known for his time in the […]

8 years ago

Paying tribute to the late actor’s Caped Crusader. There’s narrative about the history of Batman, that people like to recite when they want to sound like they know about comic books. It goes like this: When Batman was first created in 1939, he was dark and violent and serious. Then, the 1966 TV show made […]

9 years ago

Several other Batmen pay their respects.

9 years ago

The sad news has broken that Adam West, the star of the classic 1960s Batman TV show, has died aged 88. While Bat-fans will argue forever about which actor was the greatest Caped Crusader, West will always be Batman to a certain generation. Newer interpretations of the Dark Knight has cast him as a grim, […]

9 years ago