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Several Actors Who Have Portrayed Batman Pay Their Respects To Adam West

@BenAffleck
Adam West exemplified heroism. Kind, funny and an all around great guy. Thank you for showing us all how it's done.

@valkilmer
Ah dear Adam West. He was always so kind when we met. A real gent. Once when I was a kid we found ourselves in front the batmobile. I got in

@arnettwill
RIP Adam West. You will always be Batman

@philiplord
RIP to a childhood hero who showed us Batman was kind and good and flawed and funny.

@RealKevinConroy
Adam West has passed. The Batman of my childhood. He brought us so much entertainment and was a truly class act. We'll miss u Adam

@HamillHimself
#AdamWest was such a wonderful actor & so kind, I'm so lucky to have worked w/ him & tell him how much he meant to me & millions of fans.

The_Noble_Cause wrote:Little known fact...despite being American, West was also in the running as James Bond at one point. First, Roger Moore and now Adam. Shame. Golden age class acts!

Journey/Survivor wrote:

The_Noble_Cause wrote:Little known fact...despite being American, West was also in the running as James Bond at one point. First, Roger Moore and now Adam. Shame. Golden age class acts!

Christopher Reeve and James Brolin are a couple of other Americans who were rumored to have been in the running for James Bond at different time periods too. Brolin almost was cast as Bond. Supposedly Clint Eastwood and Burt reynolds were considered at one time too, although I think that they would have been horrible choices for Bond, and I'm not convinced that there ever was any truth to those rumors?

Bat-Signal to Shine Over L.A. in Honor of Adam West

Mayor Eric Garcetti will light up the sky Thursday to remember the late 'Batman' actor.

The bat-signal will shine one final time for a beloved Dark Knight.

The late Adam West will be honored Thursday night with a lighting of the iconic signal in Los Angeles, with Mayor Eric Garcetti and L.A. Police Department Chief Charlie Beck doing the honors.

The public is invited to the event, which will take place at 9 p.m. at City Hall (200 N. Spring St., Los Angeles, CA 90012). West, who played the Caped Crusader on the classic 1960s series Batman, died Saturday at 88.

Tributes have poured in, including from the TV show's Robin, actor Burt Ward, who wrote in a guest column for The Hollywood Reporter that the star never felt like he'd been held back by playing the superhero.

"People always asked Adam if he felt like he’d been typecast, if Batman had hurt his career. But I know he loved it. He loved being a star," wrote Ward.

For fans who can't make it to the ceremony, West's family is encouraging people to donate to the Adam West Memorial Fund for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Donations can also be made to Camp Rainbow Gold, an Idaho-based charity for children battling cancer.