Burgess Meredith
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Nov 16, 1907 (118 years old)
Place of Birth
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.
Known For
| 2020 | 40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a ClassicSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2019 | The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary CelebrationHenry Bemis (archive footage) | |
| 2006 | Rocky BalboaMicky Goldmill (Archive Footage) (uncredited) | |
| 1995 | Grumpier Old MenGrandpa Gustafson | |
| 1995 | Wild Bill: Hollywood MaverickSelf | |
| 1995 | Tall Tale: The Unbelievable AdventureOld Man (uncredited) | |
| 1994 | Camp NowhereFein | |
| 1994 | Across the MoonBarney | |
| 1993 | Grumpy Old MenGrandpa Gustafson | |
| 1993 | La Classe américaineThe Helicopter Man (archive footage) | |
| 1992 | I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Kurt Weill in AmericaGuest | |
| 1992 | The Chaplin PuzzleNarrator (voice) | |
| 1992 | LincolnWinfield Scott (voice) | |
| 1992 | MastergateWiley Slaughter | |
| 1991 | Night of the HunterBirdy | |
| 1991 | Preminger: Anatomy of a FilmmakerNarrator (voice) | |
| 1990 | Rocky VMickey Goldmill | |
| 1990 | State of GraceFinn | |
| 1990 | Oddball HallIngersol | |
| 1990 | Rocky Special: Burning YouthMickey Goldmill (archive footage) | |
| 1989 | The Wickedest WitchNarrator (voice) | |
| 1988 | John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the MaverickPrologue Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | |
| 1988 | Full Moon in Blue WaterThe General | |
| 1988 | King LearDon Learo | |
| 1988 | Hot to TrotDon's Dad | |
| 1988 | In the Heat of the NightJudge Cully | |
| 1987 | G.I. Joe: The MovieGolobulus (voice) | |
| 1987 | Mr. Corbett's GhostMad Tom | |
| 1986 | Outrage!Judge Aaron Klein | |
| 1986 | The Blinkins: The Bear and the BlizzardMr. Ben the Owl | |
| 1986 | The Blinkins: The Magic Flower | |
| 1985 | Santa Claus: The MovieAncient Elf | |
| 1985 | AnswersChas Potter (Segment "The Constituent") | |
| 1985 | Night of 100 Stars IISelf | |
| 1985 | Broken RainbowHistorical Voice (voice) | |
| 1985 | Santa Claus: The Making of the MovieSelf | |
| 1984 | Wet GoldSampson | |
| 1984 | ThumbelinaMr. Mole | |
| 1982 | Rocky IIIMickey Goldmill | |
| 1982 | Puff the Magic Dragon: The Incredible Mr. NobodyPuff the Magic Dragon (voice) | |
| 1982 | GloriaDr. Willard Adams | |
| 1982 | Faerie Tale TheatreMr. Mole | |
| 1981 | Clash of the TitansAmmon | |
| 1981 | True ConfessionsMsgr. Seamus Fargo | |
| 1981 | The Last ChaseCaptain J.G. Williams | |
| 1981 | Mr. Griffin and MeKenneth Griffin | |
| 1980 | When Time Ran Out...Rene Valdez | |
| 1980 | Final AssignmentZak | |
| 1979 | Rocky IIMickey Goldmill | |
| 1979 | UFOs: It Has Begun | |
| 1979 | Puff the Magic Dragon: The Land of the Living LiesPuff the Magic Dragon (voice) | |
| 1978 | The Amazing Captain NemoProf. Waldo Cunningham | |
| 1978 | MagicBen Greene | |
| 1978 | The ManitouDr. Snow | |
| 1978 | Foul PlayMr. Hennessey | |
| 1978 | The Great Bank HoaxJack Stutz | |
| 1978 | The Living Sands of NamibNarrator (voice) | |
| 1978 | SST: Death FlightWilly Basset | |
| 1978 | Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape KidWilliam Blackstone | |
| 1978 | Puff, the Magic DragonPuff (voice) | |
| 1977 | Golden RendezvousVan Heurden | |
| 1977 | The SentinelCharles Chazen | |
| 1977 | Tail Gunner JoeJoseph Welch | |
| 1977 | The Last HurrahCardinal Burke | |
| 1977 | Johnny, We Hardly Knew YeJohn F. "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald | |
| 1976 | RockyMickey Goldmill | |
| 1976 | Burnt OfferingsArnold Allardyce | |
| 1976 | CircasiaClown | |
| 1975 | The Day of the LocustHarry Greener | |
| 1975 | 92 in the ShadeGoldsboro | |
| 1975 | The HindenburgEmilio Pajetta | |
| 1975 | B. Must DieHector | |
| 1975 | The Master GunfighterNarrator (voice) | |
| 1974 | Golden NeedlesWinters | |
| 1974 | Korg: 70,000 B.C. | |
| 1974 | Dinah!Self | |
| 1973 | Old FaithfulChief Ranger | |
| 1972 | ProbeV.C.R. Cameron | |
| 1972 | The ManSenator Watson | |
| 1972 | We the PeopleNarrator | |
| 1972 | The New HealersDr. Simmons | |
| 1972 | Beware! The BlobOld Hobo | |
| 1972 | Getting Away from It AllCapt. Frank Coffin | |
| 1972 | A Fan's NotesMr. Blue | |
| 1972 | SearchV.C.R. Cameron | |
| 1971 | Such Good FriendsKalman | |
| 1971 | Clay PigeonFreedom Lovelace | |
| 1971 | The Strange Monster of Strawberry CoveHenry Meade | |
| 1971 | Lock, Stock and BarrelRev. Willie Pursle | |
| 1970 | There Was a Crooked Man...The Missouri Kid | |
| 1970 | The Yin and the Yang of Mr. GoThe Dolphin | |
| 1970 | Night GalleryCharlie Finnegan | |
| 1970 | The Bold Ones: The SenatorState Party Chairman Mallon | |
| 1970 | Night GalleryDr. William Fall (segment "The Little Black Bag") | |
| 1969 | Hard ContractRamsey Williams | |
| 1969 | Mackenna's GoldThe Storekeeper | |
| 1969 | Winter of the WitchNarrator | |
| 1969 | The ReiversLucius / Narrator (voice) | |
| 1969 | The FatherCaptain Ned | |
| 1969 | Room 222 | |
| 1969 | Love, American StyleHarrison Merriweather | |
| 1969 | Love, American Style | |
| 1968 | SkidooThe Warden | |
| 1968 | Stay Away, JoeCharlie Lightcloud | |
| 1968 | Dear Mr. GableNarrator | |
| 1967 | Torture GardenDr. Diabolo (Framing Story) | |
| 1967 | Hurry SundownJudge Purcell | |
| 1967 | Mannix | |
| 1967 | Ironside | |
| 1967 | The InvadersTheodore Booth | |
| 1966 | BatmanThe Penguin | |
| 1966 | Madame XDan Sullivan | |
| 1966 | A Big Hand for the Little LadyDoc Scully | |
| 1966 | The Crazy-QuiltNarrator (voice) | |
| 1966 | BatmanThe Penguin | |
| 1966 | The Monkees | |
| 1965 | In Harm's WayCommander Egan Powell | |
| 1965 | Laredo | |
| 1965 | The Loner | |
| 1965 | Branded | |
| 1965 | The Wild Wild WestOrkney Cadwallader | |
| 1964 | Fanfare for a Death SceneProf. George Bannerman | |
| 1964 | Daniel BooneAlex Hemming | |
| 1964 | Profiles in CourageJohn Peter Altgeld | |
| 1964 | 12 O'Clock HighDr. Michael Rink | |
| 1963 | The CardinalFather Halley | |
| 1963 | Burke's LawSidney Wilde | |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | |
| 1963 | Mr. NovakPrincipal Martin Woodridge | |
| 1963 | Burke's LawBurton Reese | |
| 1963 | Burke's LawHarold Harold | |
| 1962 | Advise & ConsentHerbert Gelman | |
| 1962 | Sam Benedict | |
| 1962 | The VirginianTim Bradbury | |
| 1961 | Waiting for GodotVladimir / Didi | |
| 1961 | Ben Casey | |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas ShowSelf | |
| 1959 | The Twilight ZoneHenry Bemis | |
| 1959 | RawhideTom Gwynn | |
| 1959 | The Twilight ZoneMr. Smith | |
| 1959 | The Twilight ZoneLuther Dingle | |
| 1959 | The Twilight ZoneRomney Wordsworth | |
| 1959 | RawhideMatthew Higgins | |
| 1959 | RawhideHannibal H. Plew | |
| 1959 | BonanzaOwney Duggan | |
| 1959 | The Bell Telephone HourSelf | |
| 1958 | Sorcerers' VillageNarrator | |
| 1958 | The KidnappersLouis Halliburton | |
| 1958 | Naked CityDuncan Kleist | |
| 1957 | Albert SchweitzerNarrator (voice) | |
| 1957 | Joe ButterflyJoe Butterfly | |
| 1957 | SuspicionRamskill | |
| 1953 | General Electric TheaterThomas A. Edison | |
| 1953 | General Electric TheaterVelvet Pants | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of FameSid Davis | |
| 1951 | Tales of Tomorrow | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of FameCardinal Burke | |
| 1950 | Works of CalderNarrator | |
| 1950 | Lux Video TheatreDavid | |
| 1950 | Your Show of Shows | |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery PresentsSelf - Guest Host / Frank Hugo | |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery PresentsStage Manager | |
| 1950 | What's My Line?Self - Panelist | |
| 1949 | JigsawJack - Bartender (uncredited) | |
| 1949 | The Man on the Eiffel TowerJoseph Heurtin | |
| 1949 | Golden ArrowDick | |
| 1949 | Lights Out | |
| 1949 | The Big StoryNarrator | |
| 1949 | The Big StorySelf - Narrator | |
| 1948 | A Yank Comes BackSelf | |
| 1948 | On Our Merry WayOliver M. Pease | |
| 1948 | Studio OneGulley Jimson | |
| 1948 | The Philco Television Playhouse | |
| 1948 | Lamp Unto My FeetNarrator (voice) | |
| 1947 | Mine Own ExecutionerFelix Milne | |
| 1946 | The Diary of a ChambermaidCaptain Mauger | |
| 1946 | Magnificent DollJames Madison | |
| 1945 | Story of G.I. JoeErnie Pyle | |
| 1945 | A Walk in the SunNarrator (voice) (uncredited) | |
| 1944 | Tunisian VictoryAmerican soldier (voice) | |
| 1944 | A Salute to FranceJoe - the American Soldier | |
| 1944 | Our CountrySelf | |
| 1944 | Attack! The Battle for New BritainNarrator (voice) | |
| 1944 | Hymn of the NationsNarrator (voice) | |
| 1943 | The Rear GunnerPvt. L.A. Pee Wee Williams | |
| 1943 | A Welcome to BritainSelf (uncredited) | |
| 1943 | The United States Service Bandsfootage from 'The Rear Gunner' (uncredited) | |
| 1942 | Street of ChanceFrank Thompson | |
| 1941 | That Uncertain FeelingAlexander Sebastian | |
| 1941 | Tom, Dick and HarryHarry | |
| 1941 | The Forgotten VillageNarrator | |
| 1941 | Second ChorusHank Taylor | |
| 1940 | Castle on the HudsonSteve Rockford | |
| 1940 | San Francisco DocksJohnny Barnes | |
| 1939 | Idiot's DelightQuillary | |
| 1939 | Of Mice and MenGeorge Milton | |
| 1938 | Spring MadnessThe Lippencott | |
| 1937 | There Goes the GroomDerek "Dick" Matthews | |
| 1936 | WintersetMio Romagna | |
| 1935 | The ScoundrelFlop House Bum | |
| - | Time Enough at LastHenry Bemis |
| 1976 | CircasiaProducer | |
| 1950 | Works of CalderProducer | |
| 1948 | On Our Merry WayProducer | |
| 1946 | The Diary of a ChambermaidProducer |
| 1970 | The Yin and the Yang of Mr. GoDirector | |
| 1949 | The Man on the Eiffel TowerDirector | |
| 1943 | A Welcome to BritainDirector |
| 1970 | The Yin and the Yang of Mr. GoScreenplay | |
| 1948 | A Yank Comes BackWriter | |
| 1946 | The Diary of a ChambermaidScreenplay | |
| 1944 | A Salute to FranceScreenplay | |
| 1943 | A Welcome to BritainWriter |