Burgess Meredith

Nov 16, 1907 - Sep 09, 1997 (89 years old) in Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Oliver Burgess Meredith, or Burgess Meredith, 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

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Bonanza

Owney Duggan

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Batman

The Penguin

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Ironside

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Robert Montgomery Presents

Self - Guest Host / Frank Hugo

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The Virginian

Tim Bradbury

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The Twilight Zone

Henry Bemis

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Mannix

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Ben Casey

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The Philco Television Playhouse

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Naked City

Duncan Kleist

Credits

Third Eye Future

★ NR
Arnold & Sly: Rivals, Friends, Icons 2024

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

★ 9.3
40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic 2020

Self (archive footage)

★ 7.6
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration 2019

Henry Bemis (archive footage)

★ 10
Rocky Balboa 2006

Micky Goldmill (Archive Footage) (uncredited)

★ 6.9
The Opponents 2006

Self (archive footage) / Mickey Goldmill

★ NR
Tribute To Burgess Meredith 2006

Self (archive footage)

★ 6
Grumpier Old Men 1995

Grandpa Gustafson

★ 6.5
Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure 1995

Old Man (uncredited)

★ 6.2
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick 1995

Self

★ 8
Across the Moon 1994

Barney

★ 3.7
Camp Nowhere 1994

Fein

★ 5.9
La Classe américaine 1993

The Helicopter Man (archive footage)

★ 7.6
Grumpy Old Men 1993

Grandpa Gustafson

★ 6.7
I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Kurt Weill in America 1992

Guest

★ NR
Lincoln 1992

Winfield Scott (voice)

★ 6.8
Mastergate 1992

Wiley Slaughter

★ 2
The Chaplin Puzzle 1992

Narrator (voice)

★ NR
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker 1991

Narrator (voice)

★ 7.7
Night of the Hunter 1991

Birdy

★ 5.7
Rocky V 1990

Mickey Goldmill

★ 5.8
State of Grace 1990

Finn

★ 7
Oddball Hall 1990

Ingersol

★ NR
The Wickedest Witch 1989

Narrator (voice)

★ 5
Full Moon in Blue Water 1988

The General

★ 6.2
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick 1988

Prologue Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

★ 5.9
Hot to Trot 1988

Don's Dad

★ 5.2
In the Heat of the Night 1988

Judge Cully

★ 7.4
King Lear 1988

Don Learo

★ 6.4
Mr. Corbett's Ghost 1987

Mad Tom

★ 5
G.I. Joe: The Movie 1987

Golobulus (voice)

★ 6.5
Outrage! 1986

Judge Aaron Klein

★ 5
The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard 1986

Mr. Ben the Owl

★ 5.1
Santa Claus: The Making of the Movie 1985

Self

★ 5
Santa Claus: The Movie 1985

Ancient Elf

★ 6.3
Broken Rainbow 1985

Historical Voice (voice)

★ 5.7
Night of 100 Stars II 1985

Self

★ 8
Answers 1985

Chas Potter (Segment "The Constituent")

★ NR
Wet Gold 1984

Sampson

★ 4.5
Thumbelina 1984

Mr. Mole

★ 6
Gloria 1982

Dr. Willard Adams

★ 5
Faerie Tale Theatre 1982

Mr. Mole

★ 8.1
Rocky III 1982

Mickey Goldmill

★ 6.9
Puff the Magic Dragon: The Incredible Mr. Nobody 1982

Puff the Magic Dragon (voice)

★ 6.8
True Confessions 1981

Msgr. Seamus Fargo

★ 6.1
Clash of the Titans 1981

Ammon

★ 6.9
The Last Chase 1981

Captain J.G. Williams

★ 3.5
Mr. Griffin and Me 1981

Kenneth Griffin

★ NR
Final Assignment 1980

Zak

★ 4
When Time Ran Out... 1980

Rene Valdez

★ 5.4
Puff the Magic Dragon: The Land of the Living Lies 1979

Puff the Magic Dragon (voice)

★ 6.8
Rocky II 1979

Mickey Goldmill

★ 7.3
UFOs: It Has Begun 1979

★ 7
Magic 1978

Ben Greene

★ 6.8
The Great Bank Hoax 1978

Jack Stutz

★ 4.2
Puff, the Magic Dragon 1978

Puff (voice)

★ 6.8
Foul Play 1978

Mr. Hennessey

★ 6.3
Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid 1978

William Blackstone

★ 5
The Amazing Captain Nemo 1978

Prof. Waldo Cunningham

★ 5
The Manitou 1978

Dr. Snow

★ 5.4
The Living Sands of Namib 1978

Narrator (voice)

★ NR
Golden Rendezvous 1977

Van Heurden

★ 4.9
The Last Hurrah 1977

Cardinal Burke

★ NR
SST: Death Flight 1977

Willy Basset

★ 5.3
Tail Gunner Joe 1977

Joseph Welch

★ 6
Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye 1977

John F. "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald

★ 2
The Sentinel 1977

Charles Chazen

★ 6.1
Rocky 1976

Mickey Goldmill

★ 7.8
Burnt Offerings 1976

Arnold Allardyce

★ 6.5
Circasia 1976

Clown

★ 5
The Hindenburg 1975

Emilio Pajetta

★ 6.2
The Master Gunfighter 1975

Narrator (voice)

★ 4.5
92 in the Shade 1975

Goldsboro

★ 5.4
B. Must Die 1975

Hector

★ 4
The Day of the Locust 1975

Harry Greener

★ 6.5
Dinah! 1974

Self

★ 6.7
Korg: 70,000 B.C. 1974

★ 7
Golden Needles 1974

Winters

★ 4.3
Old Faithful 1973

Self

★ NR
Search 1972

V.C.R. Cameron

★ 6.9
The Man 1972

Senator Watson

★ 6.3
A Fan's Notes 1972

Mr. Blue

★ 5.5
Beware! The Blob 1972

Old Hobo

★ 4.8
The New Healers 1972

Dr. Simmons

★ NR
Probe 1972

V.C.R. Cameron

★ 5.5
Getting Away from It All 1972

Capt. Frank Coffin

★ NR
We the People 1972

Narrator

★ NR
Such Good Friends 1971

Kalman

★ 4.9
The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove 1971

Henry Meade

★ 6
Lock, Stock and Barrel 1971

Rev. Willie Pursle

★ NR
Clay Pigeon 1971

Freedom Lovelace

★ 3.4
Night Gallery 1970

Charlie Finnegan

★ 7.8
There Was a Crooked Man... 1970

The Missouri Kid

★ 6.8
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go 1970

The Dolphin

★ 4.6
The Reivers 1969

Lucius / Narrator (voice)

★ 6.4
Winter of the Witch 1969

Narrator

★ 8
Love, American Style 1969

Harrison Merriweather

★ 6.1
Room 222 1969

★ 6
Hard Contract 1969

Ramsey Williams

★ 4.7
The Father 1969

Captain Ned

★ NR
Mackenna's Gold 1969

The Storekeeper

★ 6.6
Skidoo 1968

The Warden

★ 4.8
Stay Away, Joe 1968

Charlie Lightcloud

★ 5.3
Dear Mr. Gable 1968

Narrator

★ NR
Torture Garden 1967

Dr. Diabolo (Framing Story)

★ 6.1
Mannix 1967

★ 6.7
Ironside 1967

★ 6.8
Hurry Sundown 1967

Judge Purcell

★ 6.5
The Invaders 1967

Theodore Booth

★ 6.8
The Crazy-Quilt 1966

Narrator (voice)

★ 5.5
The Monkees 1966

★ 6.5
Batman 1966

The Penguin

★ 6.4
A Big Hand for the Little Lady 1966

Doc Scully

★ 7.1
Madame X 1966

Dan Sullivan

★ 6.5
The Loner 1965

★ 5.7
Laredo 1965

★ 6.3
In Harm's Way 1965

Commander Egan Powell

★ 6.6
Branded 1965

★ 6.4
Profiles in Courage 1964

John Peter Altgeld

★ 5
Daniel Boone 1964

Alex Hemming

★ 6.9
12 O'Clock High 1964

Dr. Michael Rink

★ 7.2
Fanfare for a Death Scene 1964

Prof. George Bannerman

★ 6
The Cardinal 1963

Father Halley

★ 6.5
Mr. Novak 1963

Principal Martin Woodridge

★ 6.5
Burke's Law 1963

Sidney Wilde

★ 6
The Virginian 1962

Tim Bradbury

★ 6.3
Sam Benedict 1962

★ 6
Advise & Consent 1962

Herbert Gelman

★ 7.2
Ben Casey 1961

★ 5.6
Waiting for Godot 1961

Vladimir / Didi

★ 6
The Twilight Zone 1959

Henry Bemis

★ 8.5
Bonanza 1959

Owney Duggan

★ 7.5
The Bell Telephone Hour 1959

Self

★ 7.3
Rawhide 1959

Tom Gwynn

★ 7.1
Naked City 1958

Duncan Kleist

★ 5.5
Sorcerers' Village 1958

Narrator

★ NR
The Kidnappers 1958

Louis Halliburton

★ NR
Albert Schweitzer 1957

Narrator (voice)

★ 6.1
Suspicion 1957

Ramskill

★ 5.9
Joe Butterfly 1957

Joe Butterfly

★ 5.8
General Electric Theater 1953

Thomas A. Edison

★ 6.3
Mr. Lincoln 1952

Avon Horsley Jr.

★ NR
Hallmark Hall of Fame 1951

Sid Davis

★ 8.6
Tales of Tomorrow 1951

★ 6
Works of Calder 1950

Narrator

★ NR
Lux Video Theatre 1950

David

★ 6.3
Your Show of Shows 1950

★ 6.3
What's My Line? 1950

Self - Panelist

★ 6.9
Robert Montgomery Presents 1950

Self - Guest Host / Frank Hugo

★ 5.6
Golden Arrow 1949

Dick

★ NR
The Man on the Eiffel Tower 1949

Joseph Heurtin

★ 5.3
The Big Story 1949

Narrator

★ 6.7
Lights Out 1949

★ 5.3
Jigsaw 1949

Jack - Bartender (uncredited)

★ 4.8
Lamp Unto My Feet 1948

Narrator (voice)

★ NR
Studio One 1948

Gulley Jimson

★ 5
The Philco Television Playhouse 1948

★ 6.3
On Our Merry Way 1948

Oliver M. Pease

★ 5.5
A Yank Comes Back 1948

Self

★ NR
Mine Own Executioner 1947

Felix Milne

★ 7
Magnificent Doll 1946

James Madison

★ 5.9
The Diary of a Chambermaid 1946

Captain Mauger

★ 6.3
A Walk in the Sun 1945

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

★ 5.8
Story of G.I. Joe 1945

Ernie Pyle

★ 6.4
Attack! The Battle for New Britain 1944

Narrator (voice)

★ 6
Tunisian Victory 1944

American soldier (voice)

★ 6.2
Hymn of the Nations 1944

Narrator(voice)

★ 4.9
A Salute to France 1944

Joe - the American Soldier

★ NR
Our Country 1944

Self

★ NR
The Rear Gunner 1943

Pvt. L.A. Pee Wee Williams

★ 5.2
A Welcome to Britain 1943

Self (uncredited)

★ 7
The United States Service Bands 1943

footage from 'The Rear Gunner' (uncredited)

★ 2
Street of Chance 1942

Frank Thompson

★ 5.3
Tom, Dick and Harry 1941

Harry

★ 5.6
That Uncertain Feeling 1941

Alexander Sebastian

★ 6.5
The Forgotten Village 1941

Narrator

★ 5.2
Second Chorus 1941

Hank Taylor

★ 5.8
San Francisco Docks 1940

Johnny Barnes

★ 6
Castle on the Hudson 1940

Steve Rockford

★ 6.8
Of Mice and Men 1939

George

★ 7.3
Idiot's Delight 1939

Quillary

★ 6.1
Spring Madness 1938

The Lippencott

★ 3.9
There Goes the Groom 1937

Derek "Dick" Matthews

★ 5.3
Winterset 1936

Mio Romagna

★ 5.7
The Scoundrel 1935

Flop House Bum

★ 6.3

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