Behind The Mask Of Adam West

He Almost Became James Bond But Declined For A Good Reason

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Back in the sixties, Sean Connery portrayed the iconic character in five films. After he bowed out, producers Harry Saltzman and Albert R. Broccoli were searching a new star, and West was an option.

West turned down the role of a lifetime because he thought that it should be played a Brit and no one else. Just ahead, a breakfast commercial West starred in was enough to convince producers to cast him for his best role.