Fellow actors and celebrities reacted with sadness to the death of actor Adam West, who died late Friday at the age of 88.
On Twitter, Star Wars actor Mark Hamill called West “a wonderful actor & so kind,” sharing a photo of the two together.
#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
Comedian and late night television host Conan O’Brien tweeted a short statement that said West was “revered by my generation of comic minds.”
God Bless Adam West pic.twitter.com/9OK7kHNZHS
— Conan O'Brien (@ConanOBrien) June 10, 2017
Actor Julie Newmar issued this statement to The Associated Press:
"Stellar, exemplar, a king to the end. He was bright, witty and fun to work with. I will miss him in the physical world and savour him always in the world of imagination and creativity. He meant so much to people - A friend said: 'The father that we wanted.' That is a great gift, no matter how you live it."
Actors Will Arnett and George Takei both said West will “always be Batman” to them.
RIP Adam West. You will always be Batman
— Will Arnett™ (@arnettwill) June 10, 2017
RIP Adam West. You'll always be Batman to me.
— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) June 10, 2017
Actor Jamie Lee Curtis said West will be missed.
Holy heartbreak Batman. Adam West was a big part of my childhood. We were acquaintances in my adulthood. A wonderful man who will b missed.
— Jamie Lee Curtis (@jamieleecurtis) June 10, 2017
Comic actor Kumail Nanjiani called West “funny, badass & cool all at once.”
RIP Adam West. First person I saw who was funny, badass & cool all at once.
— Kumail Nanjiani (@kumailn) June 10, 2017
On Instagram, filmmaker Kevin Smith shared a photo of himself with West at Comicon in Los Angeles. He said West’s portrayal of Batman “made me wanna be a good person when I was a boy.”
Actor Marlon Wayans said on Instagram that he and his brother used to rush home to watch his ‘hero’ play Batman on TV.