Meredith was twice nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, in 1976 for Rocky, and in 1975 for The Day of the Locust, for which he also received a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture. That performance brought him a BAFTA Award nomination. Meredith won a Primetime Emmy Award for Supporting Actor in 1977 for Tail Gunner Joe, and was nominated for the same award the next year for The Last Hurrah, a remake of the film starring Spencer Tracy. He was nominated for Best Supporting Actor by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films three times, in 1978, 1979, and 1982, and won the last two times, for Magic and Clash of the Titans. In 1962, Meredith won a Best Supporting Actor award from the National Board of Review, for Advise & Consent, and in 1985 he was nominated for a CableAce Award for his performance in Answers. Meredith received a Special Tony Award in 1960 for directing A Thurber Carnival. For his contributions to the motion picture industry, Meredith has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. For his onstage contributions, he was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame. A park was named after him in Pomona, New York, and he provided the funding to incorporate the village. In 1977, he received an honorary doctorate degree from Upper Iowa University in Fayette, Iowa. Filmography Film Television Video games Theatre Radio appearances References External links Burgess Meredith as the Penguin Burgess Meredith Park Photos of Burgess Meredith in "Story of G.I. Joe", 1944 by Ned Scott 1907 births 1997 deaths 20th-century American male actors American film directors American male film actors American male journalists American male radio actors American male stage actors American male television actors American male voice actors Methodists from California American people of Canadian descent American people of English descent American theatre directors Amherst College alumni Articles containing video clips California Democrats Deaths from Alzheimer's disease Deaths from melanoma Deaths from cancer in California Deaths from dementia in California Journalists from New York City Male actors from Cleveland Ohio Democrats Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie Primetime Emmy Award winners People with bipolar disorder Special Tony Award recipients United States Army Air Forces officers United States Army Air Forces personnel of World War II People of the United