Ray Liotta

He also provided the voice of Tommy Vercetti, the video game protagonist of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. Meredith died of Alzheimer's disease in 1997. He studied acting at the University of Miami. Meredith served in the United States Army Air Forces in World War II reaching the rank of Captain. Ray Liotta (born December 18, 1955 in Newark, New Jersey) is an American actor best known for his role as Henry Hill in Martin Scorsese's Goodfellas. A somewhat more mixed (comedic/dramatic) role was his portrayal of the philosophical (yet hapless) tramp, Vladimir, in a notable production of Beckett's Waiting for Godot. Field of Dreams (1989). He uses it only to win bets and show off, and hilarity ensues.

Goodfellas (1990). Dingle, a small, weak man, suddenly acquires superhuman strength. Operation Dumbo Drop (1995). Mr. Cop Land (1997). Dingle, the Strong", Meredith plays a comedic role as the subject of a space alien's experiment on human nature. Hannibal (2001). In a 1961 episode, "Mr.

Blow (2001). However, he becomes the tragic victim of one of The Twilight Zone 's trademark twist endings - he breaks his glasses and cannot read the books. Narc (2002). When he takes a lunch break to read in the bank vault, he is saved from a nuclear war that destroys the world. John Q (2002). In the famous "Time Enough at Last", a 1959 episode of The Twilight Zone, Meredith plays a henpecked bank teller who only wants to be left alone with his books. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002) (voice). Burgess Meredith was adept playing both dramatic and comedic roles.

Identity (2003). Meredith played Rocky Balboa's trainer Mickey in the Rocky film series, and in his twilight years was Jack Lemmon's character's father in Grumpy Old Men. He admitted in an interview it sounded more like a duck than a penguin. The Penguin's trademark quacking laugh was actually Meredith's attempt to cover up coughing fits, as his part required him to smoke, something he had not done in years. Burgess Meredith (November 16, 1909 - September 9, 1997) was an American actor, perhaps best known for playing the Penguin on the television series Batman.

The 1966 Batman TV Villains - Burgess Meredith (http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Hills/7537/Penguin.htm).