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Burgess Meredith (Nov 16, 1907 - Sep 9, 1997) was an actor from Ohio who appeared in four episodes of The Twilight Zone. In a career that spanned sixty years, Meredith is well-remembered for creating the role of the Penguin on the original series of Batman.
"Time Enough at Last" was one of the first episodes written for The Twilight Zone. It introduced Burgess Meredith to the series; he went on to star in three more episodes, being introduced as "no stranger to The Twilight Zone " in promotional spots for season two's " The Obsolete Man ".
A classic episode of The Twilight Zone where a bookworm survives a nuclear war and faces a tragic fate. Burgess Meredith stars as Henry Bemis, a bank teller who loves to read but is tormented by his wife and boss.
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- Drama, Fantasy, Horror
- John Brahm
- 1959-11-20
Meredith was the narrator for Twilight Zone: The Movie in 1983. Meredith appeared in various western series, such as Rawhide (four times), The Virginian (twice), Wagon Train, Branded, The Wild Wild West, The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters, Laredo, Bonanza, and Daniel Boone.
"The Obsolete Man" is episode 65 of the American television anthology series The Twilight Zone, starring Burgess Meredith as Romney Wordsworth, the accused, and Fritz Weaver as the Chancellor (and prosecutor). It originally aired on June 2, 1961, on CBS.
Stream The Twilight Zone on CBS All Access. Anti-social bookworm Henry Bemis (Burgess Meredith) suffers a cruel twist of fate as he finds himself in a nuclear wasteland without his reading...
- 4 min
- 144.7K
- The Twilight Zone
Mr. Dingle, the Strong: Directed by John Brahm. With Burgess Meredith, James Westerfield, Eddie Ryder, Douglas Spencer. Timid vacuum-cleaner salesman and perennial punching bag Luther Dingle is given the strength of three hundred men by experimenting aliens and soon becomes a local celebrity.
