Burgess Meredith

Made films the shows talk about.

No film of theirs is counted: acting and studio count only when asked for, so what they drew on and who drew on them comes only from the lines with them at one end. Count them as actor (9 films) instead.

Draws on

What the speakers say they, or a film of theirs, drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.

No line says they, or a film of theirs, drew on anything.

Drawn on by

What the speakers say drew on them or a film of theirs, marked the same way.

No line says anything drew on them or a film of theirs.

What the speakers said they did

Acting (9) everyone in acting

What was said about them, by kind

career (5)

  1. career (career): Burgess Meredith → Batman (TV series). A host knew Burgess Meredith as the Penguin in the Batman series.
    “So I knew Burgess Meredith as the penguin in the Batman series”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Rocky’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan · 1:01:38 · Bill Simmons (0.40 sure it was them)
  2. career (career): Burgess Meredith → Grumpy Old Men / Grumpier Old Men. Meredith went on to play the grumpy old man in both Grumpy Old Men films.
    “He also did like the fucking both of the grumpy old men movies.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Batman (1966) · 0:05:46 · Griffin Newman (0.45 sure it was them)
  3. career (career): Burgess Meredith → Rocky (series). Meredith was already in his late 50s here and ten years from the first Rocky.
    “This is 10 years away from the 1st Rocky, yes.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Batman (1966) · 1:14:09 · David Sims (0.45 sure it was them)
  4. career (career): Burgess Meredith → Time Enough at Last (Twilight Zone episode). Meredith is the reader in one of the most famous Twilight Zone episodes.
    “He's in a one of the most famous Twilight Zone episodes ever or time enough at last?”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Batman (1966) · 1:22:07 · Griffin Newman (0.45 sure it was them)
  5. career (career): Burgess Meredith → The Day of the Locust. Meredith got an Oscar nomination for Day of the Locust the year before Rocky.
    “he was nominated the year before for a different movie.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Batman (1966) · 1:22:42 · David Sims (0.45 sure it was them)

people (3)

  1. people (people): Sylvester Stallone → Burgess Meredith. Stallone reportedly called Meredith one of the all-time great stick men, a story relayed via Rapaport.
    “One of the all time great stick men.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Batman (1966) · 1:12:58 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)
  2. people (people): Burgess Meredith → Paulette Goddard. Meredith was married to Paulette Goddard, Charlie Chaplin's wife, and was blacklisted.
    “He was married to Paulette Goddard.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Batman (1966) · 1:21:42 · Griffin Newman (0.40 sure it was them)
  3. people (people): Burgess Meredith → Mickey Rooney. Meredith, Rooney and Dudley Moore are grouped as short-king Hollywood Lotharios.
    “Dudley Moore, Mickey Rooney, Burgess Meredith.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Batman (1966) · 1:31:54 · Griffin Newman (0.40 sure it was them)

what-if (1)

  1. what-if (what-if): Burgess Meredith → Batman Returns. Burton wanted Meredith to play the Penguin's father but he was too frail by then.
    “Burton wanted him to play, the father of Penguin.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Batman (1966) · 1:15:32 · David Sims (0.45 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

  1. fun, about Burgess Meredith: Stallone supposedly called Meredith one of the all-time great stick men; the phrase became a running gag.
    “One of the all time great stick men.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Batman (1966) · 1:12:58 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)
  2. fun, about Burgess Meredith: Meredith was blacklisted and then, jokes Griffin, quack-listed for years for being the Penguin.
    “He was also, unfortunately, I must mention, placed on the quack list for being the penguin.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Batman (1966) · 1:21:57 · Griffin Newman (0.45 sure it was them)