2007 Sweet Spot Burgess Meredith Legend Cut Auto 1/3

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You are bidding on a 2007 Upper Deck Sweet Spot Classic Cuts Burgess Meredith Cut Auto hand numbered 1/3. is your chance to get a rare card of the Hollywood Legendary Actor. He is credited with being one of the most influential actors of the century. You are only bidding on the card in the title. The other pictures are just to show some of the roles he played. He attracted favorable attention for playing George in a 1939 adaptation of John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men and as war correspondent Ernie Pyle in The Story of G.I. Joe (1945). Meredith was featured in many 1940s films, including three ( Second Chorus (1940), Diary of a Chambermaid (1946) and On Our Merry Way (1948) ) co-starring then-wife Paulette Goddard. Among later roles, he became known for playing The Penguin on the television series Batman . His role as the Penguin was so well-received that the show's writers always had a script featuring the Penguin ready whenever Meredith was available. He appeared on the show more times during its run than any other villain. Meredith served in the United States Army Air Forces in World War II, reaching the rank of captain. As a result of the House Committee on Un-American Activities investigation into Communist influence in Hollywood, Meredith was placed on the Hollywood blacklist in the 1950s. Meredith was a favorite of director Otto Preminger, who cast him in Advise and Consent (1962), In Harm's Way (1965), Hurry Sundown (1967), Skidoo (1968) and Such Good Friends (1971). (Interestingly, both Preminger and Meredith portrayed villains on Batman .) He appeared in Ray Harryhausen's last stop-motion feature Clash of the Titans, in a supporting role. He played Rocky Balboa's trainer, Mickey Goldmill , in the first three Rocky films (1976), (1979) and (1982), to great acclaim. Even though his character died in the third Rocky film, he returned briefly in the fifth film, Rocky V (1990), in flashbacks. Meredith also appeared in Santa Claus: The Movie (1985). In his twilight years, he played Jack Lemmon's character's father in Grumpy Old Men (1993) and its sequel, Grumpier Old Men (1995). He was the Penguin in the original Batman Movie. As a nod to his longtime association with The Twilight Zone , he served as narrator for the 1983 film based on the series. He was Academy Award-nominated in the Best Supporting Actor category for his roles in The Day of the Locust (1975) and Rocky (1976). For his contribution to the motion picture industry, Meredith has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6904 Hollywood Blvd.His work includes: T Goes the Groom (1937) Spring Madness (1938) Idiot's Delight (1939) Of Mice and Men (1939) Castle on the Hudson (1940) Second Chorus (1940) Tom, Dick and Harry (1941) That Uncertain Feeling (1941) Street of Chance (1942) The Story of G.I. Joe (1945) A Walk in the Sun (1945) Magnificent Doll (1946) Diary of a Chambermaid (1946) On Our Merry Way (1948) Advise and Consent (1962) The Kidnappers (1964) In Harm's Way (1965) Madame X (1966) Batman (1966) Torture Garden (1967) Hurry Sundown (1967) Skidoo (1968) Stay away, Joe (1968) Such Good Friends (1971) The Day of the Locust (1975) Rocky (1976) The Sentinel (1977) Foul Play (1978) Magic (1978) Rocky II (1979) Clash of the Titans (1981) True Confessions (1981) Rocky III (1982) Santa Claus: The Movie (1985) G.I. Joe: The Movie (1987) Rocky V (1990) Grumpy Old Men (1993) Grumpier Old Men (1995) Check my feedback and bid with confidence. I will reduce shipping on multiple items won. read more

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