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Burgess Meredith

Burgess Meredith

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.

Born

Nov 16, 1907

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Died

Sep 09, 1997

Known For

Acting

Movies

142 acting

13 crew

Popularity

1.9

movie

Known For

Rocky

Rocky

1976

as Mickey Goldmill
Rocky II

Rocky II

1979

as Mickey Goldmill
Clash of the Titans

Clash of the Titans

1981

as Ammon
Rocky III

Rocky III

1982

as Mickey Goldmill
Rocky Balboa

Rocky Balboa

2006

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

Rocky V

1990

as Mickey Goldmill
Twilight Zone: The Movie

Twilight Zone: The Movie

1983

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Grumpy Old Men

Grumpy Old Men

1993

as Grandpa Gustafson
Batman

Batman

1966

as The Penguin
Foul Play

Foul Play

1978

as Mr. Hennessey
Rocky
Rocky
1976 • as Mickey Goldmill
★ 7.8
Rocky II
Rocky II
1979 • as Mickey Goldmill
★ 7.3
Clash of the Titans
Clash of the Titans
1981 • as Ammon
★ 6.9
Rocky III
Rocky III
1982 • as Mickey Goldmill
★ 6.9
Rocky Balboa
Rocky Balboa
2006 • as Micky Goldmill (Archive Footage) (uncredited)
★ 6.9
Rocky V
Rocky V
1990 • as Mickey Goldmill
★ 5.8
Twilight Zone: The Movie
Twilight Zone: The Movie
1983 • as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
★ 6.5
Grumpy Old Men
Grumpy Old Men
1993 • as Grandpa Gustafson
★ 6.7
Batman
Batman
1966 • as The Penguin
★ 6.4
Foul Play
Foul Play
1978 • as Mr. Hennessey
★ 6.3
Mackenna's Gold
Mackenna's Gold
1969 • as The Storekeeper
★ 6.6
Grumpier Old Men
Grumpier Old Men
1995 • as Grandpa Gustafson
★ 6.5
State of Grace
State of Grace
1990 • as Finn
★ 7.0
In Harm's Way
In Harm's Way
1965 • as Commander Egan Powell
★ 6.6
Santa Claus: The Movie
Santa Claus: The Movie
1985 • as Ancient Elf
★ 6.3
True Confessions
True Confessions
1981 • as Msgr. Seamus Fargo
★ 6.1
The Sentinel
The Sentinel
1977 • as Charles Chazen
★ 6.1
Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure
Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure
1995 • as Old Man (uncredited)
★ 6.2
Burnt Offerings
Burnt Offerings
1976 • as Arnold Allardyce
★ 6.5
Advise & Consent
Advise & Consent
1962 • as Herbert Gelman
★ 7.2
The Hindenburg
The Hindenburg
1975 • as Emilio Pajetta
★ 6.3
G.I. Joe: The Movie
G.I. Joe: The Movie
1987 • as Golobulus (voice)
★ 6.6
Camp Nowhere
Camp Nowhere
1994 • as Fein
★ 5.9
The Day of the Locust
The Day of the Locust
1975 • as Harry Greener
★ 6.4
A Walk in the Sun
A Walk in the Sun
1945 • as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
★ 5.9
Magic
Magic
1978 • as Ben Greene
★ 6.8
The Manitou
The Manitou
1978 • as Dr. Snow
★ 5.4
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
1966 • as Doc Scully
★ 7.1
The Reivers
The Reivers
1969 • as Lucius / Narrator (voice)
★ 6.4
40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic
40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic
2020 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.5
When Time Ran Out...
When Time Ran Out...
1980 • as Rene Valdez
★ 5.4
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
1988 • as Prologue Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
★ 6.0
Madame X
Madame X
1966 • as Dan Sullivan
★ 6.4
There Was a Crooked Man...
There Was a Crooked Man...
1970 • as The Missouri Kid
★ 6.8
The Cardinal
The Cardinal
1963 • as Father Halley
★ 6.5
Story of G.I. Joe
Story of G.I. Joe
1945 • as Ernie Pyle
★ 6.5
Night of 100 Stars II
Night of 100 Stars II
1985 • as Self
★ 6.8
La Classe américaine
La Classe américaine
1993 • as The Helicopter Man (archive footage)
★ 7.6
Hot to Trot
Hot to Trot
1988 • as Don's Dad
★ 5.2
That Uncertain Feeling
That Uncertain Feeling
1941 • as Alexander Sebastian
★ 6.6
Hurry Sundown
Hurry Sundown
1967 • as Judge Purcell
★ 6.4
Stay Away, Joe
Stay Away, Joe
1968 • as Charlie Lightcloud
★ 5.5
On Our Merry Way
On Our Merry Way
1948 • as Oliver M. Pease
★ 5.7
King Lear
King Lear
1988 • as Don Learo
★ 6.5
Torture Garden
Torture Garden
1967 • as Dr. Diabolo (Framing Story)
★ 6.2
Idiot's Delight
Idiot's Delight
1939 • as Quillary
★ 6.1
The Amazing Captain Nemo
The Amazing Captain Nemo
1978 • as Prof. Waldo Cunningham
★ 5.5
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991 • as Narrator (voice)
★ 8.0
Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men
1939 • as George Milton
★ 7.3
Golden Needles
Golden Needles
1974 • as Winters
★ 5.3
Second Chorus
Second Chorus
1941 • as Hank Taylor
★ 5.8
Such Good Friends
Such Good Friends
1971 • as Kalman
★ 5.1
Beware! The Blob
Beware! The Blob
1972 • as Old Hobo
★ 4.5
Across the Moon
Across the Moon
1994 • as Barney
★ 4.2
Probe
Probe
1972 • as V.C.R. Cameron
★ 5.8
SST: Death Flight
SST: Death Flight
1978 • as Willy Basset
★ 5.4
Golden Rendezvous
Golden Rendezvous
1977 • as Van Heurden
★ 5.5
The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard
The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard
1986 • as Mr. Ben the Owl
★ 5.7
movie
Our Country
1944 • as Self
Mastergate
Mastergate
1992 • as Wiley Slaughter
★ 6.3
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
2019 • as Henry Bemis (archive footage)
★ 10.0
Albert Schweitzer
Albert Schweitzer
1957 • as Narrator (voice)
★ 6.5
movie
Lincoln
1992 • as Winfield Scott (voice)
★ 7.3
The Man on the Eiffel Tower
The Man on the Eiffel Tower
1949 • as Joseph Heurtin
★ 5.2
Final Assignment
Final Assignment
1980 • as Zak
★ 5.5
The Man
The Man
1972 • as Senator Watson
★ 6.5
The Diary of a Chambermaid
The Diary of a Chambermaid
1946 • as Captain Mauger
★ 6.2
Full Moon in Blue Water
Full Moon in Blue Water
1988 • as The General
★ 6.1
Skidoo
Skidoo
1968 • as The Warden
★ 4.7
Magnificent Doll
Magnificent Doll
1946 • as James Madison
★ 6.1
Rocky Special: Burning Youth
Rocky Special: Burning Youth
1990 • as Mickey Goldmill (archive footage)
★ 7.0
Night of the Hunter
Night of the Hunter
1991 • as Birdy
★ 5.8
A Salute to France
A Salute to France
1944 • as Joe - the American Soldier
★ 7.5
Hard Contract
Hard Contract
1969 • as Ramsey Williams
★ 5.1
The Last Chase
The Last Chase
1981 • as Captain J.G. Williams
★ 3.9
Tail Gunner Joe
Tail Gunner Joe
1977 • as Joseph Welch
★ 6.0
Street of Chance
Street of Chance
1942 • as Frank Thompson
★ 5.4
Outrage!
Outrage!
1986 • as Judge Aaron Klein
★ 5.3
Lock, Stock and Barrel
Lock, Stock and Barrel
1971 • as Rev. Willie Pursle
★ 8.0
The New Healers
The New Healers
1972 • as Dr. Simmons
★ 10.0
92 in the Shade
92 in the Shade
1975 • as Goldsboro
★ 5.8
Puff, the Magic Dragon
Puff, the Magic Dragon
1978 • as Puff (voice)
★ 7.0
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
1995 • as Self
★ 7.8
Wet Gold
Wet Gold
1984 • as Sampson
★ 5.8
Thumbelina
Thumbelina
1984 • as Mr. Mole
★ 6.0
Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye
Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye
1977 • as John F. "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald
★ 5.5
Winterset
Winterset
1936 • as Mio Romagna
★ 6.0
Mr. Corbett's Ghost
Mr. Corbett's Ghost
1987 • as Mad Tom
★ 6.3
Tom, Dick and Harry
Tom, Dick and Harry
1941 • as Harry
★ 6.0
The Last Hurrah
The Last Hurrah
1977 • as Cardinal Burke
Santa Claus: The Making of the Movie
Santa Claus: The Making of the Movie
1985 • as Self
★ 5.4
Mine Own Executioner
Mine Own Executioner
1947 • as Felix Milne
★ 7.0
The Master Gunfighter
The Master Gunfighter
1975 • as Narrator (voice)
★ 4.5
A Welcome to Britain
A Welcome to Britain
1943 • as Self (uncredited)
★ 7.0
San Francisco Docks
San Francisco Docks
1940 • as Johnny Barnes
★ 7.3
Tunisian Victory
Tunisian Victory
1944 • as American soldier (voice)
★ 6.4
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
1974 • as The Dolphin
★ 4.9
Clay Pigeon
Clay Pigeon
1971 • as Freedom Lovelace
★ 4.0
Joe Butterfly
Joe Butterfly
1957 • as Joe Butterfly
★ 6.5
Jigsaw
Jigsaw
1949 • as Jack - Bartender (uncredited)
★ 5.0
The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove
The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove
1971 • as Henry Meade
★ 7.0
Broken Rainbow
Broken Rainbow
1985 • as Historical Voice (voice)
★ 5.8
The Scoundrel
The Scoundrel
1935 • as Flop House Bum
★ 6.3
The Rear Gunner
The Rear Gunner
1943 • as Pvt. L.A. Pee Wee Williams
★ 6.4
Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid
Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid
1978 • as William Blackstone
★ 7.0
Answers
Answers
1985 • as Chas Potter (Segment "The Constituent")
The Great Bank Hoax
The Great Bank Hoax
1978 • as Jack Stutz
★ 5.0
Spring Madness
Spring Madness
1938 • as The Lippencott
★ 4.9
Circasia
Circasia
1976 • as Clown
★ 5.0
Puff the Magic Dragon: The Incredible Mr. Nobody
Puff the Magic Dragon: The Incredible Mr. Nobody
1982 • as Puff the Magic Dragon (voice)
★ 6.8
Attack! The Battle for New Britain
Attack! The Battle for New Britain
1944 • as Narrator (voice)
★ 7.0
A Yank Comes Back
A Yank Comes Back
1948 • as Self
★ 9.0
Puff the Magic Dragon: The Land of the Living Lies
Puff the Magic Dragon: The Land of the Living Lies
1979 • as Puff the Magic Dragon (voice)
★ 6.8
Dear Mr. Gable
Dear Mr. Gable
1968 • as Narrator
★ 10.0
movie
The Father
1969 • as Captain Ned
★ 7.0
There Goes the Groom
There Goes the Groom
1937 • as Derek "Dick" Matthews
★ 6.3
movie
UFOs: It Has Begun
1979
★ 7.4
I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Kurt Weill in America
I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Kurt Weill in America
1992 • as Guest
Oddball Hall
Oddball Hall
1990 • as Ingersol
★ 9.0
Castle on the Hudson
Castle on the Hudson
1940 • as Steve Rockford
★ 7.0
Getting Away from It All
Getting Away from It All
1972 • as Capt. Frank Coffin
★ 10.0
The Chaplin Puzzle
The Chaplin Puzzle
1992 • as Narrator (voice)
★ 10.0
Hymn of the Nations
Hymn of the Nations
1944 • as Narrator (voice)
★ 5.3
South of Reno
South of Reno
1988
★ 4.9
Fanfare for a Death Scene
Fanfare for a Death Scene
1964 • as Prof. George Bannerman
★ 7.0
Old Faithful
Old Faithful
1973 • as Chief Ranger
Waiting for Godot
Waiting for Godot
1961 • as Vladimir / Didi
★ 6.0
The Wickedest Witch
The Wickedest Witch
1989 • as Narrator (voice)
★ 6.3
B. Must Die
B. Must Die
1975 • as Hector
★ 4.5
Golden Arrow
Golden Arrow
1949 • as Dick
★ 7.0
A Fan's Notes
A Fan's Notes
1972 • as Mr. Blue
★ 6.4
Winter of the Witch
Winter of the Witch
1969 • as Narrator
★ 7.7
The Living Sands of Namib
The Living Sands of Namib
1978 • as Narrator (voice)
★ 7.0
Mr. Griffin and Me
Mr. Griffin and Me
1981 • as Kenneth Griffin
The United States Service Bands
The United States Service Bands
1943 • as footage from 'The Rear Gunner' (uncredited)
★ 4.5
Sorcerers' Village
Sorcerers' Village
1958 • as Narrator
★ 7.0
movie
The Forgotten Village
1941 • as Narrator
★ 5.6
movie
The Kidnappers
1958 • as Louis Halliburton
★ 7.0
Works of Calder
Works of Calder
1950 • as Narrator
★ 10.0
movie
The Blinkins: The Magic Flower
1986
The Crazy-Quilt
The Crazy-Quilt
1966 • as Narrator (voice)
★ 5.5
movie
We the People
1972 • as Narrator