His daughter Nina West is the host of the TV Land Real Estate (2002) (TV). She is also a model and has twice appeared with her father on Howard Stern's radio show.
His father, Otto West Anderson was a charismatic farmer, his mother, Audrey Speer was a singer.
His former "Batman" (1966) co-star, Burt Ward, made a cameo appearance, voicing on an episode of "The Simpsons" (1989), with him, in 2002. Eight years later, Ward would also make another cameo appearance with him, voicing on an episode of "SpongeBob SquarePants" (1999), in 2010.
His mother, Audrey Speer, of the Christian musical group, the Speers, died in 1969.
Is also very good friends with: Yvonne Craig, Clint Eastwood, James Garner, Robert Fuller, James Drury and the late Brian Keith.
Married his first wife, Billi Lou Yeager, when she was 17.
Member of Beta Theta Pi Fraternity
Moved with his mother and brother to Seattle, Washington, when he was only 15, this was after his parents' divorce.
Was drafted into the United States Army, for two years.
Was one of the 3 actors to appear in every episode of the original "Batman" (1966) series.
Was the third actor to play Batman (though some may credit him as the first, as the old serials are much more obscure than West's "Batman" (1966) TV series).
West once appeared on the "Batman" (1992) animated series playing - of all things - an out-of-work actor who was unable to escape his identification with the role of a superhero he had played decades earlier, the Gray Ghost. Prior to this, West had supplied the voice of Batman on the "SuperFriends: The Legendary Super Powers Show" (1984) animated series.