Talk:Adam West/Archive 1

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Technically, Richard "Dick" Gautier succeeded Adam West in the role of live-action actor to portray Batman. In 1972, Yvonne Craig (Batgirl) and Burt Ward (Robin) filmed a public service announcement (both were in full costume) concerning equal pay for women. Adam West supposedly stayed away from the chance to reunite with Craig and Ward because he at the time, was trying to distance himself from the entire Batman franchise (he was concerned about typecasting to put it in another way). It wasn't until 1977, that West decided to return to the Batman role in the form of the animated series The New Adventures of Batman.User:TMC1982
 * Adam didn't voice himself on Celebrity Deathmatch. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Alfredosolis (talk • contribs).

Adam West and D. B. Cooper
On the first line of his page, can someone explain... "Adam West aka D. B. Cooper (born September 19, 1928) is an American actor best known for his lead role..."???

I've never heard of him being mentioned or referred to as D. B. Cooper!

--117.198.191.192 (talk) 06:30, 26 June 2011 (UTC)

Date of Marriage to Marcella
According to http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001842/bio, Adam West married Marcella on 7 November 1970, rather than 1971. Does anyone have any verification of this? Vk2tds (talk) 22:13, 12 November 2008 (UTC)

Deletion of "filmography" and "television work"
See WP:NOT. Long lists of credits are better left to sources like IMDB.--Vbd 01:12, 11 February 2007 (UTC)
 * There's...nothing whatsoever in regard to a filmography or television work guide in that link. Other actors have selected filmographies in their profiles.  Therefore, including an abbreviated filmography of his most important roles would be acceptable.  Including nothing whatsoever is silly. Rebochan 17:17, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
 * AGREED!!!--Cube b3 02:03, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

Questions
In fmaily guy, isnt the mayors name adam west [named after the him cuz he plays him]. ALso wasn't Adam West the guy who invented capitalism? 75.153.204.116 18:27, 1 March 2007 (UTC)
 * If you read through the article to the Voice-over work section, you will find mention of Adam West's work in Family Guy. You can click on the link to Adam West (Family Guy) for more information.  With regard to the "invention" of capitalism, I think you are thinking of Adam Smith.  I hope this helps.--Vbd (talk) 18:34, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

Huh?
Is it just me, or does a lot of the writing in this article make no sense whatsoever? --JerryLewisOverdrive 01:03, 23 April 2007 (UTC)

There is little about him as a person, and so much about the batman issue. A rather enemic bio that needs expanded greatly. --gunnerclark 03:03, 05 September 2007 (UTC)

I doubt it was an "ironic" choice to select Mr. West to portray the Grey Ghost. I strongly feel that episode was specifically written for West as a tribute to him. There are just too many "coincidences". The most obvious is where Batman used the Ghost as a model for his own career and motif. The fact that the name of the hero is "The Grey Ghost" points to the Phantom because "Grey Ghost" was the original name Phantom creator Lee Falk proposed before he changed it. The "Ghost Who Walks", of course, was also one of the characters that had an influence on the Batman's birth. In truth, only the writer who wrote the script knows for certain. Anyone have a copy of the Bruce Timm monograph?Bernard ferrell 18:39, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

ADAM WEST RULES —Preceding unsigned comment added by Shane2468 (talk • contribs) 22:22, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

Adam West in Police Academy?
Good Day, If I remember correctly, Adam West appeared on Police Academy series right? Can someone confirm this? Albert yusuke (talk) 06:24, 12 September 2008 (UTC)

Otto fixed the page!
Yay!--144.162.120.172 (talk) 13:30, 19 September 2008 (UTC)

Academy Award???!?!
He never won one.--Gspinoza (talk) 20:34, 10 October 2008 (UTC)

Quotes section that I just removed
"West on being typecast as Batman: "It was inescapable. I'd just about land something substantial, something I like or a good career move. Then some dinosaur would rear up and say, 'But the audience will think of him as Batman.' It was formidable. It was there like a brick wall" (Source: USIMDB.com)

On his disappointment with the direction Batman took, especially during its second and third seasons: "Batman was an expensive show and it was losing money. I became extremely frustrated and unhappy and wanted out. There was nothing I could do to convince the producers or the studio to make improvements. I was just a hired hand. Eventually, I lost all interest because I felt the series was being neglected. They weren't spending the money they should have, and we weren't getting the scripts we deserved. I didn't want any part of this situation any more. I was tired of fighting for better shows. The program I wanted to do was no longer possible. But I hated to leave the character because Batman had been good to me." (Source: USIMDB.com)

On being passed over for Tim Burton's Batman (1989): “I cried for an hour, but then I was OK. I wanted it! I don't know. I figured that's their business and they have a film in mind. I've already done it. I've done my Batman. Look, do you want the classic Coke or the new stuff? Maybe both. I do know that I'm disappointed not to have had a chance to play Batman, but they have their vision and I have mine.” (Source: USIMDB.com)

On one of his hobbies: "It's important to us. Wetumpka isn't considered a great golf school, but this would be a great way to go out. We've got some young guys who need to keep getting better." (Source: ThinkExist.com)

Also: "I've always tried to fit what I do professionally into my family, rather than the other way around." (Source: BrainyQuote.com)

"We have been playing pretty good. I think my driving is better. Last year, I was wayward off the tee. Now I know where my drives are going. It's a lot easier to play." (Source: QuoteandPoem.com)

"How many actors have a shot at being a part of something that became a part of pop culture? It's been very rewarding. I'm not getting the 20 million bucks for the new movies, but at least I'm getting warmth and recognition from people wherever I go." (Source: BrainyQuote.com)

On attending conventions: "They always greet me with warmth and humor. People do lines from the show, do entire scenes, they ask me to say lines. People are very funny about the show. I've got three generations who come up to me." (Source: CBSNews.com)"

I removed the above, as it's just a list of (poorly sourced) quotations. Posting here for posterity in case they can be verified and worked into the body of the article. 140.247.131.119 (talk) 04:18, 2 November 2008 (UTC)

Photo
We need a photo of Adam at the height of his career, in the 1960's as well. Wjhonson (talk) 01:00, 20 February 2009 (UTC)

Birthplace
The article, before this moment, had stated that he was born in Walla Walla citing an article by Rhonda McClure at genealogy.com. However that article does not state that he was born in Walla Walla, in fact it states that he was born in Seattle. So I'm changing his article here to conform with that. Wjhonson (talk) 01:33, 20 February 2009 (UTC)

"voice-over"?
The page keeps calling west's original voice-work in animated content "voice-over." Is this accurate at all? Isn't doing a voice-over doing a recording of another vocal actor to put in place of the original vocal track for a character?

- Jack Vermicelli 2warped@gmail.com 98.243.83.56 (talk) 03:00, 19 July 2009 (UTC)

Drew Carey
Adam West made a cameo appearence on a couple of Drew Carey Show episodes. I recall it, but I don't know the exact episodes. Gpia7r (talk) 20:33, 26 October 2009 (UTC)

Huh?
"His role has given him a new wave of popularity since Batman." What does this sentence even mean? Duggy 1138 (talk) 04:25, 20 May 2010 (UTC)

Best Ever Adam West Quote
Adam West did a promo comercial for "TV Land" that ended with West's deadpan delivery, "TV Land... Because life is too short to watch crap!". I nearly fell off my chair laughing the first time I saw it. Video of it used to be on the TV Land website, but I cannot find it anywhere now. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.116.205.162 (talk) 16:17, 12 November 2010 (UTC)

West and Memphis Wrestling
Tons of pages on Wikipedia suffer from lack of proper historical perspective on classifying or categorizing wrestling promotions. Judging from the footage I saw on YouTube of West's appearance with Jerry Lawler, I would estimate that it took place in 1974 or 1975. This is roughly a decade and a half removed from the promotion being known as the United States Wrestling Association. If you absolutely need a label, most wrestling promotions of that era went by All Star/Big Time/Championship Wrestling or generic brand names of that sort. Many of them were under the umbrella of the National Wrestling Alliance, which is classified these days as if it were a major corporate entity like World Wrestling Entertainment, which is just another indication of lack of historical perspective.199.165.99.246 (talk) 05:15, 9 December 2010 (UTC)

Pretzel M&Ms
The current ads for pretzel M&Ms have an actor who sounds uncannily like Adam West -- not just timbre, but style. Is he supplying the voice? WilliamSommerwerck (talk) 19:55, 16 January 2011 (UTC)

That sounds more like Patrick Warburton to me Slickriptide (talk) 17:46, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

Black Scorpion
Didn't he produce this show from 2001 and appear as a villian in a couple of episodes? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 206.192.168.25 (talk) 20:54, 13 June 2012 (UTC)

Adam West dead?
I read somewhere that the "Batman Actor" died at the age of 84, and that would be Adam West. Is it true that he's dead? --Snirkel (talk) 19:23, 18 March 2013 (UTC)
 * No, Malachi Throne is the one who died. Adam West is still alive. --Amp Electric Vehicles (talk) 18:59, 19 March 2013 (UTC)

Birthplace
So on Adam West's official bio, it also lists Walla Walla.

Tbhotch, IMDB is an authoritative source. It's owned by Amazon.com, a Fortune 100 company. That's how they even describe themselves in their press room.

I don't own a copy of "An Evening with Adam West" so I can't confirm the discrepancy between multiple authoritative sources. I removed the reference for now. It seems like it would probably water it down. -Legaia (talk) 17:50, 3 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Yes, IMDb is owned by Amazon.com, but IMDb is the Wikipedia of the films. I don't know if you are new here, but it is well-known that IMDb is not a reliable source. You can refer to WP:USERGENERATED or WP:RS/IMDB to know more about why the website is not a valid reference (but valid as an external site). ©   Tb hotch ™ (en-2.5). 21:02, 3 November 2013 (UTC)
 * I am relatively green to this wiki, but not wikis in general. From what I could gather on IMDB's website, they use the word "authoritative" to describe themselves, but I can respect if the community at large disagrees with that classification. I think the comparison with wikipedia isn't quite apples to apples, but it does seem that it's filtered user provided content. -Legaia (talk) 06:37, 24 November 2013 (UTC)

Billy West Anderson
West was born Billy West Anderson (not William). Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8IXzfhgaWs#t=16 172.164.13.177 (talk) 15:15, 8 January 2015 (UTC)

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