William West Anderson, better known by his stage name Adam West, was an American actor and voice actor, who was best known for his role as Batman in the ABC television series of the same name and in the 1966 feature film. He reprised his role in two animated featured films Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders and Batman vs. Two Face, making Batman not just his most famous role, but also his very last one. He was also known for voicing fictionalized versions of himself in the animated series Family Guy on Fox and The Fairly OddParents on Nickelodeon. Additionally, he guest starred on a number of television Westerns.
West took on eccentric roles, and many parodies of his Batman role and of himself, including several Disney roles.