
Burgess Meredith
Oliver Burgess Meredith (November 16, 1907 or 1908 – September 9, 1997) was an American actor, director, producer, and writer. Active for more than six decades, Meredith has been called "a virtuosic actor" and "one of the most accomplished actors of the century". 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 established himself as a leading man in Hollywood with critically acclaimed performances as George Milton in Of Mice and Men (1939), Ernie Pyle in The Story of G.I. Joe (1945), and the narrator of A Walk in the Sun (1945). Meredith was known later in his career for his appearances on The Twilight Zone and for portraying arch-villain The Penguin on the 1960s TV series Batman and boxing trainer Mickey Goldmill in the Rocky film series. For his performances in The Day of the Locust (1975) and Rocky (1976), he received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He later starred in the comedy Foul Play (1978) and the fantasy film Clash of the Titans (1981). He narrated numerous films and documentaries during his long career, including Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)."Although those performances renewed his popularity," observed Mel Gussow in The New York Times, "they represented only a small part of a richly varied career in which he played many of the more demanding roles in classical and contemporary theater—in plays by Shakespeare, O'Neill, Beckett and others."
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Guest Appearances
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THE TWILIGHT ZONE · S1, E8Time Enough at LastA bank teller, Henry Bemis, longs for time alone to read books. He gets his wish...
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THE TWILIGHT ZONE · S2, E29The Obsolete ManIn a future totalitarian society, a librarian is declared obsolete and sentenced to death.
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THE TWILIGHT ZONE · S4, E9Printer's DevilDouglas Winter, the editor of a famous newspaper, makes a deal with the devil.
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THE TWILIGHT ZONE · S2, E19Mr. Dingle, the StrongMartians give Luther Dingle the strength of 300 men.
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BATMAN · S1, E3S01 E03 - Fine Feathered FinksThe Penguin plots to manipulate Batman into inadvertently devising capers for him.
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