US actor Adam West, best known as the star of the 1960s hit TV series Batman, has died in Los Angeles after a “short but brave battle” with leukaemia.

,He was aged 88.

According to his family spokesperson, he died peacefully.

His tongue-in-cheek portrayal of Batman and the superhero’s alter ego Bruce Wayne won a cult following.

He later struggled to find big acting roles, but won a new generation of fans in more recent times after joining the cast of Family Guy.

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First appearing in season two in 2002, he voiced Quahog’s eccentric Mayor Adam West, described by series creator Seth MacFarlane as an “alternate universe”, satirised version of the actor.