Burgess Meredith

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Known For

Acting

Born

1907-11-16

Place of Birth

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Burgess Meredith

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.

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Known For

Bonanza

Bonanza

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

Mannix

Mannix

Batman

Batman

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

Ironside

Ironside

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

Acting History

40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic as Self (archive footage)

The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration as Henry Bemis (archive footage)

Rocky Balboa as Micky Goldmill (Archive Footage) (uncredited)

Grumpier Old Men as Grandpa Gustafson

Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure as Old Man (uncredited)

Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick as Self

Across the Moon as Barney

Camp Nowhere as Fein

La Classe américaine as The Helicopter Man (archive footage)

Grumpy Old Men as Grandpa Gustafson

I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Kurt Weill in America as Guest

Lincoln as Winfield Scott (voice)

Mastergate as Wiley Slaughter

The Chaplin Puzzle as Narrator (voice)

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker as Narrator (voice)

Night of the Hunter as Birdy

Rocky V as Mickey Goldmill

State of Grace as Finn

Oddball Hall as Ingersol

The Wickedest Witch as Narrator (voice)

Full Moon in Blue Water as The General

John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick as Prologue Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Hot to Trot as Don's Dad

In the Heat of the Night as Judge Cully

King Lear as Don Learo

Mr. Corbett's Ghost as Mad Tom

G.I. Joe: The Movie as Golobulus (voice)

Outrage! as Judge Aaron Klein

The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard as Mr. Ben the Owl

The Blinkins: The Magic Flower

Santa Claus: The Making of the Movie as Self

Santa Claus: The Movie as Ancient Elf

Broken Rainbow as Historical Voice (voice)

Answers as Chas Potter (Segment "The Constituent")

Night of 100 Stars II as Self

Wet Gold as Sampson

Thumbelina as Mr. Mole

Gloria as Dr. Willard Adams

Faerie Tale Theatre as Mr. Mole

Rocky III as Mickey Goldmill

Puff the Magic Dragon: The Incredible Mr. Nobody as Puff the Magic Dragon (voice)

True Confessions as Msgr. Seamus Fargo

Clash of the Titans as Ammon

The Last Chase as Captain J.G. Williams

Mr. Griffin and Me as Kenneth Griffin

Final Assignment as Zak

When Time Ran Out... as Rene Valdez

Puff the Magic Dragon: The Land of the Living Lies as Puff the Magic Dragon (voice)

Rocky II as Mickey Goldmill

UFOs: It Has Begun

Magic as Ben Greene

The Great Bank Hoax as Jack Stutz

Puff, the Magic Dragon as Puff (voice)

Foul Play as Mr. Hennessey

Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid as William Blackstone

The Amazing Captain Nemo as Prof. Waldo Cunningham

The Manitou as Dr. Snow

SST: Death Flight as Willy Basset

The Living Sands of Namib as Narrator (voice)

Golden Rendezvous as Van Heurden

The Last Hurrah as Cardinal Burke

Tail Gunner Joe as Joseph Welch

Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye as John F. "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald

The Sentinel as Charles Chazen

Rocky as Mickey Goldmill

Burnt Offerings as Arnold Allardyce

Circasia as Clown

The Hindenburg as Emilio Pajetta

The Master Gunfighter as Narrator (voice)

92 in the Shade as Goldsboro

B. Must Die as Hector

The Day of the Locust as Harry Greener

Korg: 70,000 B.C.

Golden Needles as Winters

Old Faithful as Chief Ranger

Search as V.C.R. Cameron

The Man as Senator Watson

A Fan's Notes as Mr. Blue

Beware! The Blob as Old Hobo

The New Healers as Dr. Simmons

Probe as V.C.R. Cameron

Getting Away from It All as Capt. Frank Coffin

We the People as Narrator

Such Good Friends as Kalman

The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove as Henry Meade

Lock, Stock and Barrel as Rev. Willie Pursle

Clay Pigeon as Freedom Lovelace

Night Gallery as Charlie Finnegan

There Was a Crooked Man... as The Missouri Kid

The Bold Ones: The Senator as State Party Chairman Mallon

The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go as The Dolphin

The Reivers as Lucius / Narrator (voice)

Winter of the Witch as Narrator

Love, American Style as Harrison Merriweather

Love, American Style

Hard Contract as Ramsey Williams

The Father as Captain Ned

Mackenna's Gold as The Storekeeper

Skidoo as The Warden

Stay Away, Joe as Charlie Lightcloud

Dear Mr. Gable as Narrator

Torture Garden as Dr. Diabolo (Framing Story)

Hurry Sundown as Judge Purcell

The Invaders as Theodore Booth

The Crazy-Quilt as Narrator (voice)

Batman as The Penguin

A Big Hand for the Little Lady as Doc Scully

Madame X as Dan Sullivan

Batman as The Penguin

The Wild Wild West as Orkney Cadwallader

In Harm's Way as Commander Egan Powell

Profiles in Courage as John Peter Altgeld

Daniel Boone as Alex Hemming

12 O'Clock High as Dr. Michael Rink

Fanfare for a Death Scene as Prof. George Bannerman

The Cardinal as Father Halley

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Mr. Novak as Principal Martin Woodridge

Burke's Law as Sidney Wilde

Burke's Law as Burton Reese

Burke's Law as Harold Harold

The Virginian as Tim Bradbury

Advise & Consent as Herbert Gelman

The Mike Douglas Show as Self

Waiting for Godot as Vladimir / Didi

The Twilight Zone as Henry Bemis

The Twilight Zone as Luther Dingle

The Twilight Zone as Romney Wordsworth

The Twilight Zone as Mr. Smith

Bonanza as Owney Duggan

The Bell Telephone Hour as Self

Rawhide as Tom Gwynn

Rawhide as Matthew Higgins

Rawhide as Hannibal H. Plew

Naked City as Duncan Kleist

Sorcerers' Village as Narrator

The Kidnappers as Louis Halliburton

Albert Schweitzer as Narrator (voice)

Suspicion as Ramskill

Joe Butterfly as Joe Butterfly

Tony Awards as Self - Special Award Recipient

General Electric Theater as Thomas A. Edison

General Electric Theater as Velvet Pants

Mr. Lincoln as Avon Horsley Jr.

Hallmark Hall of Fame as Sid Davis

Hallmark Hall of Fame as Cardinal Burke

Tales of Tomorrow

Works of Calder as Narrator

Lux Video Theatre as David

Your Show of Shows

What's My Line? as Self - Panelist

Robert Montgomery Presents as Self - Guest Host / Frank Hugo

Robert Montgomery Presents as Stage Manager

Golden Arrow as Dick

The Man on the Eiffel Tower as Joseph Heurtin

The Big Story as Narrator

The Big Story as Self - Narrator

Jigsaw as Jack - Bartender (uncredited)

Lamp Unto My Feet as Narrator (voice)

Studio One as Gulley Jimson

The Philco Television Playhouse

On Our Merry Way as Oliver M. Pease

A Yank Comes Back as Self

Mine Own Executioner as Felix Milne

Magnificent Doll as James Madison

The Diary of a Chambermaid as Captain Mauger

A Walk in the Sun as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Story of G.I. Joe as Ernie Pyle

Attack! The Battle for New Britain as Narrator (voice)

Tunisian Victory as American soldier (voice)

Hymn of the Nations as Narrator (voice)

A Salute to France as Joe - the American Soldier

Our Country as Self

The Rear Gunner as Pvt. L.A. Pee Wee Williams

A Welcome to Britain as Self (uncredited)

The United States Service Bands as footage from 'The Rear Gunner' (uncredited)

Street of Chance as Frank Thompson

Tom, Dick and Harry as Harry

That Uncertain Feeling as Alexander Sebastian

The Forgotten Village as Narrator

Second Chorus as Hank Taylor

San Francisco Docks as Johnny Barnes

Castle on the Hudson as Steve Rockford

Of Mice and Men as George Milton

Idiot's Delight as Quillary

Spring Madness as The Lippencott

There Goes the Groom as Derek "Dick" Matthews

Winterset as Mio Romagna

The Scoundrel as Flop House Bum

Time Enough at Last as Henry Bemis