This photo has authentication from Beckett Authentication Services. One of the truly great and gifted performers of the century, who often suffered lesser roles, Burgess Meredith was born in 1907 in Cleveland, Ohio.
The Penguin is an arch-criminal known for his love of birds and his specialized high-tech umbrellas. One of the four of Batman and Robin's greatest enemies, his wealth expands his arsenal to a level no other villains achieve, utilizing giant rocket umbrella vehicles and even a custom submarine. Burgess Meredith personally wrote "The Penguin" and his signature "Alias Burgess Meredith". Penguin often pretended to be legitimate, and usually won the hearts of all Gothamites before he revealed his true motives.
He established himself as a leading man in Hollywood with critically acclaimed perfo
Burgess Meredith portrayed the Penguin in William Dozier's ABC television series, as well as the 1966 spinoff film. His best-known movies included Of Mice and Men (1939), The Day of the Locust (1975), and Rocky (1976), and he played the villainous Penguin in the TV series Batman. Oliver Burgess Meredith was an American actor, director, producer, and writer.
Meredith also released a 45 single as the Penguin like Frank Gorshin's Riddler. As one of Gotha… 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. Burgess Meredith was a funny guy!
A lifetime member of the Actors Studio by invitation, he won several Emmys, was the first male actor to win the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor twice, and was nominated for two Academy Awards. He was educated in Amherst College in Massachusetts, before joining Eva Le Gallienne's Student Repertory stage company in 1929. Burgess Meredith, American actor and director who, in a career that spanned nearly seven decades, played a diverse range of characters. Character (s): The Penguin.Burgess Meredith portrayed the Penguin in William Dozier 's ABC television series, as well as the 1966 spinoff film. Burgess Meredith, Actor: Clash of the Titans. Active for more than six decades, Meredith has been called "a virtuosic actor" and "one of the most accomplished actors of the century". Authentic Autographed Vintage Burgess Meredith 8x10 As The Penguin from Batman Photograph.