Burgess Meredith
Known for Acting · 188 credits
- Born
- 1907-11-16
- Died
- 1997-09-09
- Place of birth
- Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- Also known as
- Oliver Burgess Meredith · بورگس مریدیت
Biography
Oliver Burgess Meredith (November 16, 1907 – September 9, 1997) was an American movie, television, stage, radio, voice actor, and director. He was known for his roles as The Penguin in the 1960s TV version of Batman, as Mickey Goldmill in Rocky, Rocky II and Rocky III, and as Grandpa Gustafson in Grumpy Old Men and Grumpier Old Men. He won two Saturn Awards (in 1978 and in 1981), Tony Awards, and many Emmy Awards.
Known For
TV Shows (47)
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
Bonanza
1959
as Owney Duggan
Mannix
1967
Ironside
1967
Love, American Style
1969
as Harrison Merriweather
Batman
1966
as The Penguin
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
as Self - Guest Host / Frank Hugo / Stage Manager
What's My Line?
1950
as Self - Panelist
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Henry Bemis / Luther Dingle / Romney Wordsworth / Mr. Smith
The Virginian
1962
as Tim Bradbury
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
Naked City
1958
as Duncan Kleist
Ben Casey
1961
Rawhide
1959
as Tom Gwynn / Matthew Higgins / Hannibal H. Plew
Studio One
1948
as Gulley Jimson
The Wild Wild West
1965
as Orkney Cadwallader
Daniel Boone
1964
as Alex Hemming
Burke's Law
1963
as Sidney Wilde / Burton Reese / Harold Harold
Night Gallery
1970
as Charlie Finnegan / Dr. William Fall (segment "The Little Black Bag")
Lights Out
1949
The Invaders
1967
as Theodore Booth
Room 222
1969
In the Heat of the Night
1988
as Judge Cully
The Monkees
1966
Dinah!
1974
as Self
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
as Mr. Mole
Laredo
1965
12 O'Clock High
1964
as Dr. Michael Rink
Branded
1965
Tales of Tomorrow
1951
Mr. Novak
1963
as Principal Martin Woodridge
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as David
Your Show of Shows
1950
Suspicion
1957
as Ramskill
The Bell Telephone Hour
1959
as Self
Sam Benedict
1962
The Loner
1965
Search
1972
as V.C.R. Cameron
Profiles in Courage
1964
as John Peter Altgeld
Lamp Unto My Feet
1948
as Narrator (voice)
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Sid Davis / Cardinal Burke
General Electric Theater
1953
as Thomas A. Edison / Velvet Pants
The Bold Ones: The Senator
1970
as State Party Chairman Mallon
Gloria
1982
as Dr. Willard Adams
The Big Story
1949
as Narrator / Self - Narrator
Korg: 70,000 B.C.
1974
Movies (141)
Rocky
1976
as Mickey Goldmill
Rocky III
1982
as Mickey Goldmill
Rocky Balboa
2006
as Micky Goldmill (Archive Footage) (uncredited)
Rocky V
1990
as Mickey Goldmill
Clash of the Titans
1981
as Ammon
Rocky II
1979
as Mickey Goldmill
Batman
1966
as The Penguin
Twilight Zone: The Movie
1983
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
State of Grace
1990
as Finn
Foul Play
1978
as Mr. Hennessey
Mackenna's Gold
1969
as The Storekeeper
In Harm's Way
1965
as Commander Egan Powell
Grumpy Old Men
1993
as Grandpa Gustafson
The Cardinal
1963
as Father Halley
Grumpier Old Men
1995
as Grandpa Gustafson
Santa Claus: The Movie
1985
as Ancient Elf
Madame X
1966
as Dan Sullivan
The Sentinel
1977
as Charles Chazen
Burnt Offerings
1976
as Arnold Allardyce
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
as Self
There Was a Crooked Man...
1970
as The Missouri Kid
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
1988
as Prologue Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
True Confessions
1981
as Msgr. Seamus Fargo
Camp Nowhere
1994
as Fein
The Hindenburg
1975
as Emilio Pajetta
Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure
1995
as Old Man (uncredited)
King Lear
1988
as Don Learo
Advise & Consent
1962
as Herbert Gelman
The Manitou
1978
as Dr. Snow
Magic
1978
as Ben Greene
G.I. Joe: The Movie
1987
as Golobulus (voice)
The Diary of a Chambermaid
1946
as Captain Mauger
The Reivers
1969
as Lucius / Narrator (voice)
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
1966
as Doc Scully
La Classe américaine
1993
as The Helicopter Man (archive footage)
40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Golden Needles
1974
as Winters
Mastergate
1992
as Wiley Slaughter
Golden Rendezvous
1977
as Van Heurden
Beware! The Blob
1972
as Old Hobo
The Day of the Locust
1975
as Harry Greener
Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid
1978
as William Blackstone
A Walk in the Sun
1945
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Hot to Trot
1988
as Don's Dad
Circasia
1976
as Clown
Of Mice and Men
1939
as George Milton
Magnificent Doll
1946
as James Madison
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991
as Narrator (voice)
Getting Away from It All
1972
as Capt. Frank Coffin
The Man on the Eiffel Tower
1949
as Joseph Heurtin
Hurry Sundown
1967
as Judge Purcell
Skidoo
1968
as The Warden
Stay Away, Joe
1968
as Charlie Lightcloud
The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard
1986
as Mr. Ben the Owl
Lincoln
1992
as Winfield Scott (voice)
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
2019
as Henry Bemis (archive footage)
Winterset
1936
as Mio Romagna
Torture Garden
1967
as Dr. Diabolo (Framing Story)
When Time Ran Out...
1980
as Rene Valdez
Such Good Friends
1971
as Kalman
Probe
1972
as V.C.R. Cameron
Clay Pigeon
1971
as Freedom Lovelace
The Man
1972
as Senator Watson
Spring Madness
1938
as The Lippencott
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
1974
as The Dolphin
Outrage!
1986
as Judge Aaron Klein
SST: Death Flight
1978
as Willy Basset
Tail Gunner Joe
1977
as Joseph Welch
Story of G.I. Joe
1945
as Ernie Pyle
Idiot's Delight
1939
as Quillary
Jigsaw
1949
as Jack - Bartender (uncredited)
The Amazing Captain Nemo
1978
as Prof. Waldo Cunningham
Wet Gold
1984
as Sampson
That Uncertain Feeling
1941
as Alexander Sebastian
Castle on the Hudson
1940
as Steve Rockford
Street of Chance
1942
as Frank Thompson
The Last Hurrah
1977
as Cardinal Burke
Tom, Dick and Harry
1941
as Harry
The Master Gunfighter
1975
as Narrator (voice)
Across the Moon
1994
as Barney
Full Moon in Blue Water
1988
as The General
Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye
1977
as John F. "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald
Broken Rainbow
1985
as Historical Voice (voice)
On Our Merry Way
1948
as Oliver M. Pease
Mr. Corbett's Ghost
1987
as Mad Tom
Santa Claus: The Making of the Movie
1985
as Self
Answers
1985
as Chas Potter (Segment "The Constituent")
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
1995
as Self
Attack! The Battle for New Britain
1944
as Narrator (voice)
Second Chorus
1941
as Hank Taylor
A Salute to France
1944
as Joe - the American Soldier
Fanfare for a Death Scene
1964
as Prof. George Bannerman
Albert Schweitzer
1957
as Narrator (voice)
Tunisian Victory
1944
as American soldier (voice)
The Wickedest Witch
1989
as Narrator (voice)
Thumbelina
1984
as Mr. Mole
Joe Butterfly
1957
as Joe Butterfly
Night of the Hunter
1991
as Birdy
The Great Bank Hoax
1978
as Jack Stutz
There Goes the Groom
1937
as Derek "Dick" Matthews
The Scoundrel
1935
as Flop House Bum
Puff, the Magic Dragon
1978
as Puff (voice)
Dear Mr. Gable
1968
as Narrator
The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove
1971
as Henry Meade
Old Faithful
1973
as Chief Ranger
Hard Contract
1969
as Ramsey Williams
92 in the Shade
1975
as Goldsboro
B. Must Die
1975
as Hector
Mr. Griffin and Me
1981
as Kenneth Griffin
San Francisco Docks
1940
as Johnny Barnes
UFOs: It Has Begun
1979
Final Assignment
1980
as Zak
Puff the Magic Dragon: The Land of the Living Lies
1979
as Puff the Magic Dragon (voice)
Lock, Stock and Barrel
1971
as Rev. Willie Pursle
The Last Chase
1981
as Captain J.G. Williams
Puff the Magic Dragon: The Incredible Mr. Nobody
1982
as Puff the Magic Dragon (voice)
I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Kurt Weill in America
1992
as Guest
Oddball Hall
1990
as Ingersol
The Kidnappers
1958
as Louis Halliburton
The Rear Gunner
1943
as Pvt. L.A. Pee Wee Williams
About Burgess Meredith
Oliver Burgess Meredith (November 16, 1907 – September 9, 1997) was an American movie, television, stage, radio, voice actor, and director. He was known for his roles as The Penguin in the 1960s TV version of Batman, as Mickey Goldmill in Rocky, Rocky II and Rocky III, and as Grandpa Gustafson in Grumpy Old Men and Grumpier Old Men. He won two Saturn Awards (in 1978 and in 1981), Tony Awards, and many Emmy Awards. With 188 credits spanning from 1935 to 2020, Burgess Meredith has appeared in 141 films and 47 TV shows.
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Most Popular Burgess Meredith Movies
- Rocky (1976) — as Mickey Goldmill
- Rocky III (1982) — as Mickey Goldmill
- Rocky Balboa (2006) — as Micky Goldmill (Archive Footage) (uncredited)
- Rocky V (1990) — as Mickey Goldmill
- Clash of the Titans (1981) — as Ammon
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