Life and work
Burgess Meredith was an American actor. Born: 16 November 1907. Died: 9 September 1997. Citizenship recorded in the biographical source: United States.
Actor · 1907–1997
Burgess Meredith
Burgess Meredith was an American actor. Born on 16 November 1907, this profile follows Burgess Meredith through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Batman (1966) and Foul Play (1978). The location trail reaches Bronson Caves and Nuart Theatre. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
← All peopleFollow the geography ↓Original November 1974 archival photograph; cropped to Burgess Meredith and resized without enlargement. Cropped to an individual portrait. Resized without enlargement and converted to WebP. The existing People portrait frame may crop the photograph. Source colours retained.
Batman · Bronson Caves
Burgess Meredith is credited as cast member on Batman. The work’s existing location story leads to Bronson Caves. The west portal was used as the Batcave vehicle entrance. The cave is not a replica of the interior set.
Foul Play · Nuart Theatre
Burgess Meredith is credited as cast member on Foul Play. The work’s existing location story leads to Nuart Theatre. The Nuart appears in Foul Play, despite the story being set in San Francisco. This pin identifies the Los Angeles theatre used by the production.
Foul Play — credits ↗︎Nuart Theatre: history, location and cultural connections ↗︎
THE PLACES BEHIND THE STORY
A life on the map.
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Bronson Caves ↗︎
Batman
The west portal was used as the Batcave vehicle entrance. The cave is not a replica of the interior set.
Batman
The theatrical film shares the Bronson Caves exterior associated with the television Batcave.
3200 Canyon Drive
Open street map ↗︎Nuart Theatre ↗︎
Foul Play
The Nuart appears in Foul Play, despite the story being set in San Francisco. This pin identifies the Los Angeles theatre used by the production.
Nuart Theatre: history, location and cultural connections ↗︎
11272 Santa Monica Boulevard
Open street map ↗︎IN THE STORY1907-11-16 1997-09-09
Born 16 November 1907
Died 9 September 1997
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WORKS
Culture, connected.
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Batman
William Dozier
Batman
Leslie H. Martinson
Foul Play
Colin Higgins
KEEP EXPLORING
Cities and Worlds.
Los Angeles ↗︎
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Foul Play ↗︎
Follow Foul Play through 20 real San Francisco locations recorded by an official city dataset or Wikidata.
PEOPLE IN THE STORY
Creative connections.
Follow collaborators through their work and the real places tied to it.
Vincent Price ↗︎
Vincent Price was an American actor. Born on 27 May 1911, this profile follows Vincent Price through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include House on Haunted Hill (1959) and Batman (1966). The location trail reaches Ennis House and Bronson Caves. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Chevy Chase ↗︎
Chevy Chase is an American actor, comedian and writer. Born on 8 October 1943, this profile follows Chevy Chase through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Foul Play (1978). The location trail reaches Nuart Theatre. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Adam West ↗︎
Adam West was an American actor. Born on 19 September 1928, this profile follows Adam West through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Batman (1966). The location trail reaches Bronson Caves. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Lee Meriwether ↗︎
Lee Meriwether is an American actress and model. Born on 27 May 1935, this profile follows Lee Meriwether through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Batman (1966). The location trail reaches Bronson Caves. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Burt Ward ↗︎
Burt Ward is an American actor. Born on 6 July 1945, this profile follows Burt Ward through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Batman (1966). The location trail reaches Bronson Caves. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.