Person

Burgess Meredith

Acting · 1907–1997 · Cleveland, Ohio, USA

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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Filmography

202040 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a ClassicSelf (archive footage)
2019The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary CelebrationHenry Bemis (archive footage)
2006Rocky BalboaMicky Goldmill (Archive Footage) (uncredited)
1995Grumpier Old MenGrandpa Gustafson
1995Tall Tale: The Unbelievable AdventureOld Man (uncredited)
1995Wild Bill: Hollywood MaverickSelf
1994Across the MoonBarney
1994Camp NowhereFein
1993La Classe américaineThe Helicopter Man (archive footage)
1993Grumpy Old MenGrandpa Gustafson
1992I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Kurt Weill in AmericaGuest
1992LincolnWinfield Scott (voice)
1992MastergateWiley Slaughter
1992The Chaplin PuzzleNarrator (voice)
1991Preminger: Anatomy of a FilmmakerNarrator (voice)
1991Night of the HunterBirdy
1990Rocky VMickey Goldmill
1990State of GraceFinn
1990Oddball HallIngersol
1990Rocky Special: Burning YouthMickey Goldmill (archive footage)
1989The Wickedest WitchNarrator (voice)
1988Full Moon in Blue WaterThe General
1988John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the MaverickPrologue Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1988Hot to TrotDon's Dad
1988In the Heat of the NightJudge Cully
1988King LearDon Learo
1987Mr. Corbett's GhostMad Tom
1987G.I. Joe: The MovieGolobulus (voice)
1986Outrage!Judge Aaron Klein
1986The Blinkins: The Bear and the BlizzardMr. Ben the Owl
1986The Blinkins: The Magic Flower
1985Santa Claus: The Making of the MovieSelf
1985Santa Claus: The MovieAncient Elf
1985Broken RainbowHistorical Voice (voice)
1985AnswersChas Potter (Segment "The Constituent")
1985Night of 100 Stars IISelf
1984Wet GoldSampson
1984ThumbelinaMr. Mole
1983Twilight Zone: The MovieNarrator (voice) (uncredited)
1982GloriaDr. Willard Adams
1982Faerie Tale TheatreMr. Mole
1982Rocky IIIMickey Goldmill
1982Puff the Magic Dragon: The Incredible Mr. NobodyPuff the Magic Dragon (voice)
1981True ConfessionsMsgr. Seamus Fargo
1981Clash of the TitansAmmon
1981The Last ChaseCaptain J.G. Williams
1981Mr. Griffin and MeKenneth Griffin
1980Final AssignmentZak
1980When Time Ran Out...Rene Valdez
1979Puff the Magic Dragon: The Land of the Living LiesPuff the Magic Dragon (voice)
1979Rocky IIMickey Goldmill
1979UFOs: It Has Begun
1978MagicBen Greene
1978The Great Bank HoaxJack Stutz
1978Puff, the Magic DragonPuff (voice)
1978Foul PlayMr. Hennessey
1978Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape KidWilliam Blackstone
1978The Amazing Captain NemoProf. Waldo Cunningham
1978The ManitouDr. Snow
1978SST: Death FlightWilly Basset
1978The Living Sands of NamibNarrator (voice)
1977Golden RendezvousVan Heurden
1977The Last HurrahCardinal Burke
1977Tail Gunner JoeJoseph Welch
1977Johnny, We Hardly Knew YeJohn F. "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald
1977The SentinelCharles Chazen
1976RockyMickey Goldmill
1976Burnt OfferingsArnold Allardyce
1976CircasiaClown
1975The HindenburgEmilio Pajetta
1975The Master GunfighterNarrator (voice)
197592 in the ShadeGoldsboro
1975B. Must DieHector
1975The Day of the LocustHarry Greener
1974The Yin and the Yang of Mr. GoThe Dolphin
1974Dinah!Self
1974Korg: 70,000 B.C.
1974Golden NeedlesWinters
1973Old FaithfulChief Ranger
1972SearchV.C.R. Cameron
1972The ManSenator Watson
1972A Fan's NotesMr. Blue
1972Beware! The BlobOld Hobo
1972The New HealersDr. Simmons
1972ProbeV.C.R. Cameron
1972Getting Away from It AllCapt. Frank Coffin
1972We the PeopleNarrator
1971Such Good FriendsKalman
1971The Strange Monster of Strawberry CoveHenry Meade
1971Lock, Stock and BarrelRev. Willie Pursle
1971Clay PigeonFreedom Lovelace
1970Night GalleryCharlie Finnegan
1970There Was a Crooked Man...The Missouri Kid
1970The Bold Ones: The SenatorState Party Chairman Mallon
1969The ReiversLucius / Narrator (voice)
1969Winter of the WitchNarrator
1969Love, American StyleHarrison Merriweather
1969Room 222
1969Hard ContractRamsey Williams
1969The FatherCaptain Ned
1969Mackenna's GoldThe Storekeeper
1968SkidooThe Warden
1968Stay Away, JoeCharlie Lightcloud
1968Dear Mr. GableNarrator
1967Torture GardenDr. Diabolo (Framing Story)
1967Mannix
1967Ironside
1967Hurry SundownJudge Purcell
1967The InvadersTheodore Booth
1966The Crazy-QuiltNarrator (voice)
1966The Monkees
1966BatmanThe Penguin
1966A Big Hand for the Little LadyDoc Scully
1966Madame XDan Sullivan
1966BatmanThe Penguin
1965The Loner
1965The Wild Wild WestOrkney Cadwallader
1965Laredo
1965In Harm's WayCommander Egan Powell
1965Branded
1964Profiles in CourageJohn Peter Altgeld
1964Daniel BooneAlex Hemming
196412 O'Clock HighDr. Michael Rink
1964Fanfare for a Death SceneProf. George Bannerman
1963The CardinalFather Halley
1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963Mr. NovakPrincipal Martin Woodridge
1963Burke's LawSidney Wilde
1962The VirginianTim Bradbury
1962Sam Benedict
1962Advise & ConsentHerbert Gelman
1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf
1961Ben Casey
1961Waiting for GodotVladimir / Didi
1959The Twilight ZoneHenry Bemis
1959BonanzaOwney Duggan
1959The Bell Telephone HourSelf
1959RawhideTom Gwynn
1958Naked CityDuncan Kleist
1958Sorcerers' VillageNarrator
1958The KidnappersLouis Halliburton
1957Albert SchweitzerNarrator (voice)
1957The Jet-Propelled CouchDirector
1957SuspicionRamskill
1957Joe ButterflyJoe Butterfly
1953General Electric TheaterThomas A. Edison
1951Hallmark Hall of FameSid Davis
1951Tales of Tomorrow
1950Works of CalderNarrator
1950Lux Video TheatreDavid
1950Your Show of Shows
1950What's My Line?Self
1950Robert Montgomery PresentsSelf - Guest Host / Frank Hugo
1949Golden ArrowDick
1949The Man on the Eiffel TowerJoseph Heurtin
1949The Big StoryNarrator
1949Lights Out
1949JigsawJack - Bartender (uncredited)
1948Lamp Unto My FeetNarrator (voice)
1948Studio OneGulley Jimson
1948The Philco Television Playhouse
1948On Our Merry WayOliver M. Pease
1948A Yank Comes BackSelf
1947Mine Own ExecutionerFelix Milne
1946Magnificent DollJames Madison
1946The Diary of a ChambermaidCaptain Mauger
1945A Walk in the SunNarrator (voice) (uncredited)
1945Story of G.I. JoeErnie Pyle
1944Attack! The Battle for New BritainNarrator (voice)
1944Tunisian VictoryAmerican soldier (voice)
1944Hymn of the NationsNarrator (voice)
1944A Salute to FranceJoe - the American Soldier
1944Our CountrySelf
1943The Rear GunnerPvt. L.A. Pee Wee Williams
1943A Welcome to BritainSelf (uncredited)
1943The United States Service Bandsfootage from 'The Rear Gunner' (uncredited)
1942Street of ChanceFrank Thompson
1941Tom, Dick and HarryHarry
1941That Uncertain FeelingAlexander Sebastian
1941The Forgotten VillageNarrator
1941Second ChorusHank Taylor
1940San Francisco DocksJohnny Barnes
1940Castle on the HudsonSteve Rockford
1939Of Mice and MenGeorge Milton
1939Idiot's DelightQuillary
1938Spring MadnessThe Lippencott
1937There Goes the GroomDerek "Dick" Matthews
1936WintersetMio Romagna
1935The ScoundrelFlop House Bum

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