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May 4, 2021 · 1. In So Far, So Good: A Memoir, Burgess Meredith wrote: "Well, everybody was taking parts in Batman — from Frank Sinatra to Otto Preminger, everyone. It was the trendy thing to do back then. The Penguin stuck to me because the character was vivid." Actually, Sinatra never played a Batman villain.
Sep 11, 1997 · Dick Vosburgh. George Burgess Meredith, actor, director, writer, producer: born Cleveland, Ohio 16 November 1908; married 1932 Helen Derby (marriage dissolved 1935), 1936 Margaret Perry (marriage ...
The Twilight Zone. 1963. Naked City. 1962. Mister Corbett's Ghost. Puff the Magic Dragon in the Land of Living Lies. Puff the Magic Dragon. Puff and the Incredible Mr. Nobody. The Rear Gunner.
Sep 11, 1997 · Burgess Meredith, who played a crusty old pug in “Rocky” and waddled with aristocratic elan as the Penguin on TV’s “Batman,” is dead at 89.
Died Sept. 9, 1997 of Alzheimer's and melanoma in Malibu, CA. B urgess Meredith displayed his versatile acting skills in a series of always refreshing but generally eccentric roles that kept him before cameras or on stage for more than 70 years. Meredith, whose early credits included "Hamlet" and "Macbeth," found an entire new career late in ...
Oliver Burgess Meredith was born on November 16, 1907, in Cleveland, Ohio, to Ida Burgess and Dr William George Meredith. He went to Hoosac School and later attended Amherst College, Massachusetts. He worked for a newspaper as a reporter after completing his education.
Burgess Meredith portrayed the Penguin in William Dozier's ABC television series, as well as the 1966 spinoff film. Meredith's portrayal of the Penguin tied with Cesar Romero's Joker as the most frequent appearance of a villain on the show, and was in fact so popular that the writers always had an episode script featuring the Penguin ready whenever Meredith was available. Meredith also ...
