Then, in 1977, he returned to the tube as Batman, doing his voice in The New Adventures of Batman, and then on such shows as Super Friends. At one point, he was forced to make public appearances as the Caped Crusader to earn a living. Holy bad career moves, Batman!Īfter the Batman series went off the air in 1968, West was resigned to typecast hell. West declined, later writing in his autobiography that he believed Bond should always be played by a Brit. Things would almost come full circle in 1970 when West was offered the role of James Bond in Diamonds Are Forever.
His campy, over-the-top portrayal of Gotham’s Guardian infiltrated nearly every medium, including a 1966 movie and several animated series.
Either you love him for his goofy charm or hate him for blemishing the Bat’s image for several decades. The man logging the most hours in the Batcave, of course, was William West Anderson, whom you probably know better as Adam West. (The two also appeared together in their pre-superhero days, in a WWII anti-VD propaganda film called Sex Hygiene).Īfter Batman, Lowery enjoyed another 20 years in movies and TV.
In 1956, he guest-starred on an episode of The Adventures of Superman with George Reeves, marking the first time a Batman actor shared screen time with a Superman actor. Though Lowery never played Batman in another serieal, he did get to wear the cape once more and make superhero history in the process. He also filled out the Batsuit better than Lewis, with his utility belt hanging where you would expect on a superhero. Unlike Lewis, Lowery, 36 at the time, was a veteran actor, having already appeared in The Mark of Zorro (1940), The Mummy’s Ghost (1944), and Dangerous Passage (1944). Lowery took over the role in the follow-up serial, 1949’s Batman & Robin. Wilson, however, fared better in Hollywood, becoming the executive producer of the James Bond series. A few years later he was out of showbiz altogether. His next biggest movie part was in the 1951 cult classic Bowanga Bowanga. Superhero Savings start today at PUMA with up to 50% OFF Select Justice League styles with code: PUMAXJL Valid 4/7 – 4/10Īfter Batman, Wilson’s career went nowhere.
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