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Adam West

1928 - 2017

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William West Anderson (September 19, 1928 – June 9, 2017), known professionally as Adam West, was an American actor. He portrayed Batman in the 1960s ABC series of the same name and its 1966 theatrical feature film, reprising the role in various media until 2017. Having made his film debut in the 1950s, West starred opposite Chuck Connors in Geronimo (1962) and The Three Stooges in The Outlaws Is Coming (1965). He also appeared in the science fiction film Robinson Crusoe on Mars (1964). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Adam West is the 1,130th most popular actor (down from 737th in 2019), the 2,157th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,339th in 2019) and the 560th most popular American Actor.

Adam West is most famous for playing Batman in the 1960s television series.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Adam West ranks 1,130 out of 13,578. Before him are Vincent Schiavelli, Joan Allen, John Nettles, Elizabeth Montgomery, Lea Massari, and Judith Anderson. After him are James Faulkner, Mary Steenburgen, Paul L. Smith, Olga Knipper, David Warner, and Stacy Keach.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Adam West ranks 115. Before him are Seymour Papert, Vyacheslav Tikhonov, Vladimir Beara, Sara Montiel, Elliott Erwitt, and Paul Elvstrøm. After him are Georgy Dobrovolsky, Gene Sharp, Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Friedrich Wetter, Federico Bahamontes, and Fumihiko Maki. Among people deceased in 2017, Adam West ranks 94. Before him are Charlie Murphy, Anita Pallenberg, John Berger, Karl-Otto Apel, Kim Jong-nam, and Ljubiša Samardžić. After him are Tony Atkinson, Hans Schäfer, Carmen Franco, 1st Duchess of Franco, Paolo Villaggio, Richard, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, and Ángel Nieto.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Adam West ranks 2,157 out of 20,380. Before him are Mahalia Jackson (1911), Hubert Humphrey (1911), Charles Sweeney (1919), Andrew Davis (1946), Lisa Ann (1972), and Cissy Houston (1933). After him are James Tiptree Jr. (1915), Gene Sharp (1928), Martin Gardner (1914), Mary Steenburgen (1953), William Le Baron Jenney (1832), and Alvin Kraenzlein (1876).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Adam West ranks 560. Before him are Sydne Rome (1951), Edward James Olmos (1947), Veronica Lake (1922), Vincent Schiavelli (1948), Joan Allen (1956), and Elizabeth Montgomery (1933). After him are Mary Steenburgen (1953), Paul L. Smith (1936), Stacy Keach (1941), Priscilla Lane (1915), Patricia Neal (1926), and Dean Cain (1966).

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