Adam West was once offered the role of James Bond. He turned it down thinking a Brit would do a better job.
that might be a myth started by Adam
he would have been more Roger Moore than Roger but without the panache. Seriously, Adam would have been a moron to turn that job down .
I had heard that he was being considered for the role but the producers decided it would be better to go with a British actor.
It's possible, I found out on YT.