Penguin (character) rebuild. The Penguin is in the 1960s "Batman" television series, in which he was portrayed by Burgess Meredith. Spencer Tracy was offered the role but he said he would only accept the role if he was allowed to kill Batman. Meredith's performance is perhaps best remembered for his signature laugh, meant to mimic the squawk of a penguin. (One cause of the laugh was the cigarettes the character always smoked, which irritated Meredith's throat as he was a non-smoker.) His thugs wear black bowler hats and dark clothing adorned with names of various animals of prey, such as birds ("Hawk")
Burgess Meredith He would later play two more roles in Rod Serling's other anthology series, "Night Gallery". Meredith was the narrator for "" in 1983. The actor appeared in various other television programs, including the role of Christopher Norbert III, in the 1962 episode "Hooray, Hooray, the Circus Is Coming to Town" of the NBC medical drama about psychiatry, "The Eleventh Hour" starring Wendell Corey and Jack Ging. He also guest starred in the ABC drama about psychiatry, "Breaking Point" in the 1963 episode titled "Heart of Marble, Body of Stone". Meredith appeared in various western series, such as "Rawhide" (four times),