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
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
as Self - Guest Host / Frank Hugo / Stage Manager
Ironside
1967
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
Mannix
1967
The Wild Wild West
1965
as Orkney Cadwallader
The Virginian
1962
as Tim Bradbury
Batman
1966
as The Penguin
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Henry Bemis / Mr. Smith / Luther Dingle / Romney Wordsworth
Love, American Style
1969
as Harrison Merriweather
Rawhide
1959
as Tom Gwynn / Matthew Higgins / Hannibal H. Plew
What's My Line?
1950
as Self
Burke's Law
1963
as Sidney Wilde / Burton Reese / Harold Harold
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
Room 222
1969
Naked City
1958
as Duncan Kleist
Daniel Boone
1964
as Alex Hemming
Studio One
1948
as Gulley Jimson
Night Gallery
1970
as Charlie Finnegan / Dr. William Fall (segment "The Little Black Bag")
Ben Casey
1961
Dinah!
1974
as Self
The Invaders
1967
as Theodore Booth
12 O'Clock High
1964
as Dr. Michael Rink
Suspicion
1957
as Ramskill
In the Heat of the Night
1988
as Judge Cully
The Monkees
1966
Lights Out
1949
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as David
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
as Mr. Mole
Laredo
1965
Mr. Novak
1963
as Principal Martin Woodridge
Branded
1965
Your Show of Shows
1950
The Bell Telephone Hour
1959
as Self
Sam Benedict
1962
Tales of Tomorrow
1951
The Loner
1965
Search
1972
as V.C.R. Cameron
Profiles in Courage
1964
as John Peter Altgeld
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Sid Davis / Cardinal Burke
Lamp Unto My Feet
1948
as Narrator (voice)
Gloria
1982
as Dr. Willard Adams
General Electric Theater
1953
as Thomas A. Edison / Velvet Pants
The Bold Ones: The Senator
1970
as State Party Chairman Mallon
The Big Story
1949
as Narrator / Self - Narrator
Korg: 70,000 B.C.
1974
Movies (141)
Rocky
1976
as Mickey Goldmill
Rocky II
1979
as Mickey Goldmill
Rocky III
1982
as Mickey Goldmill
Rocky Balboa
2006
as Micky Goldmill (Archive Footage) (uncredited)
Clash of the Titans
1981
as Ammon
Rocky V
1990
as Mickey Goldmill
Twilight Zone: The Movie
1983
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Manitou
1978
as Dr. Snow
Foul Play
1978
as Mr. Hennessey
Grumpy Old Men
1993
as Grandpa Gustafson
Batman
1966
as The Penguin
The Chaplin Puzzle
1992
as Narrator (voice)
Mackenna's Gold
1969
as The Storekeeper
In Harm's Way
1965
as Commander Egan Powell
Albert Schweitzer
1957
as Narrator (voice)
Grumpier Old Men
1995
as Grandpa Gustafson
State of Grace
1990
as Finn
Mastergate
1992
as Wiley Slaughter
Santa Claus: The Movie
1985
as Ancient Elf
Camp Nowhere
1994
as Fein
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
1966
as Doc Scully
The Father
1969
as Captain Ned
La Classe américaine
1993
as The Helicopter Man (archive footage)
Advise & Consent
1962
as Herbert Gelman
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
as Self
Sorcerers' Village
1958
as Narrator
Stay Away, Joe
1968
as Charlie Lightcloud
The Sentinel
1977
as Charles Chazen
Tail Gunner Joe
1977
as Joseph Welch
Magic
1978
as Ben Greene
There Was a Crooked Man...
1970
as The Missouri Kid
Burnt Offerings
1976
as Arnold Allardyce
Hurry Sundown
1967
as Judge Purcell
True Confessions
1981
as Msgr. Seamus Fargo
The Cardinal
1963
as Father Halley
The Hindenburg
1975
as Emilio Pajetta
The Wickedest Witch
1989
as Narrator (voice)
SST: Death Flight
1978
as Willy Basset
G.I. Joe: The Movie
1987
as Golobulus (voice)
A Welcome to Britain
1943
as Self (uncredited)
Outrage!
1986
as Judge Aaron Klein
That Uncertain Feeling
1941
as Alexander Sebastian
The Day of the Locust
1975
as Harry Greener
A Salute to France
1944
as Joe - the American Soldier
Our Country
1944
as Self
40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic
2020
as Self (archive footage)
When Time Ran Out...
1980
as Rene Valdez
On Our Merry Way
1948
as Oliver M. Pease
Answers
1985
as Chas Potter (Segment "The Constituent")
Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye
1977
as John F. "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald
Rocky Special: Burning Youth
1990
as Mickey Goldmill (archive footage)
Mr. Corbett's Ghost
1987
as Mad Tom
Such Good Friends
1971
as Kalman
The Reivers
1969
as Lucius / Narrator (voice)
Story of G.I. Joe
1945
as Ernie Pyle
Hot to Trot
1988
as Don's Dad
A Yank Comes Back
1948
as Self
Madame X
1966
as Dan Sullivan
Second Chorus
1941
as Hank Taylor
Across the Moon
1994
as Barney
Full Moon in Blue Water
1988
as The General
Hard Contract
1969
as Ramsey Williams
The Great Bank Hoax
1978
as Jack Stutz
Of Mice and Men
1939
as George Milton
Beware! The Blob
1972
as Old Hobo
The Master Gunfighter
1975
as Narrator (voice)
Torture Garden
1967
as Dr. Diabolo (Framing Story)
The Diary of a Chambermaid
1946
as Captain Mauger
The Man
1972
as Senator Watson
Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid
1978
as William Blackstone
The Last Chase
1981
as Captain J.G. Williams
Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure
1995
as Old Man (uncredited)
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991
as Narrator (voice)
Lincoln
1992
as Winfield Scott (voice)
Golden Needles
1974
as Winters
Dear Mr. Gable
1968
as Narrator
A Walk in the Sun
1945
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Blinkins: The Magic Flower
1986
The Amazing Captain Nemo
1978
as Prof. Waldo Cunningham
Night of the Hunter
1991
as Birdy
Idiot's Delight
1939
as Quillary
Castle on the Hudson
1940
as Steve Rockford
King Lear
1988
as Don Learo
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
1988
as Prologue Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
A Fan's Notes
1972
as Mr. Blue
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
1995
as Self
Tom, Dick and Harry
1941
as Harry
The Crazy-Quilt
1966
as Narrator (voice)
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
2019
as Henry Bemis (archive footage)
Final Assignment
1980
as Zak
Golden Rendezvous
1977
as Van Heurden
Wet Gold
1984
as Sampson
Clay Pigeon
1971
as Freedom Lovelace
Mine Own Executioner
1947
as Felix Milne
Thumbelina
1984
as Mr. Mole
Joe Butterfly
1957
as Joe Butterfly
Lock, Stock and Barrel
1971
as Rev. Willie Pursle
Mr. Griffin and Me
1981
as Kenneth Griffin
B. Must Die
1975
as Hector
UFOs: It Has Begun
1979
Magnificent Doll
1946
as James Madison
There Goes the Groom
1937
as Derek "Dick" Matthews
Winterset
1936
as Mio Romagna
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
1974
as The Dolphin
Puff, the Magic Dragon
1978
as Puff (voice)
Street of Chance
1942
as Frank Thompson
We the People
1972
as Narrator
Old Faithful
1973
as Chief Ranger
Fanfare for a Death Scene
1964
as Prof. George Bannerman
Getting Away from It All
1972
as Capt. Frank Coffin
92 in the Shade
1975
as Goldsboro
Circasia
1976
as Clown
The Rear Gunner
1943
as Pvt. L.A. Pee Wee Williams
Hymn of the Nations
1944
as Narrator (voice)
Oddball Hall
1990
as Ingersol
Golden Arrow
1949
as Dick
The Forgotten Village
1941
as Narrator
Jigsaw
1949
as Jack - Bartender (uncredited)
Tunisian Victory
1944
as American soldier (voice)
The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove
1971
as Henry Meade
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 II (1979) — as Mickey Goldmill
- Rocky III (1982) — as Mickey Goldmill
- Rocky Balboa (2006) — as Micky Goldmill (Archive Footage) (uncredited)
- Clash of the Titans (1981) — as Ammon
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