Here’s What Burgess Meredith Hated About Playing the Penguin on ‘Batman’

Growing up, I absolutely loved the 1960s Batman TV series. As I reflect back on the show now, as much as I loved Adam West and Burt Ward as the Dynamic Duo, it was the amazing work of the actors who played the villains that really helped make the show something very special. And of those villains, I’ve got to tip my hat to Burgess Meredith, who really did a wonderful job of bringing that felonious archfiend, The Penguin, to life — though he didn’t like that fans instantly recognized him as his character, even when he was out of costume.