According to Ward, he and West, who portrayed Bruce Wayne/Batman, immediately hit it off. “I had a 50-some-odd-year friendship with my dear friend Adam West.

Julie Newmar is seen here as Catwoman in the TV series "Batman," circa 1966. "He even annoyed Adam West a bit — not out of malice, but out of the sheer admiration one has for an adored [hero]." ...

Adam West’s take on the titular crimefighter sees him battling the combined and colorful forces of the Riddler (Frank Gorshin), the Joker (Cesar Romero), the Penguin (Burgess Meredith), and even ...