Batman in film hooded villain whose identity remains a mystery throughout the serial until the end. "Batman" (also known as "Batman: The Movie") is a 1966 film adaptation of the popular "Batman" television series, and was the first full-length theatrical adaptation of the DC Comics character. The 20th Century Fox release starred Adam West as Batman and Burt Ward as Robin, as well as Lee Meriwether as Catwoman, Cesar Romero as the Joker, Burgess Meredith as the Penguin and Frank Gorshin as the Riddler. The film was directed by Leslie H. Martinson, who also directed a pair of "Batman" episodes: "The Penguin Goes
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