Ben Affleck & Celebs Comment On Adam West’s Death

Earlier saw the news that Adam West died last night at the age of 88.

Adam West is of course known for playing Batman and may other roles.

New Batman Ben Affleck took to Twitter to offer his condolences with other actors joining in on social media and other sites.

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

— Ben Affleck (@BenAffleck) June 10, 2017

Adam West’s family also tweeted:

Our beloved AW passed away last night. He was the greatest. We’ll miss him like crazy. We know you’ll miss him too – West Family pic.twitter.com/8bkEq1C2ao

— Adam West (@therealadamwest) June 10, 2017

Burt Ward, who starred alongside Adam West as Robin also offered:

“I am devastated at the loss of one my very dearest friends. Adam and I had a special friendship for more than 50 years. We shared some of the most fun times of our lives together. Our families have deep love and respect for each other. This is a terribly unexpected loss of my lifelong friend. I will forever miss him. There are several fine actors who have portrayed Batman in films. In my eyes, there was only one real Batman that is and always will be Adam West. He was truly the Bright Knight.”

Here are some more:

Just heard the news about #adamwest – so sad. Grew up watching his Batman. In many ways he defined my love of superheroes. RIP

— Josh Gad (@joshgad) June 10, 2017

Never sleep on the sly comic chops of #AdamWest. The tone he pulled off was remarkable. #OGBatman. https://t.co/foy8JKrdd4

— Clark Gregg (@clarkgregg) June 10, 2017

#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. pic.twitter.com/Bu0OOaRgX9

— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) June 10, 2017

Oh Batman my Batman! I’m standing on my chair to honor #adamwest – the man whose portrayal of costumed justice made me wanna be a good person when I was a boy. The #adamwestbatman was my first Batman at age 4. His performance was campy to most, but to me, that’s how true heroes spoke. A lifelong love of the character started with Mr. West’s interpretation of what he called, instead of the Dark Knight, the Bright Knight. He brought joy to a somber character and a Fatherly tone to a TV role model. I was lucky enough to meet Adam many times, including the day at @stanleecomiccon when super-fan @ralphgarman and I hosted Adam, Boy Wonder #burtward and movie Catwoman #leemerriweather (where we took this pic). He was pure love and joy. He remained my hero, even in adulthood, as well as a real life role model for interacting with fans. Adam loved his fans – especially #ralphgarman, who worked tirelessly to get Adam a star on the @officialhollywoodwalkoffame. Farewell, Caped Crusader. Off to Superhero Heaven you go, where all your rascally rogues are ready to see you again! Atomic batteries to power. Turbines to speed. Heart to broken. #KevinSmith #adamwest #batman #foreverbatman #rip #legend #icon

A post shared by Kevin Smith (@thatkevinsmith) on Jun 10, 2017 at 9:13am PDT

The Bright Knight. Rest in peace, Adam West. pic.twitter.com/VM7lN9MoXK

— 20th Century Fox (@20thcenturyfox) June 10, 2017

Mr. West, thank you for all those afternoons you helped me and other 70’s kids dream about the fun of being a hero. RIP, good sir.

— Greg Berlanti (@GBerlanti) June 10, 2017

Really saddened to hear of Adam West’s passing. We will miss you! a lot. RIP

A post shared by Slash (@slash) on Jun 10, 2017 at 8:45am PDT

My heart is broken. He was SUCH a nice guy… #AdamWest will live on forever in so many ways. Sending love to his family #Batman #Catman pic.twitter.com/9Cea1ytuPn

— tara strong (@tarastrong) June 10, 2017

A great performance (and weirdly perfect casting) as Peter Weller’s dad in michael Tolkin’s underrated “The New Age”. RIP Adam West indeed pic.twitter.com/VneSOtHh7r

— Joss Whedon (@joss) June 10, 2017

Goodbye my friend pic.twitter.com/VxdRwnCCSM

— Kevin Conroy (@RealKevinConroy) June 10, 2017

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Ben Affleck & Celebs Comment On Adam West’s Death

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