Burgess Meredith "The Virginian" (twice), "Wagon Train", "Branded", "The Wild Wild West", "The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters", "Laredo", "Bonanza", and "Daniel Boone". In 1963, he appeared as Vincent Marion in a five-part episode of the last season of the Warner Bros. ABC detective series "77 Sunset Strip". He starred three times in "Burke's Law" (1963–1964), starring Gene Barry. Meredith also played the Penguin in the television series "Batman" from 1966 to 1968, and in the 1966 film based on the TV series. His role as the Penguin was so well-received, the show's writers always had a script featuring the Penguin ready whenever
Winterset (play) and duty, it frequently alludes to William Shakespeare and Judaic philosophies. The Broadway production, produced and directed by Guthrie McClintic, opened on September 25, 1935 at the Martin Beck Theatre, where it ran for 195 performances. The cast included Burgess Meredith, Margo, and Eduardo Ciannelli. It won the first New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Play. Meredith, Margo, and Ciannelli were joined by John Carradine, Stanley Ridges, and Mischa Auer in the film adaptation in 1936, directed by Alfred Santell. Anderson initially offered the play to The Group Theater with the stipulation that Meredith, a non-member, play the