‘Batman’ sidekick Burt Ward recalls lasting friendship with Adam West: ‘We just clicked’

Burt Ward has been fascinated about his longtime pal, “Batman” star Adam West.

The actor, who performed the Cape Crusader within the well-liked ‘60s TV sequence, handed away in 2017 at age 88 from leukemia.

The 76-year-old performed his trusty sidekick Robin.

“He and I received alongside extremely effectively,” Ward revealed within the newest problem of Nearer Weekly presently in newsstands. “Inside 5 minutes of assembly, the 2 of us have been laughing so onerous they needed to inform us to settle down. We simply clicked. He was the funniest individual I’ve ever met in my whole life.”

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And their bond carried on even when the pair wasn’t on set.

“On the weekends, we might play tennis collectively,” mentioned Ward. “We have been going to public courts, and other people would look over and say, ‘It’s Batman and Robin enjoying tennis!’”

Ward insisted that he received quite a bit “as a result of I used to be a lot sooner.”

“However he would say issues like, ‘We will’t depend that one,’” he instructed the outlet. “He tried to make it a bit extra even.”

However bringing the present to life was no laughing matter. Ward, who did lots of his stunts, mentioned he received damage “each single day.”

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“I imply, you’ll be able to’t think about,” he defined. “One time I used to be tied all the way down to a desk, and Batman was presupposed to blow a gap by the wall. The studio forgot to construct a breakaway wall, so the particular impact guys used actual dynamite to blow the soundstage down. I couldn’t hear for per week after that.”

“It was harmful,” he continued. “I stored seeing the identical physician on the hospital. He instructed me I ought to contemplate a unique line of labor as a result of I used to be in virtually each week with one thing damaged or burns. The studio took out a $3 million life insurance coverage coverage on me. I feel by the tip, they have been making an attempt to gather!”

“Batman” solely aired for 3 seasons from 1966 till 1968. Whereas Ward missed out on starring in “The Graduate” as a result of present’s ongoing success (the main position went to Dustin Hoffman), the star insisted he wasn’t bothered by being typecast.

“I nonetheless received an opportunity to do a ton of various issues,” he defined. “I’ve finished 40 motion pictures for tv. I performed the pope. I’ve performed a very evil demonic character. I have a look at [life] as my glass at all times being half full. “

Again in 2017, Ward instructed Fox Information he was shocked to study of West’s passing.

“I noticed him a few weeks in the past,” Ward mentioned on the time. “We had breakfast earlier than signing autographs all day lengthy. We walked to the stage, he walked so quick I might barely sustain with him. He was in nice situation. In my coronary heart, he had no thought [what was going to happen]. He was speaking about taking a visit to Europe together with his spouse subsequent month. He requested me if I wished to do some appearances within the UK as a result of he was going to Europe… we have been supposed to seem subsequent week in Las Vegas. Plus, he was speaking about including larger appearances.”

He additionally shared that his decades-long friendship with West was the true deal.

“Nothing ever modified,” he mentioned. “We have been precisely the identical after the primary three minutes we met. We have been each very fun-loving folks and received alongside so effectively. We have been such good pals that once we weren’t filming, we might sometimes exit on the weekends and play tennis… He was the whole lot off-stage that he was on-screen. He was such a beautiful man.”