Batman Returns the Penguin. We didn't really officially cast it, but for a short nasty little guy, it's a short list. I ended up writing the character for Danny DeVito." Burgess Meredith (who portrayed the Penguin in the 1960s TV series "Batman") was cast for a little cameo as Tucker Cobblepot, Penguin's father, but illness prevented him from it and that role was taken by Paul Reubens. In early 1991, two of Hollywood's largest sound stages (Stage 16 at Warner Bros. and Stage 12 at Universal Studios) were being prepared for the filming of "Batman Returns". Filming started in June 1991. Stage
The Batman Grevioux). Another new villain, Hugo Strange (initially voiced by Frank Gorshin, the original Riddler from the 1960s "Batman" TV series, who is later replaced by Richard Green after Gorshin's death), is portrayed as a secondary character in the season. The characters Yin and Police Chief Rojas make their final appearances by the end of the season. In the third season, the show introduces a young incarnation of Barbara Gordon (voiced by Danielle Judovits), who is the commissioner's daughter. Her character features a two-part story in which she secretly becomes Batgirl. The intro sequence to the show and the theme music