Oliver Burgess Meredith, professionally known as Burgess Meredith was an American actor, director, writer in theater, television, and film and producer. He was born on November 16, 1907, in Cleveland, Ohio to a Canadian-born physician of English descent, Dr. William George Meredith, and Ida Beth. He studied from Hoosac School in 1926 and went to Amherst School. He died on September 9, 1997. He was known as a proficient actor and one of the most refined actors of the century. He was a life member of the Actor’s Studio. He got nominated for two Academy Awards and won various Emmys, the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor twice. In his career he was later known for his presence on The Twilight Zone, as an arch- villain The Penguin in the television
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Other roles included Van Van Dorn in High Tor in 1937, Lilliom in Lilliom(1940), Christy Mahon in The Playboy of the Western World (1946), and Adolphus Cusins Major Barbara(1957). Winterset by Maxwell Anderson was his first debut film in the year 1935.
For Broadway staging of Ulysses in Nighttown, he won a Tony Award nomination in 1974.
Because of investigation of House Committee on Un-American Activities, Burgess was Hollywood blacklisted and was absent from films for a very long time, but still, he was involved in radio and stage plays.
He appeared in different roles in The Twilight Zone.
He enacted in various television series like the role of Chris III, The Eleventh Hour and Breaking Point, few western series such as The Virginian, Wagon Train, The Wild Wild West, The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters, Branded, Daniel Boone, Laredo, and Bonanza.
In 1992, he narrated a television documentary, The Chaplin Puzzle.
He has worked as a voiceover artist too; he narrated the story A Walk in the Sun. He lent his voice for Bulova watches, Honda, United Airlines, Freakies breakfast cereal and Stokely-Van Camp.
The last role before his death was of both Hamilton Wofford and Covington Wofford in the video game Ripper by Take-Two Interactive in
Other roles included Van Van Dorn in High Tor in 1937, Lilliom in Lilliom(1940), Christy Mahon in The Playboy of the Western World (1946), and Adolphus Cusins Major Barbara(1957). Winterset by Maxwell Anderson was his first debut film in the year 1935.
For Broadway staging of Ulysses in Nighttown, he won a Tony Award nomination in 1974.
Because of investigation of House Committee on Un-American Activities, Burgess was Hollywood blacklisted and was absent from films for a very long time, but still, he was involved in radio and stage plays.
He appeared in different roles in The Twilight Zone.
He enacted in various television series like the role of Chris III, The Eleventh Hour and Breaking Point, few western series such as The Virginian, Wagon Train, The Wild Wild West, The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters, Branded, Daniel Boone, Laredo, and Bonanza.
In 1992, he narrated a television documentary, The Chaplin Puzzle.
He has worked as a voiceover artist too; he narrated the story A Walk in the Sun. He lent his voice for Bulova watches, Honda, United Airlines, Freakies breakfast cereal and Stokely-Van Camp.
The last role before his death was of both Hamilton Wofford and Covington Wofford in the video game Ripper by Take-Two Interactive in