Burgess Meredith
Born: 1907-11-16 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Died: 1997-09-09
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2020
- 40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic as Self (archive footage)
2019
- The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration as Henry Bemis (archive footage)
2006
- Rocky Balboa as Micky Goldmill (Archive Footage) (uncredited)
1995
- Grumpier Old Men as Grandpa Gustafson
- Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure as Old Man (uncredited)
- Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick as Self
1994
- Across the Moon as Barney
- Camp Nowhere as Fein
1993
- Grumpy Old Men as Grandpa Gustafson
- La Classe américaine as The Helicopter Man (archive footage)
1992
- Lincoln as Winfield Scott (voice)
- Mastergate as Wiley Slaughter
- I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Kurt Weill in America as Guest
- The Chaplin Puzzle as Narrator (voice)
1991
- Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker as Narrator (voice)
- Night of the Hunter as Birdy
1990
- Rocky V as Mickey Goldmill
- State of Grace as Finn
- Oddball Hall as Ingersol
1989
- The Wickedest Witch as Narrator (voice)
1988
- In the Heat of the Night as Judge Cully
- King Lear as Don Learo
- Full Moon in Blue Water as The General
- Hot to Trot as Don's Dad
- John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick as Prologue Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1987
- G.I. Joe: The Movie as Golobulus (voice)
- Mr. Corbett's Ghost as Mad Tom
1986
- The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard as Mr. Ben the Owl
- Outrage! as Judge Aaron Klein
- The Blinkins: The Magic Flower
1985
- Santa Claus: The Movie as Ancient Elf
- Answers as Chas Potter (Segment "The Constituent")
- Broken Rainbow as Historical Voice (voice)
- Santa Claus: The Making of the Movie as Self
- Night of 100 Stars II as Self
1984
- Thumbelina as Mr. Mole
- Wet Gold as Sampson
1982
- Rocky III as Mickey Goldmill
- Faerie Tale Theatre as Mr. Mole
- Puff the Magic Dragon: The Incredible Mr. Nobody as Puff the Magic Dragon (voice)
- Gloria as Dr. Willard Adams
1981
- 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
1980
- Final Assignment as Zak
- When Time Ran Out... as Rene Valdez
1979
- Rocky II as Mickey Goldmill
- UFOs: It Has Begun
- Puff the Magic Dragon: The Land of the Living Lies as Puff the Magic Dragon (voice)
1978
- The Manitou as Dr. Snow
- Foul Play as Mr. Hennessey
- The Amazing Captain Nemo as Prof. Waldo Cunningham
- Puff, the Magic Dragon as Puff (voice)
- Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid as William Blackstone
- The Great Bank Hoax as Jack Stutz
- The Living Sands of Namib as Narrator (voice)
- Magic as Ben Greene
- SST: Death Flight as Willy Basset
1977
- The Sentinel as Charles Chazen
- 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
1976
- Rocky as Mickey Goldmill
- Burnt Offerings as Arnold Allardyce
- Circasia as Clown
1975
- The Day of the Locust as Harry Greener
- The Master Gunfighter as Narrator (voice)
- 92 in the Shade as Goldsboro
- B. Must Die as Hector
- The Hindenburg as Emilio Pajetta
1974
- Dinah! as Self
- Golden Needles as Winters
- Korg: 70,000 B.C.
1973
- Old Faithful as Chief Ranger
1972
- Probe as V.C.R. Cameron
- Beware! The Blob as Old Hobo
- The New Healers as Dr. Simmons
- Getting Away from It All as Capt. Frank Coffin
- The Man as Senator Watson
- Search as V.C.R. Cameron
- A Fan's Notes as Mr. Blue
- We the People as Narrator
1971
- Clay Pigeon as Freedom Lovelace
- The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove as Henry Meade
- Lock, Stock and Barrel as Rev. Willie Pursle
- Such Good Friends as Kalman
1970
- Night Gallery as Charlie Finnegan
- There Was a Crooked Man... as The Missouri Kid
- The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go as The Dolphin
- The Bold Ones: The Senator as State Party Chairman Mallon
1969
- Love, American Style as Harrison Merriweather
- Hard Contract as Ramsey Williams
- Room 222
- The Reivers as Lucius / Narrator (voice)
- Mackenna's Gold as The Storekeeper
- Winter of the Witch as Narrator
- The Father as Captain Ned
1968
- Skidoo as The Warden
- Stay Away, Joe as Charlie Lightcloud
- Dear Mr. Gable as Narrator
1967
- Ironside
- Mannix
- The Invaders as Theodore Booth
- Hurry Sundown as Judge Purcell
- Torture Garden as Dr. Diabolo (Framing Story)
1966
- Batman as The Penguin
- The Monkees
- Madame X as Dan Sullivan
- A Big Hand for the Little Lady as Doc Scully
- Batman as The Penguin
- The Crazy-Quilt as Narrator (voice)
1965
- The Wild Wild West as Orkney Cadwallader
- Laredo
- Branded
- In Harm's Way as Commander Egan Powell
- The Loner
1964
- Daniel Boone as Alex Hemming
- 12 O'Clock High as Dr. Michael Rink
- Profiles in Courage as John Peter Altgeld
- Fanfare for a Death Scene as Prof. George Bannerman
1963
- Burke's Law as Sidney Wilde
- Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
- The Cardinal as Father Halley
- Mr. Novak as Principal Martin Woodridge
1962
- The Virginian as Tim Bradbury
- Sam Benedict
- Advise & Consent as Herbert Gelman
1961
- The Mike Douglas Show as Self
- Ben Casey
- Waiting for Godot as Vladimir / Didi
1959
- Bonanza as Owney Duggan
- The Twilight Zone as Henry Bemis
- Rawhide as Tom Gwynn
- The Bell Telephone Hour as Self
1958
- Naked City as Duncan Kleist
- The Kidnappers as Louis Halliburton
- Sorcerers' Village as Narrator
1957
- Suspicion as Ramskill
- Joe Butterfly as Joe Butterfly
- Albert Schweitzer as Narrator (voice)
1956
- Tony Awards as Self - Special Award Recipient
1953
- General Electric Theater as Thomas A. Edison
1952
- Mr. Lincoln as Avon Horsley Jr.
1951
- Tales of Tomorrow
- Hallmark Hall of Fame as Sid Davis
1950
- Robert Montgomery Presents as Self - Guest Host / Frank Hugo
- What's My Line? as Self - Panelist
- Lux Video Theatre as David
- Your Show of Shows
- Works of Calder as Narrator
1949
- Lights Out
- The Man on the Eiffel Tower as Joseph Heurtin
- Jigsaw as Jack - Bartender (uncredited)
- Golden Arrow as Dick
- The Big Story as Narrator
1948
- The Philco Television Playhouse
- Studio One as Gulley Jimson
- Lamp Unto My Feet as Narrator (voice)
- On Our Merry Way as Oliver M. Pease
- A Yank Comes Back as Self
1947
- Mine Own Executioner as Felix Milne
1946
- Magnificent Doll as James Madison
- The Diary of a Chambermaid as Captain Mauger
1945
- Story of G.I. Joe as Ernie Pyle
- A Walk in the Sun as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1944
- Our Country as Self
- Tunisian Victory as American soldier (voice)
- Hymn of the Nations as Narrator (voice)
- Attack! The Battle for New Britain as Narrator (voice)
- A Salute to France as Joe - the American Soldier
1943
- A Welcome to Britain as Self (uncredited)
- The Rear Gunner as Pvt. L.A. Pee Wee Williams
- The United States Service Bands as footage from 'The Rear Gunner' (uncredited)
1942
- Street of Chance as Frank Thompson
1941
- Second Chorus as Hank Taylor
- That Uncertain Feeling as Alexander Sebastian
- Tom, Dick and Harry as Harry
- The Forgotten Village as Narrator
1940
- San Francisco Docks as Johnny Barnes
- Castle on the Hudson as Steve Rockford
1939
- Idiot's Delight as Quillary
- Of Mice and Men as George Milton
1938
- Spring Madness as The Lippencott
1937
- There Goes the Groom as Derek "Dick" Matthews
1936
- Winterset as Mio Romagna
1935
- The Scoundrel as Flop House Bum