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Burgess Meredith as the Penguin in the TV Series "Batman". PHOTOGRAPH. Toting a movie director's megaphone, complete with umbrella, Burgess Meredith reprises his special guest villian role of Penguin in the three-part...
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His trademark "quacking" sound had been created to prevent the non-smoking Meredith from ruining takes by coughing whenever the frequently-smoking Penguin smoked.
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Outside of Batman, made numerous appearances as different characters in four episodes of the original Twilight Zone. Perhaps most notable of these was the main character in the episode "Time Enough at Last". Playing a timid banker, ridiculed by his wife and employer for constantly wanting to read, he unwittingly becomes the sole survivor of a nuclear holocaust. Initially despondent at being alone, his despair turns to joy upon discovering the ruins of the public library, with a lifetime's wor...
Appeared with Julie Newmar (The Catwoman) and Eli Wallach (Mr. Freeze) in the 1969 movie MacKenna's Gold.Starred in the 1973 tv movie Old Faithful with Jill St. John (Molly) and Linda Gaye Scott (Moth).Nov 16, 2022 · It’s a very “wordy” script – the episode requires some really great actors to pull it off. Burgess and Fritz Weaver make Serling’s dialog sparkle – two great performances. Burgess Meredith also made two appearances in Rod Serling’s “Night Gallery” – in “The Little Black Bag” and “Finnegan’s Flight.”
- Burgess Meredith gave the Penguin intelligent craftiness, just what was needed when you’re dealing with an arch-villain who is clearly not a physical match for Batman.
- He was the smartest of the Big Four. The Riddler challenged Batman, the Joker annoyed him and Catwoman made the Caped Crusader hot under the cowl. But none of them quite frustrated him the way the Penguin did.
- So in retrospect it makes all the sense in the world that it was the Penguin who was calling the shots in the 1966 movie.
- The writers clearly knew what they were doing by always having a script ready for whenever Meredith was available.
Mar 28, 2024 · The Big Picture. Burgess Meredith's Penguin was the most malevolent and intelligent of Batman's villains in the 1960s series. Meredith's portrayal set the precedent for a more intense and...
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Burgess Meredith as the Penguin in the TV Series "Batman". PHOTOGRAPH. Toting a movie director's megaphone, complete with umbrella, Burgess Meredith reprises his special guest villian role of Penguin in the three-part...
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Aug 26, 2011 · Actor Burgess Meredith, the original Penguin in television's Batman. In 1938, he was the acting President of the Actor's Equity and appeared before the Senate to urge the formation of a Federal Bureau of Fine Arts.
