Adam West, the actor famous for playing Batman in the 1960s TV series, has died aged 88.

A spokesperson said he had died at home. He was suffering from leukaemia.

A message was posted on the @therealadamwest Twitter account: "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"

West's Biff! Pow!! Wham!!! version of the caped crusader defined the masked superhero for a generation of TV-fixated schoolchildren. 

He more recently voiced the role of Mayor Adam West in Family Guy and also played an animated version of himself in The Simpsons.

Watch Adam West in The Simpsons below.

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