The Penguin Goes Straight The Penguin Goes Straight The Penguin Goes Straight is the 21st episode of the "Batman" television series, first airing on ABC March 23, 1966. It guest starred Burgess Meredith as The Penguin. Attending a matinee performance at a Gotham City theatre, the Penguin foils a thief’s attempts to steal a ruby from the beautiful actress Sophia Starr. Then, at the Millionaire's Club, he stops two crooks from kidnapping millionaire Reggie Rich from a steam room. When Batman and Robin arrive, the Penguin announces his Penguin Protection Agency, which will protect the wealth of Gotham City's society crowd. Batman and Robin
Burgess Meredith his character died in the third Rocky film, he returned briefly in a flashback in the fifth film, "Rocky V" (1990). His portrayal in the first film earned him his second consecutive nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Meredith played an old Korean War veteran Captain J.G. Williams in "The Last Chase" (1981) with Lee Majors. He appeared in Ray Harryhausen's last stop-motion feature "Clash of the Titans" (also 1981) in a supporting role. Meredith appeared in "" (1985) and was a voice actor in "" (1989). In his last years, he played Jack Lemmon's character's sex-crazed