Story highlights "Batman" shot West to international fameHe later voiced the mayor in "Family Guy"(CNN) Adam West, star of the popular and campy 1960's "Batman" TV show, has died, his agent said. The part was a signature role, for West, who played Bruce Wayne and his alter ego, the crime-fighting, costumed Batman, a popular comics character who came to life on the ABC-TV series. Burgess Meredith as the Penguin, Cesar Romero as the Joker, and Adam West as Bruce Wayne appear in the 1960s "Batman" TV show. Later in life, West made appearances on the animated series "Family Guy" as Mayor Adam West, the oddball leader of Quahog, Rhode Island. West was born William West Anderson in Wall Walla, Washington, where he later earned a degree in literature and psychology from Whitman College.

Source: CNN June 10, 2017 16:01 UTC