Burgess Meredith 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
Burgess Meredith 1962, Meredith won a Best Supporting Actor award from the National Board of Review, for "Advise & Consent", and in 1985 he was nominated for a CableAce Award for his performance in "Answers". For his contributions to the motion picture industry, Meredith has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. For his onstage contributions, he was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame. Meredith has a 21-acre park named for him in Pomona, New York. He provided the funding to incorporate the village. On May 14, 1977 - Meredith received his honorary doctorate degree from Upper Iowa University