Actor Adam West, the star of the popular 1960’s “Batman” TV show, has died at the age of 88.
West
died peacefully surrounded by his family and he’s survived by his wife
Marcelle, six children, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
The
official statement from his family partly reads,
“our dad always saw
himself as The Bright Knight and aspired to make a positive impact on
his fans’ lives. He was and always will be our her”.
In
his lifetime, West 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 which earned a cult following.